News from the Jacques Delors Centre

A decade of “aimless complacency”

Germany neglected structural investments in the 2010s, Henrik Enderlein says on Deutschlandfunk Kultur.

Bloomberg - Lagards plan to counter German criticism towards the ECB: Put a German in charge

Director of the Jacques Delors Centre Lucas Guttenberg comments on the ECB portfolio allocation as Lagarde puts Isabel Schnabel, a German economics professor and government adviser at the center of the ECB’s core business.

Handelsblatt - Study says more co-determination leads to higher investments

The Handelsblatt quotes the study of Dr. Nils Redeker, Policy Fellow at the Jacques Delors Centre, which proposes to the EU Commission a policy that strengthens the bargaining power of employees.

National Parliaments are in a constant dialogue with the Commission

Four proposals to strengthen Frontex‘ accountability: The agency’s reinforced competences to operate outside EU territory demand a stronger accountability mechanism

The impact of data-driven political campaigning

Andrea Römmele is Germany country expert in ERC grant-funded research project.

Who pays for the EU? In relation to economic output, Germany's contribution to the EU budget is one of the lowest of all member states

What's on the cards for von der Leyen?

Markus Jachtenfuchs talks on German radio about the challenges ahead for the new European Commission.

All about our new Jacques Delors Centre

Thinking Europe. Europa denken. Penser l'Europe.

Days between approval of president and of college of commissioners

Von der Leyen's Commission still faces the hurdle of the parliamentary consent

After two crises, migration patterns in the EU have changed profoundly

Southern EU regions turned from net immigration to emigration regions, while a reversed trend took place in western and northern regions