Germany leads Europe: Jettisoning the status quo
The German question has emerged again, but this time, the answer will depend on whether Germany is willing to embrace its role as an agent of change
European Strategy
How Berlin contributed to Tsipras’s victory
Germany should have offered debt relief to Greece when it had the chance, and the consequences of its mistake could be serious for Europe
Affinity without purpose: Britain and Germany in the EU
British-German relations, while shaped by a mutual sense of respect, are almost at a loss on a common agenda
19 Dec
Madrid: The Spanish view on German foreign policy
In cooperation with ECFR, the German Federal Foreign Office kicked off the review of German foreign policy with a launch in Madrid on 9 October
15 Dec
Rome: The Germany that Europe needs
ECFR’s Rome Office held a seminar on 14 October, as part of the review of German foreign policy launched by German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier
15 Dec
Warsaw: Polish Perceptions of German Foreign Policy
As part of the review of German foreign policy initiated by German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, ECFR’s Warsaw Office gathered Polish experts and ambassadors to Poland to meet with Thomas Bagger, the head of policy planning at the German Federal Foreign Office, on 13 October
15 Dec
London: Reviewing German foreign policy in a changing Europe
On 16 October, ECFR London held a two-panel workshop as part of the German foreign ministry’s project: “Review 2014 – A Fresh Look at German Foreign Policy”
21 Nov
Review 2014: The Role of Germany in European Foreign Policy
ECFR's contribution to German Ferederal Foreign Office's Review: 2014
Germany then and now
Twenty-five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Germany needs to think about its way of exercising power within the EU – and what it hopes to achieve
24 Oct
¿Qué política exterior alemana en una África del Norte en crisis?
Desayuno de trabajo sobre la política exterior alemana en el Norte de África: Review 2014