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Moldova continues to work on implementing the nine European reform priorities. Their implementation at the local level was the subject of our NEXT4EU Policy Dialogues.

On the eve of the European Council’s decision on Moldova’s EU Accession Negotiations in December 2023, a group of German think tankers, researchers, civil society and media representatives visited the Republic of Moldova.

How can young people support Moldova’s Europeanization process? The trainings targeted young Moldovans across the country to increase their knowledge about the EU integration process of Moldova and how they can get involved in this process on the local level.

The final report presents innovative recommendations for action on current European political challenges. They result from intensive discussions among German and Italian participants of the Spinelli Forum 2023.

How to evaluate Germany's European policy in face of the “Zeitwende” and the upcoming European elections? This and other questions were discussed by experts with Germany's Permanent Representative to the EU, Ambassador Michael Clauß.

What challenges and opportunities does the integration of the Ukrainian agricultural sector imply for the EU and Ukraine? At the Ukraine Perspectives Expert Roundtable, key issues in aligning the Ukrainian agricultural market with EU standards amid the war were discussed.

This IEP-Lunch Debate addressed the relationship between EU enlargement and reforms at the time of the December European Council meeting. Enlargement and reforms should go hand in hand, but which reforms are necessary and how they should be implemented is controversial.

The EIB-IEP lunch debate discussed the future of cohesion policy in the context of "Next Generation EU" and the EU's enlargement ambitions. The balance between scope, efficiency and reform orientation of cohesion policy will be decisive in the new multiannual financial framework.

Video recording of the public panel discussion of the third German-Italian Young Leaders' Dialogue - Spinelli Forum - on 20 November 2023 at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin.

How can German-Ukrainian relations be sustainably expanded in times of war and in which areas is support most urgently needed? At the 2nd German-Ukrainian Breakfast Debate, key challenges in the areas of security and EU rapprochement were discussed.

In November 2023, 30 German and 30 Italian young leaders convened in Berlin to discuss current European policy issues and to formulate recommendations for action.

How resilient is the rule of law in the EU? The RESILIO Monitor analyses the performance of the rule of law in the EU27 and includes factors such as the media, civil society and the economic situation in addition to the legal and institutional framework.

What is the implementation level of the reform steps proposed by the European Commission in its opinion on Moldova’s EU membership application? The first NEXT4EU Policy Dialogue discussed reform efforts with Moldovan state representatives and civil society experts.

Planners and thinkers from the Baltic and Nordic EU Member States and Germany discussed European resilience in the face of internal and external challenges in the areas of security, disinformation, enlargement, institutional reform and the economy.

How can German aid to Ukraine become more sustainable? How is it perceived in both countries? What role does communication play? We discussed these and other questions at the first German-Ukrainian Breakfast Debate in Berlin.

The IEP Annual Conference 2023 took place on 28 and 29 September at the Representation of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia to the Federation in Berlin under the title "The European Union in an Age of Geopolitical Rivalries: Political Developments and Policy Responses".

Impressions of our board meeting and the IEP Annual Conference on September 28-29, 2023.

The chronology traces the autocratisation of Hungary since 2010.

Be part of the German Italian Young Leaders Dialogue 2023. Discuss with young leaders from Germany and Italy about joint European challenges and the future of the EU. Deadline for applications: 17 September 2023.

The fellowship programme offers financial support, mentoring and the opportunity to participate in a podcast series and public events. The deadline for applications is Sunday, 17 September 2023.