France and Germany: Europe’s stalling engine
Despite Europe's various crises, the bond of cooperation between France and Germany has not been in evidence
Note from Berlin
Xi’s visit to the Czech Republic
China’s push to deepen bilateral relations with EU member states may further increase the divisions on China within the EU
The self-emasculation of mainstream politics
In Europe and the US, mainstream politicians are losing ground as they pander to populist fantasies
The EU trade strategy: Where is the “strategic” part?
Though individual goals of the EU’s trade strategy are laudable, by all usual definitions, it is not really a strategy at all
How to react to Kyiv’s political crisis
At a certain point, Europe will have to decide wether it wants implementation of Minsk or reforms in Ukraine – it can't put its own weight behind both
The complex tale of EU cohesion
Josef Janning discusses the first set of results from ECFR’s EU Cohesion Monitor
Angela Merkel’s Plan B?
Will the Chancellor be forced to go against her instincts on Schengen?
Make Libya a priority
Germany has a lot to lose if the situation in Libya turns sour, but a lot to gain if diplomacy is given the support to succeed
What future for the Weimar Triangle?
Cooperation between France, Germany and Poland is looking more illusory than ever before
Russia’s hybrid interference in Germany’s refugee policy
Russian-sponsored anti-refugee rhetoric in Germany bears the hallmarks of a hybrid intervention