Studies (free of charge)

The comparative study informing this policy brief identifies and analyzes preventive structures and policies for children, young people and families in 12 European countries, including Austria, Czechia, Denmark, England (UK), Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Lithuania, the...

In 2020, the coronavirus pandemic made us more aware of our vulnerability – as a group, as a community, as citizens of Europe. This insight strengthens our solidarity with each other and our determination to find innovative solutions for challenges. The search for strategies...

In 2020, the coronavirus pandemic made us more aware of our vulnerability – as a group, as a community, as citizens of Europe. This insight strengthens our solidarity with each other and our determination to find innovative solutions for challenges. The search for strategies...

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...

In Transnational Citizens' Dialogues, randomly selected citizens from different countries come together and exchange ideas.

Federal Europe is unlike the United States of America. If the EU is to deliver more European common goods, it needs intensive vertical cooperation and separate standards for decision-making, administration and financing competences.

Federal Europe is unlike the United States of America. If the EU is to deliver more European common goods, it needs intensive vertical cooperation and separate standards for decision-making, administration and financing competences.

The first Corona wave was a stress test for hospitals. In Germany, large parts of intensive care capacity were reserved for Covid 19 patients, and the already high number of intensive care beds was further expanded. The Bertelsmann Stiftung asked foreign experts how their...

French President Emmanuel Macron has dared to do something new. 150 randomly selected citizens met regularly over a period of a few months in a Citizens’ Assembly on the topic of climate change.

The financial sector must divest from unsustainable business. This is imperative to achieve a climate-neutral economy and to safeguard financial stability. The European sustainable finance regulatory agenda of 2018 launched important initiatives that increase transparency on...