http://ecfr.eu/blog/ en admin@ecfr.eu Copyright 2012 2012-05-22T13:01:50+00:00 http://ecfr.eu/blog/entry/euroland_elections When:12:05:44Z The interesting thing about living in the US is to experience a change in perspective. Here, Europe is often perceived as a united entity. In the Huffington Post for example there were severalRead more… Ulrike Guérot, Germany in Europe, Reinventing Europe, 2012-05-10T12:05:44+00:00 http://ecfr.eu/blog/entry/did_merkel_ever_love_sarkozy_i_dont_think_so When:15:47:05Z The key debate among journalists these days is what will happen to ‘Merkozy’ if Hollande wins on Sunday - and most seem to agree that it would indeed be a drama for Europe. The Economist evenRead more… Ulrike Guérot, Germany in Europe, 2012-05-02T15:47:05+00:00 http://ecfr.eu/blog/entry/should_merkel_be_scared_of_hollande When:17:30:11Z Looking at some of the most radical notions in some speeches of François Hollande, who is now actively fishing in the basin of the French left, one could have a clear flash of ‘déjà-vu’, as itRead more… Ulrike Guérot, Germany in Europe, 2012-04-19T17:30:11+00:00 http://ecfr.eu/blog/entry/brits_why_cant_you_fly_the_european_flag When:10:03:01Z Last week, I attended the fantastic 62nd Königswinter Konferenz, the oldest and most distinguished German-British Forum for debate. Having been to many conferences I think the the best conferencesRead more… Ulrike Guérot, Germany in Europe, 2012-03-21T10:03:01+00:00 http://ecfr.eu/blog/entry/How_the_battle_for_Europe_is_lost_in_Germany When:14:42:11Z Over the past months, my ECFR colleague Ulrike Guérot and I had a lot of discussions on whether the euro could still be saved or not. However, many of our discussions focused not on economics, butRead more… Sebastian Dullien, € View, Germany in Europe, 2012-03-20T14:42:11+00:00 http://ecfr.eu/blog/entry/merkozy_or_merkollande When:15:49:28Z When Nicolas Sarkozy did his first TV interview to launch his presidential campaign, he cited Germany eight times as a model for France. An alleged anti-Hollande front among conservative EuropeanRead more… François Godement, Ulrike Guérot, Germany in Europe, 2012-03-14T15:49:28+00:00 http://ecfr.eu/blog/entry/view_weighing_up_ordoliberalism When:12:26:17Z The publication of our ECFR policy brief – ‘The long shadow of ordoliberalism: Germany’s approach to the euro crisis’ – a couple of weeks ago has triggered a broad debate. The ideas themselves wereRead more… Sebastian Dullien, € View, Euro Crisis, Germany in Europe, Reinventing Europe, 2012-03-12T12:26:17+00:00 http://ecfr.eu/blog/entry/what_kind_of_europe_do_we_want When:11:56:21Z We still have the choice whether we want to waste the current European crisis - or to use it to change the EU. While this week’s European Council is expected to agree on the finer details of theRead more… Ulrike Guérot, Germany in Europe, 2012-03-02T11:56:21+00:00 http://ecfr.eu/blog/entry/building_a_common_future_without_common_memories When:11:05:36Z Last week I blogged about how the euro-crisis poisoned the way we talk about each other in Europe and I argued that this starts getting dangerous. I am happy to see that this observation has foundRead more… Ulrike Guérot, Euro Crisis, Germany in Europe, 2012-02-24T11:05:36+00:00 http://ecfr.eu/blog/entry/europes_crisis_of_trust When:09:48:46Z A couple of weeks ago I stumbled upon an article on “Cameron’s Munich” comparing the alliance between the English and the Czechs at the last European Council with the situation of Munich in 1938.Read more… Ulrike Guérot, Germany in Europe, 2012-02-17T09:48:46+00:00