Think Tank Review - Issue 40/2016

This month we are publishing issue 40 of the Think Tank Review compiled by the EU Council Library. This issue references papers published in October 2016. As usual, we provide the link to the full text and a short abstract.

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Issue 40 is symbolic as it represents almost 4 years of our labour-intensive, but also rewarding, monthly activity of selecting papers on European political and economic issues, EU policies and foreign affairs. We remain just as motivated and enthusiastic as we were in February 2013 when we launched this project and hope to continue to meet the information needs of readers keen to get their hands on the latest and inspiring EU-related readings published by think tanks worldwide.

In the 'EU and Member States' section, readers will find papers focusing on counterterrorism in Belgium, French farmers and the Front National vote, gender gaps in the Spanish labour market and the experiences of migrant children in Ireland. Finally, there are several articles on Brexit.

The special focus of this edition is EU trade agreements, a topical issue, where we present a rich selection of articles covering CETA's signature, transatlantic trade agreements and the European Union's trade policy.

This month, the regards croisés section contains one paper: 'The White Paper on the German defence: what opportunities for cooperation?' published by Instituto Affari Internazionali/Senato della Repubblica - Servizio affari internazionali.

As always, feedback is welcome at [email protected]. The next Review will be out in December 2016, with papers published in November 2016.