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.

Job advertisements

Student assistance in the "InvigoratEU" project from 1 September 2024

IEP is looking to hire a student assistant starting (the latest) on 01 September 2024 to support the project “InvigoratEU: Invigorating Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy for a Resilient Europe” with an average working time of 12 hours/week. Application deadline is July 31, 2024.

Student assistant for Ukraine projects starting 16 September

We are looking for a student assistant with an average weekly working time of 12-15 h/week to work on various projects on Ukraine from 16 September 2024. Application deadline is 25 July 2024.

5th German-Ukrainian Breakfast Debate

What is the German position on Ukraine's NATO membership and what will defence cooperation with Ukraine look like in the future? These and other questions were discussed at the Breakfast Debate on 5 July 2024 in Kyiv.

VisiBYlity documentaries: The Belarusian Diaspora in Germany

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Understanding the complexity of German-Ukrainian relations and key developments in Ukraine - the concise Infosheets are bridging perspectives from both countries and contribute to mutual understanding and knowledge transfer.

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Background Paper: Growing resilient together

As the EU faces new geopolitical challenges, InvigoratEU’s latest publication explores how modernisation and geopolitical strategies can be combined to strengthen Europe’s resilience and provide new drive for EU enlargement.

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Right-wing shift in Europe, the EU caught between geopolitics and data governance as well as concepts to promote democracy in the EU and its neighbourhood – read analyses and discussions in issue 2/24 of integration.

5th German-Ukrainian Breakfast Debate

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What is the German position on Ukraine's NATO membership and what will defence cooperation with Ukraine look like in the future? These and other questions were discussed at the Breakfast Debate on 5 July 2024 in Kyiv.

European elections: IEP colleagues in the media

EU Election Monitor

In the run-up to and aftermath of the European elections, IEP employees gave interviews and shared their expertise. Here is an overview.

NEXT4EU Exchange Visit in Berlin

Shortly after the elections to the European Parliament, representatives of Moldovan civil society visited Berlin for a networking visit and an exchange on Moldova's EU integration.

Documentaries: The Belarusian Diaspora in Germany – Life in an unknown environment

VisiBYlity Belarus

How do Belarusians who have come to Germany since 2020 view their new life? In three videos created as part of the VisiBYlity project, we accompany Belarusian migrants in their everyday lives. What obstacles do they face and how do they overcome them?

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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

Nemetschek Stiftung, On the future of the EU, 17 June 2024

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In an interview for the Nemetschek Stiftung, York Albrecht, Research Associate, analyses the results of the EU elections and possible consequences for the member states.

Al Jazeera, "European Parliament at crossroads as right-wing parties triumph in EU vote", 12 June 2024

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In her article, Federica Marsi takes stock of the European elections and the shift to the right in the European Parliament. York Albrecht, Research Associate, analyses the election results in Germany.

RevDem, „A decade of rule of law backsliding”, 12 June 2024

In her article for the online journal "The Review of Demoacrcy" (RevDem), Maria Skóra looks back on the rule of law developments in the EU in recent years and identifies tasks for the new legislative period.

Merkur, "He is afraid", 10 June 2024

In his article "'He's scared': What Macron's re-election means for France and Europe", Moritz Maier analyses the possible effects of the new elections in France and quotes IEP Director Funda Tekin.

Frankfurter Rundschau, "Peace and prosperity" instead of climate up front, 07 June 2024

In his article "Frieden und Wohlstand" statt Klima vorne - sogar bei den Grünen: Wie die Europawahl einen Wandel zeigt" Moritz Maier sheds light on the dominant campaign themes and quotes IEP Director Funda Tekin, who observes a shift in the most important issues.

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