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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.
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 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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October 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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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 👇
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.
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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.
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Our Europe newsletter is out today! @dschwarzer.bsky.social shares her thoughts on current events and our colleagues' latest work.
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September 4, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Our Europe newsletter is out today! @dschwarzer.bsky.social shares her thoughts on current events and our colleagues' latest work.
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What is connectivity? It can take many forms:
Russia’s EAEU: security-first
China’s Belt and Road Initiative / Shanghai Cooperation Organisation: trade + influence
EU: values + critical resources
Türkiye: culture + commerce
SCCA navigate between offers, each with different costs and benefits.
Russia’s EAEU: security-first
China’s Belt and Road Initiative / Shanghai Cooperation Organisation: trade + influence
EU: values + critical resources
Türkiye: culture + commerce
SCCA navigate between offers, each with different costs and benefits.
July 29, 2025 at 8:26 AM
What is connectivity? It can take many forms:
Russia’s EAEU: security-first
China’s Belt and Road Initiative / Shanghai Cooperation Organisation: trade + influence
EU: values + critical resources
Türkiye: culture + commerce
SCCA navigate between offers, each with different costs and benefits.
Russia’s EAEU: security-first
China’s Belt and Road Initiative / Shanghai Cooperation Organisation: trade + influence
EU: values + critical resources
Türkiye: culture + commerce
SCCA navigate between offers, each with different costs and benefits.
For the EU, SCCA makes up just 1.6% of trade, but it’s strategically important. Its biggest partners are:
Kazakhstan (46%)
Azerbaijan (38%)
Others (16%)
China and Russia are far more deeply involved in areas beyond trade, but the EU sees opportunity in energy and transit corridors.
Kazakhstan (46%)
Azerbaijan (38%)
Others (16%)
China and Russia are far more deeply involved in areas beyond trade, but the EU sees opportunity in energy and transit corridors.
July 29, 2025 at 8:26 AM
For the EU, SCCA makes up just 1.6% of trade, but it’s strategically important. Its biggest partners are:
Kazakhstan (46%)
Azerbaijan (38%)
Others (16%)
China and Russia are far more deeply involved in areas beyond trade, but the EU sees opportunity in energy and transit corridors.
Kazakhstan (46%)
Azerbaijan (38%)
Others (16%)
China and Russia are far more deeply involved in areas beyond trade, but the EU sees opportunity in energy and transit corridors.
China, Russia & the EU are vying for influence in the Southern Caucasus & Central Asia. Will the region be divided or choose its own path?
At April’s EU–Central Asia Summit, EUCO’s Costa hailed a “new dimension” in ties, so how can the EU proceed?
And what do SCCA’s present connections look like?
At April’s EU–Central Asia Summit, EUCO’s Costa hailed a “new dimension” in ties, so how can the EU proceed?
And what do SCCA’s present connections look like?
July 29, 2025 at 8:26 AM
China, Russia & the EU are vying for influence in the Southern Caucasus & Central Asia. Will the region be divided or choose its own path?
At April’s EU–Central Asia Summit, EUCO’s Costa hailed a “new dimension” in ties, so how can the EU proceed?
And what do SCCA’s present connections look like?
At April’s EU–Central Asia Summit, EUCO’s Costa hailed a “new dimension” in ties, so how can the EU proceed?
And what do SCCA’s present connections look like?
Our latest Europe newsletter is out today! Not already subscribed, then why not check it out?
Read today's edition by @lucasguttenberg.bsky.social here➡️ www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/en/bst-europ...
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June 18, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Our latest Europe newsletter is out today! Not already subscribed, then why not check it out?
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Rosa Balfour: We're in a period of great power rivalry. The US is abandoning Europe, RUS has shifted to a war economy, CN remains resilient—this is a transformative moment for Europe that demands decisive leadership along with creative, innovative structures to pool common interests.
June 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Rosa Balfour: We're in a period of great power rivalry. The US is abandoning Europe, RUS has shifted to a war economy, CN remains resilient—this is a transformative moment for Europe that demands decisive leadership along with creative, innovative structures to pool common interests.
Daniela Schwarzer (@dschwarzer.bsky.social): Germany’s future role in leading coalitions of the willing hinges on rebuilding trust—with new leadership, conducting clearer threat assessments and fixing ties with Poland & the Baltics. The next big issue for Germany? Relative power. #Germany #Europe
June 11, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Daniela Schwarzer (@dschwarzer.bsky.social): Germany’s future role in leading coalitions of the willing hinges on rebuilding trust—with new leadership, conducting clearer threat assessments and fixing ties with Poland & the Baltics. The next big issue for Germany? Relative power. #Germany #Europe
Rosa Balfour of Carnegie Europe (@rosabalfour.bsky.social): Zelenskyy's push for European support after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sharpened and unified Europe's defense efforts—proof that coalitions of the willing can deliver real, practical results. #Ukraine #Europe
June 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Rosa Balfour of Carnegie Europe (@rosabalfour.bsky.social): Zelenskyy's push for European support after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sharpened and unified Europe's defense efforts—proof that coalitions of the willing can deliver real, practical results. #Ukraine #Europe
We’re live in Berlin with a full house! Daniela Schwarzer and Lucas Guttenberg kick off a spirited discussion on whether coalitions of the willing can save Europe. Follow here for more updates and insights ⬇️
June 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM
We’re live in Berlin with a full house! Daniela Schwarzer and Lucas Guttenberg kick off a spirited discussion on whether coalitions of the willing can save Europe. Follow here for more updates and insights ⬇️
🚀 We have a new website!
We offer evidence-based ideas and practical recommendations to strengthen Europe’s ability to act—on Europe's economy, resilience, geopolitics and more.
Explore the new website → bst-europe.eu
We offer evidence-based ideas and practical recommendations to strengthen Europe’s ability to act—on Europe's economy, resilience, geopolitics and more.
Explore the new website → bst-europe.eu
May 28, 2025 at 3:22 PM
🚀 We have a new website!
We offer evidence-based ideas and practical recommendations to strengthen Europe’s ability to act—on Europe's economy, resilience, geopolitics and more.
Explore the new website → bst-europe.eu
We offer evidence-based ideas and practical recommendations to strengthen Europe’s ability to act—on Europe's economy, resilience, geopolitics and more.
Explore the new website → bst-europe.eu
Trade brings political closeness, but it shapes the field in other ways.
From EU machines to Chinese rails to sanctioned tech via Armenia—routes are power.
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From EU machines to Chinese rails to sanctioned tech via Armenia—routes are power.
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April 15, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Trade brings political closeness, but it shapes the field in other ways.
From EU machines to Chinese rails to sanctioned tech via Armenia—routes are power.
4/5
From EU machines to Chinese rails to sanctioned tech via Armenia—routes are power.
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The EU's Global Gateway promises values-based investment.
But others bring investments with fewer questions.
Connectivity’s meaning depends on who’s connecting—and why.
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But others bring investments with fewer questions.
Connectivity’s meaning depends on who’s connecting—and why.
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April 15, 2025 at 11:41 AM
The EU's Global Gateway promises values-based investment.
But others bring investments with fewer questions.
Connectivity’s meaning depends on who’s connecting—and why.
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But others bring investments with fewer questions.
Connectivity’s meaning depends on who’s connecting—and why.
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SCCA = South Caucasus + Central Asia.
It’s the zone where the EU, Russia, China and Türkiye all meet.
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It’s the zone where the EU, Russia, China and Türkiye all meet.
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April 15, 2025 at 11:41 AM
SCCA = South Caucasus + Central Asia.
It’s the zone where the EU, Russia, China and Türkiye all meet.
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It’s the zone where the EU, Russia, China and Türkiye all meet.
2/5
Earlier this month, the EU and the countries of Central Asia held their first collective summit in Samarkand.
Result: €12B pledged under Global Gateway.
But “connectivity” here means more than wires + roads. It’s vital for overlapping regional spheres of influence. A 🧵
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Result: €12B pledged under Global Gateway.
But “connectivity” here means more than wires + roads. It’s vital for overlapping regional spheres of influence. A 🧵
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April 15, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Earlier this month, the EU and the countries of Central Asia held their first collective summit in Samarkand.
Result: €12B pledged under Global Gateway.
But “connectivity” here means more than wires + roads. It’s vital for overlapping regional spheres of influence. A 🧵
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Result: €12B pledged under Global Gateway.
But “connectivity” here means more than wires + roads. It’s vital for overlapping regional spheres of influence. A 🧵
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Forum on the Future of #CohesionPolicy
@lucasguttenberg.bsky.social, @schwabvonpostel.eu & more experts gathered in Brussels to discuss priorities for a future-ready cohesion policy ahead of the next #MFF. Thanks to the State Representation of the Free State of Bavaria for hosting this exchange!
@lucasguttenberg.bsky.social, @schwabvonpostel.eu & more experts gathered in Brussels to discuss priorities for a future-ready cohesion policy ahead of the next #MFF. Thanks to the State Representation of the Free State of Bavaria for hosting this exchange!
April 1, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Forum on the Future of #CohesionPolicy
@lucasguttenberg.bsky.social, @schwabvonpostel.eu & more experts gathered in Brussels to discuss priorities for a future-ready cohesion policy ahead of the next #MFF. Thanks to the State Representation of the Free State of Bavaria for hosting this exchange!
@lucasguttenberg.bsky.social, @schwabvonpostel.eu & more experts gathered in Brussels to discuss priorities for a future-ready cohesion policy ahead of the next #MFF. Thanks to the State Representation of the Free State of Bavaria for hosting this exchange!
🌍 Explore how the EU’s global economic ties compare to the US & China — and what could boost its influence. Dive into our interactive infographics that focus on South Caucasus/Central Asia, Asia Pacific, and Middle East/North Africa here: globaleurope.eu/tag/ged-info...
March 31, 2025 at 11:25 AM
🌍 Explore how the EU’s global economic ties compare to the US & China — and what could boost its influence. Dive into our interactive infographics that focus on South Caucasus/Central Asia, Asia Pacific, and Middle East/North Africa here: globaleurope.eu/tag/ged-info...
Four integration projects overlap in the countries of the South Caucasus & Central Asia. Different understandings of interconnectedness show the limits of “connectivity” as a concept. Find out which countries are connected and how they wield their influence here: globaleurope.eu/europes-futu...
February 7, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Four integration projects overlap in the countries of the South Caucasus & Central Asia. Different understandings of interconnectedness show the limits of “connectivity” as a concept. Find out which countries are connected and how they wield their influence here: globaleurope.eu/europes-futu...
With a 1.6% of the EU's total trade volume, the countries of the South Caucasus & Central Asia are minor trade partners but strategically important.
The EU could benefit from increased trade engagement with these countries, argue this new article & infographic:
globaleurope.eu/europes-futu...
The EU could benefit from increased trade engagement with these countries, argue this new article & infographic:
globaleurope.eu/europes-futu...
February 4, 2025 at 10:10 AM
With a 1.6% of the EU's total trade volume, the countries of the South Caucasus & Central Asia are minor trade partners but strategically important.
The EU could benefit from increased trade engagement with these countries, argue this new article & infographic:
globaleurope.eu/europes-futu...
The EU could benefit from increased trade engagement with these countries, argue this new article & infographic:
globaleurope.eu/europes-futu...
Thrilled to present a new infographic on the South Caucasus' & Central Asia's regional connections:
Find the infographic here: globaleurope.eu/scca-evolvin...
And find a background text here: globaleurope.eu/europes-futu...
By Miriam Kosmehl, Anna Hautmann, Bruno Augsburg & Alexander Weber
Find the infographic here: globaleurope.eu/scca-evolvin...
And find a background text here: globaleurope.eu/europes-futu...
By Miriam Kosmehl, Anna Hautmann, Bruno Augsburg & Alexander Weber
January 31, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Thrilled to present a new infographic on the South Caucasus' & Central Asia's regional connections:
Find the infographic here: globaleurope.eu/scca-evolvin...
And find a background text here: globaleurope.eu/europes-futu...
By Miriam Kosmehl, Anna Hautmann, Bruno Augsburg & Alexander Weber
Find the infographic here: globaleurope.eu/scca-evolvin...
And find a background text here: globaleurope.eu/europes-futu...
By Miriam Kosmehl, Anna Hautmann, Bruno Augsburg & Alexander Weber