http://ecfr.eu/blog/ en admin@ecfr.eu Copyright 2013 2013-05-24T12:03:44+00:00 http://ecfr.eu/blog/entry/china_-_germany_a_new_special_relationship When:15:05:38Z This weekend, the newly appointed Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang makes his first offical visit to the EU - he travels to Berlin to meet Angela Merkel. This is a meeting of the two economicRead more… Jonas Parello-Plesner, China, Germany in Europe, 2013-05-22T15:05:38+00:00 http://ecfr.eu/blog/entry/video_the_scorecards_assessment_of_foreign_policy When:09:34:21Z We've just published the third edition of ECFR's European Foreign Policy Scorecard. For those of you who prefer to consume your news in video form, have a watch of this:   Nicholas Walton, China, Euro Crisis, Europe and the world, Middle East and North Africa, Germany in Europe, Scorecard, Wider Europe, Reinventing Europe, Security and Defence, 2013-01-31T09:34:21+00:00 http://ecfr.eu/blog/entry/what_is_the_ecfr_scorecard When:17:32:50Z On 31st January we publish the ECFR Foreign Policy Scorecard 2013. Here's a short video that I've just put together to explain what the Scorecard project is, and why it should be of interest toRead more… Nicholas Walton, China, Rule of law, democracy and human rights, Euro Crisis, Europe and the world, Middle East and North Africa, Germany in Europe, Scorecard, Wider Europe, Reinventing Europe, Security and Defence, 2013-01-25T17:32:50+00:00 http://ecfr.eu/blog/entry/why_was_angela_merkel_in_athens_last_week When:14:29:30Z The EU has received the Nobel Peace Prize and could take a break from the current Eurozone crisis. But this week the hype is over and Europe will be back to normal: struggling to define its ownRead more… Jürgen Matthes, Ulrike Guérot, Germany in Europe, Reinventing Europe, 2012-10-16T14:29:30+00:00 http://ecfr.eu/blog/entry/germanys_past_chinas_future When:11:22:13Z In 2000 the American academic Aaron Friedberg wrote an influential essay called “Will Europe’s Past Be Asia’s Future?” in which he argued that great-power rivalry in Asia in the twenty-firstRead more… Hans Kundnani, China, Germany in Europe, 2012-10-03T11:22:13+00:00 http://ecfr.eu/blog/entry/germany_in_europe_what_germany_expects_from_france When:10:46:19Z   France and Germany are setting tongues wagging. Despite the celebrations at Ludwigsburg last week,where Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande did a great job making the Franco-German relationshipRead more… Ulrike Guérot, Euro Crisis, Germany in Europe, Reinventing Europe, 2012-09-28T10:46:19+00:00 http://ecfr.eu/blog/entry/the_swiss_illusion When:16:25:20Z At the end of last week I attended the Riga Conference, an annual Transatlantic foreign-policy conference that goes back to the 2006 NATO summit. For me one of the most extraordinary moments ofRead more… Hans Kundnani, Europe and the world, London view , Germany in Europe, 2012-09-19T16:25:20+00:00 http://ecfr.eu/blog/entry/the_future_of_europe_its_getting_serious When:13:50:59Z The third year of the euro crisis might be the most important one yet – and with Germany heading for elections next September things are getting serious. In year one of the crisis (2010), GermanyRead more… Ulrike Guérot, Germany in Europe, Reinventing Europe, 2012-09-19T13:50:59+00:00 http://ecfr.eu/blog/entry/the_german_constitutional_court_and_the_esm_what_happened When:14:45:59Z This is the second blog post by Carlino Antpöhler looking at the finer details of the German constitutional court's ESM ruling. Click here for his first blog post in which he explains the legalRead more… Carlino Antpöhler, Germany in Europe, 2012-09-12T14:45:59+00:00 http://ecfr.eu/blog/entry/he_who_comes_too_late_is_punished_by_life When:14:39:52Z Who would not remember Gorbatchev’s famous (mis)quote?  „Dangers await only those who do not react to life”, the actual quote runs. And it seems to be happening again. EU leaders are stumbling fromRead more… Ulrike Guérot, Germany in Europe, Reinventing Europe, 2012-07-11T14:39:52+00:00