The German Coalition Agreement – entitled “Dare More Progress – Alliance for Freedom, Justice and Sustainability” – serves as a basis for the government’s actions. How will the new so-called ‘Traffic light coalition’ work? Is there any continuity with Germany’s European policy or has there been a fundamental change? How will it influence the current French Presidency of the EU Council?

Matthias Waechter, Director General of CIFE, Wolfgang Wessels, Jean Monnet Chairholder, Centre for Turkey and European Union Studies, University of Cologne, and Isabelle Maras, Expert on External Relations and Partnerships at the Franco-German University, will debate the future of Germany's role in the EU.