The paper explores the economic implications of the possible Turkish accession to the European Union. It focuses on three main changes associated with Turkish membership: (i) accession to the internal European Market; (ii) institutional reforms in Turkey triggered by EU membership; and (iii)...

At the December 2003 European Council, EU Heads of State and Government adopted a European Security Strategy, with a view to assisting necessary prioritisation and further elaboration of EU foreign policy activities. The Strategy document identifies the key security challenges facing Europe in...

Das "Deutsche Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit" der Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) ist eine unabhängige wissenschaftliche Einrichtung, die auf der Grundlage eigener, praxisbezogener Forschung den Deutschen Bundestag und die Bundesregierung in allen Fragen der Außen-...

This evaluation commissioned by the European Commission aims at providing an overall independent assessment of its external cooperation with partner countries through the organisations of the UN family. It covers the partnership between the Commission and the UN to the extent of the...

This paper provides an overview of the development of the conceptual framework underlying social protection programming and policy among the key international development institutions active in this sector. It sets out the historical, institutional and political factors underlying the current...

The migratory flows between the European Union (EU) and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have a historical continuity, their nature varying according to the period in question. It is possible to identify a transatlantic migratory system dating back to the age of colonisation, the specific...