Creating a Globally Fair Circular Economy in the Clean Industrial Deal Published: 13 March 2025 Analysis A new study examines how the transition to a circular economy can be made fair globally. Against this background, we evaluate the Clean Industrial Deal presented by the EU Commission in February 2025. By Luisa Denter and Johanna Sydow
Why We Are Taking Part in the EU Reform Debate Published: 16 October 2024 Background The war in Europe, the worsening climate crisis, the pressure on liberal democracies and Europe's unresolved position in the global power structure – the European Union is facing historic challenges. ▶ Learn more.
Europe before the elections: Questions and consequences for the economy Published: 24 May 2024 Interview Five years after the European Green Deal was launched, Europe's economic strength and security are at stake. What lies ahead for the German and European economy? A conversation with Sandra Parthie and Roderick Kefferpütz.
Actually European!? 2024 Published: 21 March 2024 Summary The European elections 2024 take place from June 6th to 9th against the backdrop of multiple crises. Our study captures the mood of citizens before the election and shows that interest in the European elections is high. By Johannes Hillje and Christine Pütz
Silencing Voices in Italy: The Erosion of Media Freedom Published: 16 January 2024 Report Italy's media is in crisis, battling legal onslaughts and facing a surge of censorship one year after the establishment of the far-right government led by Giorgia Meloni. By Sielke Kelner
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
Cascading risks to media pluralism and a European approach to tackle them Published: 10 October 2022 Background The media systems of Europe are facing challenges from multiple directions. Elda Brogi explains the European approach to tackle them. By Elda Brogi
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
Actually European!? 2022 Published: 23 May 2022 Summary This year`s representative survey reveals, citizens expect Germany to play a more active role in the EU during this "Zeitenwende”. By Christine Pütz and Johannes Hillje
“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
Ágnes Heller: “Shamefulness is part of the European tradition as well” Published: 5 December 2016 Ágnes Heller is one of the most prominent philosophers of our time. We talked with her about her experiences during the Hungarian Uprising of 1956, about the crisis in Europe and its future, and about coping with the past. By Eva van de Rakt and Silja Schultheis
Conference report: Crossing boundaries in European asylum and refugee policy Published: 22 June 2016 Many experts are in agreement that the causes and long-term implications of the refugee issue can hardly be resolved at national level. Whether Brussels can play a more prominent role was the subject of debate at the annual European Conference held by the Heinrich Böll Stiftung in Berlin on 26 May 2016. By Torsten Arndt
Refugee policy in Scandinavia: paradigm shift in liberal Sweden? Published: 22 June 2016 The Nordic countries have traditionally been attractive for refugees. Given the large number of refugees that arrived last year, these countries have introduced an increasingly restrictive asylum policy, however. By Tobias Etzold
