News from the Jacques Delors Centre

Lucas Guttenberg explains in the latest "Election Special" episode why the new German government will have to quickly deal with the EU budget rules.

In our series of briefs and podcast episodes "Wahl spezial" we explore the challenges for the new German government in five core fields of European policy: migration policy, rule of law, foreign and security policy, industrial policy, and economic governance. 

In the Bundestag election campaign, industrial policy played a major role for the first time in a long time. Nils Redeker explains what questions the new government urgently needs to address.

The disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan was another wake-up call for the EU, says Nicole Koenig, the only question is whether Europe is really waking up now. 

Europe launched its green bond program. Sebastian Mack warns that EU member states and the European Commission must now do their utmost to effectively prevent greenwashing.

The rule of law crisis in the EU reached a new level of escalation when Poland's Constitutional Tribunal openly questioned the primacy of EU law in its ruling, says Thu Nguyen. 

After a controversial court decision in Poland, tensions are strained between Warsaw and Brussels. In a recent interview with the Financial Times, Policy Fellow Thu Nguyen weighs in. 

Migration was a topic that was avoided in the federal election campaign. However, this should not hide the fact that the new federal government has difficult questions to answer, says Lucas Rasche.

The recent Constitutional Court decision in Poland left the EU reeling. Deputy Director Lucas Guttenberg weighs in on the conflict. 

A recent decision by Poland's Constitutional Court puts Poland on a collision course with the EU legal order. Lucas Guttenberg speaks on his concerns with this development. 

In an interview with the Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Lucas Rasche explains the state of EU migration policy and practice after six years of the refugee crisis.