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📸 Andreas Herrmann

#Karlspreis #Karlspreis2025 #EU #Aachen #EuropeanGovernance #RWTH

🔹 Treaty reform?
Maybe. But differentiated integration among willing Member States may be more realistic.
Christine Neuhold: “We need more political will and courage.”

🔹 The EU remains heavily dependent on the U.S. for security.
Strategic autonomy is urgently needed. #EuropeMatters

🔹 Federico Fabbrini:
“The EU is the world's strongest regulatory power – but you can’t throw laws at your enemy.”
➡️ Europe needs hard-power capabilities. #Geopolitics

🔹 A growing disconnect:
Citizen participation initiatives are expanding, but many Member States resist deeper EU reforms. #Democracy

🔹 The Spitzenkandidatenprinzip remains complex & fragile — far from delivering clear democratic legitimacy. #EUFuture

🔹 Polycrisis or permacrisis?
There’s no perfect term for an era shaped by overlapping crises — from pandemics to war. #EUPolitics