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Three years after the ramification of the latest amendment to the constitution of the European Union, the once promising union has been threatened by the euro crisis, as member states face rising debt and economic and social issues created by the austerity measures instituted to control it. Brookings experts examine the changes in the European Union and the implications for the United States.

A supporter of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader and conservative candidate for chancellor Angela Merkel holds up a placard during a party convention in the southern German city of Nuremberg. (REUTERS/Alexandra Winkler)

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After German Election Victory, Future Coalition Uncertain for Merkel

October 7, 2013, Fred Dews

Angel Merkel's conservative Christian Democratic Union party decisively won Germany's recent parliamentary elections, but failed to capture a majority of seats, forcing the chancellor to form a governing coalition with another party. The question remains: will she be able to form a coalition and if so, with whom? Brookings's Center on the United States and Europe and the Heinrich Böll Foundation of North America recently held an event, moderated by CUSE Director Fiona Hill, to analyze Germany's direction post-election.

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Croatia experienced a great deal of loss during the war, but the West, the U.S., the EU supported Croatia’s evolution and did everything we could to encourage the kind of leadership that would be necessary to undertake the EU process.
June 28, 2013, Richard D. Kauzlarich, NBC News
Expert Q & A | Martin S. Indyk and Javier Solana

A World in Turmoil: An Exploration of Issues Affecting Today's Global Order

April 5, 2013, Martin S. Indyk and Javier Solana
Interview | GlobalPost

What's the Big Deal about Cyprus?

March 20, 2013, Michael W. Klein
In the News

[The U.S.Treasury’s statement on a resolution for Cyprus's financial crisis shows] concern that the plan [to place a tax on bank deposits] may create instability beyond the borders of Cyprus to the rest of euro zone and even beyond the euro zone. You can read the concern between the lines.
March 18, 2013, Domenico Lombardi, Bloomberg
Expert Q & A | Domenico Lombardi

Italy's Election and the Euro Crisis

February 27, 2013, Domenico Lombardi
Interview | Milliyet

Turkey is Turning Its Face to the West

February 7, 2013, Kemal Kirişci
Interview | Europolitics

Over Time, Obama Has Come to Appreciate Europe

January 18, 2013, Fiona Hill
Expert Q & A | Justin Vaïsse and Douglas J. Elliott

The Brookings Survey on Eurozone Progress

December 12, 2012, Justin Vaïsse and Douglas J. Elliott
In the News

The [Russia-led] Customs Union will kill EU free trade: Do you want a Customs Union with a $2 trillion a year economy or do you want to go to the largest economy in the world, [representing] some $15 trillion to $16 trillion a year?
December 11, 2012, Steven Pifer, The Kyiv Post
Expert Q & A | Domenico Lombardi

Will Spain’s Debt Crisis Impact Italy?

October 10, 2012, Domenico Lombardi