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[…] Press Release: Social cohesion in Germany has come under considerable pressure since 2020. On the one hand, it is still robust according to the longer-term assessment of the Bertelsmann Stiftung’s [...]

[…] Chancellor Olaf Scholz is traveling to China from April 13-16 with a business delegation in tow – but without European participation. Yet the EU needs a coordinated approach and a common stance [...]

[…] De-risking is the new buzzword for reducing dependencies on China. The recipe usually includes re-shoring production, increasing domestic stockpiling (e.g., of critical raw materials), and [...]

[…] The world is currently experiencing a so-called third wave of autocratization, which encompasses all regions and is returning the global level of democracy to that of 1985. These results are confirmed [...]

[…] ‘We now know that we need to reform. Now we need to focus both on the timetable and the roadmap for both reform and enlargement,’ emphasized Thiago Antunes, underlining the urgency of the reform [...]

[…] Democracies around the world are under pressure, social cohesion is fragile and political debates are becoming more polarized - in parliaments, the media and on the streets. In a year of major [...]

[…] Democracies around the world are under pressure, social cohesion is fragile and political debates are becoming more polarized - in parliaments, the media and on the streets. In a year of major [...]

[…] The EU has adopted its Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA), aiming to diversify its supplies of these crucial inputs. This is an important step towards reducing dependencies that could threaten the EU’s [...]

[…] This report is part of the Transformation Index BTI 2024. The regional analysis covers the period from February 1, 2021 to January 31, 2023. The BTI assesses the transformation toward democracy and a [...]

[…] This report is part of the Transformation Index BTI 2024. The regional analysis covers the period from February 1, 2021 to January 31, 2023. The BTI assesses the transformation toward democracy and a [...]