#European Union

[…] Mozambique's ruling party, FRELIMO, prevailed in a disputed election last year, extending its 49-year grip on power in the southern African nation. The country has been wracked by protests ever since [...]

[…] This paper outlines how an effective ECF could be built – and what pitfalls to avoid. The Commission is right to call for structural simplification. But simplification is not an end in itself; it only [...]

[…] Press Release: Governments across Western democracies face growing pressure to reform. Yet most OECD and EU countries still lack the institutional frameworks and long-term policy strategies needed to [...]

[…] The European Commission is planning a major reform of EU Cohesion Policy by introducing national envelopes–a more centralised, performance-based delivery model inspired by the Recovery and Resilience [...]

[…] MEPs Benedetta Scuderi (Greens/EFA) and Ciaran Mullooly (RENEW) explored this topic together with Eero Ailio (Consultant, DG ENER), Claire Roumet (Energy Cities), and our Senior Expert for European [...]

[…] Tracking Shifts in German Public Opinion Before the 2025 Federal Election Once again, the world’s attention turns to Germany as the country undergoes national elections. For this analysis, we examined [...]

[…] With Agenda 2063, the recent African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa focused on a plan that outlines the vision of a fully integrated, prosperous, and peaceful Africa. However, cooperation among [...]

[…] How to defend Europe without risking another euro crisis Europe needs to massively increase its defense spending. We explain how to durably do so without stoking market fears. Europe intends to [...]

[…] Press Release: This week, Moldovan President Maia Sandu and German entrepreneur and philanthropist Michael Otto will receive the Bertelsmann Stiftung’s 2025 Reinhard Mohn Prize. Germany's Federal [...]

[…] Press Release: During an award ceremony held today, Maia Sandu and Michael Otto were presented with the Bertelsmann Stiftung’s 2025 Reinhard Mohn Prize. At Gütersloh Theater, before an audience of [...]