To be clear: the EP isn’t demanding changes - the message of this letter is simple: we don’t want reforms. At a time when the EU desperately needs a better budget, the Parliament should take a stance that goes beyond a pure defence of the status quo. www.politico.eu/article/ursu...

With all the caveats that the far right hasn't been weakened, only splintered in the Netherlands, it's still very good to see an election where liberal democracy is not on the line and a government with a pro-European outlook is back in sight

“The far right can only govern if the centre right cooperates”, @carolinedegruyter.bsky.social says. “Everyone claims the voters shift to the far right but it is a rightward shift of the political parties.”

Für die Zeit haben wir mit @lucasguttenberg.bsky.social und @sandertordoir.bsky.social aufgeschrieben, was das Problem der europäischen Autoindustrie ist, warum Denkmalschutz für Verbrenner die schlechtesten aller Antworten wäre - und was die EU stattdessen tun kann. www.zeit.de/mobilitaet/2...

The National and Regional Partnership Programmes 2028-34 are under attack, as many fear they neglect cohesion goals. Better regional targeting could be one way to improve the Commission's proposal. In a new Policy Brief, I outline how this could be done. 👉 www.delorscentre.eu/en/publicati...

Merz’ instinct to treat EU as intergovernmental forum clashed this week with Parliament. Calling EP’s failed omnibus vote an “unacceptable” mistake to be “corrected” didn’t land well and shows blindspot. EU is not an intergovernmental project where leaders decide and everyone else, incl. EP, follows

While the European Council in Brussels took the spotlight, this week's events in Strasbourg should set off alarm bells. The European Parliament slamming the brakes on the first “Omnibus” package isn’t just a hiccup – it’s a symptom of strain in the EU’s democratic engine. A thread 🧵

Metsola seems to suggest that, because the European Council has said so, Parliament will have no choice but to push through the omnibus with votes from the far right after Wednesday’s failed vote. This is a worrying stance and a puzzling view of the EP’s relationship with EU leaders

The car crisis tops today’s EU summit but leaders keep staring at the wrong problem The issue isn’t the 2035 engine ban - it’s demand falling off a cliff today With @sandertordoir.bsky.social and @lucasguttenberg.bsky.social, we show why flipping regs won’t help - and what the EU can do instead.

Deeply worrying destabilization in EU Parliament. Three concerning points in this story: 1. EPP forcing S&D hand by threatening to vote with far-right 2. Far-right strategically pushing secret vote to allow for anonymous defections 3. No majority in centre/VdL coalition despite previous agreement

Should other EU countries copy Germany's Industriestrompreis? Germany is set to introduce this controversial subsidy soon, which will lower electricity prices for industry. 🧵on whether it is a model to follow & what it means for other EU countries, based on data in new policy brief (1/23)

Mit der Zeit haben @onethuthree.bsky.social und ich darüber gesprochen, wo Europa nach einem schwierigen Sommer steht, wie es besser laufen kann und warum es jetzt vor allem auch auf die Bundesregierung ankommt.

This Thursday, the European Parliament’s @imco.europarl.europa.eu will vote on the ‘transparency of third-country lobbying’ directive. The directive is intended to counter foreign interference by introducing mandatory national transparency registers for third-country lobbying. 1/

Pünktlich zum langen Wochenende ist die neue EU to go-Folge da, die letzte mit unserem jetzt ehemaligen Direktor @lindnerjs.bsky.social. Es geht um die große Frage: Hat Europa eine Seele? Braucht es eine neue europäische Erzählung -und wenn ja, wer kann sie erzählen? open.spotify.com/episode/3GSM...

#NewPaper: "Europe’s overt submission to #Trump is emblematic of a broader malaise", write our Acting Co-Director @onethuthree.bsky.social and Senior Policy Fellow @jannikjansen.bsky.social in their latest Policy Position, first published in @theguardian.com. 👉 www.delorscentre.eu/en/publicati...

Glad to see our text with @jannikjansen.bsky.social featured in today’s @theguardian.com newsletter, with some additional quotes from yours truly

This week, I had the pleasure of being interviewed by @ftm.eu on malign foreign influencing strategies and EU’s response to it. You can find the full interview by @alistairkeepe.bsky.social (and featuring some very nice office pictures by @albacita.bsky.social) here www.ftm.eu/articles/int...

Our deputy director @onethuthree.bsky.social and policy fellow @jannikjansen.bsky.social published a strong OpEd in @theguardian.com, calling on #EU leaders to take a stance against the far right to defend European values internationally - a worthwhile read! 👉 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

“If the “European way” is to mean anything, Europe must finally stand up for what it stands for – not just in words, but in action.” A must-read for the Brussels Bubble by @onethuthree.bsky.social and @jannikjansen.bsky.social 👏

Great new big-picture OpEd by my colleagues @onethuthree.bsky.social and @jannikjansen.bsky.social on the “European way”, and how the EU can maintain its political agency.

Great to see @onethuthree.bsky.social and @jannikjansen.bsky.social in the Guardian making the important point that Europe giving in to the far right on immigration, climate and Gaza weakens its position in the world. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Very well written piece by Thu Nguyen & Jannik Jansen. I cannot agree more. What European leaders call strategic pragmatism is costing the EU its dignity and agency. If Europe keeps placating its own far right, how can it possibly stand up to Trump? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Driven by fear of the far right, the EU is losing its compass, whether on migration, climate or Gaza. By undermining its own principles, Europe weakens its global position and risks losing not just dignity but political agency. With @jannikjansen.bsky.social: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Europe cannot afford to treat its values as expendable. Each concession to the far right corrodes democracy at home and erodes its credibility abroad. By reducing principles to luxuries, Europe risks losing not just its dignity but political agency. New op-ed with @onethuthree.bsky.social

If Europe keeps placating its own far right, how can it possibly stand up to Trump? | Thu Nguyen and Jannik Jansen

Ein ganz besonderes EU to go-Frühstück heute Morgen bei @delorsberlin.bsky.social: das erste EU to go unserer Policy Fellow @romyha.bsky.social - und zugleich das letzte unseres Direktors @lindnerjs.bsky.social. Zusammen mit @nilsredeker.bsky.social geht’s bei 🥐 und ☕️ um den EU-Haushalt

🗓️ Diesen Freitag laden wir euch zum ersten #EU to go-Frühstück nach der Sommerpause ein! In nur 30 Minuten erklären euch @lindnerjs.bsky.social, @nilsredeker.bsky.social & @romyha.bsky.social was Europas Haushalt jetzt leisten muss. Weitere Infos und Anmeldung 👉 www.delorscentre.eu/de/veranstal...

Wie erklärt man die EU einem Millionenpublikum? Wie unterscheidet sich die Berichterstattung aus Brüssel und Berlin? Und was erwarten unsere EU-Partner von DE? Darüber spreche ich mit Markus Preiß, Leiter des ARD-Hauptstadtstudios & langjähriger Brüssel-Journalist: open.spotify.com/episode/2vGZ...

Radical right accommodation really does not work. New paper out with this exceptionally talented team @katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk doi.org/10.31235/osf...

🧵 Yesterday, the EU postponed a major antitrust fine against Google in its adtech case - reportedly after Šefčovič lobbied to avoid clashing with the fragile US trade deal and the promised cut in car tariffs.

#News: After three outstanding years as Co-Director, Johannes Lindner (@lindnerjs.bsky.social) will return to the @ecb.europa.eu in October, when Thu Nguyen (@onethuthree.bsky.social) and Nils Redeker (@nilsredeker.bsky.social) take over as Acting Co-Directors. 👉 www.delorscentre.eu/en/about/new...

Damit aus dem "strategischen Dialog" zwischen Ursula von der Leyen und der Auto-Branche mehr als ein Abmontieren von Regularien wird, braucht es eine Kurskorrektur. Im @tspbackground.bsky.social liefert @jannikjansen.bsky.social hierzu drei Erkenntnisse 👉 background.tagesspiegel.de/verkehr-und-...

📆 Am 24.9. um 16:30 Uhr begrüßen wir Finanzminister & Vizekanzler @larsklingbeil.bsky.social an der @hertieschool.bsky.social, um zu diskutieren, wie die deutsche Investitionspolitik zur Zukunft der #EU beiträgt. Jetzt anmelden & dabei sein, vor Ort oder online 👉 www.delorscentre.eu/de/veranstal...

Ursula von der Leyen will sich demnächst erneut mit der Branche zum „strategischen Dialog“ treffen. Damit daraus mehr wird als das schrittweise Abmontieren regulatorischer Leitplanken, braucht es eine Kurskorrektur. @jannikjansen.bsky.social vom Jacques Delors Centre 👉 t1p.de/3dpwz #Sommerpause

“China’s Car Giants Conquer the Global South as Europe Struggles to Respond 🚨 - Chinese automakers like BYD, Great Wall, and Changan are rapidly expanding abroad, particularly in Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, and Southeast Asia.”

Carmakers are putting the EU auto industry at risk by lobbying against the EV transition. A report from @delorsberlin.bsky.social shows that not only will the pushback against the 2035 target not save the industry, but these efforts are putting Europe at a global disadvantage. 🧵⤵️ bit.ly/45ql0rM

🧵 In the trade world, this week was a rather hectic one. The Turnberry outcome underline the fact that negotiations with Trump are not one-off events but an ongoing process. A fact that undermines the idea that this week has brought stability.

The initial fuss over the COM’s MFF proposal has been digested - but the bargaining is only just beginning. In a new policy brief, @nilsredeker.bsky.social, @eulaliarubio.bsky.social, @lindnerjs.bsky.social and I take a closer look at the figures and the direction the negotiations should now take.

Just a few weeks to go before the EU dives into what will likely be a bruising battle over its next budget. @romyha.bsky.social, @eulaliarubio.bsky.social, @lindnerjs.bsky.social l and I took a closer look at the Commission’s proposal. We think successful negotiations now hinge on four things:

Neue EU to go-Folge ist raus! Mit @luisequaritsch.bsky.social und @philippdarius.bsky.social sprechen wir über die Macht von sozialen Medien und wie die EU mit dem Digital Services Act (DSA) den demokratischen Kurs online zu schützen versucht: open.spotify.com/episode/2JrS...

Europe’s car industry may have just dodged a +25% US tariff – but this is no reason to relax. Deep structural challenges remain, and the EU lacks a common diagnosis for fixing them. My new policy paper argues that a coherent EU strategy needs to rest on three uncomfortable truths: 🧵

How can Europe's #automotive industry stay in the race? In his new, data-heavy policy paper, @jannikjansen.bsky.social highlights three core insights regarding #electrification, inconsistent policy signals & the narrative of an inevitable decline of the industry 👉 www.delorscentre.eu/en/publicati...

No one’s holding their breath for big announcements from today’s EU–China summit. But FDI remains one area where pragmatic cooperation is still possible and, under the right conditions, can strengthen EU industry. In today’s Euractiv op-ed, I outline what it takes to make that happen.

Die Bundesregierung sagt, Sie könne den Kommissions-Vorschlag zum neuen EU-Haushalt nicht akzeptieren, weil ein "umfassender Aufwuchs" in Zeiten der Konsolidierung nationaler Haushalte nicht vermittelbar sei. Ich halte das aus ein paar Gründen für keine kluge deutsche Position:

1/ The EU Commission proposes a budget 2028-2034 that is around €580bn higher than its precursor. The increase is a bit less enormous considering that NGEU repayments will already consume €168bn. However, there is still quite some additional spending in there, mainly going to the new Pillar II:

We ran some initial estimates on what today’s EU budget proposal could mean. The numbers aren’t official yet, so details might still change - but the overall picture looks a lot more positive than I expected. Three quick takeaways:

Hochaktueller Policy Brief für @delorsberlin.bsky.social: Welche Rolle spielt "Instrumentalisierung" von Migrationsbewegungen durch Drittstaaten bei aktuellen Ankünften in Polen und Finnland, aber auch auf der Insel Kreta? www.delorscentre.eu/en/publicati...

An important step to defend European democracies from foreign interference or a misguided foreign agent law? 👇In my new policy brief out today, I analyse the Commission’s proposal for a directive on third country lobbying. 1/🧵 www.delorscentre.eu/en/publicati...

Let’s be clear: the European Parliament has every reason to fight tooth and nail for real influence over national plans - and it can ensure cohesion funds continue to support social investment. All of that is possible without clinging to the EU budget’s clearly dysfunctional structure.