Events

Recap: Think Digital!

Implementing the EU AI Act

On 19 February 2025, the European Offices of Konrad Adenauer Foundation and ZVEI, the German Electro and Digital Industry Association, hosted two high-level panels on the implementation of the AI Act. Axel Voss, Member of the European Parliament and shadow rapporteur of the AI Act file, accompanied the event as our patron. With this kick-off, we have revived our highly successful event series “Think Digital!” bringing together European institutions, industry and academia – to be continued.

Team Presentation

Back from the summer break

Welcome back from the summer break - and say hello to our team from the KAS European Office! 🚨

Event Report - 30 in 2030?

Launching EU Accession Negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova

In June 2024, the first intergovernmental conferences with EU candidates Ukraine and Moldova were held in Luxemburg. Even though those conferences are seen as a milestone for the enlargement process, it remains to be seen whether 2030 is realistic for both countries given the immense reforms the countries need to implement.

Event Report: The Future of the Single Market

Putting European Competitiveness back on the Agenda

European decision makers have been struggling with the question on how to boost European competitiveness. In April 2024 Enrico Letta, former Italian prime minster, published a high-level report that underlined the urgent need to deepen the European single market and to adapt to evolving technological and global economic trends. In a joint event of the Konrad-Adenauer Stiftung and the German Economic Institute (IW) we discussed these and other questions.

Welcome to our new director, Beatrice Gorawantschy!

🎉 Exciting news! 🎉 We are excited to announce a significant change in leadership at the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation Europe in Brussels! 🚀 After years of dedicated work and exceptional leadership, Dr. Hardy Ostry will be passing the baton to our new Director, Dr. Beatrice Gorawantschy! 🌟

Die deutschen Kommunen als Schlüsselfigur der europäischen Verkehrswende

Im Rahmen der Veranstaltung „Die deutschen Kommunen und die Europäischen Verkehrswende“ boten die Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung und der Deutsche Städte- und Gemeindebund die Gelegenheit zum Austausch über die Bedeutung der kommunalen Ebene für das Gelingen der Verkehrswende.

Promoting youth priorities from Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership

Last week, we had the opportunity to welcome members of EDYN in Strasbourg. Here, members had the opportunity to meet with senior officials from the European Parliament and representatives of the European People's Party to discuss the challenges facing young people in the Eastern Partnership countries, the enlargement of the EU to include the Western Balkans, the role of youth participation in EU and non-EU policies, and the need for stronger youth representation in EU policymaking and decision-making. Supporting young and aspiring politically interested people is one of the main goals of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung. We are very happy to have worked with a well-organized and ambitious organization and its members. We would like to thank Rainer Wieland, Lidia Pereira, Michael Gahler and Karlo Ressler and Andrius Kubilius for having us.

60 Years Élysée-Treaty

Perspectives and Challenges of the Franco-German Partnership

"More ambitions - less contentment", this was the demand of the chairman of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) and former president of the German Bundestag, Prof. Dr. Norbert Lammert, during the event "60 Years Élysée-Treaty - Perspectives and Challenges of the Franco-German Partnership", organized by the European Office of the KAS on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Élysée Treaty. The aim was to evaluate ways to strengthen the strained relations between Germany and France and to intensify their alliance, which underpins the unity of the EU.

Europa und die Zukunft der liberalen Weltordnung

Nationale, europäische und globale Perspektiven

„Was kann und sollte Europa in Kooperation mit seinen Partner tun, um die liberale Weltordnung aufrechtzuerhalten und zukunftsorientiert fortzuentwickeln?“ war die Leitfrage der zweitägigen hybriden Konferenz, die in Kooperation mit der Andrássy Universität Budapest (AUB) stattfand.

Der NATO Gipfel in Brüssel - Geeint in ein neues Zeitalter?

Selbstvergewisserung und Neuausrichtung der transatlantischen Allianz nach schwierigen Jahren.

Die Welt ist in einem ständigen Wandel unterzogen. Die North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) als kollektives, zwischenstaatliches Verteidigungsbündnis musste im Laufe ihres 72-jährigen Bestehens auf das sich ständig ändernde geopolitische und sicherheitspolitische Umfeld reagieren. Der NATO-Gipfel in Brüssel bot die Gelegenheit, im Angesicht einer immer komplexer werdenden Weltordnung, ein neues Kapitel aufzuschlagen.