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The European Council and European Governance. The commanding heights of the EU

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In recent years, the failure of the constitutional process, the difficult ratification
and implementation of the Lisbon Treaty, as well as the several crises affecting
Europe have revitalized the debate on the nature of the European polity and the
balance of powers in Brussels. This book explains the redistribution of power in
the post-Lisbon
EU with a focus on the European Council.
Reform of institutions and the creation of new political functions at the top of
the European Union have raised fresh questions about leadership and accountability.
This book argues that the European Union exhibits a political order with
hierarchies, mechanisms of domination and legitimating narratives. As such, it
can be understood by analysing what happens at its summit. Taking the European
Council as the nexus of European political governance, contributors consider
council and rotating presidencies" co-operation,
rivalry and opposition. The
book combines approaches through events, processes and political structures,
issues and the biographical trajectories of actors and explores how the founding
compromise of European integration between sovereignty and supranationality
is affected by the evolving nature of this new European political model which
aims to combine co-operation
and integration

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The Study Committee on Franco-German Relations (Cerfa)
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The Study Committee on Franco-German Relations (Cerfa) was created in 1954 by an inter-governmental agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and France, in order to raise awareness of Germany in France and analyze Franco-German relations, including in their European and international dimensions. In its conferences and seminars, which bring together experts, political leaders, senior decision-makers and representatives of civil society from both countries, Cerfa develops the Franco-German debate and stimulates political proposals. It regularly publishes studies through two collections: Cerfa notes and studies as well as Franco-German visions.

 

Cerfa maintains close relations with the network of German foundations and think tanks. In addition to its research and debate activities, Cerfa promotes the emergence of a new Franco-German generation through original cooperation programs. This is how in 2021-2022, Cerfa led a program on multilateralism with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Paris. This program is aimed at young professionals from both countries interested in the issues of multilateralism in the context of their activities. It covered a wide range of themes relating to multilateralism, such as international trade, health, human rights and migration, non-proliferation and disarmament. Previously, Cerfa had participated in the Franco-German future dialogue, co-led with the DGAP from 2007 to 2020, and supported by the Robert Bosch Foundation and the Daniel Vernet group (formerly the Franco-German Reflection Group) which was founded in 2014 upon the initiative of the Genshagen Foundation.

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Allemagne d'aujourd'hui 2023/2 (N° 244)

DOSSIER - 60th anniversary of the Elysée Treaty (1963) and implementation of the Treaty of Aachen (2019): where do Franco-German relations stand?

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29 June 2023
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On January 23, 2023, France and Germany celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Élysée Treaty. This is an opportunity for us to analyze the state of relations between the two countries, and the contribution made by the Treaty of Aachen, which was added in 2019.

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Thirty-five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall: what’s new in the East?

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07 November 2024
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As we celebrate the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 2024, let’s start from the premise that the Berlin Wall did not “fall” on the night of November 9, 1989. 

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State Elections in Thuringia, Saxony and Brandenburg - Extreme Parties on the Rise?

Date de publication
24 September 2024
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The Alternative for Germany (AfD) became Germany's strongest political force in the regional elections in Thuringia and Saxony.

Ensuring a Fair Green Transition

Date de publication
06 September 2024
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“Humanity has opened the gates of hell”, stated UN Secretary-General António Guterres at the Climate Ambition Summit in September 2023, emphasising that we are currently on a path of global warming above 2.4°C or even 2.9°C.

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