Happy to have had the opportunity to attend and present my latest work on EU enlargement and the EP’s written parliamentary questions at the ECPR Parliaments Conference. Grateful for the organizers and all paper presenters! #sgop25

🧭 #EUEnlargementDilemmas No.20 🏰 The #EuropeanParliament is often dismissed as a procedural bystander in #EU enlargement, but @lienjansen.bsky.social argues that the EP can act strategically, if internal cohesion and inter-institutional cooperation align. @ecprsgeu.bsky.social 👉 ow.ly/Hyuk50Wexy0

🌇 Power beyond borders? Analyzing formal and informal tools of the European Parliament in EU enlargement policy. By Lien Jansen, Toine Paulissen & Steven Van Hecke 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/1478...

Together with @lienjansen.bsky.social and @stevenvanhecke.bsky.social, we examine why Denmark voted in favour of abolishing its defense opt-out in 2022 in a new study published Open Access in Politics and Governance. You can read the full paper here: www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...