In sum, we can say that the 2003 CAP reform and the new support provide an opportunity to overcome some of the difficulties the CAP faces with. However, the wide range of national diversities (as a consequence of the newly introduced measures) threatens the principle of the single market, and...

The analysis of transatlantic EU – US relations constitutes a new field at the intersection of international relations and European integration studies. This essay discusses recent contributions to this debate emphasizing “soft” cultural and institutional factors rather than “hard”...

At the beginning of the 21st century, Europe and Latin America are still seeking the formula that would lend a strategic character to their relationship. Most recently, the Summit in Vienna in May 2006 failed to do so. Both partners reactivated their relations which had never been broken but...

The programme, ‘Solidarity between Civilisations’ was thought of as the EU’s response to the most difficult challenge to the XXIst century, terrorism (actually I used the expression pseudo-Islamic terrorism, just to underline the fact that those who kill in name of God are no part of any...