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April 24, 2025

What do the Polish and Hungarian EU presidencies reveal about the competencies of this office?

Kaja Kaźmierska The Lisbon Treaty appeared to restrict the powers of the presidency in external affairs. But it might also have made presidential powers more flexible. Kaja Kaźmierska describes how a reshuffling of leadership positions in the EU affected the role of the presidency Read more
April 22, 2025

🧭 Differentiated membership, strategic necessity, and the risk to ever-closer union  

Stefan Telle Differentiated membership may offer a pragmatic path to EU enlargement, but it risks undermining unity in a multipolar world. Stefan Telle argues that without investment in centre-formation and shared political identity, the EU could drift into transactionalism, weakening its global voice and eroding the ideal of an ever-closer union Differentiated membership is gaining traction as […] Read more

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