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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 […]

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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

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01/10 : 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 facing the EU to become a global leader in AI

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17/09 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

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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

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06/2024: Enhanced competitiveness through the Capital Markets Union?

On 27 June 2024, the Jacques Delors Centre, in collaboration with the German Embassy in Paris, hosted the summer event of the Pariser Platz Dialogue series at Hôtel Beauharnais, the residence of the German Ambassador to France. The discussion focused on Enrico Letta’s report on the future of the single market. The discussion, approached from

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05/2024: President Macron’s State Visit to Germany – Celebrating Democracy and Strengthening European Ties

On Sunday, May 26th, the Jacques Delors Centre had the honour of meeting French President Macron at the Festival of Democracy, celebrating the 75th anniversary of the German Basic Law. Together with the Hertie School, represented by Cornelia Woll and students of Hertie’s futurEU initiative, the delegation of the Jacques Delors Centre was able to

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