Germany in the EU

The recent German-Italian Action Plan for strategic cooperation envisages comprehensive collaboration in various fields. Participants of the Spinelli Forum 2024 develop recommendations on how to put it into practise.

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.

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".

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.

What are the challenges of German European policy in the face of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine? Experts discussed these and other questions with Dr Anton Hofreiter, Chair of the European Union Affairs Committee of the German Bundestag.

What are the implications of Russia’s war against Ukraine and what does the “Zeitenwende” mean for the EU’s CFSP and CSDP, economic and climate policy, and the future of the rule of law? At this year’s IEP Annual Conference in Berlin, experts engaged with these questions.

The completely revised second edition of the Handbuch on Germany’s European Policy was published on the occasion of the German Council Presidency at the end of 2020.

Academics, political and civil society representatives, and young adults agree that in times of crisis, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the European Union must take a stand for its values while striving for cohesion and justice.