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🚨 MFF: The What and How of Cohesion Policy 🇪🇺💶 As the EU prepares its next long-term budget (MFF), the future of Cohesion Policy is at a crossroads. What’s at stake? 👇 A short thread 🧵

New Policy Brief: Cohesion Policy in National Envelopes: How to integrate Partnership EU Cohesion Policy is changing — but local voices must not be lost. 🛡️ ✅ National Partnership Committees ✅ Stronger rules for stakeholder involvement

Deutschland hat eine neue Koalition: Union und SPD werden in den kommenden Jahren zusammenarbeiten. Im Koalitionsvertrag findet sich auf Seite 137 bemerkenswert viel zur zukünftigen Ausrichtung der Kohäsionspolitik. Hier eine Einordnung.

🚨 Cohesion Policy: The End of the ERDF as we know it? Today, Mr. Fitto unveiled major changes to #CohesionPolicy. €100B+ in ERDF funds remain unspent — now up for grabs to fund defence, competitiveness, housing. Why is this the case?

🌍⚡ Super-charging regional development: How do we empower the local energy transition? The EU’s path to climate neutrality by 2050 depends on a just and effective energy transition—but different regions face different challenges.

🌍 Praktikum: Klimapolitik & Datenanalyse – Gestalte Europas Zukunft mit uns! 📊 Europa geht den nächsten Schritt im Klimaschutz: Die CO₂-Besteuerung wird auf Gebäude ausgeweitet – mit spürbaren Folgen für Bürger:innen. Doch wer ist besonders betroffen? Und wie kann die EU gezielt helfen?

Germans‘ love for Fax 📠 knows no boundaries: www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

Die neueste Ausgabe des Jahrbuch für öffentliche Finanzen #JöFin ist soeben erschienen! Darin enthalten mein Beitrag "Quo vadis, Kohäsionspolitik? Die europäische Regionalentwicklung am Scheideweg". Überall erhältlich, wo es gute Bücher zu kaufen gibt 😀 @bertelsmannst.bsky.social #CohesionSky

The past weeks, I took some time off and missed several exciting developments in the field of regional economics and EU Cohesion Policy. Here’s a quick recap of what I’ve been catching up on: #CohesionSky #CohesionPolicy #Cohesion #EU

I know — the starter pack craze on BlueSky is already winding down. 😅 But life happens, and I’ve been offline for a bit. In the meantime, BlueSky’s community has grown significantly, but many more are still finding their way here. go.bsky.app/78Kiwp6 #CohesionSky #CohesionSky 1/3

🇦🇹 Infelix Austria: Back in September, I predicted that deep-seated rivalries would make forming a new government difficult — and here we are. The three-party alliance talks have collapsed, and a grand coalition is off the table. Now, only two options remain: 1️⃣ An FPÖ-ÖVP government 2️⃣ New elections

Was uns wirklich die Demokratie kosten wird, ist die Aufmerksamkeitsökonomie.

We organise an exciting special session on the future of cohesion policy evaluation at the next @regstud.bsky.social annual conference. Please consider submitting your work 👇👇👇 www.regionalstudies.org/news/2025-rs...!

Exciting times ahead as the new @ec.europa.eu is set to be appointed by December 1! With the political hurdles—particularly around Raffaele Fitto—now resolved, we can shift our focus back to the core issues. 1/2

The incidence of #farm subsidies is very hard to pin down empirically. A while back I had a look at some of the research in the EU context. 🧵 www.economist.com/finance-and-...

BlueSky or Mastodon: Which is the best alternative to X/Twitter? Good news—you don’t have to choose! Decentralized, interoperable platforms let you connect seamlessly. Here’s how: On BlueSky, just follow ap.brid.gy to interact with Mastodon users. That’s it. Simple, powerful, connected.

Let’s start the debate on regional development, territorial inequality and how to improve Cohesion Policy here on #BlueSky. I set up a feed to get an overview of all posts in this matters: bsky.app/profile/did:...

I set up a starter pack on people dealing with regional development issues and/or Cohesion Policy. Whom did I miss? Let me know. There are many more spots available on this starter pack. go.bsky.app/78Kiwp6

Is there an exodus happening on X/Twitter right now? 🤔 #SocialMedia #X #Twitter #BlueSky

Raffele #Fitto's hearing today was intense and controversial – as expected. It focused on his political integrity, adherence to the rule of law, and commitment to the Green Deal. He held against by embracing diverse opinions and asserted independence from parties and member states.

This Sunday: Will the FPÖ win the election in Austria 🇦🇹? For Global & European Dynamics, I explore the key drivers behind their surge: sluggish economic performance 📉, ties with Russia, decarbonisation challenges ⛽, Euroscepticism 🇪🇺 and a wave of populist policies: globaleurope.eu/europes-futu...

The Single Market needs an update – Cohesion Policy too Yesterday's report by Enrico Letta underscores the urgent need for updating the Single Market—a vital step in strengthening European competitiveness and cohesion. consilium.europa.eu/media/ny3j24... Some thoughts ... 1/4

The debate on the future of #CohesionPolicy is heating up : How can #cohesion help Europe to thrive? How to foster cohesion across EU regions? How must cohesion policy adapt to future-ready? Yesterday's meeting was just the beginning ... belgian-presidency.consilium.europa.eu/en/news/mini...

Exciting findings from our latest study with GWS on the impact of the renewable energy transition on territorial inequalities in Europe! Here is a summary of the most important results:

Today, the European Council outlined the guiding principles for the future of #CohesionPolicy. There are a lot of good points in there. Here are the three highlights (with my comments): www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/... 1/6

Why Switzerland 🇨🇭 is resistant to food-price inflation: Read here my interview for @swissinfo 👇 www.swissinfo.ch/eng/why-swit... @bertelsmannst.bsky.social

China 🇨🇳: Emissions by world’s most polluting country could peak this year after surge in clean energy investments amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.theg...

Unlocking Europe's full potential: There "is a lack of cooperation between EU innovators, companies and finance from across the 27-country bloc". More cooperation could foster competitiveness - but also cohesion. www.ft.com/content/124b... Our study: www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/en/our-proje...

Had an incredible week as a visiting professor in Bucharest, delving into the fascinating world of economic #cohesion in Romania! Teaching and learning in this vibrant city has been an unforgettable experience with engaging discussions on EU policies that matter.

@thedevil.bsky.social is following me in @bsky.app heaven 😂