Böll·Europe

<p>2024 was a super election year, with more than half the world’s population going to the polls, including elections to the European Parliament, and the US Presidential election. At the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung EU office...

<p>Roderick Kefferpütz, Director of the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung EU talks to Reinhard Bütikofer. He was Member of the European Parliament for the Green/EFA group for 15 years, from 2009 to 2024. During his time at the...

<p>In 2023, Javier Milei, a self-described “anarcho-capitalist” surprised Argentina’s political establishment and won the presidential elections. He’s an admirer of US President-elect Donald Trump and of tech mogul Elon...

Soil: gone in the wind? <p>Nobody knows exactly how to permanently restore a lost humus layer on large fields. Yet soil degradation is already a serious problem today. More than 60 percent of soils in the EU are already...

Soil as a commodity <p>With soaring land prices, small family farms can barely survive on their yields. Buying or leasing additional land is becoming impossible for most farmers. The “death of farms” is accelerating...

The fertiliser trap <p>Shortly after Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, prices for synthetic fertilisers skyrocketed. In 2022 in particular, many conventional farmers could barely afford the expensive...

Bridging the global policy gap <p>This Böll·Europe Podcast episode explores the often overlooked link between international climate politics and gender perspectives. We discuss how climate change impacts women and...

<p>The European Parliament elections might be over, but that doesn’t mean that the constellation of power in the EU is all set in stone. In this episode, we’re looking at what the European election result means for the...

<p>More than 400 million people are expected to vote in the European elections on 6-9 June 2024, and decide on the next European Parliament. According to the polls, a shift to the right is expected in many EU countries...

<p>Migration and economy are two main subjects leading the EU agenda and have been often used by national leaders as landmark topics to gain political consensus. However, the link between the legal pathway for migration...

<p>20 years after the Thessaloniki Summit, where European Union leaders promised EU membership to Western Balkans countries, the prospects of the region joining the EU in the near future are vague. The EU's credibility...

<p>In this episode, we discuss the relationship between the EU and China, how this relationship is shaped by national strategies adopted by EU Member States, and whether it is possible to imagine a European approach to...

<p>Climate change and disinformation on social media: at the very first sight, these topics may appear unrelated. However, fostering the ecological transition in Europe, requires substantial effort in terms of shaping...

<p>The U.S. and Europe have entered a new trade era under Biden's administration. A new cooperation agenda is being developed to tackle today's challenges, such as climate change and emerging technology, focusing on...

<p>In February 2023, the European Commission presented a Green Deal Industrial Plan to enhance the competitiveness of Europe's net-zero industry and support the fast transition towards climate neutrality. Among other...