Cristina Blanco Sío-López is Researcher in European Studies and Project Manager of the research project ‘Spain and the European integration process' at the CVCE. She holds a PhD in History and Civilisation from the European University Institute of Florence (EUI). Susana Munoz is Member of the Management Committee and Head of the European Integration Studies Department at the CVCE. She holds a PhD in Law from the Public University of Navarre.