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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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  • Media Advisory:
    U.S. SOCIAL COHESION HIGH, UNAFFECTED BY IMMIGRATION

    American community spirit strong despite country's large size and ethnic diversity

    WASHINGTON, DC/GUETERSLOH, GERMANY (July 16, 2013) - The US is a worldwide leader in social cohesion, according to the "Social Cohesion Radar", a study released today by the Bertelsmann Foundation and Jacobs University Bremen.

    The study, which examines 34 countries in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the European Union (EU), placed the US among just six to register average or above-average scores in all nine assessed dimensions. In the overall score, the US trails—by a small margin—only four Scandinavian countries, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.

  • Dallara, Uhr to Join Bertelsmann Foundation Board

    WASHINGTON, DC (July 3, 2013) - The Bertelsmann Foundation board is growing. Two new members have recently joined to assist the DC office with expanding its external networks while solidifying its links to the Stiftung.

    Charles Dallara is chairman of the Americas and a board member of the Partners Group. Based in Washington, DC, he has 37 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, Dr Dallara served as managing director and CEO of the Institute of International Finance from 1993 to 2013. Before that he was a managing director at J.P. Morgan & Co.

  • US, EU Benefit Significantly From TTIP

    Bertelsmann Foundation-commissioned study shows impact on 126 countries; traditional trading partners and developing countries disadvantaged

    WASHINGTON, DC/GUETERSLOH, GERMANY (June 17, 2013) - The US and all EU member countries would benefit significantly from a comprehensive trade pact, according to "Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP): Who benefits from a free trade deal?", an ifo Institute study commissioned by the Bertelsmann Foundation. A TTIP that eliminates non-tariff trade barriers and tariffs would boost per capita GDP and employment on both sides of the Atlantic but impose losses on much of the rest of the world.

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