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European thought traditionally imagines Central Asia as a remote and disconnected “hinterland”. It is no less of a cliché, but it would be more useful to think of the region as a Eurasian core, as the geographical centrality of the region and competition between great powers...

This study evaluates the success of the EU’s strategy of regional cooperation in the Western Balkans over the last two decades from an economic perspective. First, we define the prerequisites for successful regional cooperation in an institutional, political and economic...

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 want to use our projects, studies and events...

The reporting period from February 2017 to January 2019 saw significant, if not transformative developments in a number of states. In almost all cases, positive trends were recorded in countries where leadership change generated hope for political renewal and economic...

The coronavirus crisis and its continuing effects on European economies has propelled the debate about crisis resistance and resilience firmly back onto the EU agenda. This policy brief sheds light on the degree of resilience within EU regions prior to the outbreak of...

The Solvency Support Instrument (SSI) is central to the European Commission’s proposal to mitigate economic damage of the pandemic. It would use part of the money raised under the Recovery Instrument to provide equity support to struggling firms. It could become a powerful...

The Making Prevention Work study aims to provide a consistent base for developing preventive policies in Europe.

The Making Prevention Work study aims to provide a consistent base for developing preventive policies in Europe.

The Making Prevention Work study aims to provide a consistent base for developing preventive policies in Europe. As part of a larger project - mapping preventive structures and policies for children, young people and families in 12 European countries – the study examines...

How has competition between German companies developed? What role does it play in productivity and innovation?