“Es gibt einen Kampf der Erzählungen. Die AfD sagt, Europa macht uns schwach. Aber in Wirklichkeit macht Europa uns stark. Diese Erzählung müssen wir gewinnen”, sagt @larsklingbeil.bsky.social im Gespräch mit @lindnerjs.bsky.social jetzt bei @delorsberlin.bsky.social @hertieschool.bsky.social

“We need a Jacques Delors Plan 2.0”, says German Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister @larsklingbeil.bsky.social in his Europe speech at @delorsberlin.bsky.social @hertieschool.bsky.social

Brilliant piece! 👇

"Getrieben von der Angst vor der extremen Rechten verliert die EU ihren Kompass [...]. Indem Europa seine eigenen Prinzipien untergräbt, schwächt es seine globale Position und riskiert, nicht nur seine Würde, sondern auch seine politische Handlungsfähigkeit zu verlieren."

“If the “European way” is to mean anything, Europe must finally stand up for what it stands for – not just in words, but in action.” A must-read for the Brussels Bubble by @onethuthree.bsky.social and @jannikjansen.bsky.social 👏

Very well written piece by Thu Nguyen & Jannik Jansen. I cannot agree more. What European leaders call strategic pragmatism is costing the EU its dignity and agency. If Europe keeps placating its own far right, how can it possibly stand up to Trump? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Great new big-picture OpEd by my colleagues @onethuthree.bsky.social and @jannikjansen.bsky.social on the “European way”, and how the EU can maintain its political agency.

Great to see @onethuthree.bsky.social and @jannikjansen.bsky.social in the Guardian making the important point that Europe giving in to the far right on immigration, climate and Gaza weakens its position in the world. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Driven by fear of the far right, the EU is losing its compass, whether on migration, climate or Gaza. By undermining its own principles, Europe weakens its global position and risks losing not just dignity but political agency. With @jannikjansen.bsky.social: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Europe cannot afford to treat its values as expendable. Each concession to the far right corrodes democracy at home and erodes its credibility abroad. By reducing principles to luxuries, Europe risks losing not just its dignity but political agency. New op-ed with @onethuthree.bsky.social

"The problem is no longer confined to specific policy areas or individual member states such as Hungary or Slovakia. From German local authorities attempting to oppress pro-Palestinian demonstrations, Italy’s prime minister discrediting the judiciary .. a dangerous pattern is emerging across the EU"

If Europe keeps placating its own far right, how can it possibly stand up to Trump? | Thu Nguyen and Jannik Jansen

Public opinion is outcome of complex interaction between fact, perception, and ideology — which are shaped, to large part, by (social) media and politics. The gap between fact and perception is growing because neoliberal media emphasize extreme outliers and dominant ideology emphasizes mistrust.

I like to call this the “who’s who -and Thu“ panel ✨ Excited to join the first plenary panel of the ELU-S Conference 2025 on Thursday in Prague, with Joseph Weiler, Antoine Vauchez, Maciej Szpunar and Jan Komárek, to discuss democracy and the rule of law in Europe. Let me know if you’re around!

Die schleichende Integration von Rechtsaußenparteien in Europa: Nach den Europawahlen 2024 stellen sie 26 % der Abgeordneten im EP – und sind in 1/3 der Mitgliedstaaten an Regierungen beteiligt. Das neue @swp-berlin.org Aktuell von @nvondarza.bsky.social, @johannaflach.bsky.social und mir 👇

🇪🇺⚖️💶🇵🇱🇭🇺 Fully agreed. The credibility of the Commission on this front has already been severely damaged by unlocking the entire (much larger) trove of RRF/cohesion fund wonders for Poland over rule of law repair promises that the Tusk govt will likely be unable to fulfil.

If true, we might as well bury the concept of rule of law conditionality. The EU cannot keep letting itself be blackmailed by Orbán into unfreezing funds withheld over rule of law violations in exchange for lifting his veto, unless it truly wants to lose all credibility as a guardian of EU values

Ein ganz besonderes EU to go-Frühstück heute Morgen bei @delorsberlin.bsky.social: das erste EU to go unserer Policy Fellow @romyha.bsky.social - und zugleich das letzte unseres Direktors @lindnerjs.bsky.social. Zusammen mit @nilsredeker.bsky.social geht’s bei 🥐 und ☕️ um den EU-Haushalt

🗓️ Diesen Freitag laden wir euch zum ersten #EU to go-Frühstück nach der Sommerpause ein! In nur 30 Minuten erklären euch @lindnerjs.bsky.social, @nilsredeker.bsky.social & @romyha.bsky.social was Europas Haushalt jetzt leisten muss. Weitere Infos und Anmeldung 👉 www.delorscentre.eu/de/veranstal...

Over on X, Viktor Orban and Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson are having a twitter fight. Worth reading Kristersson's thoughtful reply in full, though I doubt Orban will be swayed by it. It is more an effect of the politicisation of EU-internal politics, where PMs treat each other as political opponents.

Very much looking forward to be speaker at the European Rule of Law Conference 2025 today. Join us at 18.15h for a discussion on the future of rule of law conditionality, if you’re around! @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social

Aachen 😍

In Nordrhein-Westfalen wählen ziemlich gleich viele Leute AfD und Grüne. Medial und politisch geht es heute allerdings fast nur um die AfD und ihre Themen. Die "besorgten Bürger" die Aufmerksamkeit bekommen, sind die Anhänger der AfD. Wir sagen ihnen klar: es lohnt sich rechtsextrem zu wählen

Wie erklärt man die EU einem Millionenpublikum? Wie unterscheidet sich die Berichterstattung aus Brüssel und Berlin? Und was erwarten unsere EU-Partner von DE? Darüber spreche ich mit Markus Preiß, Leiter des ARD-Hauptstadtstudios & langjähriger Brüssel-Journalist: open.spotify.com/episode/2vGZ...

Ups, leider scheint mein Aussehen mich für Expertise zur EU zu disqualifizieren 🙃

As far as the Anglo consensus is concerned, Spain's assertive centre-left government has done everything wrong: Keynesian, redistributive, socially open, net-zero-friendly, multilateralist, Trump-sceptical. Yet the governing PSOE just hit 33% in latest CIS poll, above even its 2023 election win.

Unsere neue EU to go-Folge ist da! Mit Markus Preiß, ARD-Hauptstadtstudioleiter und langjährigem Brüssel-Kenner: open.spotify.com/episode/2vGZ...

Wie erklärt man die EU einem Millionenpublikum? Wie unterscheidet sich die Berichterstattung aus Brüssel und Berlin? Und was erwarten unsere EU-Partner von DE? Darüber spreche ich mit Markus Preiß, Leiter des ARD-Hauptstadtstudios & langjähriger Brüssel-Journalist: open.spotify.com/episode/2vGZ...

Unsere stellv. Direktorin @onethuthree.bsky.social war zu Gast in der Phoenix Runde zum Thema: „Im Krisenmodus – Wie verwundbar ist die EU?“ Dort diskutierte sie mit weiteren Gästen über aktuelle Herausforderungen und die Zukunft Europas. Jetzt anschauen: www.phoenix.de/sendungen/ge...

It’s me, die Frau! 🙋🏻‍♀️🫠

Patriots for Europe (PfE) has obtained the necessary 72 signatures to file a motion of censure against Ursula von der Leyen, my colleague Vincenzo Genovese reports from Strasbourg. It should be announced by Jordan Bardella later today. #SOTEU

Ich freue mich heute Abend bei der phoenix runde dabei zu sein. Um 19.00h diskutieren wir die Lage der EU unter dem Titel “Risse im Fundament - Gerät die EU ins Wanken?”

Much looking forward to this discussion next week Monday at the Rule of Law Conference 2025!

Wir sind zurück aus der Sommerpause mit einer neuen Podcastaufnahme - diesmal mit einem Überraschungsgast. Es ging um unterschiedliche politische Debattenskulturen in Brüssel und Berlin und darum, wie man die Black Box Brüssel eigentlich für Tagesschau-Zuschauer herunterbricht. Stay tuned!

At the European #RuleofLaw Conference 2025, experts @onethuthree.bsky.social, Nicholas Aiossa, @kizdebski.bsky.social, & @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social will address the elephant in the room: will the EU finally build an instrument to stop backsliding, or just add another paper tiger to its toolbox? ⬇️

Passend zur anstehenden #SOTEU: @onethuthree.bsky.social war zu Gast im ARD Europa-Podcast und ordnet die #SOTEU sowie die Rolle von Kommissionspräsidentin Ursula von der Leyen ein. #vdL 🎧Reinhören: www.ardaudiothek.de/episode/urn:...

Get ready for #SOTEU 🥳 Kommissionschefin #vonderLeyen setzt zu ihrer 5. State of the Union an - wohl ihre schwierigste!! Zur Lage der EU & der Chefin -> unsere Analyse im ARD Europa-Podcast: 🎧 tinyurl.com/5jkrk4mc 🙏 @helgaschmidt.bsky.social @onethuthree.bsky.social

🧵 Yesterday, the EU postponed a major antitrust fine against Google in its adtech case - reportedly after Šefčovič lobbied to avoid clashing with the fragile US trade deal and the promised cut in car tariffs.

The German scientific advisory board for economics published its take on EU industrial policy. Unfortunately, its conclusions are off the mark on three important issues: the appropriate role of the EU-level, the self-sufficiency of ETS, and declaring sectors as 'strategic'. Thread 🧵 (1/n)

"Concessions might have been necessary to wrap up a trade deal with the US - sacrificing Europe’s right to regulate its digital space would be something else: a surrender of democratic sovereignty." @luisequaritsch.bsky.social & @aleichthammer.bsky.social in @table.media👉 table.media/europe/opini...

As of 1 October, @nilsredeker.bsky.social and I will take over the leadership of the think tank as Acting Co-Directors. We're very sad that @lindnerjs.bsky.social is leaving but I couldn’t imagine a better partner for this next chapter than Nils, alongside the great team we have built at the JDC.

From October onwards, @onethuthree.bsky.social‬ and I will take over the leadership of the think tank as Acting Co-Directors. I could not wish for a better partner in crime and stronger team to carry our work forward – and I’m really looking forward to what lies ahead. 3/3

#News: After three outstanding years as Co-Director, Johannes Lindner (@lindnerjs.bsky.social) will return to the @ecb.europa.eu in October, when Thu Nguyen (@onethuthree.bsky.social) and Nils Redeker (@nilsredeker.bsky.social) take over as Acting Co-Directors. 👉 www.delorscentre.eu/en/about/new...

The US government is once again ramping up its rhetoric on the EU’s Digital Services Act. It is now reportedly considering imposing sanctions on Commission staff responsible for implementing the DSA. This would be an unprecedented move. 🧵⬇️ www.ft.com/content/ff8d...

Paukenschlag: Premier Bayrou will in zwei Wochen vor der Nationalversammlung die Vertrauensfrage stellen und seinen Kurs zur Schuldenreduzierung absegnen lassen. Seine Regierung hat keine eigene Mehrheit. (1/2) www.franceinfo.fr/economie/bud...

On 24.9. we will welcome German Vice-Chancellor and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil at @delorsberlin.bsky.social for a keynote speech on the governments fiscal and investment policy. Event will be in German with English interpretation. Seats are limited, link for registration: invtdu.to/_leopn

Mit @sinanrecber.bsky.social vom @tspbackground.bsky.social habe ich ein längeres Gespräch zu den Baustellen des EU-Haushalts, den neuen Vorschlag der EU-Kommission und die wichtigsten Leitplanken für den kommenden Verhandlungsmarathon geführt. background.tagesspiegel.de/energie-und-...

That is unexpected - per @jakubkrupa.bsky.social, new President Nawrocki and not Tusk is representing Poland in today's emergency European video summit and Trump call. On such a crucial issue, changing between Tusk and Nawrocki will certainly add to the complexity of European diplomacy.

Certainly not a good start for Merz. But looking at an eerily similar phenomenon in the UK, where the approval of the Starmer government fell quickly to record lows, I wonder whether there is also an element of modern governance under social media that contributes to these quick disappointments.

Almost 100 days in, more than two-thirds (67%) are unhappy with Merz' performance as chancellor For comparison: around same mark of the traffic light coalition, almost three-quarters (73%) thought Scholz was doing a good job (slightly different question wording: presseportal.zdf.de/pressemittei...)