Important analysis of the creeping shift to the right. Decisive factor will be Christian Democratic #EPP, writes @nvondarza.bsky.social Most important, EPP under Manfred Weber (CSU) has got the choice. His coalitions with the far-right are not a must. EPP could easily form majorities without them.

As @manuelmueller.foederalist.eu highlighted, @beckermax.bsky.social, @johannaflach.bsky.social and I wanted to dig deeper into how far-right parties are already shaping EU politics. Here is our analysis for @swp-berlin.org:

Before #EP2024, I predicted the far right to gain power in EU institutions "not through sweeping victory, but creeping normalisation": fiia.fi/en/publicati... Now, @beckermax.bsky.social et al. have analysed the "creeping integration of far-right parties in Europe". I wish I'd been more wrong.

Der Einfluss von Rechtsaußenparteien in der EU wächst. Ob sich die Union weiterhin auf ein proeuropäisches Lager stützen kann, hängt v.a. von der EVP ab, schreiben @beckermax.bsky.social, @johannaflach.bsky.social und @nvondarza.bsky.social @swp-europe.bsky.social. www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/...

New #EU Security and Defence Partnerships with 🇨🇦 , 🇳🇴 & 🇬🇧 – same framework, different depth. @johannaflach.bsky.social & @nvondarza.bsky.social compare scope, ambitions & political signalling. And what these new agreements reveal about Europe's evolving security architecture. Give it a read 👇

Mehr Geld allein reicht nicht: Ohne klare gemeinsame Ziele bleibt auch eine neue Finanzierung wirkungslos – für die Ukraine, die Rüstungsindustrie und Europas Sicherheit. Ein SWP-Aktuell von Peter Becker und @ronjakempin.bsky.social @swp-europe.bsky.social: www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/...

Many thanks to @ukandeu.bsky.social for the opportunity to write up @johannaflach.bsky.social , @nvondarza.bsky.social and my case for deeper 🇪🇺🇬🇧 cooperation in #CSDP on the day that #Lammy and #Kallas also take steps forward here - now, finding compromises is key

So far, the EU has usually defined this as EU plus associated countries, meaning the European Economic Area, in particular NATO. This excluded other non-EU NATO countries such as the UK or Turkey. Read more in this research by @beckermax.bsky.social, @johannaflach.bsky.social and me: