Wondering if the Spitzenkandidaten system will survive? Check out this volume and our chapter that analyses the third round of EP elections with one dominant lead candidate - and how the original idea has been transformed.

New chapter preview video: EVA HEIDBREDER and DANIEL SCHADE analyse the competition between EP and Council in the #Spitzenkandidaten procedure after the #EP2024 election: Third time’s a charm? #EUleadcandidates @egheidbreder.bsky.social @danielschade.bsky.social

Check this out - open access. The argument made: fiscal integration is reshaping multilevel governance as we know it. Observing how the negotiations on the MFF unfold: this is just the beginning of the debate - looking forward to your feedback! (mind: typo is now corrected ;-) .

Great to be again part of the www.livingwiththeneighbours.co.uk - discussing UK and its neighbours’ relations in London, a lot is on the move - check out the report coming out soon

🇩🇪 Germany’s 2025 election marks a conservative shift with big impact on #EuropeanPolitics. 🇪🇺  We explored the effects on migration, security & the economy with @egheidbreder.bsky.social, @sophiepornschlegel.bsky.social & @mariaskora.bsky.social in our latest 🔗 tinyurl.com/LunchDebateBundestagwahl

🇪🇺 Prof. Dr. Funda Tekin, Direktorin des IEP, kommentiert die Ergebnisse der Bundestagswahl 2025. Für mehr Analysen zur Bundestagswahl verfolgen Sie unsere Online-Lunch-Debate am 26. Februar von 13 bis 14 Uhr. Link zur Veranstaltungswebseite: t.co/Q6YphAgxcx #election #Bundestagswahl #BTW25

5 years later, my take on how it all went swimmingly... 👇#Brexit #Anniversary

🚀 AND WE'RE LIVE! 🚀 📺 Tune in for the launch of our new major report: 'The Brexit Files: from referendum to reset' With Rt. Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds, BBC's Jo Coburn, UKICE's Sir John Curtice, @anandmenon.bsky.social Sarah Hall & Catherine Barnard Link below 👇 https://buff.ly/4jssgZf

Lasst uns das Thema #Migration für @sachsen-anhalt.de mal aufdröseln und bildet euch selbst eine Meinung: Im Jahr 2024 sind 5.134 Asylsuchende neu im Land registriert worden (-33% zu 2023). Sachsen-Anhalt hat ca. 2,13 Mio. Einwohner, die Zahl neuer Asylsuchender beträgt entsprechend 0,24%.

🏆 Our director @anandmenon.bsky.social won an award! 🥇 He was Outstanding Individual: Established Academic at the 2025 King's Engaged Research Awards Read about it along with the other inspiring winners and shortlisted projects 👇

I made a Starter Pack of European Think Tanks - although all official accounts maybe also of interest: go.bsky.app/8Ra8RjU

PROSPER - the one and only 2025-28 Jean Monnet Network- is kicking off at @dublincityuni.bsky.social - find out more dcubrexitinstitute.eu/wp-content/u... Super happy to be in Ireland with this great team!

Europe-focused think tanks. @bruegel.bsky.social @carnegieeurope.bsky.social @ceps.eu @cepr.org @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social @delorsberlin.bsky.social @delorsinstitute.bsky.social @gmfus.bsky.social @ecfr.eu @institutmontaigne.bsky.social @rielcano.bsky.social @iaionline.bsky.social

Can recommend @onethuthree.bsky.social @mayerprof.bsky.social @lucasguttenberg.bsky.social @claudmajor.bsky.social @manuelmueller.foederalist.eu

Zum Abschluss des Gedenkkonzerts im Opernhaus #magdeburg dona nobis pacem - ein Weihnachtswunsch und Segen, den alle in dieser tief trauernden Stadt brauchen. Für die Betroffenen, Angehörigen und unsere friedvolle Zukunft.

🇩🇪 Herzlichen Dank für Ihre Teilnahme! 🇫🇷 Merci pour votre participation ! 🇵🇱 Bardzo dziękujemy za udział! @egheidbreder.bsky.social

What an honour and absolute pleasure to speak to this exquisit audience yesterday - great initiative by @stiftunggenshagen.bsky.social : the regional dimension in the Weimar Triangle, there will surely be more valuable events in this forum.

📣 Willkommen zur diesjährigen #EBDmv! #EBDpräsidentin @linnselle.bsky.social eröffnet den Tag im Haus des @dgb.de. @FahimiYasmin begrüßt als Gastgeberin. Wir bedanken uns für die Gastfreundschaft und freuen uns auf eine tolle Mitgliederversammlung! #75JahreEBD #75JahreDGB

The #vdLeyen 🔮 Crystal Ball... a lot matrix 😎 organisation @ec.europa.eu ... But it could work out .... #EUsky Thanks for the invite @iep-berlin.bsky.social #iepcon2024🙏 www.linkedin.com/posts/iep-be...

ukandeu.ac.uk/other-public... New report is out: eight years after the Brexit vote, how are relations between the UK and it‘s neighbours? Now available at UK in a changing Europe

nterested in the EU? Looking for an international MA in a student-friendly city with intense teacher-student interaction that prepares you ideally for a job in public admin, NGOs, business, journalism ... ? We have it all: eurostud.ovgu.de/Master.html - apply now!

What are hot topics in EU research - what are the results of early career researchers for the field? Following up on a fantastic lecture series run by my Jean Monnet Chair, we are convening in sunny Magdeburg for two days, thanks to all the great contributors! www.eurostud.ovgu.de/eurostud/en/...

Am Mittwoch soll die Bundesregierung den Gesetzesentwurf des #WissZeitVG beschließen. Danach wird der Entwurf den Bundesländern zur Stellungnahme vorgelegt, die innerhalb von 6 Wochen antworten. Danach ist erst der Bundestag dran. Wer entscheidet in den Ländern? 🧵 #IchBinHanna #IchBinReyhan

Die Europaministerkonferenz der Länder gibt sich eine Geschäftsordnung, um Europapolitik gemeinsam effektiver in Deutschland und der EU zu gestalten - danke an alle, die an der Erarbeitung der Ideen mitgewirkt haben. www.hamburg-vigoni.de/publikatione...

This week, SCEUS hosts a two-day Young Scholars' Workshop for doctoral candidates and postdocs in law and political science to share research on the past, present, and future of the EU. Attend as a visitor by registering at [email protected]. More details: bit.ly/3v9fk61

For the past years the Q whether crises trigger EU integration has been on the agenda - I learnt a lot analysing actual policy responses to 24Feb’22: the EU can act ad hoc, sustainability pends on fiscal decisions in EU, across policies - thanks @wepsocial.bsky.social for call that motivated study

Ich bin schockiert über das Verhalten des Deutschen Hochschulverbandes, und habe drüben, in der dunklen Welt auch schon heftig widersprochen. Ich würde mich freuen, wenn sich Kolleg*innen anschließen würden. Das ist so nicht hinnehmbar. Und Solidarität mit @drkeichhorn.bsky.social !

Has the 🇷🇺 war a lasting effect on 🇪🇺? Studying ad hoc policy responses, @egheidbreder.bsky.social explains short- & long-term shock effects. While defence & energy are advancing, migration abides to old paths. 👉Success pends on fiscal solidarity! doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2023.2291971 Polisky

Decolonisation can only work as discursive exchange - what a great conversation between Tsitsi Dangarembga and @egheidbreder.bsky.social in MARKK Hamburg last night!Thanks to all who made the African-European exchange possible @uni-hamburg.de , HIAS, BKHS, Europa-Kolleg and all who joined

Der (europäische) Föderalist, most-read articles in 2023 #10 The Spitzenkandidaten dilemmas: A successful failure? By EVA HEIDBREDER (@egheidbreder.bsky.social) #EP2024 #Spitzenkandidaten

EU Coordination in the Member States and beyond -workshop no2 at Villa Vigoni:excellent contributions on how the EU operates across Europe - inputs promise an outstanding volume to come! As editors, thanks from @husseinkassim.bsky.social & @EGheidbreder.bsky.social for all who made this possible!

Wie kann die Welt entkolonialisiert werden? Und was bedeutet das für Afrika und Europa? Darüber diskutieren die Künstlerin Tsitsi Dangarembga und die Politikwissenschaftlerin @egheidbreder.bsky.social am 11. Dezember im MARKK. Unipräsident @haukeren.bsky.social spricht ein Grußwort. Hier anmelden:

📣 Call for proposals extended 📣 🔔 You have until Thu 30 Nov to submit your Paper to our 2024 Joint Sessions ⤵️ 3️⃣3️⃣ Workshops 3️⃣1️⃣ Leuphana University 🇩🇪 0️⃣2️⃣ Online 💻 2️⃣2️⃣ Endorsed by our Groups & Networks 🙋 🔎 Workshops: bit.ly/47JHYZa ➡️ Submit: bit.ly/47E6cEa

Time to revisit COORDINATION OF THE EU - as future editors of this encompassing project that covers more than the 27 member states, @husseinkassim.bsky.social / @egheidbreder.bsky.social thank all authors for an excellent kick-off in Magdeburg - stay tuned, next workshop to start soon ...

Scholar in Residence europa-kolleg-hamburg.de/scholar-in-r... - 3 days insights with Héritier,Benz, Fossum, Dimitrova,Schade, Phinnemore,Kotzur,Tömmel, Carammia,Jachtenfuchs & early career researchers - together pushing the limits of EU constituent politics and our understanding about Europe. Danke!