For most voters, the battle over people and positions would be revealing if only it wasn’t so confusing. It is misleading to frame the nomination process as an example of backroom politics prevailing over parliamentary democracy.
Fragmentation in the EU makes it increasingly difficult for member states to build coalitions. The EU Coalition Explorer reveals potential new groupings.
The Netherlands seems prepared to find a new way of balancing the power of the Franco-German tandem
Germany needs to use its EU Council presidency in 2020 to continue forging cloes ties with and between its partners in the EU to push for comprimises on long-term policy issues
Estonian expertise can be of great use in strengthening Europe’s digital society, connecting governing institutions and citizens at the EU level, and improving connectivity between European countries
ECFR’s Coalition Explorer shows Spain to be an outlier in Europe – as it places great weight on foreign policy. But could new political turbulence thwart its ambitions once more?
A Polish-Italian alliance may counteract the Franco-German driving force for European integration
EU member states’ high regard for Britain in security and defence may be on the wane. What can London do to stop the slide in the post-Brexit era?
Smaller EU member states are most committed and best place to push for alliances for a common energy policy and address climate change
The European Parliament election may reveal if Italians prefer the populist or far-right wing of the governing coalition
Fragmentation in the EU makes it increasingly difficult for member states to build coalitions. The EU Coalition Explorer reveals potential new groupings.
New essay collection points way to potential coalitions for flexible European cooperation
Survey of experts in 28 capitals illuminates the complex network of relationships among EU member states
For most voters, the battle over people and positions would be revealing if only it wasn’t so confusing. It is misleading to frame the nomination process as an example of backroom politics prevailing over parliamentary democracy.
The Netherlands seems prepared to find a new way of balancing the power of the Franco-German tandem
Germany needs to use its EU Council presidency in 2020 to continue forging cloes ties with and between its partners in the EU to push for comprimises on long-term policy issues
Estonian expertise can be of great use in strengthening Europe’s digital society, connecting governing institutions and citizens at the EU level, and improving connectivity between European countries
ECFR’s Coalition Explorer shows Spain to be an outlier in Europe – as it places great weight on foreign policy. But could new political turbulence thwart its ambitions once more?
A Polish-Italian alliance may counteract the Franco-German driving force for European integration
EU member states’ high regard for Britain in security and defence may be on the wane. What can London do to stop the slide in the post-Brexit era?
Smaller EU member states are most committed and best place to push for alliances for a common energy policy and address climate change
The European Parliament election may reveal if Italians prefer the populist or far-right wing of the governing coalition
Although Austria has the potential to influence EU policymaking more, the country often stands in its own way
A critical mass of countries agree on the need for more flexible cooperation, but what could it look like?
Rethink: Europe workshop on EU member state interaction discusses coalition survey results and EU power taxonomy
Wiebke Ewering and Almut Möller are quoted in a 'Novosti' about the European Coaltion Explorer.
Who with whom? With the help of the EU Coalition Explorer, ORF presents the most important power alliances in Europe
In a Frankfurter Rundschau article on the Malta summit, Josef Janning is quoted on the potential of Brexit and the future of coalition-building in Europe; this includes reference to and discussion of the results of the ECFR “Coalition Explorer.”