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Marie
Nom de l'expert
KRPATA

Intitulé du poste
Domaine d'expertises En

Research Areas:

  • Germany-China and EU-China relations
  • EU international relations
  • The EU and its neighbors, the architecture of security, EU enlargement
  • Multilateralism
  • Industrial policy
Centres et programmes de recherche
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The Study Committee on Franco-German Relations (Cerfa)
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Biographie En

Marie Krpata is a researcher at the Study Committee on Franco-German Relations (Cerfa) at Ifri, where she works in particular on the European Union and the foreign policy of France and Germany.

A lawyer and political scientist by training, her career has taken her to Austria, France and Germany. Before joining Cerfa in September 2020, she worked in non-governmental and international organizations and as a consultant.

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Publications
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Ensuring a Fair Green Transition

Date de publication
06 September 2024
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“Humanity has opened the gates of hell”, stated UN Secretary-General António Guterres at the Climate Ambition Summit in September 2023, emphasising that we are currently on a path of global warming above 2.4°C or even 2.9°C.

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Between „Strategic Autonomy” and „Zeitenwende”: The Importance of Trade Between The EU and Mercosur

Date de publication
11 September 2024
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This policy paper analyses the geopolitical and economic significance of the EU-Mercosur agreement for the European Union (EU) in the context of the EU’s new European Economic Security Strategy.

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German Ports and China: How to Reconcile Openness, Resilience and Security?

Date de publication
29 April 2024
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Germany is dependent on its ports for the smooth running of its open economic model and has benefited from globalization in recent decades when the internationalization of its value chains strengthened its competitiveness. Yet, with today’s hardening geopolitics, the vulnerabilities of Europe’s leading economic power are becoming apparent. 

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EU-Mercosur: An Unsolvable Trilemma Between Competition Rules, Normative Ambitions and Supply Chain Diversification

Date de publication
03 October 2023
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The EU-Mercosur trade deal was believed to be heading toward the finish. The election of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as the president of Brazil, as successor to the right-wing populist Jair Bolsonaro, and the Spanish presidency of the European Union (EU), raised hopes for its conclusion. But the reservations expressed by several EU member states and some Latin American countries have dashed hopes.

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Can Europe do Without a Geologistical Strategy to Face China?

Date de publication
01 June 2023
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During the economic and financial crisis in 2008, during which the West was severely weakened, the ties between the Western Balkans and China were particularly close. For these countries, turning to China meant to secure new destination markets for their exports and to guarantee new investments.

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The European Union Industrial Strategy: Reconciling Competition and Geoeconomic Challenges

Date de publication
13 October 2022
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The EU’s basic assumptions, on which it grounds its economic and trade power, are being steadily cast into doubt. The EU’s main trade partners, the US and China, increasingly set their sights on securing their supply chains, which may further a potential decoupling. 

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More Europe in the face of realpolitik’s return? French perspectives on 30 years of German reunification

Date de publication
29 September 2022
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The current geopolitical situation has disrupted the European and global order, which were both consolidated in the 1990s and have been key factors in the modern German model. The Franco-German duo is currently facing new challenges and it will have to respond appropriately in a time when the EU’s global influence is shrinking in the face of what some analysts call a “new Cold War”.

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Dependence in Europe's Relations with China: Weighing Perceptions and Reality

Date de publication
25 April 2022
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The idea that Europe has grown dependent on China is now a common refrain, but just how is this notion understood in capitals across the continent? 

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The Dilemma of Middle Powers: How AUKUS Has Reshaped the Potential for E3 Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific

Date de publication
28 October 2021
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The Indo-Pacific region is increasingly becoming the center of gravity of economy and geopolitics. It covers 60% of the world’s population, triggers 30% of international trade and drains 60% of global gross domestic product (GDP).

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The Future of the Franco-German Tandem

Date de publication
22 September 2021
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At the heart of the European project, the Franco-German tandem provides impetus for further integration within the EU. However, Brussels is yet to decide which direction it wants to take, and the French and Germans still have to agree on their position with regards to economics, foreign affairs, and enlargement. 

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