AREAS OF RESEARCH

The Académie Notre Europe provides students with an innovative approach to European issues by offering a flexible educational path adapted to current events. All activities are provided by practitioners and personalities of the European construction. The training also includes various trips to discover the EU institutions and actors in Europe. The Academy follows a dual objective: Promote exchanges between opinion leaders and protagonists of European integration Train and guide young people between the ages of 18 and 30 free of charge and thanks to the courses of very high level speakers It is through meetings with practitioners in Europe on…

ENABLE.EU is a European project financed by Horizon 2020. Its objective is to improve our understanding of the drivers influencing Europeans’ energy choices and governance decisions in order to identify policy avenues that can accelerate the energy transition. What are the factors influencing our energy choices and consumption patterns? What is pushing individuals, organisations and countries to adopt more sustainable energy behaviours and policies? ENABLE.EU builds on a bottom-up methodology in eleven European countries to better understand energy behaviours and the drivers of behavioural change. The project looks into the social, economic, cultural and governance aspects of energy decisions and how…

The recent evolution of the European Union’s politics and policies has demonstrated that differentiation can no longer be treated as an anomaly in the integration process. This has posed a key set of questions to academics and policy-makers on whether, how much and what form of differentiation is not only compatible with but also conducive to a more effective, cohesive and democratic EU.The project EU IDEA – Integration and Differentiation for Effectiveness and Accountability – addresses these issues and try to find viable solutions. EU IDEA puts together 15 EU and extra-EU partners in a joint research and dissemination effort coordinated by IAI, staring from January 2019 and lasting for three years. The project examines the historical and philosophical foundations…

The energy transition is a vital issue for the future of Europe. To better define the content and actions for an energy transition serving all Europeans, the JACQUES DELORS ENERGY CENTRE (JDEC): – provides national and European political and economic decision-makers with insights on energy transition issues – formulates political recommendations for actions to be implemented by public authorities. The Jacques Delors Energy Center draws on the work undertaken by the Jacques Delors Institute. Together with the President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek, Jacques Delors first promoted what is now the Energy Union. Since 2015, the European Union promotes a…

In January 2015, seven leading think tanks and foundations joined forces to form Vision Europe Summit, a consortium created to address some of the most pressing public policy challenges facing Europe. Through research, publications and an annual summit, we aim to be a forum for debate and a source of recommendations to improve policy-making at both a national and EU level and to foster as appropriate European integration.  The Vision Europe project brings together seven convening organizations are, originating from seven different European countries: Bertelsmann Stiftung (Gütersloh), Bruegel (Brussels), Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (Lisbon), Chatham House (London), Compagnia di San Paolo (Turin),…