Barcelona Center for European Studies (BACES)

The Barcelona Centre for European Studies (BACES) of Pompeu Fabra University (Spain) is a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.

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The absorption dilemma: an analysis of the national determinants affecting the absorption capacity of EU funds
(2025) Vichi, Gregorio
The paper investigates the domestic determinants influencing the absorption capacity of European Union (EU) Cohesion Policy funds among Member States (MS). The multilevel governance at which it operates together with the redistributive character aiming at socioeconomic cohesion, give to Cohesion Policy a pivotal role in European integration. Despite its significance, the efficiency of fund absorption differs by MS, posing a serious obstacle to intergovernmental negotiations in the field. Using data from the 2007-13 and 2014-20 programming periods, this study investigates the effect of governance quality, decentralisation, and the share of Cohesion funds in national public investment on the absorption capacity. Based on Europeanization, multilevel governance, and agency theories, the study takes a mixed-methods approach, integrating qualitative elite interviews with quantitative multivariate regression analysis. By integrating academic and practical perspectives, the paper identifies the key variables influencing the effective utilization of EU Cohesion funds, providing valuable insights for policy implementation and regional development.
Identifying and explaining capacities as determinants of EP’s legislative outputs
(2023) Arregui, Javier; Peñalver, Nereo
Academics discovered their interest for the European Parliament only recently, when treaties increased the legislative competences of the institution. Until today, a comprehensive theory for the power structures and the main determinants of influence in the EP legislative process is missing. This is an exploratory paper that tries first to identify the main sources of power and influence within the EP in a systematic way, and secondly, to explore how these mechanisms actually operate in a case study about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 2016/679. The paper shows, among other things, that in a majority of cases structural sources of power are the most relevant ones, then institutional and finally individual capacities.
From equilibrated dualism to asymmetric polycentrism: past and present of the presidential system of the EU
(2023) Fernández Pasarín, Ana Mar; Mangenot, Michel
This article analyses the evolving nature, structure and organization of the government of the EU. In particular, it examines the institutionalisation and characteristics of its triumvirate presidential System (Commission, Council and European Council). It explores the original institutional design of the European presidency, traces its development until the Treaty of Lisbon and sheds light on its multimodal and fragmented contemporary functioning. The main idea is that the polycentric configuration of the EU presidential model contributes to revisiting the distribution of powers and, in particular, the system of member state representation within the EU polity. More concretely, the article argues that the reform of the presidency makes the distribution of roles and separation of powers more flexible than ever before by elevating inter-institutional imbrication to the level of principle of government of the EU. Beyond the questions of operability, efficiency and interinstitutional rivalries between the different presidencies, the presidency’s conversion into a political hydra raises the question of the direction of the institutional development of the EU as a whole.
The emperor without clothes?: explaining the choice for a flexible solidarity mechanism proposed in the asylum and migration management regulation
(2023) Krämer, Damian
During the so-called “refugee crisis”, when the Dublin system of refugee allocation failed, the Commission unsuccessfully attempted to establish a legislative framework for solidarity-based relocation. By proposing legal flexibility in its initiative for a Regulation on Asylum and Migration Management, the new von der Leyen Commission has resurrected the issue and brought it back on the legislative agenda. However, it appears to be counterintuitive that the Commission has proposed this regulation as it would constitute a dis-integrative step departing from policymaking through robust and uniform legal arrangements. But why did the Commission nevertheless decide to initiate such a proposal? This puzzle will be addressed in this research by applying a novel perspective that attempts to explain the Commission’s motivations in light of dis-integration and compliance research applied to the Commission’s peculiarities. Its considerations will be examined through a qualitative content analysis. The findings suggest that the Commission sees controlled dis-integration as the lesser evil and that it is heavily constraint by the interests of other actors giving much importance to a vocal minority against uniform relocation legislations.
La europeización de las políticas públicas en España: oportunidades y desafíos
(McGraw-Hill, 2022) Arregui, Javier
Este libro analiza el impacto del sistema de gobernanza de la Unión Europea (UE) en catorce políticas públicas españolas desarrolladas durante las últimas cuatro décadas (1986-2021). Las políticas seleccionadas encarnan una muestra representativa de las políticas públicas que se llevan a cabo en España. Estas políticas incluyen políticas regulatorias, políticas distributivas, políticas económicas y política exterior. El libro muestra en qué medida la UE ha ido creando de un modo gradual una visión distintiva en las políticas públicas españolas. Ello ha ido conformando con el paso de los años un nuevo orden político. El libro identifica los mecanismos más relevantes en el proceso de europeización de las políticas españolas y detalla los inputs, los procesos y los resultados que han contribuido a configurar nuevos patrones de gobernanza. El análisis también identifica los elementos de continuidad y de cambio que configuran las políticas públicas en España. Por tanto, este libro nos ayuda a comprender de un modo significativo los fundamentos sobre los que se han construido las políticas públicas en España así como su impacto en el sistema de gobernanza de las últimas décadas.

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