The Summer of Migration Tensions Jeopardises the Future of the EU

The summer of 2026 will also be remembered in Europe as the season of…


Small Is Beautiful 2.0:
How Digital Decentralisation Can Strengthen Democracy

When Fritz Schumacher challenged the dogma of large-scale industry with Small…


Ireneusz Pawel Karolewski: Border Controls are Damaging German-Polish Relations

He is one of the foremost experts on German-Polish relations. Karolewski talks…


Youth EU

Youth and the EU: From Assumed Disinterest to Reinvented Participation

„How will we build Europe if young people do not see it as a collective…


Rule of Law

Navigating Rule of Law Reforms in the Western Balkans: A Pathway to EU Enlargement

In its 2024 Rule of Law Report, the European Commission has, for the first…


Konstantin von Notz

Konstantin von Notz : „Es ist Zeit, unsere Demokratien sehr entschlossen aufzustellen“

Kaum jemand in Deutschland kennt die innere und äußere Bedrohungslage so gut…


EU Elections

European Parliamentary Elections: A Debacle for Pro-EU Parties or Their Last Chance?

Between 6 and 9 June, 400 million Europeans voted in the European Parliamentary…


Dissolution of the french parliament

Dissolution of Parliament: Good or Bad for Democracy?

Consequences of dissolving the National Assembly A game of Russian roulette…


European elections

What the European Elections Are Really About – And What Needs to Change

Political expert Henning Vöpel warns: On 9 June, the European elections will…