🔓Click the link in the thread to read the article - UNLOCKED⤵️ 🇪🇺In the shadow of Russian drone incursions and a fracturing global trade order, the Europe Future Forum 2025 blended high-stakes foresight with a clarion call for EU enlargement as the ultimate bulwark against economic insecurity.

📺The Kremlin doesn’t just fight on battlefields – it fights on Europe’s power grids, cables and news feeds. Click to read Maksym Beznosiuk's analysis⤵️ visegradinsight.eu/the-kremlin-...

🇩🇪🇵🇱Ultimately, if Germany and Poland want a modern relationship, it should involve financial reparations but also focus on what we can do together, thinks @constelz.bsky.social. Click to read @staskaleta.bsky.social's interview⤵️ visegradinsight.eu/europe-confr...

🇲🇩 As Moldova heads for another pivotal election, more Russian interference is being found every day. Will the pro-EU ruling party still come out on top? Read more in our #WeeklyOutlook. visegradinsight.eu/diplomacy-an...

🇺🇦🇪🇺From #Ukraine to the Nordics, the Kremlin’s hybrid tactics are no longer isolated operations – they form a coordinated campaign aimed at exhausting Europe’s defences and sowing instability across the continent. Click the link in the 🧵to read Maksym Beznosiuk's analysis⤵️

🇵🇱 Moody’s ratings agency has lowered Poland's outlook to 'negative' from 'stable'. Yet despite political gridlock, Poland's economy remains resilient. Learn why in our #WeeklyOutlook. visegradinsight.eu/diplomacy-an...

💶In trade and currency, we really are a peer power of the United States, says @constelz.bsky.social. Click to read @staskaleta.bsky.social's interview⤵️ visegradinsight.eu/europe-confr...

🇪🇺Europe Confronts Russia, Recession and Rivalries – INTERVIEW with @constelz.bsky.social by @staskaleta.bsky.social. Click the links in the 🧵 to read and listen to the discussion ⤵️

🇸🇰 Slovakia's usually fractured opposition staged a protest last week – together. Could it be the start of an anti-Fico government campaign? Check out our #WeeklyOutlook. visegradinsight.eu/diplomacy-an...

Another paedophilia case has shaken the Fidesz elite, with reports that underage children were 'delivered' to two high-level politicians. Could this be the final straw? Find out in our #WeeklyOutlook. visegradinsight.eu/diplomacy-an...

🇪🇺Europe Confronts Russia, Recession and Rivalries – INTERVIEW with @constelz.bsky.social by @staskaleta.bsky.social. Click the links in the 🧵 to read and listen to the discussion ⤵️

🇨🇿 With elections looming, Babiš’s ambivalent stance on NATO takes centre stage. He’s already said he would end Czechia’s ammunition initiative. Read more in our #WeeklyOutlook. visegradinsight.eu/diplomacy-an...

Also on YouTube! ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVIK...

🛢️ After months of negotiations, the EU has unveiled its 19th sanctions package. Banning Russian LNG imports earlier. Restrictions on third parties. Check out the details in our #WeeklyOutlook. visegradinsight.eu/diplomacy-an...

🎙️ New podcast out now! 👉 open.spotify.com/episode/1DbS... 🇺🇲 Listen to what @constelz.bsky.social (@brookings.edu) had to say about the biggest threats to European security, speaking at our #EuropeFutureForum 2025.

𖥂🤝Diplomacy and Drones. NATO’s Eastern Flank Makes Global Offensive Click the link in the thread to read the #WeeklyOutlook ⤵️ 🇪🇪🇵🇱Russian attacks on Estonia and Poland have made urgent the need to bolster NATO’s eastern airspace.

🇨🇳 Caught between US trade threats and China’s rare earth controls, Europe has experienced economic coercion like never before. So, what strategy should the EU adopt for China? Click the link in comment to read our interview with @noahbarkin.bsky.social (@rhg.com @gmfus.bsky.social).

🪖Without public support, rearmament is just words on paper. ⬇️Click to read Patryk Litwiński's interview with Mark Leonard of @ecfr.eu visegradinsight.eu/europes-pivo...

🇪🇺 Europe stands at a turning point: the challenge is not only to build military strength but to reimagine the EU as a security community, thinks Mark Leonard of @ecfr. Click the link in the 🧵 to read Patryk Litwiński's interview⤵️

‼️ Also out on YouTube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHBq...

🎙️ New podcast out now! 👉 open.spotify.com/episode/6CFC... 🇨🇳 @staskaleta.bsky.social is joined by @noahbarkin.bsky.social (@rhg.com @gmfus.bsky.social) to discuss the EU's strategy for China – after Trump's NATO ultimatum demanding China tariffs, and Wang Yi's visit to Poland.

🇺🇦 Kyiv has made a number of successful hits over the past week – whether Russian shadow fleet tankers, oil ports, or refineries over 1000km beyond Ukraine. Find out more about how its targeting Russian energy infrastructure in our #WeeklyOutlook ⤵️ visegradinsight.eu/between-trum...

🇨🇳 Chinese relations will be a hot topic in Poland today, as Sikorski meets his counterpart Wang Yi. The visit holds new importance in light of recent events for China's New Silk Road infrastructure in Europe. Our #WeeklyOutlook ⤵️ visegradinsight.eu/between-trum...

🇺🇲 The EU’s 19th sanctions package is expected on Wednesday – just days after Trump’s latest Truth Social ultimatum to NATO. Click to read the #WeeklyOutlook in the comment ⤵️

🪖Article 4 isn’t just about military defence – it’s about defending truth.⤵️ visegradinsight.eu/the-dual-ass...

𖥂💻The real attack wasn’t just from the skies – it was online. Click to read our editorial on the Russian drone strike in Poland⤵️

💻After RU drones entered PL airspace, Moscow spread disinformation to erode trust in the government and NATO. The alliance proved its military unity, but must now extend security online. Click the🔗 in the 🧵to read our editorial⤵️

💶 Without an industrial strategy, Central Europe risks losing the race for innovation money. 👉NO PAYWALL👈 Click to read and watch Danuta Hübner, @jmickus.bsky.social, Ivan Miklos, Pavlína Žáková & @wojciechprzybylski.bsky.social debate the EU's next budget. visegradinsight.eu/central-euro...

💶 Cohesion funds built our roads, but will they also build our security? 👉NO PAYWALL👈 Click to read and watch Danuta Hübner, @jmickus.bsky.social, Ivan Miklos, Pavlína Žáková & @wojciechprzybylski.bsky.social debate the EU's next budget. visegradinsight.eu/central-euro...

🇪🇺Frontline states say: if security is Europe’s public good, fund it like one. 👉NO PAYWALL👈 Click to read and watch Danuta Hübner, @jmickus.bsky.social, Ivan Miklos, Pavlína Žáková & @wojciechprzybylski.bsky.social debate the EU's next budget. visegradinsight.eu/central-euro...

💰 How can countries prioritise defence without economic trouble? How can we make sanctions work? 🎙️ New podcast out now! On Spotify 👉 open.spotify.com/episode/2JkV... And YouTube 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCGA...

💶Energy, defence and innovation take centre stage as Central and Eastern Europe vie for influence in the EU’s next budget. Click the 🔗in the 🧵to read and watch the debate - no paywall! Thanks to speakers D. Hübner, @jmickus.bsky.social, I. Mikloš, P. Žáková w/ @wojciechprzybylski.bsky.social

🇷🇴 Romania's government survived four no-confidence motions at the weekend. Still, their austerity agenda has triggered discontent across several key sectors. Read more in our #WeeklyOutlook. visegradinsight.eu/europe-needs...

🇵🇱 Whoever is 'winning' the ongoing clash between Poland's government and president, any legislative chaos could soon affect public finances. Find out more in our #WeeklyOutlook ⤵️ visegradinsight.eu/europe-needs...

🎙️🪖 New podcast out now 👉 open.spotify.com/episode/2JkV... ALSO on YouTube 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCGA... As reports suggest US troops might withdraw from the Baltics, we look at what presence the US really has on NATO's eastern flank – amid large-scale military exercises.

❗️Chinese overproduction is crushing European steel and batteries. Click to read @martinehl.bsky.social's take on European competitiveness ⤵️ visegradinsight.eu/europe-ignor...

🪖 Security is seen as the primary benefit of EU membership – except in southeastern European countries. More takeaways from the latest Eurobarometer survey in our #WeeklyOutlook. visegradinsight.eu/europe-needs...

🏭Europe has ignored 90% of Draghi’s plan for competitiveness. Why? Click the link in the thread to read @martinehl.bsky.social's take⤵️

💸 Trump said on Sunday that he is ready to move to a second phase of sanctioning Russia. He also called on Europe to stop buying Russian energy – and not just Hungary and Slovakia. Read more in our #WeeklyOutlook. visegradinsight.eu/europe-needs...

🎖️ Tarassis. Quadriga. Iron Defender. Several large-scale, military exercises are taking place in Poland and the Baltics. While the FT alarms about US plans to cut their Baltic Security Initiative, EU and NATO countries showcase their strength. Click the link in comment for more.

🇨🇿Political violence is nothing new in Czechia – but every time it happens, we must say clearly: not like this. Click the links in the 🧵to read Petr Honzejk's commentary⤵️

🇵🇱🇺🇸Nawrocki arrived as Trump’s protégé – but without a project of his own. Click to read @wojciechprzybylski.bsky.social's commentary⤵️ visegradinsight.eu/nawrockis-tr...

💸Trump’s message in Washington was simple: Poland pays, Trump plays. Click to read @wojciechprzybylski.bsky.social's take visegradinsight.eu/nawrockis-tr...

🇵🇱🇺🇸A Trump invite to the G20 sounds like a win – until you realise it’s just a guest pass. Click to read @wojciechprzybylski.bsky.social's COMMENTARY on Nawrocki's visit to the White House⤵️ visegradinsight.eu/nawrockis-tr...

🇵🇱🇺🇸Poland’s latest Washington visit offered prestige, but little leverage. Amid Trump’s familiar theatrics and Nawrocki’s solo sprint, the country risks trading real influence for symbolic gestures. Click the link in the 🧵to read @wojciechprzybylski.bsky.social's COMMENTARY⤵️

🇭🇺Orbán has done more to de-consolidate democracy and to concentrate power in his own hands than any other leader among the countries of the European Union, writes @erikaschlager.bsky.social. Click to read more⤵️ visegradinsight.eu/the-allure-o...

🇸🇰 Slovakia has already spent €1 billion on debt interest this year, with total costs expected to hit a record by the end of 2025. Will consolidation measures, to be unveiled on Friday, help? Read more in our #WeeklyOutlook. visegradinsight.eu/poland-first...

🇪🇺Conditionality without credibility breeds disillusionment, not reform. Click to read Jan Farfal's take on the pitfalls of 'hypernormalisation'. ⤵️ visegradinsight.eu/balkan-hyper...

🇭🇺 A change in campaign leadership suggests Fidesz will draw more closely from US Republican advisers. Meanwhile, Viktor Orbán’s daughter and son-in-law move to the US to escape media attention. Click the #WeeklyOutlook for more. visegradinsight.eu/poland-first...

🇪🇺Enlargement is not charity for the Balkans. It is Europe’s security policy. Click the link in 🧵to read Jan Farfal's latest on Visegrad Insight.