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Heather Grabbe

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Heather Grabbe is director of the Open Society Institute–Brussels and director of EU affairs for the Open Society Foundations. From 2004–2009 she was senior advisor to former European Commissioner for Enlargement Olli Rehn, responsible in his cabinet for the Balkans and Turkey. Before joining the commission, she was deputy director of the Centre for European Reform, the London-based think-tank, where she published widely on EU enlargement and other European issues.

Her academic career includes teaching at the London School of Economics, and research at Oxford and Birmingham universities, the Royal Institute for International Affairs (Chatham House, London) and the European University Institute (Florence). Grabbe has a PhD from Birmingham University and a BA and MA from Oxford University. She is fluent in English, French, and Italian.

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EU Foreign Policy and the Euro Crisis
December 16, 2011
EU foreign policy is threatened by preoccupation with the euro crisis. Now is not the time to neglect the potential solutions, partners and impact of the EU beyond its borders. The Open Society Institute-Brussels joins other foreign policy experts in calling EU leaders to understand and react to the external dimensions of the crisis.

What EU Membership Has Meant for Romania
Neil Campbell
September 29, 2011
blog BLOG  
Most Romanians have experienced significant improvements in their lives since the country joined the EU in 2007; however, many of the country's Roma continue to live in deep poverty. In an interview with the BBC, Heather Grabbe looks at what EU membership means for countries like Romania.

The High Price of Strategic Rivalry
Sinan Ülgen and Heather Grabbe
April 27, 2011
blog BLOG  
The deep divisions between Ankara and Paris may undermine the European Union's hopes for the southern Mediterranean.

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