European Policy

The Heinrich Böll Foundation actively engages in European policy and promotes debates and analyses on the development of Europe.

Here you will find current articles, publications, and thematic focuses on European policy.

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Thematic Focuses on European Policy

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European Union: How Can Reform and Enlargement Succeed?

Publications on European Policy

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Shaping a Future-Fit Common Agricultural Policy

Policy Paper
For more than half a century, the European Union's agricultural policy has focussed primarily on increasing agricultural productivity and the cost-effective production of food. This policy paper provides recommendations for action that are largely possible without amending the EU treaties.
Illustration: Titelseite eines Policy Papers der Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung. Titel: „Strengthening the EU's Global Capacity to Act“.

Strengthening the EU’s Global Capacity to Act

Policy Paper
The EU needs a resolute and coherent common European foreign policy to strengthen its political weight worldwide.The recommendations for action in this paper are to be understood primarily as a call to Member States to make better use of the existing scope for action within the EU treaties.
Illustration: Title page of a policy paper by the Heinrich Böll Foundation. Title: "A Democratic Approach to EU Reform". Background with yellow ballot boxes.

A Democratic Approach to EU Reform

Policy Paper
This policy paper makes some suggestions as to how reforms could be possible with and without treaty changes and how the EU can preserve its future viability.