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Bianca Baumler, senior consultant to the EU on public diplomacy, offers an insider's view on how the bloc shapes hearts and minds.
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The Chancellor of Germany received the award for embodying "the best of leadership in times of unrelenting global crises and challenges."
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How does the EU's external environmental policy play out in the international sphere?
In 2016, for the first time, the EU adopted a “Strategy for international cultural relations” that focuses on advancing cultural cooperation with partner countries across three main strands: supporting culture and education as engines for sustainable social and economic development; promoting intercultural dialogue for peaceful inter-community relations; and reinforcing cooperation on cultural heritage.
Estonia has carved out a niche as a startup hub and a friendly environment for foreign businesses. Its biggest innovation, however, lies in e-government. Citizens of this tiny Baltic nation can conduct almost every encounter with the state online. [...] These achievements have made e-government a potent source of soft power for Estonia.