Between cooperation and systemic rivalry: The EU-China Relations Conversation How will EU-China relations look like in the future? Which priorities need to be set? Opportunities for the German EU Council Presidency. Katrin Altmeyer, Reinhard Bütikofer, Dr Janka Oertel
CAP & the Global South: National Strategic Plans – a Step Backwards? Article Slowly the CAP has become less focused on only promoting exports and more on sustainable development. But that progress might be undone once member states start formulating their own agricultural policy objectives. Hans Wetzels
The European Green Deal and the Future of Mobility Conversation Transport is one of the sectors that were hit the hardest by the coronavirus pandemic. Can the German EU Council Presidency find a way out of the crisis and boost sustainable mobility for Europe? Dr. Jens Althoff
The European Green Deal and Digitalisation Conversation Will the EU witness a Digital Green Deal? Strengths and weaknesses of the digital age have become more apparent over the course of the pandemic, but how can policy makers address these challenges and interlink them with a comprehensive and ambitious ecological approach? Martin Keim
EU Trade Policy: More Transparency, Environmental and Climate Protection! Conversation Trade policy as an instrument of climate and environmental protection? What would be the effects of a supply chain law? Jörg Haas
The EU Migration Policy: More Solidarity Is Needed! Conversation Looking ahead to the future of the EU asylum system, what is the impact of Covid-19 on solidarity within the European Union? A debate on the dysfunctionality and possible solutions. Anna Schwarz
The great leveller? How Covid-19 responses could widen gender inequality in the UK Commentary The coronavirus pandemic – just like society – runs along fault lines of gender, race, class and other inequalities. With women over-represented in vulnerable frontline jobs, there are fears that technologies proposed to tackle the pandemic could inflict harms that differ based on gender. Ella Jakubowska
Safeguarding the Rule of Law in EU Member States Conversation In recent years, the rule of law has been dismantled in the EU, especially in Hungary and Poland. Who and which measures can guarantee safeguarding democracy and citizen's rights? And how will the situation develop in Europe? Joanna Maria Stolarek, Gert Röhrborn
The European Green Deal and Gender Diversity Conversation Is the European Green Deal gender blind? How can the EU deal with the danger of a backlash on gender equality in the face of pandemic and the subsequent economic crisis? Which ways forward are there to better connect the feminist and climate movements? Dr Ines Kappert
The Social Dimension of the European Green Deal Conversation How to prevent unemployment while phasing out fossil fuels as fast as possible? Is the ecological and social transformation a priority in the crisis recovery? Which mechanisms can help to leave no one behind in the transition? Marc Berthold
