European Green Deal Risk Radar Published: 7 May 2025 Scorecards - UPDATED Five months into the new European Commission, the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union is releasing an updated European Green Deal Risk Radar, spotlighting critical risks to the EU’s climate, environmental, and sustainability laws in the 2024–2029 legislative term. Wendel Trio, Jörg Mühlenhoff, Pierre Leturcq, Irene Chiocchetti, Mattia Bonfanti, Melanie Muro, Nora Hiller, Eline Blot, Antoine Oger, Emma Watkins
Böll EU Brief 01/2025 | Trading partners? Europe's options against Trump's tariffs Published: 31 March 2025 Böll EU Brief In a pivotal week for transatlantic trade relations, the new EU Böll Brief “Trading partners? Europe's options against Trump’s tariffs“ analyses the potential consequences of rising US tariffs on European trade and explores strategic responses available to the EU, highlighting the economic risks of a tariff war for each individual EU Member State and outlining alternative strategies for the EU to safeguard its economic interests. Sonali Chowdhry, Julian Hinz, Hendrik Mahlkow
Transatlantic relations Published: 10 April 2024 Dossier 2024 is a crucial year for Transatlantic relations, with EU and US elections at both sides of the pond. This web dossier compilates articles, podcasts and resources from the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung offices and partners on the future of EU-US relations. Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union | Global Dialogue
Towards a common European China strategy? Published: 23 October 2023 Dossier Since the EU published its EU-China Strategic Outlook in 2019, half a dozen EU Member States have come out with relevant China-related strategies. A new study by Jacob Mardell highlights that with each newly published national strategy on China or the Indo-Pacific, the overall EU approach towards China is also evolving.
It is time for a European Association Statute! Published: 20 October 2022 Dossier So far there has been no separate legal status for associations organised at European level. This not only makes transnational cooperation more difficult, but also makes civil society vulnerable.
EU-Africa relations in times of Covid-19 Published: 14 February 2022 Dossier The uneven distribution of Covid-19 vaccines is one of the main discussion points at EU-Africa Union summit on 17-18 February 2022. Two years into the pandemic, about 75% of the EU’s population has already received at least one vaccine dose, while on the African continent only 16% has been jabbed. The sustained pandemic not only affects the public health conditions but also African economies, societies and political stability. This dossier sheds light on the impacts of Covid-19 on African countries and offers ways forward for a green, inclusive and feminist recovery.
Germany's Traffic Light coalition Published: 8 December 2021 Dossier A follow-up of Germany's Traffic Light coalition (Ampelkoalition). Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union | Global Dialogue
“Visions for a Digital Europe 2025” Online conference Published: 12 October 2021 Online conference How can we create a value-based European digital future that is innovative and internationally compatible at the same time? What influence can the EU have on the data-driven economy and digitised society through new legislative projects and further regulatory measures? These are some key questions debated at the online conference "Visions for a Digital Europe 2025", which took place on Wednesday 27 October 2021. An initiative of iRightsLab, the Heinrich Böll Foundation, the German Research Institute for Public Administration and the German University of Administrative Sciences.
Conference on the Future of Europe Published: 3 May 2021 Dossier The Conference on the Future of Europe is a citizen-led series of debates enabling people from across the EU to share ideas and help shape our common future. Via the multilingual digital platform of the Conference you can join an event, exchange ideas or organise an event to discuss what should be the EU positions on nine key topics. In this online dossier, we will invite our partners from civil society, academia, politics, think tanks and media to comment on the current developments of the Conference.
European Feminist Platform Published: 20 November 2020 Project archive The European Feminist Platform connects activists, scholars and political decision makers to collect, display and contextualize knowledge and best feminist practices in order to make them fruitful for feminist struggles and policies. Our mission is to shape a feminist future.
2019 elections: the European Parliament Goes Green! Published: 16 July 2019 Dossier Upon the European elections in May 2019, the Greens/EFA group has grown significantly in size and holds more seats than ever before in the European Parliament. This dossier aims to give an overview of who they are and what other actors expect from them.
Playing with fire: are the US and Iran risking war? Published: 9 July 2019 2019 web dossier Iran and the US are at loggerheads again – and not only at diplomatic level. In this dossier, our heads of office and experts report from the flashpoints of the conflict.
The Role of the European Union in Its Neighbourhood and in the World Published: 29 June 2018 The EU has to (re)define what role it wants to play in a global context and in its neighbourhood. In this web dossier, we will focus on three topics: the Western Balkans enlargement strategy; the conflicts in the Middle East (Jerusalem, Syria), the refugee crisis and the transatlantic tug-of-war.
Capacity Building for the Post-Brexit Generation Published: 16 January 2018 60 Years after the signing of the Rome Treaty, Europe is not a pretty sight. But what does the young generation make of all this, in what kind of Europe do they want to live and how do they want to achieve it?
Friends or Foes, Tensions or Ties? The EU’s Relations with Turkey, Russia and the US Published: 3 May 2017 Dossier In spite of its internal crisis, the EU will have to (re)define its foreign relations with Turkey, Russia and the US. In this dossier we deliver analysis and background knowledge, whilst exploring the prospects of enhanced cooperation
2014: A European Year of Remembrance Published: 18 March 2014 The Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union has asked authors from various European countries to write about what these various historical dates mean for the presence and future of Europe.
The TTIP Index Published: 21 February 2014 In July 2013, the EU and the USA started negotiations to create the biggest global trade agreement, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. The TTIP is unprecendented in size and scope.
A Common Future in the Eurozone? Published: 20 February 2014 Dossier Last year we invited 15 young people from the southern member states of the eurozone and from Germany to Brussels in order to discuss the future of their own countries with their peers and EU stakeholders.
