Bertelsmann Stiftung "Europe"

Trump 2.0: What is at Stake for Europe and Germany

Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0100

In this policy brief Brandon Bohrn and Peter Walkenhorst examine the challenges Europe and Germany would face under a second Trump term, focusing on NATO and security, Ukraine, economy and trade, technology policy, and democracy.

Eastern Europe and the Balkan – Pioneers for more Participation

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0200

National ministry officials and representatives from civil society out of nine countries, Albania, Armenia, Czechia, Greece, Lithuania, Moldova, Serbia, Turkey and UK, came together in a two-day workshop in Strasbourg, to learn about the functioning and concrete method of citizens’ assemblies. The workshop “Citizens’ Assemblies – how to start?” was organised by the Council of Europe and Bertelsmann Stiftung. The focus of the capacity-building was on conveying quality principles of citizens’ assemblies, practical examples and the beginnings of a specific project plan

EUbriefings

Wed, 09 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0200

As part of the “Sovereign Europe” project, we explain seven key challenges facing Europe in the “EUbriefings” publication series and answer the questions of how these challenges are currently developing and what EU policy can do to deal with them better.

The Narrowing U.S.-EU Tech Policy Divide

Fri, 20 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0200

In this policy brief Scott Wallsten, president and senior fellow at the Technology Policy Institute in Washington, D.C., examines recent trends in U.S.-EU tech policy.

623,000 online votes: strong response to the recommendations of the “Forum against Fakes”

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0200

There has been wide public support for the recommendations of the Citizens’ Panel “Forum against Fakes” on how to deal with disinformation: in the final online participation phase, more than 200,000 citizens cast 623,000 votes on 28 recommendation proposals of the Citizens’ Panel “Forum against Fakes”. The online participants’ rating of the measures was predominantly positive.

Bridging the Transatlantic Divide in Climate Policy

Tue, 30 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0200

This policy brief by Galina Kolev-Schaefer, Professor of Economics at the Cologne University of Applied Sciences (TH Köln) and Senior Researcher at the German Economic Institute (IW) in Cologne, outlines a possible way of bridging transatlantic differences in climate policy.

The Consequences of the Elections in France and the United Kingdom

Wed, 10 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0200

What are the consequences of the elections in Great Britain and France? What impact do they have on the European Union? Daniela Schwarzer, Member of the Executive Board of the Bertelsmann Stiftung, and Matthias Matthijs, senior fellow for Europe at the Council on Foreign Relations and associate professor of international political economy at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies, discuss the results in the podcast "The President’s Inbox."

Eyes on the Prize: Shifts in EU interests require a reassessment of relations with the United Kingdom

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0200

The electoral year of 2024 is an opportunity to reset a relationship that will be crucial for Europe's security.

Adaptation or Atrophy? The U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council Post-2024

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0200

This policy brief by Erik Brattberg, Associate Partner at the Albright Stonebridge Group, part of DGA Group, in Washington, DC., assesses the achievements and shortcomings of the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) to date, charts its possible future evolution, and offers recommendations to enhance transatlantic cooperation on trade and technology issues over the next four years.

Navigating the Future of European Cohesion Policy: Challenges and Trade-Offs

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0200

European Cohesion Policy is at a crossroads, facing unprecedented scrutiny and debate about its relevance and direction in a rapidly changing world. Designed to improve economic, social and territorial conditions across Europe, this policy now confronts new global priorities and fiscal constraints. In our new policy paper Quo vadis, Cohesion Policy? European Regional Development at a Crossroads, we explore the current state and future prospects of Cohesion Policy, highlighting the trade-offs that fuel the ongoing debate.