Our new book on the #EuropeanCouncil has a cover 😍 With 16 new or revised chapters, it introduces the emergence, foundations, activities, and shortcomings of this pivotal institution The book will become available in October, you can already pre-order it here 👇 www.bloomsbury.com/uk/european-...

The #EuropeanCouncil earlier this month ended with Orbán blocking the EU‘s €90bn package for Ukraine. So good, so normal (unfortunately). But something is different with this latest #EUCO blockage, I argue in this new piece for Verfassungsblog verfassungsblog.de/a-deal-is-a-... Three takeaways:

Ever wondered how the #EuropeanUnion would look like without the #EuropeanCouncil? In this piece for @foederalist.eu, I do some counterfactual analysis: how EU policymaking and interinstitutional relations might work without #EUCO www.foederalist.eu/2026/03/chef...

📣 New #openaccess #BJPIR article out now! 'Bilateralism in multilateralism: France-Germany in Europe and the interlinking of institutional forms in Regional Order and World Politics' by Ulrich Krotz & @lucasschramm91.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/SFPCtBZ @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

🚨 New publication out in #BJPIR (British Journal of Politics and International Relations) How do bilateral and other minilateral relations between a small group of countries, on the one hand, and multilateral politics in a regional or global organization, on the other, relate to each other? (1/3)

📰 Based on a 67-year arc of reporting by British magazine #TheEconomist, @lucasschramm91.bsky.social of @ecprsgeu.bsky.social analyses the #EuropeanCouncil. 🏛️ He shows how that coverage explains why the institution was created + why its dominance is both useful + unsettling. 👉 bit.ly/4kAIGzB

The European Council #EUCO today comes together for an informal summit on EU competitiveness. Ever wondered how this institution has evolved since its creation in 1975 and how informed observers have assessed its role? (1/4)

❇️ FirstView - 🔍 Research @lucasschramm91.bsky.social analyses the European Council as a key actor in the EU’s multi-level and multi-institutional system of governance. 👉 buff.ly/SuulDLL

🚨 new publication alert The European Union increasingly faces external pressures. Whilst external pressures always mattered for European integration and EU studies, this article holds that they are more consequential today than in the past.

How can and should we study an important yet largely inaccessible institution like the #EuropeanCouncil? In a new article, published in #EuropeanPoliticalSciene, I present key data, paradoxes and research avenues 50 years after its creation. The article is available open access 👇 h7.cl/1n6zx

#OpenAccess from @epsjournal.bsky.social - The European Council turns 50: Studying and analyzing a key institution of the European Union - https://cup.org/3LI9FvV - @lucasschramm91.bsky.social#OpenAccess #FirstView

This article marks the completion of our #JEPP special issue on the geopolitics of European integration 👇 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... The article introduces our distinct outside-in perspective, theorising how external geopolitical pressures affect EU internal policymaking dynamics 🇪🇺

Could Viktor Orbán derail upcoming EU discussions on financing Ukraine, future enlargement and the next EU budget? ✍ @mkleine.bsky.social & @lucasschramm91.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

🇪🇺 In their new research, @mkleine.bsky.social and @lucasschramm91.bsky.social analyse decision-making and norm enforcement in the European Council, the leaders' club and one of the most important - yet vulnerable - EU institutions. Discover it below 👇 www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

🚨 Call for papers 👉 With Christian Lequesne (Sciences Po Paris), I am co-editing a special issue on EU Enlargement and Neighborhood Policies. We invite contributions looking at negotiation processes between EU institutions, Member State perspectives, and interactions with candidate countries.

New publication alert! Excited to share that my paper, co-authored with Mareike Kleine (LSE European Institute), is now online with JEPP www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Just out on @jeppjournal.bsky.social online first..Hurry up free copies expiring in 50..49..48..47 ..😁 www.tandfonline.com/eprint/25KK9... Special thanks to @lucasschramm91.bsky.social and @cfreudlsperger.bsky.social guest editors of the Special Issue: European Integration in the Geopolitical Age

Today marks the start of our new winter term at #LMU I will again be teaching one of my favourite seminars: “Franco-German relations in the European Union“ has an updated syllabus. This time we will be looking more closely into crisis politics and the domestic challenges in both countries.

Excited to have started the new academic year at the #College of Europe in Bruges - my Alma Mater - for the first time as visiting professor. I am co-teaching a course on the #EuropeanCouncil, using as a basis our forthcoming book. Happy to meet old and news friends!

Very excited about this moment! I am about to submit our #bookmanuscript on the #EuropeanCouncil to the publisher. Off now to the competent hands of @bloomsburypol.bsky.social

New article out in German Politics and Society! www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journal... I develop a theoretical argument and mechanism about Germany‘s approach towards EU fiscal politics, based on two countervailing forces: 1/n

Publication Alert 📝 New article with @lucasschramm91.bsky.social in @wepsocial.bsky.social It contributes to a more comprehensive understanding of the dynamics of differentiation in the EU. Case studies from EMU & Schengen show how issue-specific incentives lead to atypical integration patterns.

Very happy to see this article with #AlexSchilin out open access in #WestEuropeanPolitics www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 1/2

Excited to attend the conference of the European Union Studies Association (#EUSA) later this week From Thursday to Saturday, I will be involved in four panels: - Presenting a paper on how the China shock affects EU policymaking (Thursday 8.30am local time) 1/3

Pünktlich zum 50-jährigen Jubiläum des Europäischen Rats ist unser aktualisierter Überblick über das Wirken dieser Schlüsselinstitution der Europäischen Union erschienen. Wie immer frei verfügbar im „Taschenbuch Europa von A bis Z“ auf Springer Online: link.springer.com/content/pdf/...

Happy to spend some time at #Princeton University in spring! I will work on two papers: one on the 50th anniversary of the European Council, another on EU trade policy (couldn’t be more timely these days). Let me know if you are around and also staying a bit longer in the U.S. after #EUSA.

🧭 #EUEnlargementDilemmas No.10 @lucasschramm91.bsky.social argues that the European Council must reconcile the dual challenges of widening and deepening. ↔️ Despite formidable obstacles, enlargement could spur internal reforms and innovations. @ecprsgeu.bsky.social 👉 bit.ly/3FxjdXk

Very happy to see this blog post just being published in the ECPR The Loop series ECPR Standing Group on the European Union (SGEU) theloop.ecpr.eu/eu-enlargeme... 1/3

This week marks an important one in the history of European integration. Exactly 50 years ago, on 10 and 11 March 1975, the European Council held its first meeting and adopted its first conclusions: www.consilium.europa.eu/media/20440/... 1/n

“Europe sounds increasingly French,“ argues The Economist this week. With the Trump administration withdrawing its military support and imposing tariffs, the European Union woke up in a world without its most important ally. www.economist.com/europe/2025/... 1/3

New publication out in Contemporary European Politics (open access) 👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... (1/)

Thank you Marius Ghincea (ETH Zurich) for this insightful review of my book “Crises of European Integration“ (Palgrave, 2024) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Happy to share the publication of my latest research. With enlargement back on the EU's agenda, I analyze how the European Council - the EU's constitutional architect - addressed previous accession rounds. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Thank you to Douglas Webber and International Affairs for publishing this kind review of my book “Crises of European Integration“ (Palgrave, 2024) academic.oup.com/ia/article-a... “This outstanding book makes an invaluable addition to the burgeoning literature on the crises of the European Union.“

Last hike of the year in beautiful and sunny Ticino. Have a good start in 2025, everyone!

It was great to join Prof Michael O‘Geary in the EU History Podcast @history_EU to discuss the role of energy policy and energy crises in European integration open.spotify.com/episode/15ka...

Der Europäische Rat #EUCO wird 50 Jahre alt, und pünktlich hierzu erscheint das druckfrische Jahrbuch der Europäische Integration #Nomos Unser diesjähriger Beitrag beschäftigt sich u.a. mit der EU-Hilfe für die Ukraine, dem neuen EU-Führungspersonal und ist open access 👇 tinyurl.com/2avwm9fk

Exciting two days ahead! I am very much looking forward to attending this year‘s Pariser Platz Dialogue in Berlin @hertieschool.bsky.social and discussing the EU‘s priorities for the new legislative cycle

EU competition policy has undergone remarkable changes including merger control, projects of common European interest & state aid. Salih Bora & @lucasschramm91.bsky.social show that France & Germany have been decisive in promoting & realizing these changes. doi.org/10.1080/0140... #Polisky

Author copies have arrived, now it feels real. Happy that my book is available also in the hardcover version. More details: link.springer.com/book/10.1007... First chapter accessible on my website: lucas-schramm.eu

Very grateful for the opportunity today to give a guest lecture on EU energy policy at @LSE We will take about energy policy in general and Europe‘s responses to energy emergencies in particular. Looking forward!

Very happy to share that I have started my visiting fellowship at the European Institute at LSE www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins... Looking forward to the many exciting exchanges in London!

To start the new year, excited to say that I have just launched a new personal website: lucas-schramm.eu You can learn more about my research interests and latest publications. Please reach out if you have comments or suggestions, or want to discuss some of the topics!

🚨 New article out in #PolitiqueEuropénne “Disintegration“ is considered a key part of European integration. Yet, besides Brexit, it has not materialised in full. Going beyond common conceptualisations, I document informal drivers and outcomes of disintegration. www.cairn.info/revue-politi...

Two truly amazing and enriching days of conferencing at the Berliner Platz Gespräche last week, organized by @hertieschool.bsky.social and @delorsberlin.bsky.social Among other things, we discussed challenges and opportunities of EU energy and industrial policies.

Very much looking forward to this two-days conference of the German Standing Group on European Integration. Tomorrow, I will present some ongoing research on the EU’s response to the energy crisis and the future of European fiscal policy.

Very happy to have just signed the contract for my forthcoming book on European integration crises! Now on to the final edits and latest references 😊

CfP "The Geopolitics of European integration" workshop at ECPR joint sessions, Leuphana University Lüneburg, 25-28 March 24. ecpr.eu/Events/Event...

Working on European integration, international relations and/or EU politicization? Please join us by sending your abstracts. Christian Freudlsperger and I are organizing a joint session at the ECPR conference in Lüneburg in March. More info: ecpr.eu/Events/Event...

I am at Lake Como for the next two days, discussing some work in progress on European economic governance. What an incredible venue!