European by Default 2026

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Georg McCutcheon is a policy officer in the European Union and North America Unit, where he is responsible for the programme on the future of the European Union. His focus here is on the need for reform in various policy areas (economic and financial policy, foreign and security policy, social policy) with the aim of creating a fair, environmentally sustainable and effective EU. Previously, he worked as a project officer in the same department at the Heinrich Böll Foundation. Before joining the Heinrich Böll Foundation, he worked in the Syria team at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid (DG ECHO) in Brussels, as well as at the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ). He studied Global Political Economy (MA) and International Relations (BA) at the University of Sussex in the UK.

We develop and debate progressive ideas and bring together leading actors who turn thoughts into action. Our think tank’s goal: making the just transformation a reality. ▸ Learn more