Institut für Europäische Politik e.V.
Budget
€1,836,166
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
12
6 FTE
EU Grants
€195,457
Mission & Goals
The aims of Institut für Europäische Politik (IEP) are to: analyse and reflect European politics and integration for developing solutions on a European level also through interaction and networking with other think tanks, academics, NGOs, politicians and decision-takers at national and European level; feed the debate on the future of the EU nationally and Europe- wide, advance intercultural dialogue as well as European democracy and citizenship; develop effective activities for promoting the transfer of research results into political practice, to various stakeholders of civil society and a wider audience of citizens through their involvement in national and multilateral discussions; disseminate knowledge and information about the EU's institutions and policies, values and principles through appropriate publications for key multipliers and the wider public.
EU Legislative Interests
- Review of the European Neighbourhood Policy - EU Enlargement Policy (West Balkans & Ukraine) - Institutional Reformagenda - Economic and Monetary Union - Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) - CSDP / CFSP - Differentiated Integration - EU-Turkey Relations - European Democracy Shield (EDS), European Democracy Action Plan - Strategy to strengthen the application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in the EU - Digital Services Act - Rule of Law Report - EU Strategy for Civil Society
Communication Activities
IEP functions at an interface between EU citizens, politicians, decision-makers, the academic world and organisations of civil society at national and European level. It implements its activities in the form of national and international conferences, fora, study groups, public debates, teaching commitments at German universities and in international master's study programs, publications such as its journal "integration", multi-author books such as the Yearbook of European Integration in its 45th edition in 2025 and Pocketbook "Europe from A to Z" as online-living edition and print version as well as online publications such as policy brief series BerlinPerspectives. Recurring topics in 2025 included the resilience and future of the EU, democratic processes and rule of law in the EU and in the enlargement process; challenges to the European security and defense structures and the reorganisation of transatlantic relationships, the evolvement of German European policy under the current government, the ongoing Russian war of aggression in Ukraine as well as the European Neighbourhood Policy, , institutional reform ideas and EU competitiveness in a changing global order. Those topics were part of discussions in IEPs Annual Conference, expert groups, public debates as well as the German Nordic Baltic Forum and the German Italian Young Leaders Dialogue Spinelli Forum. Part of IEP activities were supported through the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme of the European Commission as they are directed towards engaging European citizens in democratic processes and providing them tools to participate in informed democratic debates on European integration. Ongoing projects include “InvigoratEU”, that aims at developing reform proposals for the European Neighbourhood and Enlargement Policy supporting the EU, the Eastern Partnership countries and the Western Balkans to become more resilient in the context of global and local challenges. IEP furthermore organised expert exchanges on the value of foresight methods for policy planning and in 2025 implemented a strategy group “Berlin Futures” focusing on the future of the transatlantic relations.. The multimedia-based distribution of results via IEP's website, the monthly IEP newsletter, and Social Media Presence was further developed to reach a wide audience and have a strong leverage effect as well as focusing on elements of civic education.
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
Arbeitskreis Europäische Integration (AEI, German Section of ECSA) Europäische Bewegung Deutschland (EBD) Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA)
Organisation Members
69 Members of the Board of Trustees listed under the following Web-page: https://iep-berlin.de/en/about/curators/
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.