US-Ukraine-European leaders' mtg is still ongoing, so any outcomes TBC. But Kyiv & EU already sent a clear message to both Trump & Russia: #Ukraine is not alone and Europe is serious about own responsibility for how the war ends & how security in #Europe is ensured.

Its because their purchasing power has risen, while EU countries lag behind evidently

Here is why Albania needs a REAL political pluralism. 👇

These guys just called POTUS from their trip to Kyjiw. Two days after VE-Day, one day after the revisionist cult of violence in Moscow. An NEW EUROPE is taking shape, including UK and UA! Very good. It is not all doom and gloom!

Leo XIV is apparently the ‘worst pick for MAGA Catholics,’ and that is just great!

In her latest commentary, @engjellushem.bsky.social notes why the EU’s future security depends on successful enlargement. Take a look 👇 ecfr.eu/article/stum...

EU enlargement isn't just policy—it's security. Integrating candidate countries like Ukraine and Moldova is vital to bolster Europe's resilience against external threats, writes @engjellushem.bsky.social @ecfrwidereurope.bsky.social

Meanwhile in other news, Macron’s new chief of staff, Emmanuel Moulin (ex Attal, Le Maire, Sarkozy) takes over from the all-powerful Alexis Kohler on April 15. This means that the French president, his chief of staff and his top diplomatic adviser will all be called Emmanuel

🇫🇷‼️ Marine Le pen banned from seeking election with immediate effect but length of ban still to be announced

The former ambassador to Denmark for the United States, Rufus Gifford, posted this video on his Facebook account: Ht: @hpsc24.bsky.social

Things are *really* moving in Germany www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...

Merz's clear and unambiguous in his support for Zelensky

The EU should provide extra support to Western Balkan countries to boost the green transition—and ease future integration into the bloc. Read our new policy brief by @engjellushem.bsky.social and Lea Fanku. @ecfrwidereurope.bsky.social buff.ly/4ilIRMX

In Europe, to be able to properly explain why enlargement is important for the #EU, member states first need to be on the same page. But instead, there are disagreements. We have to be on the same page — @engjellushem.bsky.social, Senior Research Fellow, @ecfr.eu #EUECTallinn2025

Conference day has begun! #EUECTallinn2025 EU Enlargement Conference: Renewed Impetus Check out the speakers and agenda: icds.ee/en/euec-2025/ 📸 Photos: flic.kr/s/aHBqjC2YMN @mfaestonia.bsky.social @stevenblockmans.bsky.social

📣 THIS WEDNESDAY IN TALLINN: European Union Enlargement Conference: Renewed Impetus #EUECTallinn2025 👥 Speakers and agenda: icds.ee/en/euec-2025/ @mfaestonia.bsky.social @tsahkna.bsky.social @antoanetadl.bsky.social @engjellushem.bsky.social @damirkapidzic.bsky.social @tacanildem.bsky.social

Trump is not a strongman—he’s weak when facing hostile authoritarians. His latest call was sycophantic, offering major giveaways before negotiations even begin. #MC2025 must be the beginning of a European riposte to Trump’s Munich. @fromtga.bsky.social 📝

Backing up protests in Serbia is the occasion to "demonstrate that the EU is much more than an institutional structure; it is the product of interconnected ideas that deeply resonate in the social and political life of European countries." by @engjellushem.bsky.social and Angelica Vascotto ⤵️

How does one account for that contradiction? Is he ignorant? Is he getting back advice? Or is he rather driven by vandalism toward the European project? So many questions, some of them answered in most recent piece. www.persuasion.community/p/trumps-ana... /2

The big disconnect 🔌 Baltic states will sever the last power links to Russia on Sunday & become part of the EU’s electricity grid, as Moscow continues its aggression against Ukraine & its campaign of sabotage across Europe. @financialtimes.com on.ft.com/4i68y43

Serbia’s Vucic has neither cultivated strong relations with the EU nor Russia, both of which questioned Serbia’s reliability as a partner long before the protests broke out. Student-led protestors don’t even want to talk to Vucic as they see him not credible. Something has to give!

With mass protests in #Serbia destabilising Aleksandar Vucic’s rule, the #EU should seize the moment to support democratic change and regional stability, write @engjellushem.bsky.social & Angelica Vascotto.

For @cnn.com on the Serbia protests, @engjellushem.bsky.social commented: “The students are fed up with this rhetoric … where Vucic says one thing for internal consumption and another thing for international consumption.” 📰

Student protests have changed Serbia, but not its undemocratic government. Can Vucic change things so that everything stays the same? www.cnn.com/2025/02/02/e...

Is China being let off easily because of narrow financial interests? 👇

In this episode, producer Charles Cohen and @engjellushem.bsky.social from @ecfr.eu unpack the roots of Serbia's mass protests, after demands for accountability for 15 lives lost in a railway incident ultimately led to the Prime Minister's resignation. 🎧Listen here: eurac.tv/9XT4

No country is immune to the far right. No country is immune to the normalization of the far right.

Just landed in Brussels for meetings and interviews. With this book in tow 👇

At least Kaja Kallas goes ahead and does her thing! Orban can block processes, until he can block no longer.

That was one-short-lived perseverance!

In less than a week some clarity: Gaza to be cleaned. Greenland to be had. Happy Sunday.

With US involvement waning, Europe faces a critical test in securing the Western Balkans. Renewed EU commitment could transform its neighbourhood and bolster its security, writes @engjellushem.bsky.social 👇 https://buff.ly/3Bs7mIw

The Western Balkans must align with EU climate goals, but reliance on coal and a drift towards gas hinder progress. Skipping gas and transitioning directly to renewables is key for the region’s integration and energy future. Read @engjellushem.bsky.social: buff.ly/3Wgxc9F

Investing in gas infrastructure would be equal to investing in stranded assets. Not the way to go for the region. Our latest policy brief 👇

While Moscow once viewed Trump as a partner in forging a post-American world, it now sees him as a symptom of US decline. Read what it means for Putin’s calculus on Ukraine in @kadriliik.bsky.social's policy brief 📝 ecfr.eu/publication/...

Transport as a tool for connection: How the EU and Western Balkans can grow closer. @ecfrwidereurope.bsky.social Read Eleonora Shuli's new commentary 📝 ecfr.eu/article/clim...

The Western Balkans could enact an energy transition straight from coal to renewables – but the region seems to be drifting towards greater use of gas. It is in both the EU’s and the Western Balkans’ interest to mitigate this trend @engjellushem.bsky.social and Julian Popov ecfr.eu/publication/...

In light of the recent Western Balkans summit, understanding how Trump's agenda could affect regional security is more important than ever. Learn more in @engjellushem.bsky.social's commentary: ecfr.eu/article/amer...

With #US involvement waning, #Europe faces a critical test in securing the #Western #Balkans. Renewed #EU commitment could transform its #neighbourhood and bolster its #security, writes @engjellushem.bsky.social. Don't miss this newest commentary: ecfr.eu/article/amer...

With US involvement waning, Europe faces a critical test in securing the Western Balkans. Renewed EU commitment could transform its neighbourhood and bolster its security, writes @engjellushem.bsky.social. @ecfrwidereurope.bsky.social ecfr.eu/article/amer...

Exciting news! On Dec 12 at 6.00 pm EDT in Washington DC, we will have a discussion with @GermanyinUSA about the #Kosovo-#Serbia dialogue with various officials and expert panelists Jörn Fleck, @engjellushem.bsky.social and @vtcherneva.bsky.social. Join us and register here: ecfr.eu/event/taking...

This great. Same example should be followed by all countries.

A very timely discussion, on the importance of Western Balkans for the EU Green Deal, and vice-versa, and the fact that double standards must be avoided at any cost. I wish I were there to listen to (what I already know it will be) the smart input from the speakers. @stevenblockmans.bsky.social

Important piece by my colleague Camille Grand on how Russia’s red lines are not-so-red after all. @ecfr.bsky.social

For decades, the transatlantic alliance has been the bedrock of European security. But today, it is at a critical juncture. In my piece for @foreignaffairs.com, I explain what we need to do now to ensure peace and stability on our continent & support #Ukraine. www.foreignaffairs.com/europe/europ...

Coming soon: The Visegrad Four and their efforts at EU enlargement. On this, our ReThink.CEE Fellow Jana Juzova presents her new policy paper, and discusses with @engjellushem.bsky.social of @ecfr.bsky.social, Andrzej Sadecki of OSW, and @danielhegedus.bsky.social of GMF. shar.es/agb70y .

Together with my colleague Piotr Buras we tried to untangle the current debate among EU-27 about further enlargement. What we found out is not exactly encouraging 👇. ecfr.eu/publication/...