V ocal Europe: What is the real story of Donald Trump and Russia? The answer is still unclear, and Democrats in Congress want to get to the bottom of it with an investigation.…
by Hanna Deringer, Hosuk Lee-Makiyama
Trump’s rhetoric on trade during his election campaign set a bad tone for US trade policy in general, but also for EU-US trade relations. However, his views – or at…
by Vincenzo Scarpetta
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble’s lengthy interview with Italian daily La Repubblica, published this morning, has drawn a lot of attention, particularly with regard to his remarks on the future of Eurozone integration.…
by Robin Huguenot-Noël*
In most European capitals, France’s decision to put Emmanuel Macron ahead in the first round of the presidential election was taken as a reassurance that France would continue to contribute to…
by Yann-Sven Rittelmeyer*
In 2017, Berlin became a popular destination for French presidential candidates, with three of the main contenders – François Fillon, Emmanuel Macron and Benoît Hamon – received by Chancellor Angela Merkel.…
by Kathrin Glastra & Anna Leidreiter
Key insights and policy recommendations for decisionmakers on local, national and European level from a study tour to the North Sea region.
The EU´s ‘Clean Energy for All Europeans’ package which is currently…
by Stefan Lehne
U.S. President Donald Trump’s first weeks in office were marked by drastic measures to prevent migrants and refugees from entering the United States. He temporarily banned citizens from seven predominantly Muslim countries from…
T urkey has always been a worrisome country with less freedom that you could demand, but now, things have come to an explosive point. Since Turkey is still regarded as a, let's say, European…
by Žiga Turk
There has never been a shortage of thinking about the future of Europe. Last week, the Commission presented its five scenarios. Which is timely, because things are not working as they are. And…
by Kathrin Glastra & Andreas Rüdinger
The Great Divergence in Energy Policy
"It is anything but complicated", summarises a French expert on energy policies in Germany and France: "The French do not understand the Germans, just like the Germans…