Webinar 19 February: Germany’s election – what does it mean for the EU?

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? What are the European issues that a new governing coalition in Berlin will have to address?

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 will discuss these and other questions in a webinar.

A registration form will be published shortly.

Date
  • 19 February 2025 11:30 - 12:45
Location
  • Live via Zoom
Speakers
  • Lykke Friis, Co-Chair of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), and Director of Think Tank Europa, Copenhagen
  • Almut Möller, Director for European and Global Affairs at the European Policy Centre (EPC), Brussels
  • Valentin Kreilinger, Senior Researcher at the Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies (SIEPS), Stockholm
Chair
  • Göran von Sydow, Director of the Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies (SIEPS), Stockholm
Other
  • The webinar will be held in English