#European Union

[…] Press Release: “Ursula von der Leyen has achieved what other Commission Presidents before her could not: The vast majority of Europeans recognize her name and know what she looks like. This is [...]

[…] Press Release: Social cohesion in Germany has come under considerable pressure since 2020. On the one hand, it is still robust according to the longer-term assessment of the Bertelsmann Stiftung’s [...]

[…] Press Release: Democracy will be put to the test worldwide in 2024. Elections for the European Parliament and the presidential election in the US will be especially decisive for the future of liberal [...]

[…] Press Release: Two years after the start of the Russian war of aggression, almost nine out of ten citizens in Germany and Europe believe that the EU needs a common defense policy. A majority of [...]

[…] Press Release: The European Union wants to be climateneutral by 2050 - this is at the heart of the Green Deal. The biggest challenge to this is the decarbonization of the European energy system. To [...]

[…] Press Release: Content People in the EU want more to be done in the fight against the deliberate spreading of untrue and fake content on the Internet. Overall, 85 percent of the EU’s citizens feel [...]

[…] Press Release: In recent years, it has become apparent that the development of new technologies is unevenly distributed across European regions. The strong demand generated by the green and digital [...]

[…] Press Release: Daniela Schwarzer will join the Bertelsmann Stiftung Executive Board effective May 1, 2023. The foundation’s Board of Trustees has appointed the internationally recognized expert for [...]

[…] Press Release: A current survey by the Bertelsmann Stiftung shows that Europe stands united behind Ukraine. According to the findings, 65 percent of Europeans believe that Ukraine should become a [...]

[…] Press Release: One year into the war in Ukraine, 61% of Europeans believe that the country will prevail. Germans, however, are not quite so optimistic, although a 55% majority believes in a Ukrainian [...]