#European Union

[…] The right of initiative, the ability to put legislative proposals and ideas on the political agenda, is fundamental in democracies. Parliaments deliberate, the public debates, laws are enacted and [...]

[…] In Transnational Citizens' Dialogues, randomly selected citizens from different countries come together and exchange ideas. In transnational groups, they co-create ideas and proposals and then discuss [...]

[…] Strengthening the resilience : Studies New Democracy The project is intended to protect our democracies against populistic dangers from within and systemic attacks from without. At the same time, the [...]

[…] POLICY OPTIONS FOR THE EU NEIGHBOURHOOD The 23 countries that have so far been in the focus of the European Union’s neighbourhood and enlargement policy considerably differ in terms of their level of [...]

[…] The aim of this module, jointly conducted with the Bertelsmann Foundation North America, is to provide impetus and concrete policy proposals to develop and implement new transatlantic approaches to [...]

[…] ANALYSIS OF CRITICAL DEPENDENCIES We measure the degree of dependencies of the EU in its trade relations. We focus on the products needed to achieve Europe’s dual transformation ‒ decarbonisation and [...]

[…] PARTNER, COMPETITOR, RIVAL: CHINA AS A CHALLENGE FOR THE EU The EU has greatly benefited from China’s economic rise. Yet meanwhile the challenges are increasingly threatening to outweigh the [...]

[…] Our Focus ANALYSIS OF CRITICAL DEPENDENCIES We measure the degree of dependencies of the EU in its trade relations. We focus on the products needed to achieve Europe’s dual transformation ‒ [...]

[…] A Sovereign Europe: Strategic Management of Global Interdependence The return of geopolitics and intensifying rivalries on the international level are putting Europe under pressure. Critical [...]

[…] The promise of prosperity, inherent to the European Single Market, is not realized evenly across Europe. Strong and persistent economic imbalances between states and regions exist, endangering the [...]