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Tomorrow, EU leaders meet for the Summit on European Digital Sovereignty.
This new brief by experts from the newly formed European Network for Technological Resilience & Sovereignty presents a roadmap for tech resilience though knowledge, investment, & productivity.
👉 bst-europe.eu/competitiven...
This new brief by experts from the newly formed European Network for Technological Resilience & Sovereignty presents a roadmap for tech resilience though knowledge, investment, & productivity.
👉 bst-europe.eu/competitiven...
From Reaction to Proactive Strategy: A Playbook for a Phased Approach towards European Technological Agency
Europe stands at a critical junction in the global digital and technological landscape, where its capacity to act decisively depends fundamentally on knowledge, investment, productivity and ecosystem ...
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November 17, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Tomorrow, EU leaders meet for the Summit on European Digital Sovereignty.
This new brief by experts from the newly formed European Network for Technological Resilience & Sovereignty presents a roadmap for tech resilience though knowledge, investment, & productivity.
👉 bst-europe.eu/competitiven...
This new brief by experts from the newly formed European Network for Technological Resilience & Sovereignty presents a roadmap for tech resilience though knowledge, investment, & productivity.
👉 bst-europe.eu/competitiven...
On Wednesday, our colleagues @heqs.bsky.social & @etiennehoera.d-64.social graduated from @dgap.org / @merics.bsky.social's Think Tank School with a ceremony at DGAP in Berlin!
Follow Helena for info on European comprehensive preparedness and resilience, and Etienne for trade and geoeconomics.
Follow Helena for info on European comprehensive preparedness and resilience, and Etienne for trade and geoeconomics.
November 14, 2025 at 8:03 AM
On Wednesday, our colleagues @heqs.bsky.social & @etiennehoera.d-64.social graduated from @dgap.org / @merics.bsky.social's Think Tank School with a ceremony at DGAP in Berlin!
Follow Helena for info on European comprehensive preparedness and resilience, and Etienne for trade and geoeconomics.
Follow Helena for info on European comprehensive preparedness and resilience, and Etienne for trade and geoeconomics.
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Today’s Sustainability Omnibus vote in the EP marks a turning point for the EU’s centrist coalition & sets course for the rest of the simplification agenda. The EPP broke with traditional partners, seeking a majority with far-right groups to deliver its vision of how to cut sustainability rules.
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EU conservatives vote with far right to approve cuts to green rules
The outcome highlights the EPP’s willingness to abandon its traditional centrist coalition allies.
www.politico.eu
November 13, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Today’s Sustainability Omnibus vote in the EP marks a turning point for the EU’s centrist coalition & sets course for the rest of the simplification agenda. The EPP broke with traditional partners, seeking a majority with far-right groups to deliver its vision of how to cut sustainability rules.
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Read our latest newsletter for insights on:
💶 EU budget debate & Europe’s strategic ambitions
🏛 The Sustainability Omnibus & EU Parliament dynamics
💻 The European Digital Sovereignty Summit
➕ And more!
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💶 EU budget debate & Europe’s strategic ambitions
🏛 The Sustainability Omnibus & EU Parliament dynamics
💻 The European Digital Sovereignty Summit
➕ And more!
Read here👉 www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/en/bst-europ...
✔️ Sign up via our website bst-europe.eu
November 13, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Read our latest newsletter for insights on:
💶 EU budget debate & Europe’s strategic ambitions
🏛 The Sustainability Omnibus & EU Parliament dynamics
💻 The European Digital Sovereignty Summit
➕ And more!
Read here👉 www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/en/bst-europ...
✔️ Sign up via our website bst-europe.eu
💶 EU budget debate & Europe’s strategic ambitions
🏛 The Sustainability Omnibus & EU Parliament dynamics
💻 The European Digital Sovereignty Summit
➕ And more!
Read here👉 www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/en/bst-europ...
✔️ Sign up via our website bst-europe.eu
Europe’s car sector drives jobs, R&D, and exports, but is losing ground fast to international competitors. A coordinated Buy-European EV policy can help to boost demand at home argue @lucasguttenberg.bsky.social, @nilsredeker.bsky.social & @sandertordoir.bsky.social.
bst-europe.eu/economy-secu...
bst-europe.eu/economy-secu...
How Buy-European Rules Can Help Save Europe’s Car Industry
Car manufacturing was the pinnacle of 20th-century industrialisation. Even today, the industry remains one of Europe’s most important sectors, if not the most important. It employs 13.6 million people...
bst-europe.eu
November 5, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Europe’s car sector drives jobs, R&D, and exports, but is losing ground fast to international competitors. A coordinated Buy-European EV policy can help to boost demand at home argue @lucasguttenberg.bsky.social, @nilsredeker.bsky.social & @sandertordoir.bsky.social.
bst-europe.eu/economy-secu...
bst-europe.eu/economy-secu...
One year after the Niinistö report, “preparedness” risks being just another checklist exercise. Unless the EU adds value to complement NATO, reflects national realities, & boosts societal resilience, it won't deliver, argue @heqs.bsky.social & @gbuldioski.bsky.social:
bst-europe.eu/security-pol...
bst-europe.eu/security-pol...
One Year After Niinistö: Why the EU’s Preparedness Strategy Cannot Be Wasted
Since the Niinistö report was released a year ago, “preparedness” has become Brussels’ latest buzzword – and for good reason. Europe urgently needs the capacity to absorb shocks, maintain essential sy...
bst-europe.eu
October 31, 2025 at 8:47 AM
One year after the Niinistö report, “preparedness” risks being just another checklist exercise. Unless the EU adds value to complement NATO, reflects national realities, & boosts societal resilience, it won't deliver, argue @heqs.bsky.social & @gbuldioski.bsky.social:
bst-europe.eu/security-pol...
bst-europe.eu/security-pol...
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New analysis with @cdgeiser.bsky.social: The EU’s current drive to cut red tape at all costs is weakening Europe. Last week’s failed vote on the Sustainability Omnibus in the European Parliament was the culmination of extreme pressure, poorly designed proposals and political polarisation. Thread:
EU-Nachhaltigkeitsregeln: Dieser Bürokratieabbau ist für die EU gefährlich
Will Brüssel seine Regulierung wirklich vereinfachen, sollte es umdenken, erklären zwei Wissenschaftler der Bertelsmann-Stiftung.
www.faz.net
October 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
New analysis with @cdgeiser.bsky.social: The EU’s current drive to cut red tape at all costs is weakening Europe. Last week’s failed vote on the Sustainability Omnibus in the European Parliament was the culmination of extreme pressure, poorly designed proposals and political polarisation. Thread:
Europe’s car industry faces a triple challenge: China’s subsidised export surge, US tariffs/IRA rollback, & weak EU demand.
@lucasguttenberg.bsky.social, @nilsredeker.bsky.social, & @sandertordoir.bsky.social argue for a coordinated "Buy-European" EV eco-bonus ➡️ bst-europe.eu/economy-secu...
@lucasguttenberg.bsky.social, @nilsredeker.bsky.social, & @sandertordoir.bsky.social argue for a coordinated "Buy-European" EV eco-bonus ➡️ bst-europe.eu/economy-secu...
How Buy-European Rules Can Help Save Europe’s Car Industry
Car manufacturing was the pinnacle of 20th-century industrialisation. Even today, the industry remains one of Europe’s most important sectors, if not the most important. It employs 13.6 million people...
bst-europe.eu
October 24, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Europe’s car industry faces a triple challenge: China’s subsidised export surge, US tariffs/IRA rollback, & weak EU demand.
@lucasguttenberg.bsky.social, @nilsredeker.bsky.social, & @sandertordoir.bsky.social argue for a coordinated "Buy-European" EV eco-bonus ➡️ bst-europe.eu/economy-secu...
@lucasguttenberg.bsky.social, @nilsredeker.bsky.social, & @sandertordoir.bsky.social argue for a coordinated "Buy-European" EV eco-bonus ➡️ bst-europe.eu/economy-secu...
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The car crisis tops today’s EU summit but leaders keep staring at the wrong problem
The issue isn’t the 2035 engine ban - it’s demand falling off a cliff today
With @sandertordoir.bsky.social and @lucasguttenberg.bsky.social, we show why flipping regs won’t help - and what the EU can do instead.
The issue isn’t the 2035 engine ban - it’s demand falling off a cliff today
With @sandertordoir.bsky.social and @lucasguttenberg.bsky.social, we show why flipping regs won’t help - and what the EU can do instead.
October 23, 2025 at 8:04 AM
The car crisis tops today’s EU summit but leaders keep staring at the wrong problem
The issue isn’t the 2035 engine ban - it’s demand falling off a cliff today
With @sandertordoir.bsky.social and @lucasguttenberg.bsky.social, we show why flipping regs won’t help - and what the EU can do instead.
The issue isn’t the 2035 engine ban - it’s demand falling off a cliff today
With @sandertordoir.bsky.social and @lucasguttenberg.bsky.social, we show why flipping regs won’t help - and what the EU can do instead.
Europe’s car industry is in rough waters with sinking demand for European EVs, & the response cannot wait. In a new joint paper @sandertordoir.bsky.social , @nilsredeker.bsky.social & @lucasguttenberg.bsky.social , propose "Buy-European" EV demand support coordinated across the Single Market.
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October 23, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Europe’s car industry is in rough waters with sinking demand for European EVs, & the response cannot wait. In a new joint paper @sandertordoir.bsky.social , @nilsredeker.bsky.social & @lucasguttenberg.bsky.social , propose "Buy-European" EV demand support coordinated across the Single Market.
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Ahead of the European Council meeting this week, the EU hopes to move ahead with the 19th Russia sanctions package, which now is only held up by Slovakia.
@miriamkosmehl.bsky.social explained here how the package was prepared and what it should focus on: bst-europe.eu/economy-secu...
@miriamkosmehl.bsky.social explained here how the package was prepared and what it should focus on: bst-europe.eu/economy-secu...
EU Prepares 19th Sanctions Package Against Russia’s War Economy
When EU foreign ministers meet at the end of August in Denmark, the current Council Presidency holder, the agenda is expected to include increasing pressure on Russia. President Vladimir Putin will on...
bst-europe.eu
October 20, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Ahead of the European Council meeting this week, the EU hopes to move ahead with the 19th Russia sanctions package, which now is only held up by Slovakia.
@miriamkosmehl.bsky.social explained here how the package was prepared and what it should focus on: bst-europe.eu/economy-secu...
@miriamkosmehl.bsky.social explained here how the package was prepared and what it should focus on: bst-europe.eu/economy-secu...
A new pact for the Mediterranean with the aim of promoting growth, security, and stability around the Mediterranean
The EU adopted the “Pact for the Mediterranean,” a new format for cooperation with Europe's southern neighbors in the Middle East and North Africa, a strategic center #Mena.
The EU adopted the “Pact for the Mediterranean,” a new format for cooperation with Europe's southern neighbors in the Middle East and North Africa, a strategic center #Mena.
October 17, 2025 at 8:48 AM
A new pact for the Mediterranean with the aim of promoting growth, security, and stability around the Mediterranean
The EU adopted the “Pact for the Mediterranean,” a new format for cooperation with Europe's southern neighbors in the Middle East and North Africa, a strategic center #Mena.
The EU adopted the “Pact for the Mediterranean,” a new format for cooperation with Europe's southern neighbors in the Middle East and North Africa, a strategic center #Mena.
Our latest BSt Europe Newsletter is packed! 💡
Twice a month, our Europe experts share key insights from economic power to digital sovereignty, democracy, global affairs, and more. Here’s what’s inside this edition 👇
Twice a month, our Europe experts share key insights from economic power to digital sovereignty, democracy, global affairs, and more. Here’s what’s inside this edition 👇
October 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Our latest BSt Europe Newsletter is packed! 💡
Twice a month, our Europe experts share key insights from economic power to digital sovereignty, democracy, global affairs, and more. Here’s what’s inside this edition 👇
Twice a month, our Europe experts share key insights from economic power to digital sovereignty, democracy, global affairs, and more. Here’s what’s inside this edition 👇
How can lasting #peace emerge in the #MiddleEast? Our expert Christian Hanelt joins the #FAZ #Podcast for Germany and #WDR5 to discuss the Sharm el-Sheikh peace summit and what Europe can contribute.
Now it’s time to share the load between Ukraine and the Middle East.
Now it’s time to share the load between Ukraine and the Middle East.
October 14, 2025 at 8:15 AM
How can lasting #peace emerge in the #MiddleEast? Our expert Christian Hanelt joins the #FAZ #Podcast for Germany and #WDR5 to discuss the Sharm el-Sheikh peace summit and what Europe can contribute.
Now it’s time to share the load between Ukraine and the Middle East.
Now it’s time to share the load between Ukraine and the Middle East.
The EU’s Omnibus packages promise simpler rules, but simplification isn’t deregulation. To cut red tape without eroding standards, the Commission must be clearer on its goals, base reforms on evidence, & build political consensus, argues @cdgeiser.bsky.social here⬇️
bst-europe.eu/competitiven...
bst-europe.eu/competitiven...
Cutting Red Tape, Preserving Standards: Rethinking the EU’s Omnibus Agenda
The European Commission has made rapid simplification of EU rules key to its competitiveness strategy. It has put forward six Omnibus packages designed to revise multiple legal acts at once.
bst-europe.eu
October 10, 2025 at 9:21 AM
The EU’s Omnibus packages promise simpler rules, but simplification isn’t deregulation. To cut red tape without eroding standards, the Commission must be clearer on its goals, base reforms on evidence, & build political consensus, argues @cdgeiser.bsky.social here⬇️
bst-europe.eu/competitiven...
bst-europe.eu/competitiven...
Europe’s neighbourhood is strongly interconnected. Our new #GEOII shows the EU remains the most connected power—but China is catching up fast, and Russia still wields energy leverage. Explore the trends here: geoii.eu
The Geoeconomic Interconnectivity Index
Geoeconomic Interconnectivity Index analyzes evolving trade/investment ties between EU, US, China, Russia 2010-2023 #geoeconomics
geoii.eu
October 6, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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This week, negotiations on the first Omnibus simplification package stalled in the European Parliament - highlighting the difficulties in the Commission’s current agenda.
In a new Policy Brief, I argue the Commission’s approach needs recalibration: bst-europe.eu/de/wettberwe...
In a new Policy Brief, I argue the Commission’s approach needs recalibration: bst-europe.eu/de/wettberwe...
Cutting Red Tape, Preserving Standards: Rethinking the EU’s Omnibus Agenda
The European Commission has made rapid simplification of EU rules key to its competitiveness strategy. It has put forward six Omnibus packages designed to revise multiple legal acts at once.
bst-europe.eu
October 2, 2025 at 8:46 AM
This week, negotiations on the first Omnibus simplification package stalled in the European Parliament - highlighting the difficulties in the Commission’s current agenda.
In a new Policy Brief, I argue the Commission’s approach needs recalibration: bst-europe.eu/de/wettberwe...
In a new Policy Brief, I argue the Commission’s approach needs recalibration: bst-europe.eu/de/wettberwe...
The EU’s “Omnibus” agenda aims to cut red tape & boost competitiveness. But rushed design & blurred goals risk weakening standards.
This new policy brief by @cdgeiser.bsky.social sets out 4 principles for the agenda: clarity, evidence, sound design & consensus.
bst-europe.eu/competitiven...
This new policy brief by @cdgeiser.bsky.social sets out 4 principles for the agenda: clarity, evidence, sound design & consensus.
bst-europe.eu/competitiven...
Cutting Red Tape, Preserving Standards: Rethinking the EU’s Omnibus Agenda
The European Commission has made rapid simplification of EU rules key to its competitiveness strategy. It has put forward six Omnibus packages designed to revise multiple legal acts at once.
bst-europe.eu
October 2, 2025 at 7:14 AM
The EU’s “Omnibus” agenda aims to cut red tape & boost competitiveness. But rushed design & blurred goals risk weakening standards.
This new policy brief by @cdgeiser.bsky.social sets out 4 principles for the agenda: clarity, evidence, sound design & consensus.
bst-europe.eu/competitiven...
This new policy brief by @cdgeiser.bsky.social sets out 4 principles for the agenda: clarity, evidence, sound design & consensus.
bst-europe.eu/competitiven...
Want to learn more about the new Geoeconomic Interconnectvitiy Index? No better way than to join the launch webinar this week. Details below 👇
Coming up on Wednesday, 1 Oct., 14:00 CET:
How big is the EU's geoeconomic influence in its neighbourhood?
Launch of the Geoeconomic Interconnectivity Index (geoii.eu) by @wiiw.ac.at, @bst-europe.bsky.social & ECIPE, with Richard Grieveson & Daniela Schwarzer.
REGISTER here: ➡️ shorturl.at/u2Clq
How big is the EU's geoeconomic influence in its neighbourhood?
Launch of the Geoeconomic Interconnectivity Index (geoii.eu) by @wiiw.ac.at, @bst-europe.bsky.social & ECIPE, with Richard Grieveson & Daniela Schwarzer.
REGISTER here: ➡️ shorturl.at/u2Clq
The Geoeconomic Interconnectivity Index
Geoeconomic Interconnectivity Index analyzes evolving trade/investment ties between EU, US, China, Russia 2010-2023 #geoeconomics
geoii.eu
September 29, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Want to learn more about the new Geoeconomic Interconnectvitiy Index? No better way than to join the launch webinar this week. Details below 👇
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Everyone talks about #geoeconomics, we’re mapping it: Together with colleagues @bst-europe.bsky.social @wiiw.ac.at, ECIPE, we created the Geoeconomic Interconnectivity Index, measuring the EU's trade, finance and policy footprint in its neighbourhood, compared to China, Russia & US. Main findings 🧵
September 25, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Everyone talks about #geoeconomics, we’re mapping it: Together with colleagues @bst-europe.bsky.social @wiiw.ac.at, ECIPE, we created the Geoeconomic Interconnectivity Index, measuring the EU's trade, finance and policy footprint in its neighbourhood, compared to China, Russia & US. Main findings 🧵
🚨 Launch: The Geoeconomic Interconnectivity Index (GEOII)
Created by @etiennehoera.d-64.social & Stefani Weiss along with @wiiw.ac.at & ECIPE, it maps how the EU, China, Russia & the US are embedded in Europe’s neighbourhood from 2010–2023. Explore findings & graphics here: geoii.eu
Created by @etiennehoera.d-64.social & Stefani Weiss along with @wiiw.ac.at & ECIPE, it maps how the EU, China, Russia & the US are embedded in Europe’s neighbourhood from 2010–2023. Explore findings & graphics here: geoii.eu
The Geoeconomic Interconnectivity Index
Geoeconomic Interconnectivity Index analyzes evolving trade/investment ties between EU, US, China, Russia 2010-2023 #geoeconomics
geoii.eu
September 25, 2025 at 9:58 AM
🚨 Launch: The Geoeconomic Interconnectivity Index (GEOII)
Created by @etiennehoera.d-64.social & Stefani Weiss along with @wiiw.ac.at & ECIPE, it maps how the EU, China, Russia & the US are embedded in Europe’s neighbourhood from 2010–2023. Explore findings & graphics here: geoii.eu
Created by @etiennehoera.d-64.social & Stefani Weiss along with @wiiw.ac.at & ECIPE, it maps how the EU, China, Russia & the US are embedded in Europe’s neighbourhood from 2010–2023. Explore findings & graphics here: geoii.eu
Despite new momentum in EU–UK ties, economic security remains a missing pillar. Shared trade risks & China exposure mean both sides should take practical steps toward a stronger framework, argue @jbenford-berlin.bsky.social & @antonspisak.bsky.social here:
bst-europe.eu/europe-in-th...
bst-europe.eu/europe-in-th...
A Missing Pillar: Economic Security Cooperation in the EU-UK Partnership
Economic security is fast emerging as a strategic priority for Europe as a whole. The EU is expanding its partnerships with like-minded allies, yet its engagement with the UK remains merely nascent.
bst-europe.eu
September 23, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Despite new momentum in EU–UK ties, economic security remains a missing pillar. Shared trade risks & China exposure mean both sides should take practical steps toward a stronger framework, argue @jbenford-berlin.bsky.social & @antonspisak.bsky.social here:
bst-europe.eu/europe-in-th...
bst-europe.eu/europe-in-th...
Our new newsletter is out! This issue covers EU–UK economic security in a shifting global order, reactions to von der Leyen’s #SOTEU speech, and more.
Read it here➡️ www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/en/bst-europ...
Subscribe via our website ➡️ bst-europe.eu
Read it here➡️ www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/en/bst-europ...
Subscribe via our website ➡️ bst-europe.eu
September 18, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Our new newsletter is out! This issue covers EU–UK economic security in a shifting global order, reactions to von der Leyen’s #SOTEU speech, and more.
Read it here➡️ www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/en/bst-europ...
Subscribe via our website ➡️ bst-europe.eu
Read it here➡️ www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/en/bst-europ...
Subscribe via our website ➡️ bst-europe.eu
For EU-UK ties, economic security is still missing. Both sides share trade vulnerabilities & reliance on certain trade partners, which offers a foundation for cooperation, write @jbenford-berlin.bsky.social & @antonspisak.bsky.social in a new policy brief.
Read here: bst-europe.eu/europe-in-th...
Read here: bst-europe.eu/europe-in-th...
A Missing Pillar: Economic Security Cooperation in the EU-UK Partnership
Economic security is fast emerging as a strategic priority for Europe as a whole. The EU is expanding its partnerships with like-minded allies, yet its engagement with the UK remains merely nascent.
bst-europe.eu
September 15, 2025 at 8:14 AM
For EU-UK ties, economic security is still missing. Both sides share trade vulnerabilities & reliance on certain trade partners, which offers a foundation for cooperation, write @jbenford-berlin.bsky.social & @antonspisak.bsky.social in a new policy brief.
Read here: bst-europe.eu/europe-in-th...
Read here: bst-europe.eu/europe-in-th...
Our reaction to von der Leyen’s #SOTEU 2025 address yesterday. A serious speech with bold appeals & many initiatives. But is there the unity & coherence of initiatives to accomplish the agenda? A thread on the main points from each of our experts.
Full article ➡️ bst-europe.eu/europe-in-th...
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State of the European Union Address 2025: Our Experts React
After Ursula von der Leyen withstood considerable headwinds over the summer, the Commission President was under pressure to regain momentum. She sought to do so by evoking the gravity of the moment, d...
bst-europe.eu
September 11, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Our reaction to von der Leyen’s #SOTEU 2025 address yesterday. A serious speech with bold appeals & many initiatives. But is there the unity & coherence of initiatives to accomplish the agenda? A thread on the main points from each of our experts.
Full article ➡️ bst-europe.eu/europe-in-th...
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Full article ➡️ bst-europe.eu/europe-in-th...
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