The snap election on 23 February 2025 comes at a turning point for Germany and Europe. What is likely to change under a new government and how will the election result affect EU policies and the future of Europe? A recording of this webinar is now available.
Germany’s economic policy, its position in the debate on EU competitiveness and the next long-term budget, the country’s role on the international stage, its relationship with the United States under the Trump administration, as well as German support for Ukraine and its China policy are just some of the areas where domestic decisions in Germany will have a profound impact on the EU.
But its Europapolitik is also important: How will Germany pursue the EU’s ambition to be a strategic and credible actor in the realm of security and defence? What aspirations will a new government have for EU reform and enlargement? Is Germany willing to cede more sovereignty to supranational institutions and could it agree to joint debt? And will the country seek to amend the EU treaties, or is it more likely that a new government will refrain from such an attempt?
Shortly before the federal election, SIEPS discussed these and other questions in a webinar.
Download Valentin Kreilinger's pre-election analysis Germany votes – will its EU policy change? (Sieps 2025:3epa)
Read his blogpost Germany is no longer a source of stability for Europe (at EUROPPP – European Politics and Policy at LSE), published on 17 February 2025.
