EU/Europe
The research division EU/Europe analyses the core challenges facing the European Union and Europe. Research focuses on policy areas, processes and concerns that shape the internal and external action of the European Union and its member states.
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Areas of Expertise
- United Kingdom
- Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP)
- EU institutions
- European Union
- Political system of the European Union
- Principles of European integration
Projects
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Areas of Expertise
- Crisis management
- European Union
- Justice and Home Affairs in the EU
- Migration policy
- Political system of the European Union
- Terrorism
Staff
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Areas of Expertise
- EU budget and finances
- EU internal market
- EU regional policy
- EU sectoral policies
- Economic Governance
- Principles of European integration
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Areas of Expertise
- Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP)
- Digital Policy and Cyber
- EU foreign policy
- European Union
Projects
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Areas of Expertise
- EU, Europe
- Energy, climate, environment
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Areas of Expertise
- France
- Germany
- Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP)
- Defence and security policy / Armed forces
- EU foreign policy
- Populism
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Areas of Expertise
- Baltic countries
- Central and Eastern Europe
- EU Eastern Partnership
- EU enlargement policy
- European Union
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Areas of Expertise
- Agriculture policy
- Crisis management
- Development cooperation
- EU foreign trade policy
- Foreign trade policy
- Global nutrition
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Areas of Expertise
- Europe
- Climate policy
- EU climate policy
Projects
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Areas of Expertise
- Economic Governance
- European Union
- Eurozone
- Financial and debt crisis
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Areas of Expertise
- EU, Europe
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Research Support
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Areas of Expertise
- EU, Europe
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Areas of Expertise
- Energy, climate, environment
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Ela Grudziewska-Klick, Dipl.-Bibl.
Information and Data Manager
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Areas of Expertise
- EU, Europe
SWP Publications
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Sichere Außengrenzen der EU
Umstrittene Wirkungszusammenhänge und Zielvorstellungen im Wandel
SWP-Studie 2026/S 06, 24.02.2026, 32 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2026S06
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Ein flexibles Europa muss in der EU verankert werden
Auf der Suche nach mehr europäischer Handlungsfähigkeit gewinnt das Modell eines Europas der mehreren Geschwindigkeiten wieder an Beliebtheit. Um dabei auch die EU langfristig zu stärken, sollte die deutsche Europapolitik zwei Prinzipien durchsetzen, meint Nicolai von Ondarza.
Kurz gesagt, 17.02.2026 -
Cyber Activity Balance 2025: The EU in Focus
Research Division EU/Europe, Working Paper Nr. 01/2026, February 2026, 14 pages -
EU-Binnenmarkt und Online‑Plattformen
Zwischen Markt, Macht und technologischer Souveränität
SWP-Studie 2026/S 04, 28.01.2026, 28 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2026S04
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Europas Soft Power in der geopolitischen Zeitenwende erneuern – unzeitgemäße Betrachtungen
in: Mit, ohne, gegen Washington: Die Neubestimmung der Beziehungen Europas zu den USABeitrag zu einer Sammelstudie 2026/S 03, 22.01.2026, 92 Pages, pp. 62–66
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Mit, ohne, gegen Washington: Die Neubestimmung der Beziehungen Europas zu den USA
SWP-Studie 2026/S 03, 22.01.2026, 92 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2026S03
External publications
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Securing the EU’s Medical Supply Chains: Setting the Legal and Economic Scene for Achieving Import Diversification
in: Zeitung für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht (ZaöRV), 85 (2025) 4, pp. 1119-1162doi:10.17104/0044-2348-2025-4-1119
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After SAFE: Consequences for EU-UK defence industrial cooperation and potential ways forward
in: UK in a Changing Europe, 18.2.2026 -
Europa braucht Entscheidungsfähigkeit
Interview, in: NDR Info, 12.02.2026 -
Taking the Pulse: Can the EU Attract Foreign Investment and Reduce Dependencies?
Commentary in: Carnegie Europe, Edited by Rym Momtaz, 12.02.2026 -
Rechtsextreme jubeln: EU-Brandmauer gefallen?
Interview, in: Monitor, WDR, 05.02.2026 (ab Minute 7:52) -
Warum die Klimapolitik klar zwischen Emissionsminderung und CO₂ Entnahme unterscheiden muss
CDRterra Policy Brief, München, Januar 2026