http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20210423-165208-0 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/greatness-and-tragedy/ Greatness and Tragedy Nettesheim, Martin eng 2021-04-23 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Europe German Federal Constitutional Court Next Generation Europe Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 The "Next Generation EU" project (NGEU) will lead to a fundamental change in the architecture, political structure, and “finalité” of the integration process. In its scope and depth, it is even comparable to the Maastricht reform. Against this background, should and could the German Federal Constitutional Court (BVerfG) step in to protect Germany´s "constitutional identity"?