Greece after the election: analyses and assessments Published: 30 June 2023 Discussion The recent election in Greece and the victory of Nea Dimokratia has strengthened Conservatives in Europe. The opposition in Greece is in a dire situation. They won't be able to put pressure on the new government, as they are too weak.
Why the European response to the IRA must be more Europe Published: 24 March 2023 Commentary The EU’s half-baked response to the U.S. investment offensive is putting its competitiveness and our future prosperity at risk. Now is the time for deeper European integration and major adjustments to EU treaty law. By Jan Philipp Albrecht
Actually European!? 2023 Published: 23 March 2023 Summary This year`s representative survey reveals that citizens expect Germany to play a more active role in the EU. By Christine Pütz and Johannes Hillje
Misguided Balkans policy. Dangerous appeasement Published: 15 February 2023 Analysis For many years, Western players have been going all out to placate the populistic-nationalist players and their destructive ideologies: yet their questionable methods of appeasement and undemocratic interventions have ended up bolstering the very powers that have come to pose a threat to peace. By Marion Kraske
Shadow Conflicts in the Aegean Published: 18 August 2022 Analysis While the world's attention is focused on the war in Ukraine, the next conflict at the EU's external border is already brewing in the eastern Aegean. Often overlooked: the tensions between Greece and Turkey are neither new, nor politically irrational. By Seçkin Söylemez
“The keyword must be greater European capacity for action” Published: 15 July 2022 Interview Anna Lührmann, Minister of State for Europe and Climate at the German Federal government, talks to Christine Pütz about the results of the "Actually European?! 2022" study and what the citizens expect from Germany’s European policy at this “turning point in history”. By Anna Lührmann and Christine Pütz
“We must develop a joint vision for Germany and for Europe” Published: 8 October 2021 Interview Franziska Brantner MdB talks about her hopes that the new German government will reframe its European policy. Its priorities in this process should be the European Green Deal, defending the rule of law and bolstering the EU’s capacity to act. By Christine Pütz
“We need a strong European budget” Published: 21 June 2021 Interview In an interview, Dr. Franziska Brantner MdB comments on the results of the “Actually European!? Citizen expectations of the next German government’s EU policy” study and makes the case for greater German engagement in the fields of climate protection, tax policy and ensuring the rule of law. By Christine Pütz
Actually European!? 2021 Published: 14 June 2021 Summary As a representative survey reveals, citizens expect the next federal government to set clear priorities, to pursue an active and cooperative European policy and to invest more jointly in European issues of the future. By Christine Pütz and Johannes Hillje
Filling the European Green Deal with life Published: 10 May 2021 Analysis The Green Deal offers an excellent framework for a sustainable, viable Europe. The challenge of the day, however, lies in filling it with life. We must ensure that the right measures are undertaken to match and reach the right goals. By Rasmus Andresen