In the past year, we made €76,9 million available for our nonprofit activities. Our 2024 Annual Report provides an overview of the resources we committed to our project work, while providing insights into the issues we are...

Future EU Cohesion Policy is likely to hand more decision-making over to member states with the European Commission’s plans of merging multiple funds delivered to member states by national envelopes. Such a delivery model for...

Stellen wir uns unsere Welt einmal als Dorf mit 100 Menschen vor. Welche Muttersprachen sind hier vertreten? Wie viele Menschen können lesen und schreiben? Wie viele Bewohner:innen sind in der Lage, sich einen Urlaub im Ausland zu...

Aktuell braucht Deutschland vor allem eins: mehr Innovation – und dafür braucht es mehr Startups. Mit frischen Ideen und unternehmerischem Drive, machen sie unsere Wirtschaft zukunftsfest und nutzen Chancen in neuen Feldern, wie...

Once again, the world’s attention turns to Germany as the country undergoes national elections. For this analysis, we examined eupinions survey data from 2017, 2021, and 2024, drawing on EU-wide surveys of over 9,000 citizens –...

Europe intends to rapidly and strongly increase its defense spending. It should do so without risking Europe’s fiscal sustainability and financial stability at a time of great danger. We argue that the Commission’s current plan to...

More than 80% of Europe’s digital technologies and infrastructures are imported. 70% of foundational AI models used globally originate in the United States. Meanwhile, European companies account for just 7% of global research...

Recognizing the European Union‘s shortcomings in translating scientific research into commercially viable deep-tech solutions, this report introduces a comprehensive index designed to evaluate the regional strengths and challenges...

Improved EU-UK relations could strengthen European unity in a time of geopolitical upheaval and shifting alliances. Yet realizing this opportunity at the first joint Summit in 2025 is far from a done deal.