Politicization and increasing ambitious of the European Commission, impacts on the balance of power between EU´s institutions

Protectionism vs. liberalism, "East" vs. "West" as the main cleavages in the European Council 

A changing nature of the European Parliament, Euroscepticism and populism and their impact on the project of internal market

Mandatory literature: 

Nugent, N., Rhinard, M., (2019) The ‘political’ roles of the European Commission, Journal of European Integration, 41:2, (pages 203-220)

Bocquillon, P., Maltby, T., (2017). The more the merrier? Assessing the impact of enlargement on EU performance in energy and climate change policies, East European Politics, 33:1, (pages 88-105)

Maltby, T., (2013). European Union energy policy integration: A case of European Commission policy entrepreneurship and increasing supranationalism, Energy Policy, 55:100, (pages 435-444)