🟢 Europe’s climate ambition is stalling just as global leadership is needed. Von der Leyen is showing deft tactics but little long-term climate strategy. 💡 Read @rkefferputz.bsky.social's monthly letter and check out our new content & upcoming events! 👉 96701.seu2.cleverreach.com/m/16472522/ #COP30

🟢 𝟯 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗘𝗨-𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝘁𝗼 𝗝𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗟𝘂𝗰𝗸𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿 (@boell.de 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮) 👉 eu.boell.org/en/2025/09/1... 🇪🇺🤝🇮🇳 How Brussels & Delhi aim to boost prosperity, security and tackle global challenges? @jostpachaly.bsky.social @juttapaulus.bsky.social @saramatthieu.bsky.social

@rkefferputz.bsky.social pushes back: "The analogy is, of course, absurd. China’s century of humiliation stripped the country of its sovereignty and contributed to tens of millions of deaths through war, occupation, and famine. Nobody is dying in Athens, Antwerp, or Aachen because of a 15% tariff."

What are they smoking at Politico? Comparing the US-EU trade deal to China's century of humiliation. Wow, just wild, and trivialises China's historical experience.

"Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy", George Bernard Shaw.

Time to look north? 🌍❄️ MEP Villy Søvndal & I argue in Project Syndicate that there's a growing case for northern EU enlargement. Why? - Geopolitical shifts make it an opportunity - Accession would be mutually beneficial - Denmark’s EU presidency is a perfect moment to start 👉 tinyurl.com/55n7xcxu

📙 Read our Böll EU Brief "𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗘𝗨 𝗲𝗻𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁? 𝗦𝗲𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀" by @alanderminna.bsky.social 👉 eu.boell.org/en/Northern-... @boell.de @rkefferputz.bsky.social

Iceland’s new government has promised to hold a referendum on the country’s EU accession by 2027 at the latest. 💡 A geopolitical window of opportunity has opened up: the new strategic context created by Russia’s war & Trump’s return have prompted shifts in public opinion in 🇮🇸, #Norway & #Greenland.

🟢 The idea of Northern EU #enlargement is gaining traction – with @spiegel.de picking up our new 𝗕ö𝗹𝗹 𝗘𝗨 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝟬𝟰/𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱. A potential EU accession of #Norway, #Iceland and #Greenland, however, is not a 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪. 🧵

Our Böll EU Brief shows why Northern EU enlargement matters now, for: ⚡ Energy and Arctic resilience 🛡️ Critical resources and stability 🇪🇺 Revitalising the broader EU enlargement agenda eu.boell.org/en/Northern-...

As our Director @rkefferputz.bsky.social puts it: "Northern enlargement would reinforce the EU’s global weight, institutional credibility, and resilience. Progress in the North could re-energise the EU’s broader enlargement agenda and show that the Union remains open and forward-looking."

🟢 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗘𝗨 𝗲𝗻𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁? 🆕 𝗕ö𝗹𝗹 𝗘𝗨 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝟬𝟰/𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 by @alanderminna.bsky.social 👉 eu.boell.org/en/Northern-... 🧵 @boell.de @rasmusnordqvist.bsky.social ‪@kiramph.bsky.social @rkefferputz.bsky.social @zorasiebert.bsky.social

🟢 Delayed, diluted, simplified... Is the #EUGreenDeal on the tightrope? 📨 Read @rkefferputz.bsky.social's letter and more in our latest Böll EU Newsletter 👉 96701.seu2.cleverreach.com/m/16331368/ 📩 Sign up now to our mailing list 👉 eu.boell.org/en/email-upd... @boell.de #2040target #climate

🟢 The 9 July deadline for a EU-US #trade deal is fast approaching, and negotiations are intensifying. From trade war to trade truce and beyond, what alternative strategies the EU has to safeguard its economic interests? 💡Check out our Böll EU Brief 👉 eu.boell.org/en/trading-p... #Tariffs #Trump

Letzte Woche war voll geopolitischer Entwicklungen. Um alles einzuordnen, waren MdEP Tobias Cremer, @lisamusiol.bsky.social und ich bei @euronewsde.bsky.social zu Gast und sprachen über: 🛡️ NATO-Gipfel ❗ Angriff auf Irans Atomanlagen 🤝 EU–Kanada-Gipfel 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-cS...

🟢 Successful 🇪🇺🇨🇦 summit, historic #NATOsummit, packed #EUCO reaffirming the EU's support to #Ukraine 🇪🇺🇺🇦 – all against the backdrop of escalating conflict in the #MiddleEast. @rkefferputz.bsky.social shares his take on this pivotal week for EU and global diplomacy ▶️ @boell.de

🟢 The EU stands at a crossroads: as the old geopolitical, economic & democratic orders unravel, will it seize the chance to shape the new world—or be shaped by it? Commentary by @rkefferputz.bsky.social 👉 eu.boell.org/en/2025/06/2... @boell.de #NATO2025 #NATOSummit #EUCO

🟢 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘀: 𝗔 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗠𝗘𝗣 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗸𝘆 👉 eu.boell.org/en/2025/06/2... The US, once the guarantor of Europe’s security, prosperity, and #democracy, has become its saboteur. How should the EU respond to this shifting landscape? @rkefferputz.bsky.social

🟢 𝟯 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝗲-𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗨𝗿𝘀𝘇𝘂𝗹𝗮 𝗭𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗶ń𝘀𝗸𝗮 👉 eu.boell.org/en/2025/06/1... @zielonipl.bsky.social @europeangreens.eu @greens-efa.eu @boell.de @rkefferputz.bsky.social

elon taking notes from chinese billionaires (everyone must bend the knee)

Jaishankar: "China and India stand out because they are the only two countries with over 1 billion people and are some kind of civilizational state." Asked if Europeans are naive on China: "No, but with a caveat - different countries move at different speeds." #BrusselsForum

Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar at #BrusselsForum emphasises 2025 is the most intense year for EU-India cooperation. Mentions that "by the end of the year it is feasible to finalise a trade deal." At @boelleu.bsky.social we launched a EU-India dossier to keep track: eu.boell.org/en/eu-india-...

🟢 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀 ranked high in this week's 2025 𝗜𝗜𝗦𝗦' 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗶-𝗟𝗮 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲! 💬🧵 🛡️ A dedicated plenary session was devoted to the topic ➡️ www.iiss.org/events/shang... with keynotes by Defence Ministers from New Zealand, France & Finland 🇳🇿🇫🇷🇫🇮

🟢 Join the webinar "Slovakia and the new leaders of the West", tomorrow at 14:00 CEST with @rkefferputz.bsky.social, @milanninberlin.bsky.social, Miroslava Pisklová & Zuzana Gabrižov 👉 calendar.boell.de/en/event/slo... @boell.de @euractivsk.bsky.social @dgap.org @ecfrpower.bsky.social

🟢 The EU's new strategic approach to the #BlackSea region, presented today, echoes the key recommendations of our new Böll EU Brief '𝗖𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘆: 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀' by @jonasfranken.bsky.social 👉 eu.boell.org/cable-diplomacy 📽️ @rkefferputz.bsky.social gives you the gist ▶️

🟢 Where and how should the EU build effective cable diplomacy partnerships? Check our our NEW Böll EU Brief 03/2025 | 𝗖𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘆: 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 by @jonasfranken.bsky.social 👉 eu.boell.org/en/cable-dip... @peasec.de @boell.de

🟢 Pro-European Mayor of Bucharest #NicușorDan won yesterday's presidential election run-off 🗳️🇷🇴 💡🇪🇺 We asked 3 questions about results, geopolitics, #disinformation & Romania's role in the EU to MEP @nicustefanuta.bsky.social 👉 eu.boell.org/en/2025/05/1... @greens-efa.eu @europeangreens.eu @boell.de

🟢 NEW Böll EU Brief 02/2025 | 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁: 𝗔 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗨-𝗨𝗞 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, by @jannikewachowiak.bsky.social (@ukandeu.bsky.social) 👉 eu.boell.org/en/beyond-br... 🧵👇 #EU #UK #summit @boell.de @euinuk.bsky.social @anandmenon.bsky.social @jillongovt.bsky.social @lscazzieri.bsky.social

🟢 #EuropeDay | 80 years end of World War II | 70 years of Germany in NATO. A time for remembrance and commemoration, and also to cherish our #democracy, values & shared institutions 🕊️ 🏛️ 🇪🇺 ▶️ Watch the message from @rkefferputz.bsky.social @boell.de #ChooseEurope #Europe #9May

🟢 Five months into the new European Commission, we are releasing an updated 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗿 👉 eu.boell.org/en/green-dea... 🧵👇 @ieep.eu @boell.de @eeb.org @caneurope.org @ec.europa.eu @europeangreens.eu @greens-efa.eu @rkefferputz.bsky.social @juttapaulus.bsky.social

Am 8. Mai 1945 endete der Zweite Weltkrieg in #Europa. Dieser Tag markiert das Ende der nationalsozialistischen Diktatur und die #Befreiung der überfallenen Länder. Wir gedenken allen Opfern des Nazi-Regimes. 1/2

🟢 The Bundestag is set to give green light to a new Federal government coalition (CDU/CSU & SPD) on Tuesday 6 May. What does this mean for Germany's EU policy? 🇩🇪🤝🇪🇺 This is the take of our Director @rkefferputz.bsky.social 💡 Like, comment and share! 🌻 youtu.be/WFhSzMYq4eo @boell.de

Das iranische Regime hat mich & mein Parlamentsbüro mit einer #Cyberattacke angegriffen. Solche Angriffe sollen Kritiker*innen einschüchtern - genau deswegen spreche ich jetzt offen darüber. Wir müssen #TransnationaleRepression gemeinsam bekämpfen. #Iran Ganze Geschichte @zeit.de: bit.ly/Iran_ZEIT

🟢 Trump's #tariffs are here 🚧 How should the EU react? @rkefferputz.bsky.social presents 3️⃣ scenarios for the EU's response, from our 🆕 Böll EU Brief "Trading partners? Europe's options against Trump's tariffs" 👉 eu.boell.org/en/trading-p... @annacavazzini.bsky.social @majdoulinesbai.bsky.social

🟢 In a pivotal week for transatlantic #trade relations, we're publishing today the new EU Böll Brief “𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀? 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲'𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽’𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗳𝘀“ 👉 eu.boell.org/en/trading-p... 🧵 @boell.de @sonalichowdhry.bsky.social @julianhi.nz @hendrikmahlkow.com @kiel.institute @diw.de #Tariffs

Why are particularly Ireland, Slovakia & Belgium urging "EU restraint" on Trump's tariffs? Because, they're most affected (see the "trade war" scenario in our new Boell EU Brief). France is particularly keen to hit back hard; but then it is also one of the least affected countries.

Hot off the press! 🖨️ Our new Boell EU Brief looking at a EU-US trade war. 👇

Unsere neue @boelleu.bsky.social Studie zum EU-US Handelskrieg ist noch nicht draußen – aber schon Thema in der FAZ.📸 So stay tuned! Sie modelliert Handlungsoptionen und zeigt: Ein Handelskrieg mit den USA würde die EU treffen – aber nicht alle gleich. Manche Länder wären besonders verwundbar.📉🌍

🟢 The global order is shifting. Old certainties are crumbling, and stability is being tested. In this moment of flux the question is: who will hold the line? 💡 Read more in our March Böll EU Newsletter 👉 96701.seu2.cleverreach.com/m/16058150/ @rkefferputz.bsky.social @boell.de

🟢 Happening now! Panel discussion “Ukraine’s fight, Europe’s future: Will the EU step up or stumble?”, with Julia Kazdobina, MEP Sergey Lagodinsky, Dmitri Teperik & @rkefferputz.bsky.social at the Rep. of the State of Nord Rhine-Westphalia to the EU 🇺🇦🇪🇺 @boell.eu

🟢 Did you miss the @boell.de webinar "Europe at a Crossroads: Security, Defence, and the Polish EU Council Presidency" with @sophiabesch.bsky.social, @lukmas1986.bsky.social, @nicolekoenig.bsky.social & @rkefferputz.bsky.social? ▶️ Rewatch it here: www.youtube.com/live/X-VWUKU... #Poland25EU #EUCO

Welcome to debt brake d-day. Germany is quick to adjust to the new global order and is doing so in force. @davideoneglia.bsky.social shows the package outstrips the spending booms that came with the postwar Marshall Plan and with German Reunification in the early 1990s.

Started the day with EU tariffs back on American bourbon. Finished it with a double shot of whiskey. @shaboozey.bsky.social in Brussels. Absolutely lit the room up! 🔥

“Mensen liegen niet met hun eigen geld”. De dollar dominantie staat onder druk. Nu werken aan de euro als alternatief. Dat is goed voor onszelf. En wie weet zijn financiële markten de enige tegenkracht die de Trump tornado kunnen temperen. Mijn stuk in NRC:

Greens position on the proposed German defence and infrastructure bazooka gets backing from conservative circles. CDU Regional Minister-President Daniel Günther: "I consider all the demands that have now come from the Greens to be absolutely understandable."

🟢 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝘆𝗲𝗻 𝗜𝗜 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: what has been delivered? ✅ What is pending/delayed? ❌ Our Heads of Programme take a closer look, in a time when Europe is adapting to shifting geopolitical paradigms 👉 eu.boell.org/en/2025/03/1... @boell.de @ec.europa.eu

Außenpolitisch unverantwortlich! In der Debatte zur europäischen Sicherheit im Europaparlament: Die Linke kritisiert nicht Putin, warnt nicht vor Russland. Stattdessen: - Mehr Diplomatie mit Putin - Annäherung an China - NATO ist Geschichte - Ende der transatlantischen Beziehungen

🚨 Easing the German debt brake for defence and the €500bn infrastructure package is a major move for Berlin. It’s important and necessary. So why are the Greens playing hardball on this? Amidst the big spending euphoria, let’s check the details. The devil is in them. 🧵

🟢 After years of hesitation, the EU is finally forging ahead. The special #EUCO summit in Brussels shows momentum in defence policy. But Europe remains vulnerable without a big step forward. 💡 Analysis by Eva van de Rakt & @rkefferputz.bsky.social 👉 eu.boell.org/en/2025/03/0... @boell.de

Jahrelang gezögert, jetzt geht die #EU endlich voran: Der #EUGipfel zur #Ukraine ebnet den Weg zu einer Europäischen Verteidigungsunion. Der ganze Artikel: www.boell.de/de/2025/03/0...