Institut für Europäische Politik

Research, forum, training. Analysing topics of European politics and integration and bringing them to practical implementation. Our mission since 1959. The IEP is a non-profit organisation and one of the leading foreign and European policy research institutions in the Federal Republic of Germany.

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Stellenausschreibungen

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Publications

Empowered and Involved: Final study on #EngagEUrCouncil

#EngagEUrCouncil

Throughout the past two years, young citizens from Germany, Portugal and Slovenia have developed ideas for the future of Europe under the guidance of IEP. This study offers project evaluation and lessons learned for the future.

Inga Kjer / IEP

Needed: a comprehensive cross-sectoral EU reform package

#BerlinPerspectives

The Conference on the Future of Europe concluded that the EU needs a fundamental reform to face current challenges. The German government and a group of like-minded states should propose a comprehensive cross-sectoral reform package with the European Monetary Union at its centre.

Press statement on the release of the 2022 Rule of Law Report

On 13 July 2022, the European Commission published the third annual Rule of Law Report. In RESILIO's press statement, Maria Skóra assesses the positive and negative developments.

#6 UkraineMEMO: "If we do not fight, we will not live"

In episode 6 of UkraineMEMO we analyse Russia's war of aggression and its consequences for the Ukrainian state and society. We also reflect on how linguistic, cultural and political diversity has contributed to Ukraine's democratic development.

integration 02/22

European enlargement policy in the context of the war in Ukraine, ideas for reforming the EU and the connection between migration and Brexit – the new issue of "integration" throws a spotlight on major European challenges of our time.

Policy Paper: The illiberal challenge of the EU – Value divergence in Central and Eastern Europe?

Value Divergence Central and Eastern Europe

Some governments in Central and Eastern Europe are more illiberal than their populations. They support most of the EU’s liberal values. We analyse and explain the origins and conditions of illiberalism in the region.

Reforming the EU’s electoral law: More EU democracy

#BerlinPerspectives

The European Parliament proposes a reform of the European electoral law in order to strengthen EU-democracy. A core demand: EU-wide electoral lists. Germany should get off the side lines and support it proactively.

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Projects

Future of European Integration

The rules and regulations of the EU, its foundations, structure and institutions, as well as current reform debates and long-term trends in European policy will be examined from the perspective of various actors and evaluated in an interdisciplinary manner.

Enlargement, Neighbourhood, Central Asia

European values such as democracy and the rule of law are promoted through research and empowerment projects. Narratives and institutional realities of EU-Turkey relations are analysed and ways out of the deadlocked relations are identified.

Germany and Europe

With studies and analyses, we actively shape German European policy and strengthen European understanding of it.

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IEP in the media

The EU Asylum Agency: new agency, old challenges

A new EU asylum agency has been in place since December 2021. How does the agency operate and what are its goals? Vittoria Meißner examines these questions in an online contribution by the Federal Agency for Civic Education (Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung).

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Polish-German relations have gone sour

www.economist.com

In her article in "The Economist", Vendeline von Bredow analyses the conflicted relationship between Poland and Germany. Our research associate Maria Skora is quoted as an expert on German-Polish relations.

The paradox of Polish migration policy

socialeurope.eu

In her essay for 'Social Europe', Maria Skóra analyses the different ways Poland deals with refugees. While it shows solidarity with Ukrainian refugees, the border remains closed for refugees from war zones in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and others.

Podcast „EUROPOLITIX“: Polish-German perspective

www.treffpunkteuropa.de

Maria Skóra took part in the live recording of the podcast "EUROPOLITIX" by Treffpunkteuropa. The topics were Polish-German relations as well as the attitudes of people in Poland and the policies of the government there.

Reform ideas for the EU

Funda Tekin shared her views on the current state of the EU, reform ideas and the impact of the war in Ukraine on the EU on "Bulgaria National Radio". The broadcast is available in Bulgarian.

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