Analysis
19 February 2024
Four questions for Germany’s big hydrogen power plan
Germany’s hydrogen strategy will have ripples across Europe and should be discussed more widely
Analysis
19 February 2024
Germany’s hydrogen strategy will have ripples across Europe and should be discussed more widely
First glance
29 January 2024
Research suggests most Europeans would support a significant uptick in EU defence integration.
Opinion piece
13 December 2023
The change of government in Poland and the Russian aggression in Ukraine provide an opportunity for a new opening for Polish-German energy relations.
First glance
12 December 2023
EU fiscal rules must not unnecessarily restrict green investment.
First glance
30 November 2023
There are ways around Germany’s debt brake, which limits government borrowing and is seen as a threat to the climate transition.
External publication
18 September 2023
Opinion piece
07 July 2023
External publication
08 May 2023
The German economy coped with the end of Russian gas and could have equally withstood an April 2022 cut-off
First glance
12 April 2023
Germany is leading the race to tame big tech. But does the EU need an antitrust enforcement competitor?
Podcast
23 January 2023
A review of Franco-German relations on the anniversary of the Élysée treaty.
Opinion piece
01 November 2022
With winter fast approaching, the absence of common guidelines for national energy policies should be regarded as an economic emergency.
Opinion piece
26 October 2022
To meet the challenges of an age in which the threat of war is always present, Germany and Europe must invest heavily in military innovation.
Blog post
30 September 2022
The €200 billion “defence shield” risks undermining European solidarity. This could be avoided by designing it well.
Opinion piece
26 July 2022
The bloc must urgently implement a compensation scheme to prevent Putin from dividing member countries.
Blog post
13 June 2022
A practical arrangement based on case information, case allocation and case resolution would ensure consistency and effective enforcement.
Opinion piece
13 June 2022
Now that a new era of deglobalisation is dawning, Germany will have to think about how it should manage its dependence on international trade.