The complex tale of EU cohesion
Josef Janning discusses the first set of results from ECFR’s EU Cohesion Monitor
Josef Janning
What future for the Weimar Triangle?
Cooperation between France, Germany and Poland is looking more illusory than ever before
Germany’s gambit: Turkey and the refugee crisis
With domestic pressure over migration numbers growing, Angela Merkel is the EU leader most eager to engage with Turkey
View from Berlin: Days of disillusionment
After Cologne, reducing immigrant numbers and progress on intergration key for Merkel in 2016
Europe under pressure to act
What are the elements that Europe needs to bring together to tackle the refugee crisis?
Germany – Europe’s lonely leader
As instability and conflict grow in Europe’s neighbourhood, Germany’s leading EU role is diminished
Germany, France & Syria: Berlin’s calculated solidarity
Supporting France militarily is calculated to help Germany’s interest and better position it in international bargaining over a ceasefire and transition in Syria.
What does Germany think about its role in Europe?
With Germany's pivotal role in Europe crystallising in the face of the EU's crises, an expert survey reveals how German policymakers feel about their partners
Europe’s cohesion is lost in the Balkan’s quagmire
Not too long ago the main concern about Europe seemed to be its super-state potential – the time has come to seriously worry about the opposite scenario
How Merkel and Hollande stalled the EU’s engine
To qualify as an engine of integration, the two countries need to demonstrate their willingness to go it alone if need be.