A history of the European Commission
In this new episode of EU History Explained, Giulia Bonacquisti, Programme Manager at the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), takes a look at the history of the European Commission, the institution that proposes laws, defends the common European interest, and acts as ‘guardian of the Treaties’. We’ll look at how it grew from a […]
A history of the European Parliament
In this new episode of #EUHistoryExplained, Giulia Bonacquisti, Programme Manager at the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), takes a look at the history of the European Parliament, an institution at the heart of pan-European democracy. We’ll learn about the world’s first experiment in transnational democracy, whose members are unique among international parliamentary assemblies insofar […]
From the EEC to today’s European Union
In this new episode of EU History Explained, Giulia Bonacquisti, Programme Manager at the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), takes a look at the recent history of the European project, with a focus on how we came from debating what form integration should take in the 1960s and 1970s to the formalisation of much of […]
Storia dell’Unione Europea: dalla CEE all’Unione Europea di oggi
In questo video Giulia Bonacquisti, Programme Manager della Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), ci accompagna in un viaggio nella storia dell’integrazione europea. Nel video precedente , abbiamo raccontato il successo del progetto di integrazione economica che ha portato nel 1957 alla creazione della Comunità Economica Europea. In questa terza parte raccontiamo come, da questo […]
Storia dell’Unione Europea: dal fallimento della CED alla Comunità Economica Europea
In questo video Giulia Bonacquisti, Programme Manager della Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), ci accompagna in un viaggio nella storia dell’integrazione europea. Nel video precedente abbiamo raccontato l’Europa del dopoguerra, in cui intellettuali, politici e funzionari statali si sono dati da fare per promuovere le prime iniziative di integrazione. In questo secondo video vediamo […]
Storia dell’Unione Europea: dalla fine della Seconda Guerra Mondiale alla CECA
In questo video Giulia Bonacquisti, Programme Manager della Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), ci accompagna in un viaggio nella storia dell’integrazione europea. L’odierna Europa unita affonda le proprie radici nel pensiero dei grandi intellettuali del Novecento e nello shock causato dalle due guerre mondiali, che hanno portato politici e funzionari statali ad escogitare soluzioni […]
European Foreign Policy: The Birth of the CFSP
In this new episode of EU History Explained, Giulia Bonacquisti, Programme Manager at the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), takes a look at the role the United States played in the history of European integration. In this video, we investigate how this informal cooperation formed in the so-called European Political Cooperation will lead over recent […]
European Foreign Policy: The Road to European Political Cooperation
In this new episode of EU History Explained, Giulia Bonacquisti, Programme Manager at the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), takes a look at the history of a difficult policy area for Europe: foreign policy. A sensitive subject for European countries in the wake of World War II, foreign policy integration has a storied history […]
The United States and European Integration: from the Marshall Plan to the Maastricht Treaty (Part 2)
In this new episode of EU History Explained, Giulia Bonacquisti, Project Manager at the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), takes a look at the role the United States played in the history of European integration. In this video, we take a look back over decades of European integration, highlighting key moments where US involvement […]
The United States and European Integration: from the Marshall Plan to the Maastricht Treaty (Part 1)
In this new episode of EU History Explained, Giulia Bonacquisti, Project Manager at the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), takes a look at the role the United States played in the history of European integration. In this video, we take a look back over decades of European integration, highlighting key moments where US involvement was, […]
The European Council: A History of the EU’s Agenda Setter
In this new episode of EU History Explained, Giulia Bonacquisti, Project Manager at the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), takes a look at the history of one of the most important Institutions of the European Union: the European Council. The European Council gathers together the Heads of State or Government from the European Union’s Member […]
The European Union & the United Kingdom: A Troubled Relationship
In this new episode of EU History Explained, Giulia Bonacquisti, Project Manager at the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), takes a look at the troubled history of the UK’s relations with Europe. It is two years since the United Kingdom formally left the European Union, and over one year since the end of the Brexit transition period. […]
A Short History of the Euro
In this new episode of EU History Explained, Giulia Bonacquisti, Project Manager at the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), takes a look at the history of one of the most important parts of the European Union: the Euro, our common currency. In a few months, we will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the introduction of […]
The Origins of European Integration (Part 2)
In this new episode of EU History Explained, Giulia Bonacquisti, Project Manager at the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), takes us back in time to the early 1950s. Last episode, we learned about Europe in the wake of war, where an intellectual background dating back to the 1920s came to the fore to foster integration […]
The Origins of European Integration (Part 1)
In this first episode of EU History Explained, Giulia Bonacquisti, Project Manager at the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA), takes us through the earliest years of European integration after the Second World War. In the wake of war in Europe, and with an intellectual background dating back to the 1920s, the origins of the modern EU […]