Life punishes those who come too late
The EU should immediately impose a temporary embargo on Russian energy imports. If the union waits any longer, it will be too late – and the political costs will be huge
Economic crisis
Europe’s recovery gamble
If the European Union’s new recovery programme succeeds, it may ultimately pave the way for the establishment of a fiscal union. But, if the EU funds fail to deliver on the plan’s stated goals, federal aspirations will be dashed for a generation
Remarks delivered at the ECFR virtual Annual Council Meeting 2020
Perpetual bonds are the best – and, perhaps, only – way to raise the one or two trillion euros that the European Union needs to fight the coronavirus and climate change
18 Jun
UE w czasach pandemii: czy czeka nas przełom?
Jakie będzie dziedzictwo kryzysu koronowirusa? Czy Unia stoi przed kolejnym ważnym krokiem w integracji? W jaki sposób podjęte w ostatnim czasie decyzje wpływają na pozycję UE w świecie?
29 May
Virtual Roundtable: How is covid-19 changing European economic sovereignty?
What does the corona crisis mean for economic coercion?
Shared goals: How Germany’s crisis response could strengthen Europe
Berlin has quietly made concessions to new calls for greater solidarity. But back home this consensus may not last forever
Views from the capitals: How the row over coronabonds is tearing Europe apart
ECFR’s national offices discuss the emerging divisions between EU member states on the economic response to covid-19
Could Germany make a geopolitical turn on financial policy?
Internationalising the euro is no longer the taboo it once was in Germany. Quietly, but indisputably, views in Berlin are starting to shift
Freeze, confiscate, restore? Swiss ideas for future EU sanctions
Sanctions for ‘misappropriation’ have proved their worth in forging ties with new leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Ukraine. But it is time to strengthen them
Can the European Union find a stable equilibrium?
Giving up sovereignty at the national level seems the only way to retain some kind of European sovereignty, writes Sebastian Dullien in his farewell commentary for ECFR
Publications
The EU’s silent revolution
More intergovernmentalism, more differentiation
The continent-wide rise of Euroscepticism
Europeans are losing faith in the EU
The new political geography of Europe
How the euro crisis has affected politics in 14 EU member states
What is political union?
Three choices for a more integrated Europe
Reinventing Europe: Finland – from a model pupil into a troublemaker?
From our Reinvention of Europe series of National papers
Why the euro crisis threatens the EU single market
Three scenarios for the future of the EU single market
Reinventing Europe: Germany debates political union
From our Reinvention of Europe series of National papers
The periphery of the periphery: The Western Balkans and the Euro crisis.
What next for EU enlargement?
The euro crisis: a Spanish perspective
How does the euro crisis look from Madrid?
A Europe of incentives: how to regain the trust of citizens and the markets
A more inclusive Europe is the sustainable solution to the crisis
Articles
Life punishes those who come too late
The EU should immediately impose a temporary embargo on Russian energy imports. If the union waits any longer, it will be too late – and the political costs will be huge
Europe’s recovery gamble
If the European Union’s new recovery programme succeeds, it may ultimately pave the way for the establishment of a fiscal union. But, if the EU funds fail to deliver on the plan’s stated goals, federal aspirations will be dashed for a generation
Remarks delivered at the ECFR virtual Annual Council Meeting 2020
Perpetual bonds are the best – and, perhaps, only – way to raise the one or two trillion euros that the European Union needs to fight the coronavirus and climate change
Shared goals: How Germany’s crisis response could strengthen Europe
Berlin has quietly made concessions to new calls for greater solidarity. But back home this consensus may not last forever
Views from the capitals: How the row over coronabonds is tearing Europe apart
ECFR’s national offices discuss the emerging divisions between EU member states on the economic response to covid-19
Could Germany make a geopolitical turn on financial policy?
Internationalising the euro is no longer the taboo it once was in Germany. Quietly, but indisputably, views in Berlin are starting to shift
Freeze, confiscate, restore? Swiss ideas for future EU sanctions
Sanctions for ‘misappropriation’ have proved their worth in forging ties with new leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Ukraine. But it is time to strengthen them
Can the European Union find a stable equilibrium?
Giving up sovereignty at the national level seems the only way to retain some kind of European sovereignty, writes Sebastian Dullien in his farewell commentary for ECFR
The flawed bank redemption: Europe and the politics of money laundering
Europe urgently needs to get its house in order on money laundering – and win voters’ trust back in the process
Latvia’s controlled discontents
Latvia is aware of the EU’s beneficial role to both its economy and security and will likely remain a reliable and stable partner within the Union.
Events
18 Jun
UE w czasach pandemii: czy czeka nas przełom?
Jakie będzie dziedzictwo kryzysu koronowirusa? Czy Unia stoi przed kolejnym ważnym krokiem w integracji? W jaki sposób podjęte w ostatnim czasie decyzje wpływają na pozycję UE w świecie?
29 May
Virtual Roundtable: How is covid-19 changing European economic sovereignty?
What does the corona crisis mean for economic coercion?
6 Dec
New rules for the game? The free trade multilateral order and the return of geopolitics
The panel will adress the impact of the US-China trade war for Europe and Japan
27 Nov
Lunch Talk “Ausblick auf Chinas Wirtschaft – Krise oder Wandel?”
China is facing significantly lower growth rates and many commentators believe that the People's Republic is in a state of crisis. But is that really so or are the lower growth rates just an indicator for fundamental structural changes?
4 Sep
Black Coffee Morning: Hungary’s border fence – Europe’s external borders
How can Europe tackle the challenges of the current refugee crisis and shape a common EU migration and asylum policy?
30 Jun
Berlin Foreign Policy Club: Die Konstruktion der EU in Zeiten von Brexit und Grexit
Informelle Diskussionsrunde über die Zukunft des europäischen Integrationsprojekts
27 May
Governance in der Eurozone: Brexit, Grexit – Ex-it?!
A round table discussion on Germany's role in keeping Great Britain and Greece in the EU
15 Jul
European Spring: How to put our economies and politics right?
With European economies failing to deliver higher standards of living, and growing public disillusionment with apparently self-serving politicians, Philippe Legrain discusses where things have gone wrong in Europe and how to put them right, and explores the need for a European Spring in order to rejuvenate the continent.
25 Jun
EU foreign policy: time to grow up? Agenda for the new High Representative
Expert conference on EU foreign policy
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
In the media
Outside of the stock market fibrillations, the fear is that Libya will run out of hydrocarbon revenues and that state coffers will be emptied, fostering instability and illicit economic activities
The economy in Russia is now completely geared in one direction: war. Inflation is at 7%, and when public funding is cut, the effects will be seen
Immigration and climate change are two of the five crises that will have the biggest impact on the European elections in June
Increased focus on climate change and immigration more likely to “influence the debate” ahead of European Parliament elections
Pawel Zerka comments on the results of the latest ECFR poll conducted ahead of the European elections
If you include VAT, the sum of money left to spend on hardware may be only €50-70bn
Rafael Loss assesses the purchasing power of Germany’s special fund for defence procurement