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Various challenges ahead Europe is facing various challenges, including the ecological turnaround and the stabilization of its economy and democracy. The European Forum Alpbach is a space and place for reflection and action. It brings together young people from Europe and from all over the world with the most innovative minds from politics, business, civil society, culture, and science to
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Im WIR verbunden ... so lautet das Motto des diesjährigen Bürgerfestes des Bundespräsidenten. Das WIR bedeutet Gemeinschaft, im Kleinen wie im Großen: In der Nachbarschaft, in Städten und Gemeinden, in einzelnen Bundesländern, deutschlandweit oder sogar länderübergreifend in der Europäischen Union.Denn auch die EU ist auf ein Miteinander angewiesen, um im Sinne der europäischen Bevölkerung
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A Europe we want... Geographically, Europe may be clearly defined, but it is increasingly distinguished by its ideals, values and principles. However, as Europeans, we often refer to our “European values” or our “European way of life,” without giving full consideration to what these concepts mean and how to protect them during times of crisis. This year’s Philea Forum takes place as we face
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It’s winter, and the war continues... Russia attacked Ukraine one year ago in an effort to incorporate the country into its own territory. In the early days of the war, most experts and the broader public considered Russia to be the dominant power. But Ukrainian citizens, demonstrating profound courage and determination, and with the support of western states, have managed to stop the
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In this latest report for the Oxford University Europe's Stories research project we follow up on the findings from our December 2020 survey about the crucial importance of freedom of movement. We then assess how European citizens think of the European Union (EU) today, and what they want from it in the future. Our March 2021 poll, conducted in the 27 member states of the EU and the UK,
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During Angela Merkel’s time as Chancellor, the European Union as well as Germany’s role in it has changed. How do Europeans view German leadership as the longterm German and European leader prepares to step away from power? Introduction 2021 marks the end of Angela Merkel’s 16 year chancellorship. In her time, the image and role of Germany as a major European player has changed. Starting as
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This eupinions slides was carried out for and presented at the 2022 M100 SanssouciColloquium in Potsdam. The data was collected in June 2022, with just under 12.000 online interviews held. Itis representative for the EU27 as a whole and for the individual member states of Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Poland, Belgium and the Netherlands. Political context and purpose of this opinion poll
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Russia attacked Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Since then, unimaginable hardship has come over the Ukrainian people, who continue to fight against the invasion of their country in an astonishing fashion. Putin’s brutal and reckless behaviour in the middle of the European continent has also sent shockwaves through the West, which moved quickly to support Ukraine against Russia. Do EU citizens
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This eupinions slides was carried out for and presented at the 2022 U.S.-German Futures Forum in Münster, Germany. The data was collected in September 2022, with just 3,000 online interviews held – 1,831 in Germanyand 1,109 in the United States. Digitalization & Democracy in Public Opinion Rapid transformation processes shake up economies, put a strain on democracies and disrupt
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Every week, surveys from all across the EU tell us what Europeans are thinking, feeling and talking about. In our segment, eupinions echo, we collect these voices and play them back to you. Each week, we highlight one survey of particular interest in a short blogpost and share daily new survey results via our website and our twitter channel. It is no secret that Europeans have generally
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