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Doomsday for the euro area: Causes, variants and consequences of breakup
Written by Ole Wintermann
Guest post written by my colleague Joachim Fritz-Vannahme Mail: Joachim.Vannahme@bertelsmann-stiftung.de At present, we see a hot debate about the future of the eurozone with an abundance of different scenarios – not least that of its breakup. When in March 2011, we issued our report “Making the European Union work. Issues […]
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Europe’s double standard
Written by sergio.marx
The European reaction to 9/11 was very strong, much more so than to other catastrophes and massacres. Why ? As an idealistic 16 year old high school student at that time, the answer I found disillusioned me. Class had just started after the summer holidays at my high school in […]
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The Arab World Poised between Revolution and Repression
Written by Ole Wintermann
The Arab Spring must not be allowed to run out of steam. The sheer staying power of the old regimes and important social issues are threatening to slow down or even to stifle the revolutions, rebellions and nascent reforms. It is time that Europe flexed its political muscles read more
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European Lifelong Learning Indicators Project (ELLI project)
Written by Gudrun Porath
The European Lifelong Learning Indicators Project (ELLI project) was launched by Bertelsmann Stiftung in January 2008 in an effort to make the concept of lifelong learning in Europe more understandable and transparent. Read more
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European Institute of Innovation and Technology
Written by Gudrun Porath
The EIT is a new independent community body which was set up to address Europe’s innovation gap. They aim to rapidly emerge as a key driver of EU sustainable growth and competitiveness through the stimulation of world-leading innovation. Read more
