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Lunch Debate: German European Politics at a crossroads?

After the super election year 2024, German European policy is facing major challenges and profound upheavals. With regard to European foreign, security and trade policy, the new German government must become proactive.

Fighting Fire with Fire? Transatlantic Economic Relations after the U.S. Elections

Berlin Perspectives

The return of Donald Trump could burden global trade with tariffs and weakened international institutions. Germany's export-oriented economy faces challenges such as dependence on the USA and the pressure of green and digital transformation.

Lunch debate: Reforming amid protests – How should the EU’s future Common Agricultural Policy address enlargement and climate change?

How can reforms of EU agricultural policies address farmers' discontent, Ukraine's EU aspirations, and climate challenges at the same time? Transparency and collaboration among Member States are crucial, argued experts at IEP’s lunch debate.

EU, Latin America & the Carribbean – still „natural partners“?

Berlin Perspectives

The EU has withdrawn from Latin America and the Caribbean in the last decade, but needs to win back its traditional partners to strengthen multilateralism. Recognising ideational differences on how to promote democracy, development and peace would be a step in this direction.

Lunch debate: Fresh wind for the EU-CELAC relations?

At our lunch debate, we discussed whether the high expectations for deeper cooperation between the EU, Latin America and the Caribbean following the EU-CELAC summit in July are justified, given existing asymmetries and political differences.

integration 01/23

A new rule of law index, an attempt to solve the energy crisis and measures to ease economic pressure – you can read about this and other topics in the issue 01/23 of “integration”.

integration 4/21

Digitalisation, climate crisis, European integration – the new issue of “integration” deals with the big challenges of the 21st century.

Youth ideas for the Portuguese EU Council presidency

#EngagEUrCouncil

The Youth Ideas are the result of intensive discussions about young people's views on current challenges in the fields of foreign policy, social policy, trade policy and resilience.

Europe's role in the world: EU foreign policy in light of the U.S. election

Civil Dialogues

Die US-Wahlen haben erneut die Debatte um die Rolle der EU in der Welt geweckt. Pamela Preusche diskutierte zusammen mit Dr. Annegret Bendiek über die Handlungsfähigkeit der EU auf globaler Ebene sowie über Reformen, wodurch die EU souveräner und selbständiger werden würde.

The future of EU trade policy in a post-COVID-19 world

Sabine Weyand, Director General for Trade at the European Commission, discussed coping strategies for the EU in the Corona crisis, its strategic position in the global economy and the global recession.

The Eurasian Economic Union and Uzbekistan: Accession prospects and economic implications

In 2019, Uzbekistan announced its intention to join the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). At the same time, the country formally re-opened WTO accession after negotiations had stalled. Jamshid Normatov discusses how these two integration projects relate to each other.

Uzbekistan‘s accession to the Eurasian Economic Union: Another step in economic integration or Russian political pressure?

Although the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is an economic organisation, the Kremlin`s motivation to draw Uzbekistan into this structure is political. Jasur Salomov analyses current developments and possible advantages and disadvantages of Uzbekistan’s potential membership.