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[...] Press Release: Now in the fifth year of resisting Russia’s full-scale military aggression, Ukrainian and EU residents hold increasingly divergent perspectives on the accession process and protecting the EU from Russia. While citizens in Ukraine view their national resistance as defending the entire continent and the EU, as well, and want Ukraine to be granted EU membership soon, apprehension remains widespread[...]

[...] Press Release: Today, we are launching the EU Budget Navigator as negotiations on the next EU budget enter a decisive phase. With different positions on the table, keeping track of the negotiations is becoming increasingly difficult.The EU Budget Navigator aims to address this issue. Theonline tool consolidates positions of the European Commission, the EuropeanParliamentand the Council in one place. It allows users[...]

[...] Press Release: In Germany, a majority of the population continues to favour ambitious measures to protect the climate and the transitions underway in the energy, transport, and heating sectors. 54 percent wish to see increased government investment in climate protection, and approximately 56 percent support further measures within the energy, transport, and heating transitions. However, overall concern about climate[...]

[...] Press Release: Sixty-eight percent of people in Germany lack a positive vision for society’s future. They criticize the fact that political decisions today rarely reflect long-term ideas (60 percent). Added to this is widespread pessimism: 52 percent believe that future generations in Germany will be worse off than those living there today. These are the findings of a representative survey conducted by the[...]

[...] Press Release: Drawing on ten years of survey data, the analysis covers public attitudes towards the consequences of Brexit, EU membership, democratic satisfaction, perceptions of Europe’s future and prospects for EU–UK cooperation.In the aftermath of the referendum, the debate centered on whether other member states might follow the UK’s example and leave the Union. But fears of a “domino effect” never[...]

[...] Press Release: The Board of Trustees of the Bertelsmann Stiftung has appointed Prof. Dr. Andreas Pinkwart to the foundation's Executive Board. He joins the Executive Board on July 1, 2026 after long serving as a trusted member of the foundation's Board of Trustees. Pinkwart is a recognized expert in the fields of economics, innovation and digitalization. He will serve as a professor of Innovation and Technology[...]

[...] Press Release: Ahead of this year’s Europe Day on May 9, Europeans are edging towards a strategic reset. Our new study, based on surveys conducted between September 2024 and March 2026, shows a continent willing to stand on its own feet. 73 percent of EU citizens now say the Union should go its own way after decades of close alignment with the United States; up from 63 percent in 2024. The shift cuts across all[...]

[...] Press Release: Autocracies are on the rise worldwide. A majority of the 137 countries assessed by the BTI – 77 in total – are now governed autocratically. Governments in these systems are increasingly repressive toward opposition forces, media and civil society. According to the BTI, 52 of the 77 autocracies qualify as hard-line regimes in which fundamental rights are comprehensively violated – the highest[...]

[...] Press Release: Our new study shows that in many member states, including Germany, the increases in heating costs are likely to be limited. In Scandinavia, households could even see lower heating costs, as substantial investments have already been made in climate-friendly heating systems. In parts of central and eastern Europe, however, heating costs would rise noticeably. The study also finds that, if used[...]

[...] Press Release: The goal of the climate conference in Vienna is to give local stakeholders – and young people in particular – a voice. Local communities and various interest groups will be included in the discussions and decision-making processes. In addition, they will exchange ideas and experiences and create robust networks that can take action both locally and on a wider scale. "Innovative and far-reaching[...]