Once again, the world’s attention turns to Germany as the country undergoes national elections. For this analysis, we examined eupinions survey data from 2017, 2021, and 2024, drawing on EU-wide surveys of over 9,000 citizens –...

Europe intends to rapidly and strongly increase its defense spending. It should do so without risking Europe’s fiscal sustainability and financial stability at a time of great danger. We argue that the Commission’s current plan to...

Improved EU-UK relations could strengthen European unity in a time of geopolitical upheaval and shifting alliances. Yet realizing this opportunity at the first joint Summit in 2025 is far from a done deal.

Did the re-election of Donald Trump change Europeans' minds? In November 2024, we published the report “Old Habits Die Hard” in which we looked at the state of the transatlantic partnership in the wake of the US elections....

Fluchtmigration ist zurzeit ein großes Streitthema in der öffentlichen Diskussion. Einerseits wird sie für Missstände jeglicher Art verantwortlich gemacht – sei es knapper Wohnraum, fehlende Kitaplätze oder Kriminalität....

Kleinräumige Daten sind für kommunale Planungen wichtig. Besonders interessant ist dabei der Blick in die Zukunft, um vorausschauend die Infrastruktur oder Dienstleistungen für die Menschen in den Städten und Gemeinden entwickeln...

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After a period of unprecedented turbulence in Austrian politics – including several major scandals and the creation of an all-technocrat government – Austria has more recently found its way back to the calmer waters of stable...

Belgium, a country of 30,689 km² located in northwestern Europe, is densely populated with 11.7 million inhabitants and is very open to the rest of the world. Belgium continuously works to make this openness its strongest asset. ...