Read two earlier energy policy briefs published online. The first, Pricing Carbon Effectively: Lessons from the European Emissions Trading System by Dallas Burtraw, Resources for the Future and Michael Themann, RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research, discusses a model for market-based approaches to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in other world regions. The second, Power Sector Integration in the North American Northeast by Pierre-Olivier Pineau, HEC Montréal, focuses on a unique regional shared commitment to fight climate change.

You can view and Powerpoint slides of these experts and other presenters from the Clean Energy and Climate Change Policy Workshop hosted earlier in 2018.

These policy briefs are part of the activities of the Jean Monnet Network on EU-Canada Relations: The EU and Canada in Dialogue funded by the of the European Union, by �Ӱ�ԭ�� University and by partner universities.

“How will the great powers behave? That is what determines the future world order – or the absence of order. Could it be that China and the EU have found an alternative for the old-fashioned grand strategies that Russia and the US are again pursuing?” Read more .

“Cyberwar continues to be a hot topic in many of the discussions about the future of warfare. Yet despite the persistent debate about warfare on the Internet, it is questionable whether cyberwar has taken place in the past or is likely to take place in future. Ever since states engaged in international security policy have they been caught in the security dilemma…” to keep reading more please click here or on the image below.

“The European security environment is in flux. The Russian invasion and occupation of Crimea in February 2014 shattered the core premises on which NATO had built its strategy since the end of the Cold War: that the Euro-Atlantic area is stable, and that NATO members do not face any real threat to their territorial security…” to keep reading more please click here or on the image below.

“The idea of an “Energy Union” has dominated the debate about the European Union’s energy and climate policy since the Juncker Commission took office in 2014. With this new terminology and the concept’s holistic approach, the Commission has managed to draw attention to policy-making in Brussels again. In the process of law-making, it becomes obvious, however, that not all expectations will be fulfilled…” to keep reading please click here or click on the image below.

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This publication provides an overview of key conclusions from research work carried out by scholars associated with CETD since the project was initiated in 2008.��

Read the Capstone Report here.

CETD has been funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) under its Strategic Knowledge Clusters Program (2008-2017).

“Cela fait maintenant plus de 2 ans, depuis août 2014, que les négociations de l’AECG ayant pris place pendant plus de 5 ans entre l’Union européenne et le Canada se sont clôturées. La fin des négociations et l’adoption du texte, revu ensuite et rendu public en février 2016, laissaient entendre que le plus dur était fait. C’était sans compter sur la prochaine étape de la conclusion de l’accord qui consiste en la ratification de ce dernier suite à sa signature...” to keep reading please click��here��or on the image��below.

CETD is pleased to present a new policy brief:��A European Unemployment Benefits Scheme?��by Donna E. Wood, University of Victoria.

“Since 2012, the European Union (EU) has been assessing the potential for a European Unemployment Benefits Scheme (EUBS). Such a scheme would not only work as an automatic stabilizer to mitigate the impact of economic shocks on employment and income, but could also even out macroeconomic imbalances in a euro area that lacks a common fiscal policy…” to keep reading please click here��or on the image��below.

On March 10-11, 2016, CETD held a major international conference featuring leading��scholars from across Canada and Europe who reflected on developments over the last decade and potential areas of convergence or divergence��between Europe and Canada in the face of current international and domestic issues. The conference represented an attempt to synthesize major findings on the following topics: cooperation in��dealing with international conflict; prospects for intensified trade and investment; and��comparing��Canadian and��European responses to challenges��such as environmental sustainability and climate change, migration��and integration of immigrants, managing economic crisis, policies for inclusive growth and social inclusion, and issues of democratic legitimacy and governance. More information

A Lightning Policy Brief Series — a suite of policy briefs aiming to stimulate public thought and action — was produced��in conjunction with this��conference.

Speaker bios
Conference agenda

Opening remarks

Speakers:
, �Ӱ�ԭ�� University
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, Delegation of the European Union to Canada
, Canadian Mission to the EU (Belgium)

Opportunities and Challenges in the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation

Andreas Ziegler, University of Lausanne (Switzerland): Europe and the TTIP

, University of British Columbia: Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Canada’s Trade and Investment Policy Choices from NAFTA to CETA
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Marc Bungenberg, University of Saarland (Germany): Ratification of CETA in the EU

, McGill University (Chair and Discussant): CETA: The First of the Mega-Regional Trade Agreements
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Crisis Management and the EU-Canada Strategic Partnership

Markus Kaim, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (Germany): The EU and Russia: The Pan-European Order at the Crossroads
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Alan Bowman, Canadian Mission to the EU (Belgium): Canada-EU Security Cooperation in Practice
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Manfred Auster, EU Delegation, Ottawa: Joint Contributions to Crisis Management in CSDP
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Costanza Musu, University of Ottawa: Ten Years of Policy towards the Middle East: Comparing Canada’s and the EU’s Approaches
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Ruben Zaotti, Dalhousie University (Chair and Discussant)

Europe and Canada Respond to Challenges of Environmental Sustainability

Sibyl Steuwer, Free University Berlin (Germany): Acceleration or Stagnation of Environmental Sustainability in Europe: The Role of Pioneers
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, University of Ottawa: The European Experience of Climate Change Policy-Making: Lessons for��Canada
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Inger Weibust, �Ӱ�ԭ�� University: Two Rivers That Do Not Meet: Canadian and EU Approaches to Watershed Management
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, �Ӱ�ԭ�� University (Chair and Discussant)

Challenges in Migration and Integration of Immigrants

, University of Sheffield (UK): The Drivers of Migration Governance in the EU
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Howard Duncan, Metropolis, �Ӱ�ԭ�� University: Migration Governance: The Role of Cities
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Agnieszka Weinar, European University Institute (Italy): Europeanisation of Migration Policies in Europe: A Dead End?
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Oliver Schmidtke, University of Victoria (Chair and Discussant)
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After the Euro Crisis

, University of Ottawa: A Canadian Perspective on the Euro Area’s New Financial Governance Regime
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, University of Latvia (Latvia): EU Newer Member States: Monetary Integration Maturity
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, Université de Montréal: Saving the Euro: Policies, Institutions, and Politics in the Eurozone Crisis
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Kurt Hübner, University of British Columbia (Chair and Discussant)

Inclusive Growth, Social Innovation, and Social Inclusion

Ana Marta Guillén Rodríguez, University of Oviedo (Spain) and European Social Observatory (Belgium): Quo Vadis Social Europe? Prospects for Inclusive Growth and Social Innovation in the EU
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, Centre d’étude sur la pauvreté et l’exclusion sociale, Montréal and Université de Montréal: Social Inclusion: Policies and Challenges
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Doug Murphy, Social Policy Directorate, Employment and Social Development Canada: Inclusive Growth, Social Innovation and Social Inclusion: Challenges and Federal Government Approaches
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Jane Jenson, Université de Montréal (Chair and Discussant)

Challenges of Democratic Legitimacy: Confronting Citizen Apathy and the Democratic Deficit

Alexander Trechsel, EU Democracy Observatory, European University Institute (Italy): The Europeanization of European Democracy
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Jon Pammett, �Ӱ�ԭ�� University: Is Voting Turnout Still Declining?
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, University of Toronto: Voice vs. Votes: Adapting the Institutions and Processes of Direct Democracy to Improve Citizen Engagement and Participation
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Nicole Goodman, University of Toronto: Electoral Modernization in Canada and Europe: Trends and Impacts
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Joan DeBardeleben, �Ӱ�ԭ�� University (Chair and Discussant)

Democratic Governance and Multi-Level Systems

, Technical University Darmstadt (Germany): One Size Does Not Fit All: Varieties of Multi-Level Coordination in Canada and Europe
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, Wilfrid Laurier University: The Politics of Boundary Control in Multi-Level Systems: Europe and Canada Compared
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Lori Thorlakson, University of Alberta: The Evolution of Accountability Mechanisms in Multi-Level Systems: Implications for Canada and the EU
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Donna Wood, University of Victoria (Chair and Discussant)

This event received support from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and �Ӱ�ԭ�� University’s Faculty of Public Affairs Research Month.

The series was prepared for the conference “Canada and Europe: Converging or Diverging Responses to International and Domestic Challenges?” held at �Ӱ�ԭ�� University on March 10-11, 2016. The conference was sponsored by the Canada-Europe��Transatlantic Dialogue (CETD) and the Faculty of Public Affairs Research Month at �Ӱ�ԭ�� University. CETD receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

More briefs may be added; please check back.

(A)��Canada-Europe Relations: A New Era of Enhanced Cooperation?

I. Opportunities and Challenges in the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement Implementation

:��“The Canada-European Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA): A Convergence of Canadian and EU Interests”

: “Between a Rock and A Hard Place: Canada’s Trade and Investment Policy Choices from NAFTA to CETA”

II. Crisis Management and the EU-Canada Strategic Partnership

: “Russia’s integration initiatives:��Dilemmas for the European Union”

III.��Europe and Canada Respond to Challenges of Environmental Sustainability

: “The European experience of climate change��policy-making: Lessons for Canada”

IV.��Challenges in Migration and Integration of Immigrants

“The fragmentation of the European migration system”

: “Balancing Citizenship Rights in an Age of Globalization”

(B) Europe and Canada: Facing New Social and Political Challenges

V.��After the Euro Crisis

: “A Canadian Perspective on the Euro Area’s New Financial Governance Regime”

: “EU Newer Member States: Monetary Integration Maturity”

: “Saving the Euro: Policies, Institutions, and Politics in the Eurozone Crisis”

VI. Inclusive Growth, Social Innovation, and Social Inclusion

:��La question de l’inclusion sociale au��Québec

VII. Challenges of Democratic Legitimacy: Confronting Citizen Apathy and the Democratic Deficit��

: “Voice vs. Votes: Adapting the Institutions and Processes of Direct Democracy to Improve Citizen Engagement and Participation”

��VIII. Democratic Governance and Multi-Level Systems

: “Policy coordination between different levels of government: What have we learned from Canada-Europe comparative research?”

: “The Politics of Boundary Control in Multi-Level Systems: Europe and Canada Compared”