In recent years, Europeans have had a very visible crisis manager in Ursula von der Leyen. In this study, Catherine De Vries, Simon Hix and Isabell Hoffmann inquire whether this could be the beginning of a deeper democratic bond...

The debate about the future of the EU and the necessary reforms (including the question of whether changes to the EU Treaties are necessary, appropriate, and realistic) has been ongoing for some time—publicly, within EU...

Who is the Bertelsmann Stiftung? What are our goals? How do we carry out our work? This brochure is meant to provide clear, concise answers to those questions and others. After all, transparency is one of our core principles. We...

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 market economy as well as the...

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 market economy as well as the...

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 market economy as well as the...

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 market economy as well as the...

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 market economy as well as the...