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Belgium’s integration blues (Commentary)
Simon Desplanque - 07 January 2019
Growing tensions on the left and the right have driven the country to adapt a more cautious stance towards European matters
Latvia’s controlled discontents (Commentary)
Karlis Bukovskis - 19 December 2018
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.
Romania ahead of the EU presidency (Commentary)
Luka Orešković - 11 December 2018
Bucharest should use the six-month rotating presidency of the European Council to work on the country’s European image
True north: Finland’s commitment to the European project (Commentary)
Almut Möller - 06 December 2018
Finland is an enthusiastic member of the European Union - but it could do with making more links across the continent
Loss adjustment: European politics realigns for Brexit (Commentary)
Josef Janning - 26 November 2018
Unfulfilled expectations have caused traditional allies to shift their focus away from the UK
Slovenia’s Greta Garbo syndrome (Commentary)
Marko Lovec - 15 November 2018
Findings from ECFR’s EU28 survey suggest that Slovenia has such a high expectation of potential partners that it risks to end up alone
Living on the edge: Could Bulgaria ally with the Visegrád group? (Commentary)
Daniel Stefanov - 09 November 2018
Frustration with Bulgaria’s marginalized position in the EU may prompt politicians in Sofia to rethink its attitude towards Europe
Midterm elections: Will US foreign policy change?
Mark Leonard speaks with Craig Kennedy, Jeremy Shapiro and Anna Kuchenbecker about the election results and Donald Trump's tenure. The podcast was recorded on 8th November 2018.
Bookshelf:
The Great Delusion by John J. Mearsheimer
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
Lords of the Desert by James Barr
The Coming of Democracy by Mark R. Cheathem
A world without Angela Merkel
What does Angela Merkel’s decision to stand down as leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) mean for Germany and Europe? Mark Leonard discusses with Josef Janning and Susi Dennison the political implications, and expectations for party leadership: Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, Friedrich Merz, Jens Spahn.
The podcast was recorded on 31 October 2018.
Bookshelf
ECFR’s EU Coalition Explorer
Counter-Revolution - Liberal Europe in Retreat by Jan Zielonka
Fauda, NetflixECFR Berlin: Kooperation und Konflikt in der EU
Eine Podiumsdiskussion mit
Anne-Marie Descôtes, Botschafterin der Französischen Republik in Deutschland
Michael Roth, Staatsminister für Europa, Auswärtiges Amt
Moderation: Lykke Friis, Korrespondentin Berlingske, dänische Ministerin für Klima und Energie a.D.
Input: Josef Janning, Leiter ECFR Berlin und Senior Policy FellowMehr Informationen unter: https://www.ecfr.eu/eucoalitionexplorer
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Policy Brief
Crisis and Cohesion in the European Union: A Ten-Year Review
by Josef Janning - 05th February, 2018
Despite financial and refugee crises, research suggests the European Union is getting stronger, not weaker.
PDF Press Release
Policy Brief
Exploring EU Coalitions
by Christoph Klavehn, Josef Janning, Christel Zunneberg - 16th October, 2017
New essay collection points way to potential coalitions for flexible European cooperation
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The invisible web – from interaction to coalition-building in the EU
by Josef Janning & Christel Zunneberg - 22nd May, 2017
Survey of experts in 28 capitals illuminates the complex network of relationships among EU member states.
PDF Press Release
Policy Brief
Keeping Europeans together
by Josef Janning (editor) - 20th September, 2016
This volume reflects the diversity of European cohesion. It provides the national context and personal assessments from 28 EU member states.
PDF
Making sense of Europe’s cohesion challenge
by Josef Janning - 11th May, 2016
A new study from ECFR shows that, perhaps surprisingly, between 2007 and 2014, cohesion among EU member states has improved, even after years of crises.
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Paying the price: The cost of Europe’s refugee crisis
by Sebastian Dullien - 28th April, 2016
Europe can more sustainably and cost-efficiently handle refugee arrivals by centralising management at a European level
PDF
Policy Brief
Connectivity Wars
by Ulrike Esther Franke & Mark Leonard - 20th January, 2016
Why migration, finance and trade are the geo-economic battlegrounds of the future
PDF EPUB Mobi
Alternative Futures Asia
by François Godement - 02nd October, 2015
Is there a role for Europe in Asia?
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Cohesion or disintegration? Germany’s European election campaign (Commentary)
Josef Janning - 10 May 2019
"Zusammenhalt" is a buzzword in the European election manifestos of the German parties. But what does it exactly mean in the political discourse?
Dutch leadership: the end of mere pragmatism? (Commentary)
Niels van Willigen - 06 May 2019
The Netherlands seems prepared to find a new way of balancing the power of the Franco-German tandem.
German leadership deferred (Commentary)
Anna-Lena Kirch - 29 April 2019
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.
Pioneer and far: Estonia’s European ambitions (Commentary)
Viljar Veebel - 15 April 2019
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.
EU Cohesion Monitor 2019: The untold story of European resilience (Commentary)
Almut Möller - 11 April 2019
ECFR’s newly released Cohesion Monitor charts a decade of upheaval in Europe – and reveals that European cohesion is now, in fact, stronger than in the pre-crisis year of 2007
A blueprint for measuring European cohesion (Commentary)
Christoph Klavehn - 11 April 2019
Learn about the methodological framework of the EU Cohesion Monitor and the quest for better pan-European data.
The unwavering European: Spain and its place in Europe (Commentary)
Laia Mestres - 05 April 2019
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?
Shoring up European cohesion: The multiplier effect of political engagement (Commentary)
Timor Landherr & Oliver Unverdorben - 28 March 2019
Only by comprehensively democratising the European project can we meaningfully strengthen European cohesion.
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Midterm elections: Will US foreign policy change?
Mark Leonard speaks with Craig Kennedy, Jeremy Shapiro and Anna Kuchenbecker about the election results and Donald Trump's tenure. The podcast was recorded on 8th November 2018.
Bookshelf:
The Great Delusion by John J. Mearsheimer
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
Lords of the Desert by James Barr
The Coming of Democracy by Mark R. Cheathem
A world without Angela Merkel
What does Angela Merkel’s decision to stand down as leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) mean for Germany and Europe? Mark Leonard discusses with Josef Janning and Susi Dennison the political implications, and expectations for party leadership: Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, Friedrich Merz, Jens Spahn.
The podcast was recorded on 31 October 2018.
Bookshelf
ECFR’s EU Coalition Explorer
Counter-Revolution - Liberal Europe in Retreat by Jan Zielonka
Fauda, NetflixECFR Berlin: Kooperation und Konflikt in der EU
Eine Podiumsdiskussion mit
Anne-Marie Descôtes, Botschafterin der Französischen Republik in Deutschland
Michael Roth, Staatsminister für Europa, Auswärtiges Amt
Moderation: Lykke Friis, Korrespondentin Berlingske, dänische Ministerin für Klima und Energie a.D.
Input: Josef Janning, Leiter ECFR Berlin und Senior Policy FellowMehr Informationen unter: https://www.ecfr.eu/eucoalitionexplorer
Close Contact? Coalition Building in the EU
ECFR’s EU28 Survey reveals the interactions, perceptions, and chemistry between the 28 EU member states. This week, Mark Leonard joins Josef Janning, Christoph Klavehn and Almut Möller to discuss findings of the expert poll that will be published in the “EU Coalition Explorer” on Thursday, 30 October 2018.
Bookshelf:
- EU Coalition Explorer (Stay tuned for the new edition on 30 October)
- Country analyses with data from the EU28 Survey by Josef Janning and Almut Möller
- Poems by Tomáš Kafka
- 1815 Waterloo by Thierry LentzThis podcast was recorded on 25 October.
German government crisis
Mark Leonard speaks with Josef Janning, Silvia Francescon, Piotr Buras and Manuel Lafont Rapnouil about the major rift between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her interior minister over migrant policy.
Bookshelf:
L'Ordre du jour by Eric Vuillard
The Miracle Of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh
Utopia for Realists: And How We Can Get There by Rutger Bregman
The Mask it Wears by Pankaj Mishra
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Infromation
03rd May, 2019
Josef Janning is quoted by Information regarding the upcoming European Elections.
Deutschlandfunk
03rd May, 2019
"Cohesion is a central concept for the EU" said Almut Möller in an interview with Deutschlandfunk.
Deutschlandfunk
30th April, 2019
Almut Möller is interviewed by Deutschlandfunk on the occasion of the 15th birthday of the EU East expansion.
Euractiv
17th April, 2019
Oľga Gyárfášová on European cohesion in the Slovakian newsoutlet Euractiv.
Georgetown Journal of International Affairs
19th March, 2019
Almut Möller on the significance of the Franco-German relationship in the post-Brexit EU.
SWR 2
13th March, 2019
Two weeks before the official Brexit date, Josef Janning discusses the possibility of a hard Brexit on SWR2.
Deutschlandfunk
09th March, 2019
In an interview with Deutschlandfunk, Josef Janning discusses an offer by the EU, which would allow Northern Ireland to remain in the customs union, even if the UK leaves it.
EURACTIV
06th March, 2019
Manuel Lafont Rapnouil and Ulrike Esther Franke are quoted by EURACTIV regarding European defence.