Bulletin of the Observatory of Economic Policies in Europe

The Observatoire des Politiques Économiques en Europe (OPEE) invites contributions for its Bulletin (opee.unistra.fr), a peer-reviewed journal listed in the RePEc bibliographic database. The Bulletin publishes original articles exploring the cyclical and structural economic policies of the European Union (EU) and its member countries. It also focuses on public actions that have a significant impact on these policies, notably in the fields of the environment, energy, social issues and defense.

The Bulletin takes a multi-disciplinary approach, welcoming contributions from other disciplines (political science, sociology, law, etc.) offering complementary insights into European politics and economics. The types of articles published include policy papers, literature reviews and summaries of recent research with implications for European economic policies.

OPEE plans to devote a large proportion of the articles in the next two issues of the Bulletin to the impact of the current changes in the international context, marked by intensifying geopolitical tensions and the resurgence of trade wars. These changes have profound repercussions on national and European economic policies, whether in terms of trade, budgets, industry, monetary policy or the ecological and energy transition.

With this in mind, for the next two issues of its Bulletin (December 2025 and July 2026), OPEE is launching a call for contributions devoted to analyzing the economic, institutional and social consequences of these tensions on European countries and on the economic governance of the Union. The following is a non-exhaustive list of some of the topics that could be addressed in this context:

• European defense policy: economic and budgetary implications of new geopolitical priorities.

• Reorienting value chains: relocation, diversification of supplies, and European industrial strategies.

• European trade policy: between openness, strategic protectionism and economic sovereignty.

• Trade wars and imported inflation: impacts on monetary policy and the competitiveness of European economies.

• Investment and industrial policies: the EU's response to technological rivalries (e.g. USA-China), the role of the European Investment Bank and European sovereign wealth funds.

• Energy security and green transition: the impact of conflict on climate policies and energy diversification.

• Macroeconomic imbalances and budgetary coordination: European responses to geopolitical shocks.

How to submit :

Proposals for articles must comply with the conditions specified on the OPEE website (opee.unistra.fr) under the heading Presentation - Call for contributions.

Key facts and figures:

• They must be preceded by a few lines of abstract, accompanied by keywords and the corresponding JEL codes.

• Files submitted must be in Word or OpenOffice/LibreOffice Writer format, and any tables in Excel or LibreOffice Calc format.

Submission and publication are free of charge, and all published articles are available in open access.

To submit your manuscript or get more information, please visit our website or contact us directly via opee\-bulletin@unistra.fr.

We look forward to receiving your contributions and thank you in advance for your participation in enriching the debate on European economic policies.