Going Dutch: Why Germany needs others besides France
The Franco-German engine gets all the media attention, but it is Dutch-German cooperation that has done the important work in recent years
Experts & Staff
Christel Zunneberg
ECFR Alumni · Research Assistant
Areas of expertise
European integration & cohesion
Languages
Dutch, English, German
Biography
Christel Zunneberg was Research Assistant of Rethink:Europe. She studied History (Radboud University, Nijmegen) and International Relations (Leiden University).
Exploring EU Coalitions
New essay collection points way to potential coalitions for flexible European cooperation
Flexible Europe – Is it that much of a stretch?
ECFR's EU 28 Survey shows that there is political space for a Europe of different speeds to carry forward the European project
What are the dynamics between EU heavyweights in the face of Brexit?
The Franco-German axis, the Big Three and the Weimar Triangle, are all well-known constellations of European heavyweights. ECFR’s EU28 Survey allows for dissecting the complex relations within ‘the Big Six’, evaluating these and other bilateral and trilateral inter-group relationships in the face of the Brexit
Europe in the German federal elections: What do the manifestos say?
Here we compare the parties’ positions on the four core EU policy domains: common security and defence, migration, financial, and trade policy
The invisible web – from interaction to coalition-building in the EU
Survey of experts in 28 capitals illuminates the complex network of relationships among EU member states
German-Dutch relationship key to EU coalition building
Better coalition-building among European countries is called as polarisation erodes European solidarity and cooperation
Publications
Exploring EU Coalitions
New essay collection points way to potential coalitions for flexible European cooperation
The invisible web – from interaction to coalition-building in the EU
Survey of experts in 28 capitals illuminates the complex network of relationships among EU member states
Articles
Going Dutch: Why Germany needs others besides France
The Franco-German engine gets all the media attention, but it is Dutch-German cooperation that has done the important work in recent years
Flexible Europe – Is it that much of a stretch?
ECFR's EU 28 Survey shows that there is political space for a Europe of different speeds to carry forward the European project
What are the dynamics between EU heavyweights in the face of Brexit?
The Franco-German axis, the Big Three and the Weimar Triangle, are all well-known constellations of European heavyweights. ECFR’s EU28 Survey allows for dissecting the complex relations within ‘the Big Six’, evaluating these and other bilateral and trilateral inter-group relationships in the face of the Brexit
Europe in the German federal elections: What do the manifestos say?
Here we compare the parties’ positions on the four core EU policy domains: common security and defence, migration, financial, and trade policy
German-Dutch relationship key to EU coalition building
Better coalition-building among European countries is called as polarisation erodes European solidarity and cooperation
In the media
Сузи Денистън за БНР: Евроскептичните партии могат да спечелят около една трета от местата в ЕП.
Mark Leonard writes in his regular column for PS, the time has come for the European Union to redefine its interests, and to develop a new strategy for defending them