Welcome to Exploring EU Foreign Policy
This online resource guide for researchers, practitioners and students is a comprehensive guide through the maze of information sources on EU foreign policy. It also serves as a website companion to the book The Foreign Policy of the European Union by Stephan Keukeleire and Jennifer MacNaughtan (Palgrave Macmillan).
This website has been funded with support from the European Commission and has been elaborated under the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence on 'the European Union, Foreign Policy and Global Governance' (2008-2011).The website reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
Prof. Dr. Stephan Keukeleire
Jean Monnet Chair in
European Foreign Policy
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Latest Online News
Putin: 'Russia won’t tolerate external interference' (Jan 27th 2012)
The EU and Belarus: Sanctions? What Sanctions? (Jan 27th 2012)
Last week the Belarusian interior minister, Anatoly Kulyashou, travelled to France for a conference at Interpol in Lyon. This may not appear out of the ordinary. But he is wanted for questioning amid allegations of torture and hostage-taking. He is also under a European Union travel ban. (more)
EU and Arab countries put forward new UN resolution on Syria (Jan 26th 2012)
EU countries on the UN Security Council and a handful of Arab states have put forward a new resolution on Syria. But Russia - a veto-wielding country - is unlikely to let it fly. (more)
Europe awakens to Palestinian realities (Jan 25th 2012)
The figures say it all. 1,200 Jewish settlers occupied outposts in the West Bank in 1972; in 2012 over 300,000 live in fortress-like settlements on hilltops overlooking the Jordan Valley – excluding the illegal settlements and gradual annexation of East Jerusalem. (more)
Organised crime problem dogs EU record on Kosovo (Jan 25th 2012)
Four years after the EU's biggest-ever police mission came to Kosovo it has not indicted any top suspects on organised crime, posing questions about its work and the integrity of Kosovo's leaders. (more)
Iran urged to return to table, as EU imposes oil embargo (Jan 24th 2012)
As the EU banned oil imports from Iran and imposed biting new sanctions yesterday (23 January), Europe’s foreign affairs chief called on Teheran to "return to the table" for more talks. (more)
Is the EU-India strategic partnership really strategic? (Jan 24th 2012)
At a time of crisis, the EU seems to be interested in improving relations with emerging India. EU High Representative Chief Catherine Ashton recently wrapped up a 2-day visit to India, where she met with top Indian government officials as part of the EU-India strategic partnership. Trade and security, including antipiracy, cyber security and counter terrorism were the main issues on the agenda. But has the partnership been rendered more strategic? (more)
Croats say resounding 'yes' to EU membership (Jan 23rd 2012)
Two-thirds of Croatians voted in favour of joining the European Union in a referendum held yesterday (22 January), and if the ratification of the accession treaty goes smoothly in EU nations, Croatia will become the 28th Union member on 1 July 2013. EurActiv reports based on the coverage by Lider, its Croatian partner. (more)
EU becoming less tolerant, NGO says (Jan 23rd 2012)
Racist mobs in Greece and Hungary, mistreatment of Roma, Arab migrants and Muslim terrorist suspects and a feeble reaction by EU institutions point to a worrying right-wing shift inside the European Union, according to US-based NGO Human Rights Watch. (more)
