{"id":3883,"date":"2020-04-02T15:53:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T13:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dpz.medienlabor-hosting.de\/?p=3883"},"modified":"2022-06-22T16:11:45","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T14:11:45","slug":"presidency-of-the-council-of-the-european-union-what-germans-will-expect-apart-from-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/presidency-of-the-council-of-the-european-union-what-germans-will-expect-apart-from-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"Presidency of the Council of the European Union: What Germans will expect apart from coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><strong>Just under 100 days before the start of the German Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Heinrich-B\u00f6ll-Stiftung and Das Progressive Zentrum presented a study on the German populace\u2019s expectations of the German Presidency of the Council of the European Union and how they perceive themselves as Europeans. Michael Roth, the German Foreign Office\u2019s State Minister for Europe as well as Green Party Member of Parliament Franziska Brantner stood up for European solidarity in times of crisis. However, they each had a different assessment of the current state of affairs.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On 1 July, Germany will assume the<strong>&nbsp;Presidency of the Council of the European Union<\/strong>. It is expected that the German Federal Government will introduce its political program for the Presidency in June. To hold an informed debate on legislative priorities, the Heinrich-B\u00f6ll-Stiftung and Das Progressive Zentrum representatively polled the perceptions of the population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith this data, we can show what is important to the German populace apart from managing the coronavirus pandemic. These other challenges will not remain frozen in time; they will in part only get worse because of the pandemic\u201d, argued\u00a0<strong>co-author Johannes Hillje<\/strong>\u00a0on the unique benefits of the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Selbstverstaendlich_europaeisch_2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0survey<\/a>, which was completed before the outbreak of the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Das Progressive Zentrum Policy Fellow of Das Progressive Zentrum presented the results from the study\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Selbstverstaendlich_europaeisch_2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cActually European?! 2020\u201d<\/a>\u00a0together with\u00a0<strong>co-author Christine P\u00fctz\u00a0<\/strong>from the Heinrich-B\u00f6ll-Stiftung in front of 100 video conference participants.\u00a0<strong>Michael Roth,\u00a0<\/strong>the German Foreign Office\u2019s State Minister for Europe, and\u00a0<strong>Franziska Brantner<\/strong>, the Green Party\u2019s Spokeswoman for Europe, as well as\u00a0<strong>Thomas Westphal,<\/strong>\u00a0Department Head of European Policy for the German Ministry of Finance, all commented on the findings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Watch the Video Conference<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"BorlabsCookie _brlbs-cb-youtube\"><div class=\"_brlbs-content-blocker\"> <div class=\"_brlbs-embed _brlbs-video-youtube\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_brlbs-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/borlabs-cookie\/assets\/images\/cb-no-thumbnail.png\" alt=\"YouTube\"> <div class=\"_brlbs-caption\"> <p>By loading the video, you agree to YouTube&#8217;s privacy policy.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy?hl=en&amp;gl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Learn more<\/a><\/p> <p><a class=\"_brlbs-btn _brlbs-icon-play-white\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-unblock role=\"button\">Load video<\/a><\/p> <p><label><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"unblockAll\" value=\"1\" checked> <small>Always unblock YouTube<\/small><\/label><\/p> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><div class=\"borlabs-hide\" data-borlabs-cookie-type=\"content-blocker\" data-borlabs-cookie-id=\"youtube\"><script type=\"text\/template\">PGlmcmFtZSB0aXRsZT0iRVUtUmF0c3Byw6RzaWRlbnRzY2hhZnQ6IERldXRzY2hlIGZvcmRlcm4gRm9ydHNjaHJpdHRlIGJlaW0gZXVyb3DDpGlzY2hlbiBLbGltYXNjaHV0eiIgd2lkdGg9IjE0MDAiIGhlaWdodD0iNzg4IiBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUtbm9jb29raWUuY29tL2VtYmVkLzg5cjlMYkxHR09BP3N0YXJ0PTEmZmVhdHVyZT1vZW1iZWQiIGZyYW1lYm9yZGVyPSIwIiBhbGxvdz0iYWNjZWxlcm9tZXRlcjsgYXV0b3BsYXk7IGNsaXBib2FyZC13cml0ZTsgZW5jcnlwdGVkLW1lZGlhOyBneXJvc2NvcGU7IHBpY3R1cmUtaW4tcGljdHVyZSIgYWxsb3dmdWxsc2NyZWVuPjwvaWZyYW1lPg==<\/script><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The most important results of the representational poll<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Johannes Hillje and Christine P\u00fctz presented the five core findings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js normal\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h3 id=\"at-38835\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210301225008\/https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/eu-council-presidency-what-the-germans-expect-from-corona\/?lang=en#citem_6588-c913\">The EU approval rate has gone back to its normal level<\/a><\/h3><div id=\"ac-38835\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p>The European Union approval rate has gone back to its normal level, after the euphoria of the 2019 European elections: in 2020 67.3 per cent of the Germans saw more advantages than disadvantages of being a member of the European Union, compared to 2019 when it was just under 75 per cent. 50.9 per cent believed that Germany\u2019s financial contribution is adequate or too low (2019: 60%); 46.7 per cent believe it is too high.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js normal\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h3 id=\"at-38836\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/eu-ratspraesidentschaft-was-die-deutschen-abseits-von-corona-erwarten\/#citem_ab0f-d535\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210301225008\/https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/eu-council-presidency-what-the-germans-expect-from-corona\/?lang=en#citem_4c51-2221\">Participants wish for cooperative German European Policy<\/a><\/a><\/h3><div id=\"ac-38836\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p>A clear majority of over 70 per cent of Germans want an active and cooperative German representation in the European Union.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js normal\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h3 id=\"at-38837\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/eu-ratspraesidentschaft-was-die-deutschen-abseits-von-corona-erwarten\/#citem_3c53-da24\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210301225008\/https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/eu-council-presidency-what-the-germans-expect-from-corona\/?lang=en#citem_4caa-1ce4\">Climate and environmental protection is topic number one of the participants<\/a><\/a><\/h3><div id=\"ac-38837\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p>For the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the citizens want the Federal Government to achieve progress within the areas of Climate and Environmental Protection (41.3%), Immigration and Asylum (38.6%) as well as Rule of Law and Democracy (30.1%). When it came to concrete policy proposals, the implementation of a European Union Digital Tax led the way (39%), followed by the expansion of the 2030 EU Climate Goals (33.2%) and the creation of a European Union Army (27.1%).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js normal\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h3 id=\"at-38838\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/eu-ratspraesidentschaft-was-die-deutschen-abseits-von-corona-erwarten\/#citem_c504-2f12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210301225008\/https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/eu-council-presidency-what-the-germans-expect-from-corona\/?lang=en#citem_d74d-6d12\">A narrow majority does not find the German EU contribution too high<\/a><\/a><\/h3><div id=\"ac-38838\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p>A narrow majority of 50.9 per cent did believe that Germany\u2019s financial contributions to the EU have not been too high. 46.7 per cent thought the opposite.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js normal\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"true\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h3 id=\"at-38839\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/eu-ratspraesidentschaft-was-die-deutschen-abseits-von-corona-erwarten\/#citem_f577-c2e4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210301225008\/https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/eu-council-presidency-what-the-germans-expect-from-corona\/?lang=en#citem_64ea-d63b\">Expenditure in certain policy fields should be increased<\/a><\/a><\/h3><div id=\"ac-38839\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<p>95.5 per cent of the Germans approved more shared expenditures between Germany and EU partners in specific policy fields. At the top of the citizens\u2019 agenda were the topics of innovation and research (43.8%), climate and environmental protection (40.5%) as well as social security (34.4%).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>By comparing the citizen\u2019s perception of the role of Germany in the EU with the current administration\u2019s policy, according to the authors, the following&nbsp;<strong>three conclusions<\/strong>&nbsp;can be made:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Federal Government should fulfil the&nbsp;<strong>expectations of the citizens and EU partner countries.<\/strong>&nbsp;The Presidency of the Council of the European Union offers the opportunity to address the promised \u201cFresh Start for Europe\u201d that was laid out in the grand coalition\u2019s agreement. Germany should not back away from difficult topics such as asylum policy or the rule of law during the six months.<\/li><li>The&nbsp;<strong>European Union budget<\/strong>&nbsp;needs a shared vision: this poll showed that Germans do not see themselves as \u201cEurope\u2019s purse\u201d. Instead of speaking only about abstract numbers in the debate on the multiannual financial framework (MFF), the MFF debate should be centred much more on political goals. \u201cNumbers will never bring enthusiasm out of people \u2014 this is true for both the national and the European level. However, people can get very excited about concrete visions\u201d, emphasised Christine P\u00fctz during the discussion.<\/li><li>Germany should contribute more to the socio-ecological transformation. At the time of the polling, this was the most important agenda topic for the citizens. The European Union climate transition should be better financially equipped, especially the \u201cJust Transition Fund\u201d, which supports German coal regions, among other initiatives.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">High Expectations for the German Presidency of the Council<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>State Minister Michael Roth recognised during the debate that&nbsp;<strong>the expectations of the Germany Presidency of the Council are immense<\/strong>. He pointed out that especially in disputed policy areas, a shared understanding between the national administrations on the correct approach has not yet been attained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An example of this would be the missing development of&nbsp;<strong>Asylum and Immigration policy based on solidarity.<\/strong>&nbsp;However, the administration will not back away from this challenge. \u201cThe German Presidency of the Council of the European Union will expect a great deal from our partners\u201d, according to the State Minister, but it will be essential to be aware that: \u201cmuch that is considered as second nature in our circles, is highly controversial in the European Union.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"BorlabsCookie _brlbs-cb-twitter\"><div class=\"_brlbs-content-blocker\"> <div class=\"_brlbs-embed _brlbs-twitter\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_brlbs-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/borlabs-cookie\/assets\/images\/cb-twitter.png\" alt=\"Twitter\"> <div class=\"_brlbs-caption\"> <p>By loading the tweet, you agree to Twitter&#8217;s privacy policy.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/privacy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Learn more<\/a><\/p> <p><a class=\"_brlbs-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-unblock role=\"button\">Load tweet<\/a><\/p> <p><label><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"unblockAll\" value=\"1\" checked> <small>Always unblock Twitter Tweets<\/small><\/label><\/p> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><div class=\"borlabs-hide\" data-borlabs-cookie-type=\"content-blocker\" data-borlabs-cookie-id=\"twitter\"><script type=\"text\/template\">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<\/script><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Coronavirus is putting European solidarity to the test<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>coronavirus pandemic<\/strong>&nbsp;also is putting European solidarity to the test. Both Michael Roth and also Thomas Westphal emphasised the series of steps that the German Federal Government addressed, to enable European wide coordination of the measures against the Coronavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On this issue, the State Minister answered confidently: \u201cWe have shown that&nbsp;<strong>parliamentary democracies<\/strong>&nbsp;during times of difficult crises are capable of acting, agreeing on far-reaching decisions, all while without needing to act as an authoritarian regime or dictator.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Franziska Brantner, however, assessed the previous measures of the German Federal Government regarding the&nbsp;<strong>European dimension of the crisis<\/strong>&nbsp;as unsatisfactory: \u201cI also hope and call for a Germany that shows solidarity. Here, it is in our very own interest to collectively help\u201d. Until now, the answer to the Coronavirus has been too nation state-centric. \u201cIf there is something that we have learned from the 2008\/09 economic crisis, it is that we need active European solidarity\u201d, according to the Member of the German Parliament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>State Minister Michael Roth gave assurances that the German Federal Government does not intend to abandon the other Member States of the European Union, in fact, the contrary: \u201cwe cannot penalise any country, for having different economic and social conditions than us in Germany. Corona affects everyone. [\u2026] We should tackle these topics in a less judgemental and non-ideological way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To lead this German Presidency of the Council of the European Union to success, much time was invested in the preparation of the&nbsp;<strong>Trio Presidency of the Council of the European Union.&nbsp;<\/strong>\u201cWe coordinated on our focus areas with Portugal and Slovenia\u201d, Michael Roth declared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The author of the study Johannes Hillje encouraged the German Federal Government to take advantage of the rare opportunity to use the Presidency of the European Union Council and to fulfil the expectations of the Germans and Europeans: \u201cThe capability of Europe is closely linked to&nbsp;<strong>Germany\u2019s willingness to act<\/strong>. If Germany is ready to proceed, then it is also in the position to bring other countries with it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Study \u201cActually European?! 2020\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>study\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Selbstverstaendlich_europaeisch_2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cActually European?! \u201c<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>is a yearly poll on how the Germans perceive themselves within the European Union, which was expanded this year to include questions on the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The publisher is the Heinrich-B\u00f6ll-Stiftung in cooperation with Das Progressive Zentrum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Selbstverstaendlich_europaeisch_2020-1.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1190\" height=\"1683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Selbstversta\u0308ndlich_Europa\u0308isch_2021_Studie_final-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5198\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>In addition to the video conference participants, an array of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/der-spiegel-und-weitere-diskutieren-unsere-studie-selbstverstaendlich-europaeisch-2020%e2%80%b3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0media discussed<\/a>\u00a0the results of the study.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiegel.de\/politik\/deutschland\/eu-studie-stabiles-grundvertrauen-a-511e1898-af93-4a66-a294-08c7b1d87ed4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Der Spiegel<\/a>\u00a0reported on a \u201cstable, fundamental trust\u201d that the Germans would bring to the European Union.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.handelsblatt.com\/dpa\/wirtschaft-handel-und-finanzen-umfrage-jeder-zweite-in-deutschland-findet-eu-beitrag-nicht-zu-hoch\/25679234.html?ticket=ST-33447-aW1bokwXoMmRVdiXIrz9-ap4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Das Handelsblatt\u00a0<\/a>focussed on the German approval of the increased European Union expenditures in particular policy fields. In an interview with the ARD Brussels Studio, co-author Johannes Hillje discussed the question of why the approval of the European Union in comparison to the 2019 poll had decreased. Additionally, the DPA (Deutsche Presse-Agentur) published a report \u201cPoll: every second person in Germany does not think the EU contributions are too high\u201d, which was picked up by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.focus.de\/finanzen\/boerse\/wirtschaftsticker\/umfrage-jeder-zweite-in-deutschland-findet-eu-beitrag-nicht-zu-hoch_id_11810520.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Focus.de<\/a>, the Berliner Morgenpost and a range of other online portals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The previous study was published under the title \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/publication\/vom-zahlmeister-zum-zukunftsmeister\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vom Zahlmeister zum Zukunftsmeister<\/a>\u201c, in 2019 and captured the self-image of the Germans in the European Union.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Authors<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"person-item person-view-author\"><div class=\"person-info-wrapper\"><div class=\"person-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/person\/johannes-hillje\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Teamfotos-Moritz-Luis-Michel-Sophie-Jasmin-14-600x600.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/div><h4 class=\"person-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/person\/johannes-hillje\/\">Dr. Johannes Hillje<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"person-position\">Policy Fellow<\/div><div class=\"person-social\"><a class=\"person-email\" href=\"mailto:johannes.hillje@progressives-zentrum.org\"><svg class=\"icon icon-envelope-o\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\"> <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/dpz\/assets\/images\/svg-icons2.svg#icon-envelope-o\"><\/use> <\/svg><\/a> <\/div><!-- .person-social --><\/div><!-- .person-info-wrapper --><div class=\"person-excerpt\">Johannes Hillje is a political and communications consultant working in Berlin and Brussels. He works for institutions, political parties, companies and NGOs. In 2014, he managed the EU election campaign of the European Green Party. <\/div><\/div><!-- .person-item --><div class=\"person-item person-view-author\"><div class=\"person-info-wrapper\"><div class=\"person-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/person\/dr-christine-puetz\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Christine-Putz-600x600.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/div><h4 class=\"person-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/person\/dr-christine-puetz\/\">Dr. Christine P\u00fctz<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"person-position\">Heinrich B\u00f6ll Foundation<\/div><div class=\"person-social\"><\/div><!-- .person-social --><\/div><!-- .person-info-wrapper --><div class=\"person-excerpt\">Dr. Christine P\u00fctz is a European Union Officer in the EU\/North America Department of the Heinrich B\u00f6ll Foundation. Until 2007, she worked at research and educational institutions such as the Centre Marc Bloch (Berlin), the Mannheim Center for European Social Research and CEVIPOF in Paris.<\/div><\/div><!-- .person-item --><div class=\"person-item person-view-author\"><div class=\"person-info-wrapper\"><div class=\"person-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/person\/vincent-venus\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Vincent-Venus_Das-Progressive-Zentrum_Capital-Headshots-Berlin_klein-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/div><h4 class=\"person-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/person\/vincent-venus\/\">Vincent Venus<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"person-position\">Alumnus<\/div><div class=\"person-social\"><a class=\"person-twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VinVenus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><svg class=\"icon icon-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\"> <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/dpz\/assets\/images\/svg-icons2.svg#icon-twitter\"><\/use> <\/svg><\/a> <\/div><!-- .person-social --><\/div><!-- .person-info-wrapper --><div class=\"person-excerpt\">Vincent Venus was head of communications at Das Progressive Zentrum and thus responsible for communication channels, editorial work and committee coordination. <\/div><\/div><!-- .person-item -->\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light alignfull\" style=\"min-height:50px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-light-grey-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Further articles<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"news-items-wrapper news-view-normal news-count-3\">  <div class=\"news-item\"><div class=\"news-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/buried-villages-fragile-democracies-coal-community-and-the-unsteady-politics-of-the-climate-transition\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/dominik-vanyi-Mk2ls9UBO2E-unsplash-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-dpz-blog-thumbnail size-dpz-blog-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A wide-angle, high-perspective photograph of a vast open-pit mining operation. Multiple pieces of heavy industrial machinery are active across tiered dirt terraces, including large yellow haul trucks and hydraulic excavators in yellow and orange. The scene captures the scale of resource extraction, with steep, excavated rock walls in the background and a dusty, industrial atmosphere.\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"news-info-wrapper\"><h4 class=\"news-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/buried-villages-fragile-democracies-coal-community-and-the-unsteady-politics-of-the-climate-transition\/\">Buried Villages, Fragile Democracies: Coal, Community, and the Unsteady Politics of the Climate Transition<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"news-date\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Posted on<\/span> <time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-03-26T12:16:48+01:00\">26. March 2026<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-03-26T12:18:08+01:00\">26. March 2026<\/time><\/div><div class=\"news-content\">The transition away from fossil fuels is as much about democratic resilience as it is about energy. Steve Patterson explores the \u201cpolitical whiplash\u201d of shifting national policies and the enduring struggle to protect community heritage from the erosion of both physical landscapes and institutional norms.<\/div><div class=\"news-authors\"><a class=\"news-author-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/person\/steve-patterson\/\">Steve Patterson<\/a><\/div><div class=\"news-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/kategorie\/debate\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Debate<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/kategorie\/projektbericht\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Project Report<\/a><\/div><\/div><!-- .class=\"news-info-wrapper --><\/div>  <div class=\"news-item\"><div class=\"news-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/how-can-the-new-special-fund-and-the-reform-of-the-debt-brake-achieve-optimal-effectiveness\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/250917_dpz_titelbild_jakob-von-weizsacker-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-dpz-blog-thumbnail size-dpz-blog-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"news-info-wrapper\"><h4 class=\"news-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/how-can-the-new-special-fund-and-the-reform-of-the-debt-brake-achieve-optimal-effectiveness\/\">How can the new special fund and the reform of the debt brake achieve optimal effectiveness?<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"news-date\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Posted on<\/span> <time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-04-03T10:21:45+02:00\">3. April 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-09-17T10:33:04+02:00\">17. September 2025<\/time><\/div><div class=\"news-content\">The CDU\/CSU and SPD parties have reached an agreement in the exploratory talks at a remarkable speed to create a special fund for infrastructure and to provide a far-reaching opportunity to increase defense spending beyond the limits of the debt brake. How should these proposals be assessed? What needs to be considered for the sustainable success of this modernization agenda? These questions were discussed on March 7, 2025, in a background roundtable with experts.<\/div><div class=\"news-authors\"><a class=\"news-author-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/person\/sebastian-pieper\/\">Sebastian Pieper<\/a><\/div><div class=\"news-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/kategorie\/veranstaltungsbericht\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Event Report<\/a><\/div><\/div><!-- .class=\"news-info-wrapper --><\/div>  <div class=\"news-item\"><div class=\"news-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/friedrich-merz-shattered-a-political-taboo-this-is-a-chance-for-the-centre-left\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/250211_dpz_slider_florian-ranft-for-the-guardian_c-epa-images-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-dpz-blog-thumbnail size-dpz-blog-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Slider: Coverpicture for the article of florian ranft in the Guardian\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"news-info-wrapper\"><h4 class=\"news-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/friedrich-merz-shattered-a-political-taboo-this-is-a-chance-for-the-centre-left\/\">Friedrich Merz shattered a political taboo. This is a chance for the centre-left in Germany<\/a><\/h4><div class=\"news-date\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Posted on<\/span> <time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-02-11T15:51:27+01:00\">11. February 2025<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-05-09T16:38:17+02:00\">9. May 2025<\/time><\/div><div class=\"news-content\">Progressive parties swiftly need to turn the dial, Florian Ranft states in The Guardian. The attention needs to be moved from simply despising the enemies of democracy to what people really expect.<\/div><div class=\"news-authors\"><a class=\"news-author-item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/person\/dr-florian-ranft\/\">Florian Ranft<\/a><\/div><div class=\"news-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/kategorie\/wir-in-den-medien\/\" rel=\"category tag\">In the Media<\/a><\/div><\/div><!-- .class=\"news-info-wrapper --><\/div> <\/div><!-- .news-wrapper -->\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.progressives-zentrum.org\/en\/blogs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">To the blog<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video Conference Presenting the Study \u201cActually European?! 2020\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3884,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[113],"tags":[309,403,136,278,359,306,196],"class_list":["post-3883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-veranstaltungsbericht","tag-eu","tag-europapolitik-2","tag-liberale-demokratie","tag-selbstverstaendlich-europaeisch","tag-teilhabe","tag-transformation","tag-wehrhafte-demokratie-international"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - 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