The publication is the result of a major new research project of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). The project was managed by IOM Vienna and funded by the European Commissionu0092s Directorate for Employment and Social Affairs. It analyses migration trends in six EU accession...

The objective of this project is to carry out an interim evaluation of assistance provided to Albania under the EU Instrument for Pre-Accession (IPA) which has been the main EU assistance programme in the country since 2007. The scope of this evaluation is confined to IPA Component I (Transition...

The objective of this project is to carry out an interim evaluation of assistance provided to Kosovo under the EU Instrument for Pre-Accession (IPA) which has been the main EU assistance programme in the country since 2007. The scope of this evaluation is confined to IPA Component I (IPA-TAIB)...

When calculating the cost of Turkish membership for the incumbent members, one must appreciate that this process is highly speculative. Not only Turkey, but also the EU are evolving and changing constantly. In addition, one cannot know with certainty what the rules concerning the budget will be...

The paper argues that the collapse of the European Council Summit in Brussels on 13 December 2003 and the failure to agree the new constitutional treaty throws the Union into a major and unprecedented crisis. Attempts by many EU politicians to talk the severity of the crisis down will not help...

This paper assesses the legislative achievements made so far in the objectives set by the Amsterdam Treaty and the Tampere European Council. It explores why a number of Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) policy areas have experienced a greater degree of development or convergence than others. The...