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Weber’s Revenge

Eye on Europe

MEPs promised Emmanuel Macron they would take vengeance for his destruction of the Spitzenkandidat system. They’ve kept their word.

Von der Leyen’s in and the Spitzenkandidat’s Dead

Eye on Europe

The German defence minister has squeaked through by just nine votes. But it is the EU institutions, and not Von der Leyen, who are to blame.

Institutional War

Eye on Europe

By choosing Ursula von der Leyen, the European Council has thrown down the gauntlet to the European Parliament.

Failure in Brussels

Eye on Europe

National leaders were unable to agree this week on who to appoint for any of the EU’s top jobs.

Red Herring & Black Swan: Don’t Count Your Spitzens Before They Hatch

Berlin Policy Journal January/February 2019

In 2014, Jean-Claude Juncker became commission president because the European Parliament pushed him as Spitzenkandidat. But that flawed system may not survive the 2019 …

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Out Now: May/June 2020 Issue



+++ The coronavirus crisis has brought Europe and the rest of the world to a standstill. What are the effects of the pandemic on international affairs? The future of the EU depends on how it handles the crisis, argues Daniela Schwarzer. Much is riding on the German EU presidency. David Goodhart makes the case for a retreat from hyperglobalization, and Richard Sennett foresees big changes coming to our way of life; Efi Koutsokosta profiles Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis; Noah Gordon, in his Carbon Critical column, points out that solar, like oil, has its overcapacity problems; and much more +++

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