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Europe in the World

Major Events and Trends Shaping Europe and the World in 2026

As Europe enters a new year, EU leaders have set out an ambitious agenda: strengthening security, boosting economic competitiveness and […]

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Author Jake Benford, Brandon Bohrn, Lucas Resende Carvalho, Claudia-Dominique Geiser, Christian Hanelt, Anna Heckhausen, Etienne Höra, Cora Jungbluth, Miriam Kosmehl, Helena Quis, Torben Schütz, Peter Walkenhorst
9. January 2026
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Daniela Schwarzer

Daniela Schwarzer has been a member of the Bertelsmann Stiftung Executive Board since May 2023. She is also an honorary professor of political science at Freie Universität Berlin and a senior fellow a...
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Lucas Guttenberg

Lucas Guttenberg heads our Europe programme as its Director. His own research focuses on the EU budget, EU economic and fiscal policy coordination, Germany's role in the EU and the Franco-German relat...
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Malte Zabel

Malte Zabel is an EU expert and Director of the Europe’s Future Program at the Bertelsmann Stiftung. In this role, he leads the program’s cross-cutting outreach initiatives and oversees projects aimed...
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