The IEP Policy Brief series #BerlinPerspectives presents precise analyses on Germany’s European policy to an English-speaking audience. The authors analyse German European policy positions on current topics and debates and provide policy recommendations based on their findings.
by Natasha Wunsch
The European Council summit in July 2020 offered a stark illustration of the EU’s traditional dilemma: to reach consensus among 27 member states on sensitive issues generally implies agreeing upon the lowest common denominator. This time, the …
by Katrin Böttger
Belarus, which has been undergoing a political crisis since its presidential election on 9 August 2020, receives much less attention in Germany than its neighbours, Ukraine and Russia. Economically, as well as politically, it is heavily dependent …
By Ingolf Pernice
In May 2020, Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) ruled that the country’s government and the parliament had violated the “right to democracy” of German citizens by failing to meet their responsibility with regard to European integration, for …
By Katrin Böttger and Funda Tekin
Between 1 July and 31 December 2020, Germany will hold the presidency of the Council of the EU for the first time since the first half of 2007. This comes at a time when …