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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- EU, Europe
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- 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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- 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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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
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SWP Publications
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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
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Digital and Cyber Policy: The EU’s and India’s Pursuit of Digital Sovereignty
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. 77–84
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Agricultural and Food Policy: Long Geoeconomic Tradition and New Priorities
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. 62–67
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Zerreißprobe für Frankreichs Demokratie
Implikationen der Kommunalwahlen für das Rennen um den Élysée-Palast
SWP-Aktuell 2026/A 19, 07.04.2026, 4 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2026A19
External publications
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EuRepoC-Briefing: Neue Trends bei Cyberkriminalität
in: Tagesspiegel Background, 23.04.2026 (Paywall) -
EuRepoC-Briefing: Das erste Quartal 2026 im Überblick
in: Tagesspiegel Background, 23.04.2026 (Paywall) -
Taking the Pulse: Is the EU Ready for Rapprochement With the UK?
Edited by Rym Momtaz, Commentary in: Carnegie Europe, 23.04.2026 -
European Politics in Crisis Management
in: Michèle Knodt, Natalia Chaban, Oriol Costa & Patrick Müller (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of European Union Politics, April 2026doi:10.4324/9781003488736
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Neue Chancen ohne Vetorecht in der Außenpolitik
Nach dem Machtwechsel in Ungarn bietet sich in der EU eine neue Möglichkeit, das Einstimmigkeitsprinzip abzuschaffen. Regierungschef Viktor Orbán habe das Vetorecht missbraucht, sagt der Politologe Nicolai von Ondarza. Jetzt gebe es ein kurzes Momentum.
Interview von Herter Gerwald, in: Deutschlandfunk, 21.04.2026 (Audio, ab Minute 05:19) -
»Fidesz hat Sicherungen eingebaut«
Wenn der Herausforderer von Ministerpräsident Orban, Peter Magyar, gewinne, werde er es nicht leicht haben, sagte der Politologe Kai-Olaf Lang auf NDR Info.
Interview in: NDR Info, 12.04.2026 (Audio)