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Grand finale or just another episode: Agreeing on the EU’s New Pact on Migration and Asylum

Berlin Perspectives

A few months before the next European elections, the pressure on decision-makers to reach an agreement on the new migration and asylum package is high. The new Berlin Perspectives provides an assessment of how the new rules should be implemented.

Policy Paper: Defending liberal democracy

rethink Hungary

Democracy and the rule of law have been eroding in Hungary since 2010. In view of Hungary's tendencies towards autocratization, the policy paper contains recommendations on how the German government should respond bilaterally, multilaterally, and at the EU level.

The European Union in an Age of Geopolitical Rivalries: Political Developments and Policy Responses

IEP Annual Conference

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".

Call for Applications: Spinelli Forum 2023

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.

Policy Brief: The Future of Transactionalism in EU-Turkey Relations after the Elections in Turkey

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After elections in Turkey, the EU will have to revamp the concept of transactionalism in the relationship by adding principles and values, and explore variable geometries Europe to the fullest. Read more in the Policy Brief by Funda Tekin and Ebru Turhan.

The German “Zeitenwende”: implications for the European security architecture

Berlin Perspectives

Russia’s war against Ukraine has provoked significant changes in German foreign policy. It highlights the need to act as a guarantor of European security. Dr Jana Puglierin outlines the challenges this poses in this Berlin Perspectives.

German European Policy in the “Zeitenwende”

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.

Anthology: "The EU-German-Turkish Triangle"

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The anthology deconstructs the political discourse on EU-Turkey relations. It identifies the main perceptions and narratives of EU-Turkey-Germany relations in the countries, and at the EU level in Brussels.

The Future of Europe: Questions, Concepts and Actors

IEP Annual Conference

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.

Needed: a comprehensive cross-sectoral EU reform package

Berlin Perspectives

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.

Reforming the EU’s electoral law: More EU democracy

Berlin Perspectives

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.

Breaking double standards in the EU’s migration policy

Berlin Perspectives

The reform of EU asylum and migration policy has been controversial for a long time. A values-based approach by some EU countries to circumvent vetoes by individual member states could counteract the dysfunctional structures in this area.

integration 01/22

Angela Merkel's legacy in European politics, EU-Belarus relations and European health policy – the “integration” examines topics relating to European crisis management and foreign policy.

Strategic Foresight

The results of the Berlin Futures 2020/2021 strategy group were summarised in a policy brief, which was published in early 2022 as part of the Berlin Perspectives publication series.

Strategic foresight: imperative for good policy-making

Berlin Perspectives

Strategic foresight enables policymakers to be better prepared and more proactive in emergency policy responses. The new German government should use its term of office to better integrate foresight analysis into decision-making processes.

Yearbook of European Integration 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic shook Europe to its foundations, but also led to new steps towards more integration. The Yearbook of European Integration 2021 collects articles by leading experts tracing all important developments of EU integration in 2020/2021.

German-Nordic-Baltic assessments on shaping the future of Europe

The European project will remain sustainable as long as the EU is capable of change. During the 13th German-Nordic-Baltic Forum, experts discussed solutions for the EU in the world, its values and sustainability, and the Future Conference.

Prospects after Germany’s general elections EN

Berlin Perspectives

Provided successful negotiations, the Ampel-coalition is promising a progressive new start for Germany. Its level of ambition on EU policy will largely be determined by its actions on institutions and values, foreign and security policy as well as green economy and finance

One year after the presidential election in Belarus

Berlin Perspectives

The political crisis in Belarus has been ongoing since August 2020. Despite measures taken, the EU still has room of manoeuvre to increase political pressure on Lukashenko. Germany has a central role in resolving the crisis.

integration 2/21

Brexit as a "wicked problem", the Conference on the Future of Europe, current developments in EU social policy, German European policy since Maastricht and other topics in the new issue of integration.