European Strategic Autonomy 01.02.2023 What does European Strategic Autonomy mean? Read our first articles on European Strategic Autonomy of our joint project in cooperation with the Foundation of European Progressive Studies and the Foundation Jean-Jaurés. Friday, 11.02.2022 News The Future of the Africa-Europe partnership The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung has been following the partnership between the EU and Africa for many years. On the occasion of the AU-EU Summit, taking place from 17-18 February, we would like to draw your attention to some of our recent videos and... Political, institutional and material steps towards strategic autonomy Does the EU have the capacity and agency to set priorities and make decisions autonomously in its external action? What are the necessary political, institutional and material steps to get there? How can strategic autonomy help the EU to face the challenges within and beyond European borders? Despite the concept becoming more central in EU-affairs circles every day, there is a persistent lack of clarity on what European strategic autonomy actually means. For this reason, the Foundation of European Progressive Studies, in cooperation with the EU Office of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and the Foundation Jean-Jaurès have undertaken a project to explore what European Strategic Autonomy means in the field of Security & Defence, Trade & Economy, and Digital &Technology. Find all Policy Briefs below: Final Policy Brief: Progressive pathways to European strategic autonomy, 28 February 2023 An Architecture Fit For Strategic Autonomy by Pol Morillas, 25 November 2021 Strategic Autonomy: not without Integration by Sven Biscop, 13 January 2022 Elevating the EU's added value as a security provider by Ana E. Juncos, 9 February 2022 Beyond the Brussels effect by Andrea Renda, 1 March 2022 European Industrial Policy: A crucial element of strategic autonomy by Jonathan Hackenbroich and Sebastian Dullien, 19 May 2022 Sustainable Digital Market Design by Dominik Piétron, Philipp Staab and Floarian Hofmann, 28 June 2022 Europe needs high-tech talent by Julia Anderson, 6 July 2022 Partnerships and European strategic autonomy by Alessandro Marrone and Claudia Major, 4 July 2022 Leveraging trade policy for the EU’s strategic autonomy by Elvire Fabry, 6 July 2022 Countering economic coercion by Elina Ribakova and Benjamin Hilgenstock, 6 July 2022 Breakfast Briefings on the results Results of the published papers have been discussed in breakfast briefings focusing on three different areas: security&defence, economy&trade, digital and tech on 5, 6 and 7 July 2022 (08:30 CET. Find more information and the videos of the breakfast briefings via the following links: Strategic Autonomy – Security & Defense Strategic Autonomy – Economy & Trade Strategic Autonomy – Digital & Technology For more information, please contact: Sidonie.Wetzig(at)fes.de
