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  • TTIP: Possibilities, Realities and Perceptions

    BRUSSELS (January 27, 2014) - The European debate about transparency and inclusion in the ongoing negotiations for a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) took center stage at a Bertelsmann Stiftung Brussels office panel discussion in the EU capital. The event, "The TTIP Project: Economic Possibilities, Political Realities and Public Perception", brought together more than 200 people to hear the wide-ranging views of European Commission chief TTIP negotiator Ignacio Garcia Bercero, European Consumers' Organisation (BEUC) Director General Monique Goyens, European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) External Relations Coordinator Tom Jenkins and Bruegel Visiting Fellow Suparna Karmakar.

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  • Media Advisory:
    REVOLTS WORLDWIDE TO CONTINUE

    Bertelsmann Foundation Transformation Index (BTI): democratic deficits and lack of social reform to fuel ongoing civil protests

    WASHINGTON, DC/GUETERSLOH, GERMANY (January 22, 2014) - A global wave of civil protests and revolts, which currently spans from North Africa to Ukraine to Thailand, will continue in the years ahead, according to the Bertelsmann Foundation's 2014 Transformation Index (BTI). The BTI monitors democratic and economic developments in 129 developing and transformation countries.

  • Bertelsmann Foundation Receives EU Grant for "TTIP Roadshow"

    WASHINGTON, DC (January 13, 2014) – The Delegation of the European Union to the United States has named the Bertelsmann Foundation one of 18 recipients of grants that advance trans-Atlantic cooperation through policy research and debate relevant to EU-US relations. The Foundation received an award for its proposal to conduct a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) “roadshow” that will showcase in selected US cities the potential benefits of a free-trade agreement between the EU and the US.

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  • The NSA Controversy Gets a First Public Hearing

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    WASHINGTON, DC/BERLIN (November 25, 2013) - It was the first public appearance of US officials in Berlin since allegations of NSA hacking of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s mobile phone emerged, and a full house of German government officials, diplomats and journalists packed the Bertelsmann Building in Berlin on 25 November to pose blunt questions, and hear the responses from two special guests from Washington, DC. The gathering, organized by the Bertelsmann Foundation, concluded a one-day visit of Senator Christopher Murphy and Congressmen Gregory Meeks to the German capital, and followed their series of meetings with state ministers.

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  • The NSA Controversy and Trans-Atlantic Relations

    WASHINGTON, DC (November 1, 2013) - Recent allegations of NSA hacking of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's mobile phone have unleashed arguably the most serious rift in US-European relations in decades. As Europeans demand an end to American spying on allies and actions by Washington to re-establish a foundation for trust among the trans-Atlantic partners, a rupture in a profoundly successful and powerful linkage is at stake.

    As Bertelsmann Foundation Executive Director Annette Heuser writes in two commentaries that have resonated internationally, overcoming this crisis requires greater understanding by the allies of each other's perceptions and political realities. Visceral reactions must be avoided.

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  • The Eurozone: No room for complacency

    WASHINGTON, DC (October 10, 2013) – Market fears over an imminent collapse of the eurozone have subsided. Signs of recovery have emerged. Exports and domestic demand are increasing. Ireland is expected to begin exiting its support programs in the next few months. But the crisis is far from resolved. European financial institutions still face challenges to modernize the European social and economic model. “There is no room for complacency,” European Commission Vice President and Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn warned at “Moving out of the Crisis: Europe’s Joint Response”. The Bertelsmann Foundation discussion in Washington, DC featured prominent members of the Eurogroup.

  • TTIP: A Win for all 50 US States

    WASHINGTON, DC (September 24, 2013) - The United States and the European Union launched negotiations on a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) in July, but until now no study of the impact of an agreement on the individual American states had been conducted. A TTIP, however, has profoundly positive consequences for each of the 50 states, according to a report released today by the Bertelsmann Foundation, the Atlantic Council and the British Embassy in Washington, DC.

    At an unusually high-level gathering attended by UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and US Senators Christopher Murphy (D-CT) and Ron Johnson (R-WI), Bertelsmann Foundation Executive Director Annette Heuser presented the main findings of the report, “TTIP and the Fifty States: Jobs and Growth from Coast to Coast”.

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  • Media Advisory:
    US-EU TRADE, INVESTMENT AGREEMENT WOULD CREATE JOBS, BOOST EXPORTS IN ALL 50 STATES

    Accord could boost American employment by more than 740,000; California, Texas, New York, Florida gain most

    Advanced manufacturing, automotive sector and chemicals to benefit significantly

    WASHINGTON, DC (September 24, 2013) - An ambitious Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) currently under negotiation could provide hundreds of thousands of American jobs, benefiting every US state, according to "TTIP and the Fifty States: Jobs and Growth from Coast to Coast", a study commissioned by the Bertelsmann Foundation, the Atlantic Council and the British Embassy in Washington. Such a pact would also increase exports to the European Union (EU) for each state and industrial sector.

  • 2013 German Election Debrief: Prospects, Possibilities, Pitfalls

    WASHINGTON, DC (September 23, 2013) - An unexpectedly large victory for Chancellor Angela Merkel and the CDU/CSU, a disaster for her FDP coalition partners, and disappointment for the SPD, the Greens, the Left Party and the upstart Alternative for Germany (AfD). That was the surprising background of “The 2013 German Election Debrief: Prospects, Possibilities, Pitfalls”, the Bertelsmann Foundation’s post-election event in Washington, DC, the first major gathering on the vote in the US capital.

    The event linked former German Ambassador to the US Klaus Scharioth and former US Ambassador to Germany John Kornblum, both on video from Berlin, with former deputy vice presidential national security advisor Julianne Smith, Georgetown University Professor Charles Kupchan and Die Zeit Washington correspondent Martin Klingst. Bertelsmann Foundation Executive Director Annette Heuser moderated, focusing the discussion on the election’s impact on Germany, the eurozone and the rest of the world.

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  • 2013 CEPI Fellows Conclude Washington, DC Briefings

    WASHINGTON, DC (August 31, 2013) – Twenty staffers from the US Congress and the European Parliament have completed a four-day series of seminars designed to forge closer links on high-priority issues between the two legislative bodies. The staffers formed the fourth class of fellows of the Congressional European Parliament Initiative (CEPI), which tackles issues in the legislative cycles of both institutions that can have extraterritorial impact.

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