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....

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...

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...