{"id":32170,"title":"Event | The Bertelsmann Stiftung\u2019s Europe\u2019s Future Team at CEPS Ideas Lab 2023: Moving Europe from Darkness into Light","link":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/de\/europe-in-the-world\/the-bertelsmann-stiftungs-europes-future-team-at-ceps-ideas-lab-2023-moving-europe-from-darkness-into-light\/","date":"22. Februar 2023","date_unix":1677089898,"date_modified_unix":1748000024,"date_iso":"2023-02-22T18:18:18+00:00","content":"<p><strong>The Europe\u2019s Future Team <\/strong><em>will again this year play an active role at the 2023 <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ceps.eu\/ceps-ideas-lab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"\u00d6ffnet in einem neuen Tab\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Center for European Policy Studies Ideas Lab<\/em><\/a><em> in Brussels. Between Feb. 28 and March 1, we\u2019ll present results from the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/eupinions.eu\/de\/text\/anxious-we-stand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"\u00d6ffnet in einem neuen Tab\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eupinions poll<\/a> on EU citizens\u2019 attitudes toward the war in Ukraine, share <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de\/en\/our-projects\/sovereign-europe\/project-news\/translate-to-english-keeping-friends-closer-why-the-eu-should-address-new-geoeconomic-realities-and-get-its-neighbours-back-in-the-fold\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"\u00d6ffnet in einem neuen Tab\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a new study<\/a> from the <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de\/en\/publications\/informational-material\/newsletters\/sovereign-europe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"\u00d6ffnet in einem neuen Tab\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>\u00a0Sovereign Europe<\/em><\/a><em> Project<\/em><em> on European interconnectivity and moderate a panel discussion on the EU budget challenges and limitations. <\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>The CEPS traditional scene setting session:<\/strong> <strong>With a continent torn apart by war, what do Europeans expect from the EU? <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><em>Tuesday, February 28<sup>th,<\/sup> from 10:30 to 12:15 CET<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the first session of the event <strong>Cathryn Cl\u00fcver Ashbrook<\/strong>, Senior Adviser, Bertelsmann Stiftung, joins the panel setting the scene for the 10<sup>th<\/sup> CEPS Ideas Lab with the results of our new eupinions survey- \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/eupinions.eu\/de\/text\/anxious-we-stand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"\u00d6ffnet in einem neuen Tab\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anxious we Stand?<\/a>\u201d. The new study details current European public opinion on claims and values that are frequently evoked in discussions about the war in Ukraine, including perspectives on sanctions against Russia and who bears responsibility for the war and anxiety and nostalgia about the state of the world among Europeans.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eupinions.eu\/de\/text\/anxious-we-stand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"\u00d6ffnet in einem neuen Tab\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32184 size-full\" title=\"study: anxious-we-stand\" src=\"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/02\/eupinions.jpg\" alt=\"study: anxious-we-stand\" width=\"876\" height=\"492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/02\/eupinions.jpg 876w, https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/02\/eupinions-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Event Panelists:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cathryn Cl\u00fcver Ashbrook,<\/strong> Senior Adviser, Bertelsmann Stiftung<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pia Ahrenkilde Hansen<\/strong>, Director-General for Communication, European Commission<\/li>\n<li><strong>Arnoldas Pranckevi\u010dius<\/strong>, Ambassador, Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the European Union<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jan Zielonka,<\/strong> Professor of Politics and International Relations, University of Venice, C\u00e1 Foscari<\/li>\n<li><strong>Daniel Gros<\/strong>, Distinguished Fellow, CEPS (moderator)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Watch the Livestream:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"postContentEmbed\">\n<div class=\"embedContainer embedContainer--video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"With a continent torn apart by war, what do Europeans expect from the EU?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/MYsY4z6drRE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Breakfast Session \u2013 A neighbourhood woven together: Why the EU\u2019s geo-economic future rests with its neighbours.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><em>Wednesday, March 1 from 08:15 to 09:15 CET <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stefani Weiss<\/strong>, Senior Expert for EU Governance, Foreign and Security Policy on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de\/en\/publications\/informational-material\/newsletters\/sovereign-europe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"\u00d6ffnet in einem neuen Tab\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>\u00a0Sovereign Europe Project<\/em><\/a> and <strong>Richard Grieveson<\/strong>, Deputy Director, <a href=\"https:\/\/wiiw.ac.at\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"\u00d6ffnet in einem neuen Tab\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies<\/a>, will present \u00a0our newly released study, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de\/en\/our-projects\/sovereign-europe\/project-news\/translate-to-english-keeping-friends-closer-why-the-eu-should-address-new-geoeconomic-realities-and-get-its-neighbours-back-in-the-fold\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"\u00d6ffnet in einem neuen Tab\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keeping friends closer: Why the EU should address new geoeconomic realities and get its neighbours back in the fold.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Initially presented at the Munich Security Conference, the study measures the interconnectivity between the European Union and its neighbouring countries and compares these interconnections with those of the EU\u2019s peers and rivals: the US, China, and Russia. Specifically, the study deals with interconnectivity in five areas: trade, finance, technology and know-how, infrastructure and labour mobility.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Download the study here:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de\/en\/our-projects\/sovereign-europe\/project-news\/translate-to-english-keeping-friends-closer-why-the-eu-should-address-new-geoeconomic-realities-and-get-its-neighbours-back-in-the-fold\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"\u00d6ffnet in einem neuen Tab\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32172 aligncenter\" title=\"study\" src=\"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/02\/se_study.jpg\" alt=\"study\" width=\"300\" height=\"422\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/ideaslab.ceps.eu\/programme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"\u00d6ffnet in einem neuen Tab\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Prime Talks: The EU Budget \u2013 What means to support EU priorities?<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><strong><em>Wednesday, March 1 from 11:15 to 12:30 CET <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Katharina Gnath<\/strong>, head of our project <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de\/en\/our-projects\/europes-economy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"\u00d6ffnet in einem neuen Tab\" >Europe\u2019s Economy<\/a>, will moderate a <a href=\"https:\/\/ideaslab.ceps.eu\/programme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"\u00d6ffnet in einem neuen Tab\" >panel discussion<\/a> on whether the EU budget is able to react quickly and adequately to both acute crises and long-term goals.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past years, the EU has been expected to act quickly to address the crises it has faced \u2013 from the coronavirus pandemic to the war in Ukraine. The EU budget has been instrumental in securing a strong joint response. However, the numerous and large-scale challenges have demonstrated the limitations of the EU budget, whose structure and governing rules are pre-defined. The question therefore arises, is the EU budget &#8211; the way it functions today &#8211; fit to meet the expectations towards it?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Event Panelists:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Damian Boeselager<\/strong>, MEP<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jorge N\u00fa\u00f1ez Ferrer<\/strong>, Senior Research Fellow, CEPS<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eulalia Rubio<\/strong>, Senior Research Fellow, Jacques Delors Institute<\/li>\n<li><strong>Katharina Gnath,<\/strong> Bertelsmann Stiftung (moderator)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Join us at the 10<sup>th<\/sup> annual CEPS Ideas Lab.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the author<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Brandon Bohrn works as a project manager for the \u201cEurope\u2019s Future\u201d program at the Bertelsmann Stiftung. His work centers around U.S-German affairs and transatlantic relations. Previously, he worked as a project manager for transatlantic relations with the Bertelsmann Foundation in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>Nathan Crist is Project Manager in the Europe\u2019s Future Program at the Bertelsmann Stiftung working on the Europe\u2019s Economy Project.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read about the Europe\u2019s Future Team\u2019s participation at past CEPS Ideas Lab events.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><u><a href=\"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/europes-future\/ceps-ideas-lab-22-are-peace-and-prosperity-for-europe-an-impossible-dream\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"\u00d6ffnet in einem neuen Tab\" >CEPS Ideas Lab 22: Are Peace and Prosperity for Europe An Impossible Dream?<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p><u><a href=\"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/europes-future\/ceps-ideas-lab-some-takeaways\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"\u00d6ffnet in einem neuen Tab\" >CEPS Ideas Lab 2020 \u2013 Some Takeaways<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n","excerpt":"<p>The Europe\u2019s Future Team will again this year play an active role at the 2023 Center for European Policy Studies [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","thumbnail":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/02\/Titelbild.JPG.jpg","thumbnailsquare":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/02\/Titelbild.JPG.jpg","authors":[{"id":28649,"name":"Brandon Bohrn","link":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/blogger\/brandon-born\/"},{"id":29177,"name":"Nathan Crist","link":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/blogger\/nathan-crist\/"}],"categories":[{"id":597,"name":"Europe in the World","link":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/category\/europe-in-the-world\/"}],"tags":[{"id":412,"name":"CEPS","link":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/tag\/ceps\/"},{"id":513,"name":"CEPS Ideas Lab 2023","link":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/tag\/ceps-ideas-lab-2023\/"},{"id":153,"name":"Events","link":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/tag\/events\/"}]}