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The Missing Link in EU Accession: Civil Society Driving Rule of Law and Integration

The 2025 Enlargement Package shows that Enlargement is within reach, yet public scepticism persists. This IEP panel discussed reform progress, challenges in candidate countries as well as member states, and why a strong civil society is essential for a credible process.

Pathways to Progress: Multistakeholder Dialogue in Berlin

Pathways to Progress

Rule of law, resilience and reform momentum: At the Multistakeholder Dialogue in Berlin, Ukrainian and German stakeholders discussed how Ukraine’s EU accession process can be advanced despite political blockades and strategically supported in Germany.

How to conceptualise rule of law resilience

The RESILIO-ACCESS model visualises an approach to measure rule of law resilience. Based on an interdisciplinary approach, it identifies primary and subsidiary resilience resources and the stressors against which the rule of law must persist.

parliamentary election Czechia 2025

EU Election Monitor

Election year 2025: What impact will national elections in the EU have on European policy? The IEP identifies their implications for Germany and Europe. Parliamentary elections in Czechia took place on October 3 and 4, 2025.

Round Table on European Democracy: Presidential election Romania

At the first Round Table on European Democracy 2025, Professor Dr Melania-Gabriela Ciot presented an analysis of voting behaviour, Russian influence and the European political consequences of the presidential election in Romania.

Multistakeholder Dialogue in Kyiv

Pathways to Progress

EU integration is helping to advance rule of law reforms in Ukraine despite ongoing Russian aggression. During the hybrid exchange on the status of the accession process in Kyiv, Ukrainian representatives expressed their determination to maintain the reform momentum.

Presidential Elections Poland 2025

EU Election Monitor

Election year 2025: What are the European policy implications of national elections in the EU? The IEP identifies their implications for Germany and Europe. The presidential elections in Poland took place on 18 May 2025.

Early parliamentary election Portugal 2025

EU Election Monitor

Election year 2025: What are the European policy implications of national elections in the EU? The IEP identifies their implications for Germany and Europe. The early parliamentary elections in Portugal took place on 18 May 2025.

RESILIO-ACCESS Kick-off Meeting in Skopje

What are the factors that make the rule of law resilient to threats and crises? The kick-off meeting of RESILIO-ACCESS in Skopje, North Macedonia, discussed resilience of the rule of law and the role of the EU accession process.

Rerun of the presidential election in Romania 2025

EU Election Monitor

Election year 2025: What are the European policy implications of national elections in the EU? The IEP identifies their implications for Germany and Europe. The new presidential election in Romania took place on 4 May 2025, followed by the second round on 18 May.

Federal election Germany 2025 - European policy in the coalition agreement

EU Election Monitor

What changes does the new federal government envisage for German European policy? In a video series, experts from the Institute for European Politics analyse the possible European policy implications of the coalition agreement.

Radio debate on the necessity of democratic reforms in Georgia

What is the interplay between democracy, social challenges, and EU integration? The GEO4EU radio debate focused on the current political developments and their impact in Georgia.

German Federal Elections – Germany votes, Europe counts

EU Election Monitor

What influence do the German parliamentary elections have on issues and decision-making processes within the EU? The Germany Votes, Europe Counts cooperation project uses various highlights to shed light on the potential impact of the election results on EU policy areas.

Presidential election Croatia 2025

EU Election Monitor

Election year 2025: What are the European policy implications of national elections in the EU? The IEP identifies their implications for Germany and Europe. The 2nd round of the presidential election in Croatia took place on 12 January 2025.

The composition of the European Parliament 2024-2029

EU Election Monitor

The European elections in June 2024 illustrate the complexity of European electoral procedures. We need to know more about voting types, seat distribution and the path of the 720 MEPs into parliament - from the vote to the political group.

Parliamentary Election Romania 2024

EU Election Monitor

Election year 2024: What are the European policy implications of national elections in the EU? In the run-up to the parliamentary elections in Romania, which took place on 1 December 2024, IEP identified their implications for Germany and Europe.

Parliamentary Election Ireland 2024

EU Election Monitor

Election year 2024: What are the European policy implications of national elections in the EU? In the run-up to the parliamentary elections in Ireland, which took place on 29 November 2024, IEP identified their implications for Germany and Europe.

Presidential Election Romania 2024

EU Election Monitor

Election year 2024: What are the European policy implications of national elections in the EU? In the run-up to the European elections in June, the IEP identifies their implications for Germany and Europe. The 1st round of presidential election in Romania was on November 24.

Second Parliamentary Election Bulgaria 2024

EU Election Monitor

Election year 2024: What are the European policy implications of national elections in the EU? In the run-up to the elections, IEP identified their implications for Germany and Europe. The parliamentary election in Bulgaria took place on 27 October, 2024.

Parliamentary Election Lithuania 2024

EU Election Monitor

Election year 2024: What are the European policy implications of national elections in the EU? In the run-up to the parliamentary elections in Lithuania, which took place on 13 October 2024, IEP identified their implications for Germany and Europe.