Humanitarian Aid Policies Within the European Union External Action
Humanitarian Aid Policies Within the European Union External Action

Author: Goran Bandov

Publisher:

Published: 2018

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to analyse the independence, neutrality and impartiality of the EU humanitarian assistance and to which extent is influenced by the EU's political, economic and military goals. The paper focuses on the legislative framework and the interactions between the main actors of EU humanitarian aid and external action, questioning the politicization of EU humanitarian aid. The paper provides a detailed analysis of the structure and organization of the Directorate General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations and its relations to the Member States, different EU bodies and humanitarian partners, primarily NGOs and UN bodies. The last part of the paper addresses the Comprehensive Approach and how it affects humanitarian aid

The Foreign Policy of the European Union
The Foreign Policy of the European Union

Author: Federiga M. Bindi

Publisher: Brookings Institution Press

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 0815722524

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"Explores European foreign policy and the degree of European Union success in proposing itself as a valid international actor, drawing from the expertise of scholars and practitioners in many disciplines. Addresses issues past and present, theoretical and practice-oriented, and country- and region-specific"-- Provided by publisher.

EU Development Policies
EU Development Policies

Author: Sarah L. Beringer

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2019-01-16

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 3030013073

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

“An excellent collection of essays that illustrate how EU member states’ wish to implement normatively inspired policies is confronted with the geopolitical realities of today’s world. The authors succeed in presenting an even-handed account of the way in which the tensions between norms and geopolitics play out, as well as of the responses given by EU policy makers.” —Wil Hout, International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University, the Netherlands The European Union (EU), while collectively constituting the world’s largest development provider, has come under internal and external pressures over the past decade. This book argues that the EU’s development policies are situated between the bloc’s normative ideals and the global geopolitical realities in which it is embedded. In order to investigate these tensions, it asks how far the 'normative power' Europe concept exists in EU development policies, and how far it is recognizable in the EU’s focus on human rights, the rule of law, and sustainability. In light of the tension in EU development policies between those ideals and the necessity to project neoliberal and geopolitical interests, how do receiving countries perceive the EU’s development efforts? This volume, complete with contributions from academics from a wide range of disciplines based all around the globe, provides answers to these essential questions.

The Development Dimension Sustainable Ocean for All Harnessing the Benefits of Sustainable Ocean Economies for Developing Countries
The Development Dimension Sustainable Ocean for All Harnessing the Benefits of Sustainable Ocean Economies for Developing Countries

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2020-09-08

Total Pages: 173

ISBN-13: 926456263X

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Adopting more sustainable ways of managing the ocean is a global priority: protecting its health will bring benefits to all. Developing countries face specific challenges, as many depend heavily on ocean-based industries and are overly exposed to the consequences of ocean degradation.

The External Action of the European Union
The External Action of the European Union

Author: Sieglinde Gstöhl

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2021-03-26

Total Pages: 374

ISBN-13: 1350928828

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This groundbreaking new textbook offers extensive coverage of EU External Action studies, from its major concepts to the key theories in the field. Over the past decades, the European Union has progressively developed into a significant global actor in an increasing number of policy fields. This long-awaited volume looks into different ways of conceptualizing the EU as a global actor, the processes and impact of EU external action, explanations offered by IR and integration theories, the discursive, normative, practice and gender 'turns', and the 'decentring agenda' for EU external action. The book offers a reader-friendly guidance on these various ways in which to study the EU as a global actor: each chapter introduces one concept, approach or theory and illustrates its application by a case study of EU external action. In drawing the different perspectives together, the book underscores that 'EU External Action Studies' is becoming an academic speciality in its own right. Written by leading experts, the volume will make essential reading for students, scholars and practitioners of EU external action. EU External Action Studies nowadays attract attention from scholars and students in International Relations (IR), Foreign Policy Analysis and (interdisciplinary) EU Studies, as well as from practitioners.

The EU and Crisis Response
The EU and Crisis Response

Author: Professor in Defence Development and Diplomacy Roger Mac Ginty

Publisher:

Published: 2021-09

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 9781526148353

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A state-of-the-art consideration of the European Union's crisis response mechanisms based on comparative fieldwork in a number of cases.

Foreign Affairs and the EU Constitution
Foreign Affairs and the EU Constitution

Author: Robert Schütze

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-10-16

Total Pages: 557

ISBN-13: 1107037662

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A collection of essays that surveys the development and structure of the European Union's constitutional regime for foreign affairs.

The European Fund for Strategic Investments: The Legacy
The European Fund for Strategic Investments: The Legacy

Author: European Investment Bank

Publisher: European Investment Bank

Published: 2021-01-07

Total Pages: 81

ISBN-13: 9286148151

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The inside story of the European Fund for Strategic Investments from 2015 to 2020 told through interviews with the Managing Director, Deputy Managing Director, members of the Investment Committee and final beneficiaries across Europe. The architects of this €500 billion-plus programme, the head of the EU bank and the president of the European Commission, describe the genesis of this financial pillar of the Investment Plan for Europe. Then the people who ran one of the biggest economic stimulus programmes in history detail how they did it—and what the lessons are for policymakers responding to new crises, including the economic shock caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The European Fund for Strategic Investments has been one of the good news stories to emerge in a decade of economic uncertainty. It has gone well beyond its highly ambitious target of €500 billion in mobilised investments. The Juncker Plan has made a strong contribution to the 14 million jobs created in the EU between 2015 and 2020. It has become a success in co-financing projects that otherwise might not have been carried through. It has also charted the path towards new ways of financing. This is not only the case in relatively conventional areas, such as infrastructure, but also in sectors like research and innovation or the contribution to climate change mitigation. This is exactly what makes EFSI so ground-breaking: responding to the needs of the market through continuous financial innovation. The principle of the European Fund for Strategic Investments is here to stay. It has paved the way for its successor, the InvestEU programme, which is to be deployed under the 2021-2027 multiannual financial framework. This publication details why the programme was such a success.

The Brussels Effect
The Brussels Effect

Author: Anu Bradford

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2020-01-27

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 0190088605

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

For many observers, the European Union is mired in a deep crisis. Between sluggish growth; political turmoil following a decade of austerity politics; Brexit; and the rise of Asian influence, the EU is seen as a declining power on the world stage. Columbia Law professor Anu Bradford argues the opposite in her important new book The Brussels Effect: the EU remains an influential superpower that shapes the world in its image. By promulgating regulations that shape the international business environment, elevating standards worldwide, and leading to a notable Europeanization of many important aspects of global commerce, the EU has managed to shape policy in areas such as data privacy, consumer health and safety, environmental protection, antitrust, and online hate speech. And in contrast to how superpowers wield their global influence, the Brussels Effect - a phrase first coined by Bradford in 2012- absolves the EU from playing a direct role in imposing standards, as market forces alone are often sufficient as multinational companies voluntarily extend the EU rule to govern their global operations. The Brussels Effect shows how the EU has acquired such power, why multinational companies use EU standards as global standards, and why the EU's role as the world's regulator is likely to outlive its gradual economic decline, extending the EU's influence long into the future.