#European Union

[…] 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 [...]

[…] The release of the U.S. National Security Strategy (NSS) and National Defense Strategy (NDS) at the turn of 2026 marked a critical inflection point in transatlantic relations. Together, they provided [...]

[…] Ukraine has long been more than an EU candidate country. It is already a security, innovation, and resources partner of the European Union. If it joins the EU, it would likely become one of the [...]

[…] In Cooperation with the European Policy Centre (EPC). This Policy Brief examines the strategic challenges facing future EU–UK relations in a changing geopolitical environment and puts forward [...]

[…] The upcoming EU–UK summit takes place at a moment of profound geopolitical change. Despite meaningful progress in selected areas of cooperation, the relationship still falls short of a substantive [...]

[…] European Trust in the U.S. Falls as Skepticism Toward China Persists In a world increasingly shaped by war, confrontation and great-power rivalry, public opinion across the European Union points in [...]

[…] 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 [...]

[…] Bertelsmann Stiftung has submitted feedback to the European Union on the further development of the European Child Guarantee. We call for the European Child Guarantee to be strengthened so that it can [...]

[…] This policy brief highlights the extent to which the EU has developed strategic objectives in its southern neighbourhood, including through the New Agenda for the Mediterranean, the EU-Gulf Strategy [...]

[…] The EU’s next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF)is negotiated under intense pressure: rising investment needs in security, competitiveness and the dual transition collide with tight fiscal [...]