Germany’s international and European policy environment is changing drastically. This necessitates a reorientation of Germany’s European policy. The European Union (EU) is becoming increasingly important for Germany as a powerful community of action and should be further developed into an...

Although the new EU fiscal rules improve the macroeconomic logic and differentiation, they offer very little leeway for urgently needed, debt-financed defence spending. However, the EU Commission's proposal to solve this via flexible escape clauses undermines the credibility of the rules. A new...

Die im März 2025 beschlossenen Änderungen bei der Schuldenbremse eröffnen erhebliche zusätzliche Kreditfinanzierungsspielräume. Allerdings muss die deutsche Finanzpolitik nicht nur die Regelgrenzen des Grundgesetzes beachten. Auch die europäischen Vorgaben im Rahmen des Stabilitäts- und...

The third monitoring exercise of the European Heritage Label (EHL) Action, aimed at assessing sixty designated Sites, took place in 2024. The key outcome of this monitoring is that all sixty Sites-twenty of which were monitored for the third time, eighteen for the second time, and twentytwo for...

Would you like to know how the EU addressed the challenges of 2024 and what it achieved during the year? Are you curious about the main policy developments and how citizens benefited from them? You can find the answers to all these questions and more in The EU in 2024.

Would you like to know how the EU addressed the challenges of 2024 and what it achieved during the year? Are you curious about the main policy developments and how citizens benefited from them? You can find the answers to all these questions and more in The EU in 2024.

The third monitoring exercise of the European Heritage Label (EHL) Action, aimed at assessing sixty designated Sites, took place in 2024. The key outcome of this monitoring is that all sixty Sites-twenty of which were monitored for the third time, eighteen for the second time, and twentytwo for...

Would you like to know how the EU addressed the challenges of 2024 and what it achieved during the year? Are you curious about the main policy developments and how citizens benefited from them? You can find the answers to all these questions and more in The EU in 2024.

Originating in national police and intelligence circles in the early 2000s, the concept of 'radicalisation' quickly attracted the attention of EU policymakers and became the preferred framework for analysing what it is that brings individuals and groups to terrorism. There is no uniform...

The beginnings of the European Union date back to the 1950s, when six countries devastated by the Second World War committed themselves to working together to prevent further conflicts and build their joint future in a new era of ever closer cooperation in Europe. At the core of the EU are its...

The beginnings of the European Union date back to the 1950s, when six countries devastated by the Second World War committed themselves to working together to prevent further conflicts and build their joint future in a new era of ever closer cooperation in Europe. At the core of the EU are its...

The European Parliament is vested with powers of democratic oversight and political scrutiny vis-à-vis the European Commission. These powers of Parliament enhance the democratic legitimacy of the EU as a whole, and help increase the transparency and accountability of the Commission as the EU's...

Developing the European Education Area (EEA) as a genuine, common space for quality education and lifelong learning for all is the overarching political objective of the 2021-2030 strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training. The EEA is a comprehensive EU policy and...

Ukraine, migration, and the economy were uppermost on the agenda of the European Council in 2023 as EU leaders sought to maximise support for the victim of Russia's military aggression, cope with a rising number of refugees and asylum seekers and halt the EU's declining global competitiveness....

Energy poverty, characterized by a lack of access to reliable and affordable energy services, persists to be a critical global challenge with far-reaching socio-economic implications. As this also remains to be an urgent issue in the EU, measures alleviating energy poverty are critical to ensure...

Climate change, a transnational issue, necessitates international collaboration for effective mitigation. Despite the progress achieved by the Paris Agreement of 2015, a significant milestone in global cooperation, its implementation remains a challenge for both the international community and...

The European Council and the Council of the European Union are the two institutions representing the Member States in the European Union. They bring EU countries' leaders and ministers together to shape the European Union's future. They both play an essential role in EU decision-making. This...

The European Council and the Council of the European Union are the two institutions representing the Member States in the European Union. They bring EU countries' leaders and ministers together to shape the European Union's future. They both play an essential role in EU decision-making. This...

Russia's invasion of Ukraine, including the military build-up before the invasion began on 24 February, dominated every one of the nine meetings of the European Council in 2022. It affected most issues with which the European Council dealt during the year, ranging from energy policy to the...

Would you like to know how the EU addressed the challenges of 2023 and what it achieved during the year? Are you curious about the main policy developments and how citizens benefited from them? You can find the answers to all these questions and more in The EU in 2023.

Would you like to know how the EU addressed the challenges of 2023 and what it achieved during the year? Are you curious about the main policy developments and how citizens benefited from them? You can find the answers to all these questions and more in The EU in 2023.

Would you like to know how the EU addressed the challenges of 2023 and what it achieved during the year? Are you curious about the main policy developments and how citizens benefited from them? You can find the answers to all these questions and more in The EU in 2023.

Energy poverty, characterized by a lack of access to reliable and affordable energy services, persists to be a critical global challenge with far-reaching socio-economic implications. As this also remains to be an urgent issue in the EU, measures alleviating energy poverty are critical to ensure...

This collective IDOS Discussion Paper seeks to inform the incoming EU leadership and member state capitals about the EU's role in a changing world, main internal and external influences, as well as the prospects and expected challenges in the new legislative period. The primary focus of this...

This paper delves into the diverse conceptualizations of the "common good" within the economic discourse and scrutinizes their implications for European integration during the pressing COVID-19 pandemic. Employing a comprehensive literature review, policy analysis, and case study examination, it...

As forest management is increasingly influenced by climate change and climate change policy, among other factors, assessing carbon budget dynamics is essential to forecast the impacts of future wood consumption on carbon sequestration. To assess plausible future forest management options at EU...

Most of the legislative output of the Council of the European Union is processed by a little-known preparatory body, functioning under the acronym COREPER I. The author, a former practitioner, lifts the lid a little on this powerful body's role and working methods, pointing the way to future...

We propose an EU Safe Generative AI Innovation Program to address a market failure in generative AI development. While developers can capture significant value from generative AI capability improvements, they bear only a fraction of potential safety failure costs, which leads to underinvestment...

The European Council is the institution that defines the general direction and priorities of the European Union (eu). It consists of the Heads of State or Government of the 27 eu Member States, together with the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission. The...

The European Council is the institution that defines the general direction and priorities of the European Union (eu). It consists of the Heads of State or Government of the 27 eu Member States, together with the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission. The...