Reforms • Table.Briefings

March 24th, 2026

Italy: Meloni’s judicial reform fails in referendum

Italy’s population has rejected Giorgia Meloni’s judicial reform in a referendum. This first real defeat for the prime minister could pose obstacles for her in the coming months.

By Almut Siefert

News | WTO

March 22nd, 2026

WTO conference: EU pushes for comprehensive reforms

The World Trade Organization is at a turning point. The EU has called for a re-evaluation of the most-favored-nation principle.

By Ning Wang

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Feature | Giorgia Meloni

March 20th, 2026

Italy: What is at stake in Meloni’s judicial reform

Italy is voting in a referendum on Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s judicial reform. The reform would separate the career paths of judges and prosecutors and introduce new rules for the self-governance of the judiciary.

By Almut Siefert

Ministertreffen in Hanoi China Vietnam Wang Yi

Feature | Diplomacy

March 17th, 2026

Vietnam: A Reform Agenda Caught in the Crossfire of the Great Powers

China is Vietnam's most important supplier, while the United States is its most important market. Yet its relations with both of these major powers are historically strained. Amid this complex situation, Hanoi is embarking on what is arguably the world's most ambitious development agenda.

By Angela Köckritz and Marcel Grzanna

News | Federal Foreign Office

March 17th, 2026

German Federal Foreign Office: What the structural reform means for the ministry’s Africa Department

Structural reforms at the German Federal Foreign Office are continuing to take shape. In an internal memo, Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul outlined details of the new organizational structure. Changes are also planned for the Africa Department.

By David Renke

Opinion | BMZ

March 6th, 2026

An incomplete reform: Girls’ rights are sidelined in the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) strategy

Girls’ rights have become a blind spot in the current Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) reform, warns Petra Berner, head of Plan International Germany. In her view, it is essential to keep girls at the center of development policy.

By Petra Berner

Opinion | BMZ

February 24th, 2026

Reform with impact: How the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) can meet its own evaluation standards

The BMZ has announced plans to strengthen the evaluation of development policy measures. Gabriel Hanrieder and Johanna Wicke of the think tank Kooperation Global welcome this move as a step in the right direction. In their Opinion piece, they outline what they expect from the ministry’s planned “Evidence Service Unit.”

By Johanna Wicke and Gabriel Hanrieder

Feature | BMZ

February 20th, 2026

German Development Ministry: Why Africa and Ukraine are to be combined in one department

At the start of the year, Germany’s Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Reem Alabali Radovan outlined plans to restructure her ministry. Now, the first concrete details have come to light and indicate just how far-reaching the overhaul will be.

By Lucia Weiß and David Renke

Proteste gegen Premierminister Ibrahim im letzten Jahr

News | Malaysia

January 5th, 2026

Malaysia: Reforms aim to limit prime minister’s term

Following the renewed conviction of former Prime Minister Najib Razak, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has announced institutional reforms to combat corruption. Among other measures, the prime minister’s term is to be limited to ten years.

By Yi Ling Pan

Feature | Reforms

November 24th, 2025

Bangladesh: How foreign investors are profiting from the referendum

In February, a referendum is set to create new democratic and economic prospects in Bangladesh. The race between China and the West for the country as a location for strategic investments has long since begun.

By Marcel Grzanna