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Building a Future-Ready European Economy

Europe’s economy faces major challenges. Our project develops analyses and policy strategies to strengthen the EU’s competitiveness, steer a fair transition to climate neutrality, reduce strategic dependencies, and foster social cohesion.

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Brandon Bohrn

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Claudia-Dominique Geiser

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Lucas Guttenberg

Director

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Anna Heckhausen

Project Manager

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Etienne Höra

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Cora Francisca Jungbluth

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Anika Sina Laudien

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Lucas Merlin Resende Carvalho

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Thomas Schwab

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Sabine Feige

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Claudia Priemer

Project News

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Policy Brief

EU trade policy: More markets and closer cooperation would deliver moderate growth effects

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Policy Brief

How Buy-European Rules Can Help Save Europe’s Car Industry

Top-down aerial view on a bus depot

01.10.2025

Cutting Red Tape, Preserving Standards: Rethinking the EU's Omnibus Agenda

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Policy Brief

From Fragmentation to Strategy: Building a Smart European Competitiveness Fund

Geschäftliches Hände-Schütteln mit digitaler Netzwerk-Überlagerung

Publication

Can centralisation and inclusiveness go hand in hand in EU Cohesion Policy?

Engineer man with yellow crash helmet and worker west checking cargo freights in front of colorful cargo container stacks in shipping port

Policy Brief

EU trade policy: More markets and closer cooperation would deliver moderate growth effects

grey car being repaired by a robot in a hall

Policy Brief

How Buy-European Rules Can Help Save Europe’s Car Industry

Top-down aerial view on a bus depot

01.10.2025

Cutting Red Tape, Preserving Standards: Rethinking the EU's Omnibus Agenda

Europe puzzle flag, 3d rendering

Policy Brief

From Fragmentation to Strategy: Building a Smart European Competitiveness Fund

Geschäftliches Hände-Schütteln mit digitaler Netzwerk-Überlagerung

Publication

Can centralisation and inclusiveness go hand in hand in EU Cohesion Policy?

BSt Europe

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BSt EUROPE

A crisis management team reviewing a checklist for disaster preparedness. Meeting room with emergency kits and details.

02.12.2025

The EU’s Preparedness Union: From Broad Ambition to Focused Action

Germany and United Kingdom flags together. Relations textile cloth

01.12.2025

Turning Anglo-German Alignment into Impact Means Building Security Capability, Scaling Up Energy Supply and Smoothing EU–UK Rules

Engineer man with yellow crash helmet and worker west checking cargo freights in front of colorful cargo container stacks in shipping port.

26.11.2025

Moderate Growth, Strategic Importance: What More and Deeper EU Trade Agreements Could Deliver

Digital Map of Europe with Global Network Connections,Global Network Overlay on European Digital Map

17.11.2025

From Reaction to Proactive Strategy: A Playbook for a Phased Approach towards European Technological Agency

Satellite picture of Europe

BSt EUROPE

A crisis management team reviewing a checklist for disaster preparedness. Meeting room with emergency kits and details.

02.12.2025

The EU’s Preparedness Union: From Broad Ambition to Focused Action

Germany and United Kingdom flags together. Relations textile cloth

01.12.2025

Turning Anglo-German Alignment into Impact Means Building Security Capability, Scaling Up Energy Supply and Smoothing EU–UK Rules

Engineer man with yellow crash helmet and worker west checking cargo freights in front of colorful cargo container stacks in shipping port.

26.11.2025

Moderate Growth, Strategic Importance: What More and Deeper EU Trade Agreements Could Deliver

Digital Map of Europe with Global Network Connections,Global Network Overlay on European Digital Map

17.11.2025

From Reaction to Proactive Strategy: A Playbook for a Phased Approach towards European Technological Agency

Publications

Cover Moderate growth, strategic importance: what more and deeper EU trade agreements could deliver

Etienne Höra, Thieß Petersen

Moderate growth, strategic importance: what more and deeper EU trade agreements could deliver

Cover How buy-European rules can help save Europe’s car industry

Sander Tordoir Dr. Nils Redeker, Lucas Guttenberg

How buy-European rules can help save Europe’s car industry

Cover Cutting Red Tape, Preserving Standards: Rethinking the EU's Omnibus Agenda

Claudia-Dominique Geiser

Cutting Red Tape, Preserving Standards: Rethinking the EU's Omnibus Agenda

Cover From Fragmentation to Strategy: Building a Smart European Competitiveness Fund

Lucas Resende Carvalho

From Fragmentation to Strategy: Building a Smart European Competitiveness Fund

Cover Cohesion Policy in National Envelopes: How to integrate Partnership

Andrey Demidov, Thomas Schwab

Cohesion Policy in National Envelopes: How to integrate Partnership

Cover How to defend Europe without risking another euro crisis

Lucas Guttenberg, Senior Advisor, Bertelsmann Stiftung; Dr. Nils Redeker, Deputy Director, Jacques Delors Centre

How to defend Europe without risking another euro crisis

Media Center

27.11.2023, Video

Rural regions in Europe benefit from renewable energy transition – Three questions to Thomas Schwab

10.05.2023, Video

Video Recording: Expert Panel on May 4th, 2023 - The State of the Union 2023

10.05.2023, Video

Event Recording: Leveraging Twin Transition Technology for Regional Cohesion in Europe

23.09.2022, Video

Virtual Seminar: (Green) Growth for Good – Is it Possible and How to Achieve it?

31.03.2022, Video

Virtual Conference "Putin’s war against Ukraine – a discussion on the economic implications for Europe"

27.11.2023, Video

Rural regions in Europe benefit from renewable energy transition – Three questions to Thomas Schwab

10.05.2023, Video

Video Recording: Expert Panel on May 4th, 2023 - The State of the Union 2023

10.05.2023, Video

Event Recording: Leveraging Twin Transition Technology for Regional Cohesion in Europe

23.09.2022, Video

Virtual Seminar: (Green) Growth for Good – Is it Possible and How to Achieve it?

31.03.2022, Video

Virtual Conference "Putin’s war against Ukraine – a discussion on the economic implications for Europe"

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