Beyond the Ballot: Parsing the Results of the EU’s Parliamentary Election and Anticipating What Lies Ahead

The American Council on Germany will host a breakfast briefing with Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook, Executive Vice President and Senior Advisor at the Bertelsmann Foundation. Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook is Executive Vice President and Senior Advisor at the Bertelsmann Foundation in Berlin. She served previously as CEO of the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP). Ms. Clüver...

The Future of Transatlantic Relations in Light of the 2024 EU and U.S. Elections

On June 20, the ACG will host a breakfast briefing with Dr. Franziska Brantner, Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, and Member of the German Bundestag (Greens). Franziska Brantner has been serving as the Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action since December 2021....

Exit Interview: Reflecting on Seven Years in New York

By popular demand, the ACG is delighted to make today's discussion with Consul General David Gill a hybrid event. Mr. Gill will join us in person in our New York office to reflect on his seven years in NYC and his preparation for his next posting in Ireland. David Gill grew up in a Protestant minister’s family in...

The Digital Euro: Why Do We Need It?

The ACG and the German American Chamber of Commerce will host a discussion and luncheon with Burkhard Balz, Member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank. Burkhard Balz has been a member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank since September 2018. Prior to this, he was a member of the European Parliament...