#Ukrainewar

[…] Press Release: “Ursula von der Leyen has achieved what other Commission Presidents before her could not: The vast majority of Europeans recognize her name and know what she looks like. This is [...]

[…] Press Release: Social cohesion in Germany has come under considerable pressure since 2020. On the one hand, it is still robust according to the longer-term assessment of the Bertelsmann Stiftung’s [...]

[…] At the presentation of its priorities for 2024, the Bertelsmann Stiftung welcomed Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz to its Berlin premises at Werderscher Markt for a panel discussion with political [...]

[…] For years, Moscow had denied its military presence in Ukraine and claimed that Ukrainian separatists were only fighting there on their own initiative—although the Russian command of the alleged [...]

[…] Press Release: Two years after the start of the Russian war of aggression, almost nine out of ten citizens in Germany and Europe believe that the EU needs a common defense policy. A majority of [...]

[…] In 2023, the reconstruction costs for Ukraine are estimated to exceed $400 billion, with no end to the war in sight. This appears to create insurmountable hurdles for Ukraine's EU accession prospects. [...]

[…] On Europe Day: The EU as a Necessity and a Task Seventy-three years ago, then French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman presented his idea for a new form of political cooperation in Europe: the Schuman [...]

[…] On May 9, 1950, then-French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman presented a plan that became the European Coal and Steel Community in 1952 and, much later, the European Union. The economy was at the [...]

[…] By Düzgün Arslantaş Just some weeks ago, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's campaign strategy was largely to score foreign policy points to distract from domestic problems. The catastrophic situation in [...]

[…] At the Bertelsmann Stiftung, we work strategically not only to draw attention to critical developments, but also to develop constructive solutions to societal problems. In 2022, we engaged in a wide [...]