In the fifty-sixth episode of EU to go, Thu Nguyen discusses with Arthur Leichthammer how critical raw materials have become a central geoeconomic and security issue for Europe – and what the EU can realistically do to reduce its strategic dependencies.

MEP Tobias Cremer delivered remarks at a Spotlight event at the Sciences Po Paris campus, held as part of our Pariser Platz Dialogue series, focusing on Europe’s defence ambitions.

On November 18, Berlin hosted the first Summit on European Digital Sovereignty. France and Germany used the occasion to unveil a set of new initiatives aimed at strengthening data protection, developing cloud markets, and advancing so-called frontier AI, alongside €12 billion ($13.9 billion) in promised private investment.

In the fifty-fourth episode of EU to go, Thu Nguyen discusses with Sander Tordoir and Nils Redeker the future of the European automotive industry and whether a “Buy European” strategy could be the right way forward.

Submit your essay: How can Franco-German cooperation shape Europe’s response to today’s shifting global order? What opportunities and challenges arise as Europe redefines its role in an increasingly fragmented world?

After the official project start in spring 2025, the coordinating team at the Hertie School’s Jacques Delors Centre is pleased to launch the “ReConf” website, collecting all information and output of the multi-annual research project.

In an interview with DIE ZEIT, Delors Centre Acting Co-Directors Thu Nguyen and Nils Redeker discuss how the EU must adapt to a changing global order.

On 15 October, the Jacques Delors Centre, in cooperation with the French Embassy in Berlin, hosted a Franco-German panel discussion on the future of European defence investment, as part of the Pariser Platz Dialogue series.

The Professor of European and Global Governance is acknowledged by the newspaper Der Tagesspiegel for leading the project “Reconfiguring Europe”.

The two former Deputy Directors succeed Johannes Lindner and join Mark Dawson in co-directing the Jacques Delors Centre as of October 2025. 

In the fifty-fourth episode of EU to go, Thu Nguyen talks to Johannes Lindner about his time as co-director of the Jacques Delors Centre, his departure – and the question of how Europe can regain its strength and find a common soul again.

Germany’s Vice-Chancellor and Finance Minister urged Europe to defend, reform, and invest to remain strong in a changing world.