The electronic collection “SPES Policy Papers“ is dedicated to issues of current and future relevance to European foreign and security policy. Written by fellows of the Study Programme on European Security (SPES) for fellows from Central and Eastern Europe – conducted by IEP and supported by the Volkswagen Foundation – as well as researchers from IEP, the papers focus on four thematic clusters:
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In the field of European external relations, the current issue of integration deals with the setting up of the European External Action Service and the new powers of the European Parliament in the field of common trade policy. Other topics discussed are the second Irish Referendum on the Treaty of Lisbon, the Non-Profit Sector in Europe, the EU Reflection Group “Horizon 2020-2030”, and the Greek crisis and its implications for the Eurozone. The review section is dedicated to books on German EU policy and the AEI reports from three conferences.
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Starting with the 9th issue of EU-27 Watch, the internet platform www.eu-27Watch.org provides the reader with new functions making it easier to access the reports. Laid out in four segments, the platform provides the reader with a comparative introduction, a list of responses sorted by country, a list of responses sorted by question, and a timeline listing all major events in EU politics since 2004. All texts are available in HTML and PDF format. All back issues of the EU-27 Watch and the Enlargement/Agenda 2000-Watch are available as well.
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Topics of the current issue of integration are the developments of the European institutions with the Treaty of Lisbon, the role of the EU during the Climate Conference in Copenhagen and the Swedish EU Presidency. Another article is dedicated to the 2 regulation for new passenger cars. The Forum reviews the development of the IEP since its foundation and the AEI reports about two conferences.

The forthcoming issue of the EU-27 Watch will be published in July 2010. The internet based publication reviews the discourses on European policies in 31 countries in a comparative perspective. The EU-27 Watch No. 9 will contain country reports from all 27 member states and the 4 candidate countries. The EU-27 Watch No. 9 receives significant funding from the Otto Wolff-Foundation, Cologne, in the framework of the “Dialog Europa der Otto Wolff-Stiftung”, and financial support from the European Commission. The European Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.