The State of Europe is an event that has now become a tradition, at which the presidents of the EU institutions and bodies give their assessments of the situation and future of Europe. It is held at a place of European destiny, in Berlin, where a new chapter in the European unification process was opened on 9 November 1989 with the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Focus on the heads of the EU institutions and bodies
The State of Europe is an event that goes beyond day-to-day political events. It was launched in 2010 by the then Chairman of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Prof. Dr Hans-Gert Pöttering, and the then Chairman of the Stiftung Zukunft Berlin, Dr Volker Hassemer. In previous years, Charles Michel, President of the European Council (2021), David Sassoli, former President of the European Parliament (2020), Dr Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission (2019), and Prof. Dr Koen Lenaerts, President of the Court of Justice of the European Union (2018), among others, have enriched the State of Europe.
Many guests from Germany and abroad
The event is open to the public. It is aimed at interested citizens, political decision-makers and representatives of the media, business, science and civil society. Several ambassadors are also among the guests each year. The participation of young people in the event is particularly important to us.
The State of Europe is organised in cooperation with Allianz SE, the Schwarzkopf Foundation Young Europe and the European Academy Berlin.
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Koen Lenaerts, Präsident des EuGH, hielt die neunte Europa-Rede der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
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