IEP in the media

Katrin Böttger comments on the Russian Sputnik V vaccine, which poses important questions for EU member states and the European Medicines Agency (EMA): How politically independent is the vaccine's testing? What is the geopolitical significance of Sputnik V?

Looking at Angela Merkel's term of office and her political legacy, Dr Katrin Boettger assumes that her pragmatic approach will leave "traces in Europe" and will be "difficult to fill," especially when it comes to defending the rule of law and democracy.

Dr Katrin Böttger analyzes possible scenarios for the CDU party chairmanship elections and provides an outlook on their consequences for German European policy.

Dr Funda Tekin and others write about the short-term problems and long-term consequences that will preoccupy the third presidency during the COVID-19 pandemic. The topics: the EU recovery plan, Brexit, and the Conference on the Future of Europe.

Julian Plottka and Manuel Müller classify the legitimacy and efficiency of Eu decision-making procedures. Should decisions be more democratic and thus more legitimate, and therefore less pragmatic and efficient?

In her collaborative plea for EURACTIV, the leading medium on European policy, IEP Director Dr Funda Tekin addresses the challenges of Germany's 2020 Council Presidency which must be met with bold and smart investments.

Dr. Katrin Böttger writes about structural challenges and the loss of democratic control in the EU regarding the emergency law and Victor Orban's government by decree.

Director Dr Katrin Böttger comments on European health policy in light of the Corona pandemic and evaluates the coordinative role of the EU in the WDR 5 Politikum Meinungsmagazin.

In an interview with the Bavarian cooperative magazine Profil, Manuel Müller discusses the priorities of the German Council Presidency in the second half of 2020 and estimates that "there will not be one big issue."

Representatives from industrial sectors and civil society debated on waste management in Northern Ukraine. A selection of projects and initiatives that are working to improve waste management for disposal and recycling was presented.

Manuel Müller comments on participatory democracy in the EU and topics of the Conference on the Future of Europe.

In an interview with the Hungarian Mandiner magazine, Director Dr. Katrin Böttger analyzes EU-Central Asia relations in terms of the rule of law, democracy and trade and reports on the SEnECA project, which aims to strengthen this relationship.

Prof. Zhanna Deriy (TU Chernihiv, CiSEP Ukraine) talks about cooperation with IEP and waste management in Ukraine.

IEP scientist Dr Manuel Müller talks about current German politics and gives an assessment of what is coming up politically in Germany this summer.

Director Katrin Boettger signed the letter adressing Angela Merkel, calling for more EU commissioner positions to be assigned to women.

IEP Director Katrin Boettger signs the appeal to Merkel to encourage the allocation of top EU jobs to women.

How influential is the Parliament? What can be done to ensure that EU citizens are better represented by their European representatives? IEP researcher Manuel Mueller answered these questions in light of the 2019 European elections.

The EU Parliament has only limited decision-making power and is often underestimated. EU expert Manuel Mueller explains why it is nevertheless so important.

What are the results of the European elections? Will there be a change of direction? Does the dream of Europe still have a chance? Manuel Mueller answers these questions in an interview with the Hertie Foundation.

IEP Researcher Vittoria Meissner talks in an interview about the importance of Europe for young people as well as about the upcoming European elections in 2019.