European Union and its neighbours

This programme of conferences will cover issues concerned with:

An enlarged European Union in a secure neighbourhood
Successful relationships with partners
Whether reformed economic structures are prerequisites to peace and prosperity in Europe

As and when we record any podcasts relating to the European Union and its neighbours we shall post further details below.

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Latest Podcasts:

Political change in Europe

Are we entering an era of European pragmatism in an age of European austerity? Do European politicians and public agree on EU expansion? Discussion touches on relations with the USA, China and on the emergence of a common security and foreign policy.

Gas security

Why is there lots of excitement about gas at the moment? What is behind its cost and price? How are the climate change implications being handled? What is the future role of gas in world energy?

Role of the police

We discuss the role of the police in changing times, the demand and need for the police to be a public service and how the police respond in times of threat particularly from terrorism. We also talk about changes the police force is going through.

Big Society

In conversation with Phillip Blong, Martin Nunn and Shao Zheng, we ask what is the Big Society? Taking an international perspective we ask whether it can enable citizens to shape and define their democracy.

European Parliament and EU budget

In conversation with MEP, Marta Andreasen on how the Lisbon Treaty has changed the role of the parliament as a budgetary arm of the EU. Who really makes the decisions on how to spend the EU’s money? And what possible changes for the future?

EU budget

Stephen Tindale, Centre for European Reform and Jorge Núñez Ferrer, Centre for European Policy Studies in dialogue on the way forward for the EU budget particularly in an atmosphere of austerity.