dossier 2020/01 europa

Why the world needs the EU

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New leaders: Christine Lagarde, the president of the European Central Bank, and Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, both took office in late 2019.
EU Council presidency
– by Gerd Müller

Investing in the future

Gerd Müller, Germany's federal minister for economic cooperation and development, wants the EU to adopt a new Africa policy
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Climate policy
– by Saleemul Huq

The way forward

Among rich nations, only the EU is still spelling out meaningful climate ambitions, as became evident in Madrid
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Regional integration
– by Ciarán Ó Maoláin

Irish peace at risk

It is not obvious that Irish peace can survive the UK’s exit from the EU
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World order
– by Dirk Messner, Hans Dembowski

“Teetering continent”

The EU is currently not a convincing model of supranational policymaking, but it can – and should – become one
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Social protection
– by Praveen Jha

No longer convincing trendsetter

After dramatic social-spending cuts, it does not make much sense to speak of a European social model anymore
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Development finance
– by Cema Tork

Principles traded for efficiency

A new study finds that the AIIB may undermine multilateral bank standards, and that Europe’s members can save them
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Protest movements
– by Nassir Djafari

Arab Spring reloaded

In the Middle East and North Africa, young people are taking to the streets to fight for better living conditions
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Global environment
– by Saleemul Huq, Hans Dembowski

“Swimming against the tide”

Bangladeshi scholar Saleemul Huq assesses the role of the EU in international climate talks
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