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.
Heads
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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
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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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Research Support
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Areas of Expertise
- EU, Europe
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Ela Grudziewska-Klick, Dipl.-Bibl.
Information and Data Manager
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Areas of Expertise
- EU, Europe
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Areas of Expertise
- Energy, climate, environment
SWP Publications
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Deutscher Vorschlag zur EU-Erweiterung: Fortschritt oder Symbolpolitik?
Mit seinem EU-Erweiterungsvorschlag bringt der Kanzler neue Impulse in die Debatte. Die vorgesehenen Schritte zur Integration der Ukraine, Moldaus und des Westbalkans werfen aber grundlegende Fragen zur Umsetzung und Gleichbehandlung der Kandidatenländer auf, meinen Marina Vulović und Valeska Esch.
Kurz gesagt, 04.06.2026 -
Das Potential der Europäischen Staatsanwaltschaft in der EU‑Sanktionspolitik
Warum die Idee reaktiviert werden sollte, das Mandat der Behörde zu erweitern
SWP-Aktuell 2026/A 25, 28.05.2026, 8 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2026A25
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Der Iran-Krieg und seine Folgen – für den Mittleren Osten, die Großmächte und die Weltwirtschaft
Der Iran-Krieg verschiebt die globalen Kräfteverhältnisse: Teheran zeigt Resilienz, Israel gewinnt Zeit, verfehlt aber zentrale Kriegsziele – und die USA verharren im Dilemma. Welche Folgen das für den Mittleren Osten, die Großmächte und die Weltwirtschaft hat, legt dieses 360 Grad dar.
360 Grad, 30.04.2026 -
The new E6 format: The EU between unity and fragmentation
In the face of mounting geopolitical pressure, the EU is seeking to regain its capacity to act by bringing together its six largest economies. Can the E6 group genuinely generate political traction within the Union without jeopardising the balance between European unity and operational effectiveness? In which policy areas could this format deliver substantial added value?
360 degrees, 24.04.2026 -
EU Enlargement: Ukraine as a Special Case – the Western Balkans as the Norm
Anchoring Kyiv in the EU through a New Type of Accession Association
SWP Comment 2026/C 17, 20.04.2026, 8 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2026C17
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Currency Power Politics in a Dollar-Dominated World: China, the EU, and Central Bank Digital Currencies
in: The Return of Power Politics to the Market: Theory and Practice of the Geoeconomic ZeitenwendeContribution to a Research Paper 2026/RP 07, 15.04.2026, 109 Pages, pp. 85–92
External publications
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Un état des lieux de la coopération franco-allemande en matière de politique de défense et de sécurité
in: Le retour du moteur franco-allemand en Europe ? Alexis Lacroix & Stephan Martens (eds), La Revue européenne n° 1, 2026 -
The EU is looking more and more like an EPP-led minority government
in: Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), 11.06.2026 -
FCAS without a fighter jet: What can France and Germany salvage?
Interview by Kjeld Neubert, in: EURACTIV, 10.06.2026 -
EU-Western Balkans Summit 2026: New Impetus for the Enlargement Debate?
in: BiEPAG, 09.06.2026 -
Biochar Carbon Removal Standards: A Comparative Assessment of the EU CRCF, ICVCM and Article 6.4
CO2RE Report, Oxford, June 2026 -
Wie steht es aktuell um die CO2-Entnahme?
in: Zentrum Liberale Moderne, Analyse, 03.06.2026