12 Feb
Expert Workshop on Banking Union: Can it deliver the goods?
Second ECFR workshop on Banking Union following the first one in Madrid to foster a transnational debate
European Power
11 Feb
Is the EU doomed?
The European Union is in crisis. Crippled by economic problems and institutional rigidity, the EU faces an increasingly uncertain future. Is the EU doomed or can it survive and if so, in which form?
Boost the momentum with Iran – don’t slow it down
The next few months will present some of the biggest, and at times unexpected, challenges for those advocating a political solution addressing Iran’s nuclear programme.
The revenge of the German elite
Germany's foreign policy establishment responds to accusations of introversion, raising questions about the consequences of a reactivation of German foreign policy with more clearly defined interests
Anthony Giddens on energy & climate change
Professor Anthony Giddens explains why Europe might be failing to deal with one of the key challenges of the modern world…
30 Jan
Ginger group on global strategy
dinner discussion covering the recent policy brief “Why Europe needs a global strategy”
28 Jan
The coming of the high-risk, high opportunity society: Reflections on the EU
Lord Giddens will suggest at this event that this is the time for a far-reaching rethink of the European project as a whole
28 Jan
Seminario sobre Estrategia Global Europea
Con motivo de la reciente publicación del informe “Why Europe needs a new global strategy” la Oficina en Madrid de ECFR y la Representación en España de la Comisión Europea organizan un evento público
27 Jan
Debate ciudadano sobre las elecciones europeas
Debate ciudadano sobre las próximas elecciones europeas, los populismos y el futuro de la democracia en Europa, organizado con el apoyo de las Representaciones en España del Parlamento Europeo y la Comisión Europea
Making the most of Geneva II
The Geneva II conference on Syria will finally convene in Switzerland next week. Prospects for an immediate or dramatic breakthrough are decidedly bleak, yet that should not be the bar against which the merits of convening Geneva II should be measured.