🚀 Very first publication in PLC in 2026, a research note by Thomas Laloux, Tom Delreux & Emilien Mercenier (ISPOLE-UCLouvain) on whether the Belgian 2024 Presidency of the Council of the EU was successful in reaching trilogue deals on prioritised files, & what explains the variation in that success.

Since the Lisbon Treaty, the European Parliament has challenged the ratification of 17 international agreements.

The EP does not necessarily veto, but it contests the ratification with an actual impact.

Under which conditions do such ratification challenges occur?

👉 doi.org/10.1080/1350...

Since the start of von der Leyen's second mandate, EU sustainable finance norms face intense dismantling pressures. My new @JEPP article shows this started years ago when the fossil fuel industry “woke up” to the EU Taxonomy. 🧵 #EUTaxonomy #SustainableFinance👇 1/10

The EP can influence international agreements by adopting resolutions.

However, the EP does not do so systematically: it chooses its battles.

In a new @jcms-eu.bsky.social article with @marinebardou.bsky.social we explain when the EP adopts resolutions.

👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...

How the European Parliament Chooses Its Battles: Parliamentary Resolutions on the Negotiation of International Agreements This article explains the occurrence and timing of resolutions adopted by the European Parliament (EP) on international agreements. Such resolutions allow the EP to exert influence, especially when t...

How does the European Parliament exert influence over international agreements?📜

Read @marinebardou.bsky.social and @tomdelreux.bsky.social latest JCMS article to find out.

🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

@gabrielsilesb.bsky.social @cardwellpj.bsky.social @rguerrina.bsky.social

🚢 🌍New publication for @greendealnet.eu special issue in INEA: Making waves or ripples? The influence of the European Green Deal on the revised IMO GHG strategy. rdcu.be/d7JF3

The Survival of International Organizations: Institutional Responses to Existential Challenges Abstract. While international organizations (IOs) have played a central role in global governance in the post-Cold War period, during the last decade many

PUBLICATION DAY! Our book "The Survival of International Organizations" is now available online (for free) with Oxford University Press 🎉

academic.oup.com/book/59488

🇪🇺 Beyond formal rules, how do the European Parliament & the Commission interact when the EU negotiates international agreements ?

🌍 I find important differences between policy fields, with trade standing out.

➡️ Article in @efareview.bsky.social : doi.org/10.54648/eer...

Brussels‐Based Think Tanks in Times of Crisis: Examining Think Tank Climate Publication and Networking Activities During Brexit The European Union (EU) relies on the input of scientific knowledge and external policy advice to develop and justify its climate policy. This link between the EU and external policy actors, includin...

Happy to share my new publication on Brussels-based Think Tanks' activites and #climate change during #Brexit.

Originally part of my MA, this has been a long time coming!

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

Happy my book titled “EU Trade Agreements and European Integration: Commission Autonomy or Council Control?” came out in the UACES Contemporary European Studies series (Routledge). Introduction here: cadmus.eui.eu/bitstream/handle/1814/76... 🧵 (1/7)

‘The Foreign Policy of the European Union’, now also in Greek.

www.pediobooks.gr/el/products/...

🇪🇺 🔵 🇪🇺 The Standing Group on the European Union (SGEU) of ECPR is here! Follow for news about the SGEU and the broader community of EU scholars.

New publication (with Joseph Earsom):

‘A New Kid in Town? The Evolution of the EEAS Headquarters’ Involvement in EU Climate Diplomacy’

kluwerlawonline.com/journalartic...