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About ECFR. The European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) is an award-winning international think-tank that aims to conduct cutting-edge independent research on European foreign and security policy and to provide a safe meeting space for decision-makers, activists and influencers to share ideas. We build coalitions for change at the European ...
European Council on Foreign Relations - ECFR
The future of Kosovo-Serbia dialogue process. 29 October 2024. Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, 4645 Reservoir Road, NW, Washington, DC, 20007 USA. ECFR Washington. On 29 October, the German Embassy in Washington DC and the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) will host a public discussion on the future…. 31 Oct.
Explore today’s challenges in European foreign policy | ECFR
The EU’s previous efforts to promote democracy in the Western Balkans and eastern neighbourhood may hold valuable lessons for the years ahead. ECFR policy briefs share new foreign policy ideas to strengthen Europe’s place in the world, covering China, Russia, the Middle East, Africa, and more.
European Sovereignty Index - ECFR
Jun 8, 2022 · The index is designed to help the union identify its main strengths and weaknesses. The EU’s scores are mixed: European sovereignty is ‘good’ in health and economy – but only ‘satisfactory’ in defence, climate, and migration, and ‘poor’ in technology. In no area is European sovereignty either ‘excellent’ or ‘failing’.
Vision 2030: Four steps towards the new EU enlargement
Jul 3, 2023 · The EU should do four things: set a target date of 2030 for enlargement; agree a plan to adapt EU policies to accept new members; formulate a ‘Madrid criterion’ of foreign policy alignment for aspiring members; and grant Kosovo candidate status.
Strategy framework 2022-2025 - ECFR
The European Peace Project in a time of war. The European Union is built on a simple idea: that binding nations and peoples together creates peace and makes war unthinkable. By building a community around the coal and steel that were used to build weapons, the EU managed to turn enemies into friends. And war has indeed been banished within the EU.
EU Energy Deals Tracker - ECFR
Nov 23, 2022 · The EU Energy Deals Tracker shows that the EU is now largely focused on securing new gas supplies. Around 45 per cent of the deals that the bloc and its member states have struck since 2022 concern gas or liquefied natural gas. But ECFR’s dataset indicates that the EU is a long way away from achieving the economies of scale it currently ...
EU Cohesion Monitor - ECFR
Dec 10, 2020 · The EU Cohesion Monitor is an index of the 27 member states of the European Union and the United Kingdom and their readiness for joint action and cooperation. It measures how strong European cohesion is, how it is changing, and how much it differs between the 28 countries. The EU Cohesion Monitor’s central assumption is that European cohesion ...
Energy Sovereignty Index - ECFR
Sep 28, 2023 · ECFR’s Energy Sovereignty Index is a new tool that points the way towards a more innovative approach. The index breaks energy sovereignty into four crucial components: Cleanness (the share of renewables and fossil fuels in the energy mix), Independence (dependence on energy imports), Efficiency (domestic energy demand compared with actual use ...
Deep dives into the big issues in European foreign policy | ECFR
Special. 5 May 2022. In the wake of pandemic and war, the Sentiment Compass assesses the changing expectations of the EU across its member states. It finds that EU should harness the power of culture and the free media to nurture a stronger European sentiment – helping it to address the major challenges facing the continent.