Go to the top

Jacques Delors Centre

12/2025: Pariser Platz Public Event

Following the on-site event, an online public discussion on 10 December 2025 took the Pariser Platz Dialogue’s overarching topic further: Against the backdrop of an unprecedented convergence of threats the EU is facing, the panel explored how the EU can position itself strategically across institutional, geopolitical, and economic dimensions to prepare for current and future shocks.  […]

12/2025: Pariser Platz Public Event Read More »

11/2025: Spotlight on Tobias Cremer

EUROPEAN AMBITIONS ON DEFENCE AND THE TRANSATLANTIC LINK A FRANCO-GERMAN DISCUSSION On 19 November, the Jacques Delors Centre, in collaboration with Sciences Po Paris, hosted MEP Tobias Cremer to talk about European defence ambitions. As Europe confronts its most challenging security environment since 1945, the question of how to safeguard its future has become impossible

11/2025: Spotlight on Tobias Cremer Read More »

10/2025: Essay Competition – Pariser Platz Dialogue Essay Competition 2025

Submit your essay: How can Franco-German cooperation shape Europe’s response to today’s shifting global order? What opportunities and challenges arise as Europe redefines its role in an increasingly fragmented world? The Jacques Delors Centre at the Hertie School invites students from Franco-German bachelor programmes to submit an essay for the opportunity to take part in the next

10/2025: Essay Competition – Pariser Platz Dialogue Essay Competition 2025 Read More »

10/2025: Research meets Politics

How should we invest in European defence? A Franco-German Perspective On 15 October 2025, the Jacques Delors Centre, in cooperation with the French Embassy in Berlin, hosted a Franco-German panel discussion on the future of European defence investment. In a world marked by growing instability and upheaval, the need for a stronger European defence has

10/2025: Research meets Politics Read More »

05/2025: Spotlight on Christine Lagarde

Europe’s Role in a Fragmented World In a keynote address hosted by the Jacques Delors Centre as part of our Spotlight event series at the Hertie School, Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, delivered a compelling vision for Europe’s economic and financial leadership amid growing global fragmentation. The Spotlight event on 26 May

05/2025: Spotlight on Christine Lagarde Read More »

10/2024: Research Meets Politics

What does Europe need to be competitive in Artificial Intelligence? On 1st of October 2024, the Jacques Delors Centre, in collaboration with the French Embassy in Berlin, hosted a Franco-German panel discussion on the future of AI in the European Union. The discussion, approached from a Franco-German and broader European perspective, underscored the main challenges

10/2024: Research Meets Politics Read More »

09/2024 Spotlight on Tobias Lindner

Strengthening European Defence in times of turmoil – What can France and Germany contribute? At the Franco-German defence and security council, chaired by French President Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in May 2024, critical steps were taken to reinforce European security in response to Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine. Tobias Lindner, Minister of State

09/2024 Spotlight on Tobias Lindner Read More »

07/2024: Johannes Lindner on how a coalition government could be formed in France

Talks to form a new government have begun in the wake of France’s parliamentary elections. The left-wing alliance Nouveau Front Populaire (NFP) claims the post of prime minister as the winner of the election and announced on Monday that it would present a candidate within a week. However, the parties in the alliance face difficult

07/2024: Johannes Lindner on how a coalition government could be formed in France Read More »