News from the Jacques Delors Centre

The Guardian – Merz without clear stance on EU

In an article by the Guardian, Lucas Guttenberg criticises Merz’ “tactically ambiguous” position on EU politics.

Podcast EU to go - The German Council Presidency in a pandemic paradox

In this episode of our podcast series EU to go, Thu Nguyen and Nicole Koenig talk about the German Presidency in the Pandemic Paradox.

Five Take-aways from the German Corona presidency

Financial Times – “Recovery instrument shows what is possible”

Europe needs permanent tools to fight crises, Lucas Guttenberg argues in the Financial Times.

A majority of Brits now think that it was wrong to leave the EU

But the country remains deeply divided on how future relations should look like.

Podcast EU to go - Biden and the EU - A return of the West?

In our new German Podcast series EU to go, we offer you sharp, concise analyses of current EU politics

More than half of all EU Member States are operating border procedures

14 EU countries (plus Switzerland) have a border procedure in place, but they so so to different extents

Handelsblatt - ESM Reform "missed opportunity”

The agreement on a reform of the ESM misses the point, Lucas Guttenberg criticises in the Handelsblatt.

Heinrich Böll Foundation - Dispute over rule of law mechanism “reveals a blind spot”

There is a lack of political will to strengthen the rule of law in the EU, argues Lucas Guttenberg in an interview with the Heinrich Böll Foundation.

ARD - Poland and Hungary's veto on MFF "hypocritical"

In the dispute over the rule of law mechanism, the EU should not make any further concessions, Lucas Guttenberg warns in the ARD Europamagazin.

Crisis management in the Banking Union

Standard playbook requires private sector to bear losses of bank failures first.

How the EU can turn the tables

In an op-ed for Die Zeit, Lucas Guttenberg and Piotr Buras say that the EU should not budge in the current budget dispute.