Month: July 2016

Public opinion and EU security: exploring the expectations gap

Public expectations and EU commitment regarding security and defence

Written by Clare Ferguson, Security and the fight against terrorism have been headline news for many months now, with terrorist attacks on European soil bringing security policy to the forefront of EU citizens’ minds. A recent Eurobarometer survey looked at the perceptions and expectations of Europeans regarding EU action on security and defence matters, including… Read More Public opinion and EU security: exploring the expectations gap

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The cost of banking – Recent trends in capital requirements

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Written by Andrej Stuchlik, As the European Banking Authority gets set to release the results of the latest stress tests on 51 major EU banks, EPRS looks at the developing rules on capital requirements for financial institutions in the EU. Capital and liquidity requirements are provisions to make banking activities safer through measures to cover… Read More The cost of banking – Recent trends in capital requirements

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Public opinion and EU foreign policies: exploring the expectations gap

Public expectations and EU commitment on foreign policy

Written by Clare Ferguson, A recent Eurobarometer survey looked at the perceptions and expectations of Europeans regarding EU action, including the foreign policy, and global promotion of democracy and peace policy fields. The survey, commissioned for the only directly elected European Union institution, the European Parliament, identifies the gaps between citizens’ expectations and EU performance… Read More Public opinion and EU foreign policies: exploring the expectations gap

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A guide to EPRS podcasts

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Written by Richard Freedman, Since July 2015, the European Parliamentary Research Service has been producing informative, timely and varied podcasts. The podcasts fall into three categories: Plenary Podcasts Policy Podcasts and Science and Technology Podcasts. Each month, on the Thursday before the European Parliament’s plenary session, five podcasts are published on various platforms (see below).… Read More A guide to EPRS podcasts

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Public opinion and EU policies: exploring the expectations gap

Gap between expectation and current EU involvement

Written by Clare Ferguson with Alina Dobreva and Eva-Maria Poptcheva, Public opinion is key in any representative democracy, and none more so than the only directly elected European Union institution, the European Parliament. Commissioned for the European Parliament, and published shortly after the United Kingdom referendum vote to leave the European Union, a special Eurobarometer… Read More Public opinion and EU policies: exploring the expectations gap

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How the EU budget is spent: Common Agricultural Policy

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Written by Gianluca Sgueo, Francesco Tropea and Marie-Laure Augere-Granier, With 52% of the European Union (EU) territory classified as predominantly rural, more than 170 million hectares of agricultural land, and 113 million people (nearly one quarter of the EU population) living in rural areas, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) represents one of the largest shares of expenditure from… Read More How the EU budget is spent: Common Agricultural Policy

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