Renke Deckarm | European Futures https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk Edinburgh Europa Institute Tue, 10 Apr 2018 01:29:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/files/2015/03/European-Futures-Icon.png Renke Deckarm | European Futures https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk 32 32 European Commissioners and Their Cabinets: Government Influence is Limited https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/european-commissioners-and-their-cabinets-government-influence-on-orientation-is-limited/ Wed, 04 May 2016 08:00:10 +0000 http://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/europablogsite/?p=3219 Renke Deckarm While many elements of the European Commission have been the object of study, commissioners themselves and their cabinets have been less so, writes Renke Deckarm. He argues that, contrary to common belief, governments have limited influence over their commissioners’ cabinets or their approach in the Commission once appointed. Juncker Commission College Meeting – …

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]]> Turkey’s EU Perspective: How the Refugee Crisis has Accelerated Membership Negotiations https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/turkeys-eu-perspective-how-the-refugee-crisis-has-accelerated-membership-negotiations/ Tue, 08 Dec 2015 08:00:32 +0000 http://blogs.sps.ed.ac.uk/europablogsite/?p=2333 Renke Deckarm and Torsten Selck Turkey’s longstanding EU membership negotiations have been periodically delayed by reluctance from Member States, lack of progress in meeting the accession criteria and more recently deteriorating democratic institutions, write Renke Deckarm and Torsten J. Selck. They suggest that the refugee crisis has motivated the EU to advance the negotiations, despite …

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