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.

Brandon Bohrn

Claudia-Dominique Geiser

Lucas Guttenberg

Director

Anna Heckhausen

Project Manager

Etienne Höra

Cora Francisca Jungbluth

Anika Sina Laudien

Lucas Carvalho

Thomas Schwab

Sabine Feige

Claudia Priemer

Project News

Study

How the price of CO2 will affect heating costs in Europe

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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

01.10.2025

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

Policy Brief

From Fragmentation to Strategy: Building a Smart European Competitiveness Fund

Study

How the price of CO2 will affect heating costs in Europe

Policy Brief

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

Policy Brief

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

01.10.2025

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

Policy Brief

From Fragmentation to Strategy: Building a Smart European Competitiveness Fund

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BSt Europe

BSt EUROPE

13.02.2026

Six Scenarios for 2035 and How the EU Can Prepare for Them

Realistic space communication satellite flies over the surface of planet Earth.

10.02.2026

Buying Time, Building Sovereignty: Turning Europe’s Commercial Space Ambition into Strategic Capability

22.01.2026

Heating Up Inequality?

Person in Entscheidungslabyrinth mit Lichtwegen und dünnen Linien in Blau-Gelb

14.01.2026

Charting Ukraine’s EU Path: Engaging with Member States

BSt EUROPE

13.02.2026

Six Scenarios for 2035 and How the EU Can Prepare for Them

10.02.2026

Buying Time, Building Sovereignty: Turning Europe’s Commercial Space Ambition into Strategic Capability

22.01.2026

Heating Up Inequality?

14.01.2026

Charting Ukraine’s EU Path: Engaging with Member States

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Publications

Thomas Schwab (Bertelsmann Stiftung), Sara Hagemann (Bertelsmann Stiftung), Johannes Többen (Forschungszentrum Jülich), Imke Rhoden (Forschungszentrum Jülich), Sandra Venghaus (Forschungszentrum Jülich), Jochen Linßen (Forschungszentrum Jülich)

Heating Up Inequality?

Thomas Schwab, Sara Hagemann

Heating Up Inequality?

Lucas Resende Carvalho, Bertelsmann Stiftung; Elisabetta Cornago, Centre for European Reform; Etienne Höra, Bertelsmann Stiftung; Philipp Jäger, Jacques Delors Centre