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Home / Themes / Future of Europe / Page 14

Future of Europe

European flag. Photo: fdecomite (CC BY 2.0)
Future of Europe Analyses

The governance structures of Spain and Italy: are their PNRRs overambitious?

How do the governance structures of the Plans for National Recovery and Resilience (PNRRs) of Spain and Italy compare?

By Alessandra Bonissoni
19 Oct 2021 //
27 mins Reading time
Hand holding German flag. Photo: Marco Verch Professional Photographer (CC BY 2.0)
Future of Europe Analyses

What’s in the German ballot box for European integration? Continuity and change

The analyses in this paper show that the next German government will also be a pro-European one. There are necessary changes when it comes to European integration

By Funda Tekin, Ilke Toygür
13 Oct 2021 //
17 mins Reading time
German elections: more continuity than change. German flag and the federal parliament in the background, Berlin. Photo: Herman (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Future of Europe Experts Comments

German elections: more continuity than change

The key question before last Sunday’s German elections was to know whether they will lead to continuity or change.

By Miguel Otero Iglesias
29 Sep 2021 //
6 mins Reading time
Angela Merkel at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland (2011). Photo: World Economic Forum (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0). Elcano Blog
Future of Europe Experts Comments

No Merkel: Europe’s opportunity?

With the departure of Merkel after four terms in politics and the most popular, the EU loses a figurehead, but gains possibilities.

By Andrés Ortega
21 Sep 2021 //
6 mins Reading time
Spain and Italy should cooperate more to make a stronger EU. South EU Summit (Malta). Photo: Fernando Calvo/Ministry of the Presidency. Government of Spain
Future of Europe Experts Comments

Spain and Italy should cooperate more to make a stronger EU

A more cooperative relationship between Spain and Italy would bring stability and boost the economy of the entire EU.

By Alessandra Bonissoni
17 Sep 2021 //
6 mins Reading time
Participation of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, in the G20 Leaders' Summit 2020. Photo: Etienne Ansotte / EC - Audiovisual Service, © European Union, 2021
Future of Europe Analyses

G20 test of trust: coming together to narrow the pandemic divide

Political failure to tackle the pandemic divide will aggravate the dangerously divergent paths between the advanced economies and China.

By Beatriz Pérez de la Fuente
01 Sep 2021 //
18 mins Reading time
Spain’s recovery plan: strengths and challenges. Berlaymont building (European Commission) Brussels, Belgium. Photo: C.Suthorn (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Future of Europe Experts Comments

Spain’s recovery plan: strengths and challenges

Spain's recovery plan is a coherent tool to revive the national economy, based on a combination of investment and reforms.

By Miguel Otero Iglesias, Raymond Torres
02 Aug 2021 //
13 mins Reading time
German flag. Photo: fdecomite (CC BY 2.0)
Climate and energy Analyses

Next Generation EU: Germany focuses its climate policy on hydrogen and sustainable mobility

The key green transition elements in Germany’s Recovery and Resilience Plan, 42.7% of the funds and largely focus on fostering zero emissions mobility

By Christoph P. Kiefer
19 Jul 2021 //
27 mins Reading time
Soberanía digital europea: la UE la tuvo, pero no la retuvo
Future of Europe Experts Comments

European digital sovereignty: the EU had it, but did not retain it

Europe falls behind in the technology and digital sector depending on the exports of other countries such as the US or China.

By Andrés Ortega
13 Jul 2021 //
7 mins Reading time
The Slovenian EU Presidency: time to move forwards. Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, and Janez Janša, Slovenian Prime Minister. Photo: Claudio Centonze / EC - Audiovisual Service, © European Union, 2021
Future of Europe Experts Comments

The Slovenian EU Presidency: time to move forwards

On 1 July 2021 Slovenia took over the Presidency of the Council of the EU from Portugal.

By Ilke Toygür, Funda Tekin, Nicoletta Pirozzi
12 Jul 2021 //
6 mins Reading time
Sunflower field (Barbate, Spain). Photo: Gustavo Quepón (@unandalusgus)
Climate and energy Analyses

The climate and energy transition component of the Spanish National Recovery and Resilience Plan

The authors analyse the aspects of Spain’s National Recovery Plan related to sustainability and ‘green’ investments.

By Enrique Feás, Federico Steinberg
06 Jul 2021 //
30 mins Reading time
A moment to reflect: Creating Euro-Mediterranean bonds that deliver. CIDOB, Elcano Royal Institute and Friedrich Naumann Foundation Madrid
Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood Monographs

A moment to reflect: Creating Euro-Mediterranean bonds that deliver

By Haizam Amirah-Fernández, Eduard Soler i Lecha, Carmen Descamps
02 Jul 2021 //
2 mins Reading time

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August 11, 2025

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The Schengen Agreement Turns 40: A Milestone or a Turning Point?

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