German leadership deferred
Germany needs to use its EU Council presidency in 2020 to continue forging cloes ties with and between its partners in the EU to push for comprimises on long-term policy issues
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Pioneer and far: Estonia’s European ambitions
Estonian expertise can be of great use in strengthening Europe’s digital society, connecting governing institutions and citizens at the EU level, and improving connectivity between European countries
EU Cohesion Monitor 2019: The untold story of European resilience
ECFR’s newly released Cohesion Monitor charts a decade of upheaval in Europe – and reveals that European cohesion is now, in fact, stronger than in the pre-crisis year of 2007
A blueprint for measuring European cohesion
Learn about the methodological framework of the EU Cohesion Monitor and the quest for better pan-European data
The unwavering European: Spain and its place in Europe
ECFR’s Coalition Explorer shows Spain to be an outlier in Europe – as it places great weight on foreign policy. But could new political turbulence thwart its ambitions once more?
Shoring up European cohesion: The multiplier effect of political engagement
Only by comprehensively democratising the European project can we meaningfully strengthen European cohesion
Will Poland be an enfant terrible of the post-Brexit EU?
A Polish-Italian alliance may counteract the Franco-German driving force for European integration
Brexit bravado: Can the UK build a new continental coalition?
EU member states’ high regard for Britain in security and defence may be on the wane. What can London do to stop the slide in the post-Brexit era?
Can Europe create strong energy and climate coalitions?
Smaller EU member states are most committed and best place to push for alliances for a common energy policy and address climate change
Italy in the EU: shared priorities, provocative politics
The European Parliament election may reveal if Italians prefer the populist or far-right wing of the governing coalition