Long in words but short on action: UN sustainability goals are threatened to fail
Gütersloh/New York, 19 June 2019. What began as a historic summit could end up as mere lip service. In 2015, 193 states agreed to implement the... [mehr]
Bertelsmann Stiftung
EU Single Market boosts per capita incomes by almost 1,000 euros a year
Gütersloh (Germany), 8 May 2019. The EU Single Market has not only led to the elimination of border controls, but has also brought Europeans a... [mehr]
Brexit to cost EU citizens up to 40 billion euros annually
Gütersloh, 21 March 2019. Nearly three years after the initial EU referendum took place, it is still uncertain how Brexit will be executed. But... [mehr]
Knowledge of Algorithms Limited among Europeans
Gütersloh 06.02.2019. Nearly half of all Europeans do not know what algorithms are. Only 8 percent claim to know “a lot” about them. Most... [mehr]
When Machines Decide – Are EU Countries Prepared?
Gütersloh/Berlin (Germany), 29 January 2019. Profiling job applicants based on the contents of their personal email inboxes in Finland, deciding... [mehr]
Industrialized countries losing ground in terms of democracy and good governance
Gütersloh, October 9, 2018. The quality of democracy in the OECD and EU has declined in recent years. At the same time, growing political... [mehr]
Poor Implementation: Rich countries risk achievement of the global goals
New York Gütersloh, 9 July 2018. Three years after the historic UN summit in New York, where all UN member states adopted the Sustainable... [mehr]
Democracy under Pressure: Polarization and Repression Are Increasing
Gütersloh (Germany) 22 March 2018. The quality of democracy, market economy and - governance has fallen to its lowest level in twelve years on... [mehr]
Europeans see the EU as a protective umbrella in the era of globalization
Gütersloh, 11 January 2018. For many Europeans a policy of isolation and nationalism is not an appropriate response to the challenges of... [mehr]