Looking for some tips on what to expect in #2024? Our Europe experts' preview is here. My own contribution looks at the potential for another record average global temperature🌡️ Important elections are also on the horizon for 🇪🇺, 🇺🇸, & 🇮🇳 to name a few: globaleurope.eu/europes-future…

Some nice food-for-thought in this piece, especially ahead of the upcoming Letta Report. What would Jacques do? Strengthen the single market: economist.com/europe/2024/01…

"We strongly encourage the European Commission in its upcoming communication to recommend an ambitious EU climate target for 2040." 11 EU members in an open letter ahead. Full text from @Table_Media_ table.media/wp-content/upl…

Today, #EUCO approves a financial support package for #Ukraine to help reconstruction & recovery on its path to #EU accession. What does 🇺🇦's economy need? Our experts Miriam Kosmehl & Stefani Weiss along w/ wiiw take a look here: bertelsmann-stiftung.de/en/publication…

From €10bn to just €1.5bn. #EU budget review yields a fraction of proposed new funds for #STEP. From the optimistic Commission projection below, safe to shave off €60+ bn. Cohesion funds & JTF to play an even bigger role. Read how STEP could work here: globaleurope.eu/europes-future…

Great thread on the brand new report on the future of #CohesionPolicy by the chair of the expert group that wrote it 👇

New report out this week on #EU #CohesionPolicy by an expert group established by European Commission EUinmyRegion🇪🇺. In today's unpredictable world, the EU's long-term development policy is more important than ever: Thomas Schwab & Nathan Crist offer initial thoughts globaleurope.eu/europes-future…

Shocking! In awe how the coast guard & fire department responded so fast. As a Marylander, I was also surprised to see in this reporting that Baltimore's port has rebounded & handled a record amount of cargo last year. Great for the city, but has meant more & bigger ships.

The 9th Cohesion Report is out! In short, while progress has been made, the challenge of economic disparities remain. 28% of Europeans live in a region with GDP per capita below 75% of the EU average. There's work to be done & the #EU needs a strong cohesion policy to do it.

Approaching 20 years since the big 2004 #EU enlargement round. With debate ongoing about the future of cohesion policy, enlargement is a great reminder of its importance.

🇪🇺 A bit more than a month lies between us & the #EuropeanElections Today, Malte Zabel introduces a series on the #EU's major challenges ahead of the vote. Follow us for updates & start here: Why the 2024 European Elections are the most Important Ever: globaleurope.eu/europes-future…

We all know that the #EU must strengthen the #SingleMarket, but how can this be done? Its strength & legitimacy comes from lifting up all regions--leaving none behind. A Bertelsmann Stiftung study, Energising EU Cohesion, shows how many less developed regions can economically

The #EuropeanElection2024 results are clear, what's next? Malte Zabel, Cora Jungbluth, Lucas Carvalho, Nathan Crist & Etienne Höra summarise the outcome & anticipate impact on #EU trade, industrial policy & the future of the #geopolitical #Commission. ➡️globaleurope.eu/europes-future…

Stronger local administration is an important component of more effective #EU policy. The #Letta Report on the #SingleMarket was right: local admin are faced w/ increasingly complex challenges while also transforming & digitising. Below, my musings on problems & potential fixes.

Always great to get together and discuss Europe with this fantastic team😀

Every year, #Vienna is ranked by The Economist as one of the best place to live in the world. Yet, all is not well in #Austria. Thomas Schwab takes a look at five reasons politics have taken a turn to the extremes of the political spectrum in his home country. Check it out!

Now in 🇬🇧: Our ⁦Handelsblatt⁩ op-ed with ⁦Nils Redeker⁩ and ⁦Sander Tordoir⁩ on why 🇩🇪 should go beyond its usual reflexes and understand the Draghi report as a huge opportunity for its ailing economy 👇 globaleurope.eu/europes-future…