One of the most striking conclusions of the #MSC2026 is that we need a strong, united #Europe, and we need it now. Sadly, this pan-European need is often not supported by political developments at the national level. This led me to reflect on #Poland. ➡️ www.ips-journal.eu/topics/democ...

📢 Ladies and gentlemen, our podcast THE PLAYBOOK is available at the media library of the @bpb.de❗ Autocratic forces often follow the same script. We show what tools democracies have to defend themselves, and what we can learn in #Germany 🇩🇪 from other countries? More info: www.bpb.de/theplaybook

Last weekend, the 62nd #MSC was held at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich. I summarised the five most important conclusions from this meeting: about the #USA, #China, #Europe, #Ukraine and the role of #Poland in the changing geopolitical order. Full text (in 🇵🇱): oko.press/europa-powin...

We begin this Sunday morning with a summary of #MSC2026: 🇺🇲 #USA, 🇪🇺 #Europe, 🇺🇦 #Ukraine... And what it all means for 🇵🇱 #Poland? Listen (and subscribe!) on @tokfm.bsky.social ⬇️ audycje.tokfm.pl/podcast/1884...

How to fight your own legend - and win. In a new survey, 27 percent of Poles identified the #EU as the main source of assistance in case of danger. Only 15 percent primarily count on the support of the #USA A bitter awakening, but better late than too late. Source: natemat.pl/640849%2Cpol...

Wanted ⬇️⬇️⬇️ #Poland ksp.policja.gov.pl/pl/dzialania...

❓ What outlook for #democracy in 2026? 💥 Disinformation, electoral tricks, and radicalisation. European democracy has shown cracks in many places. 🇪🇺 At the end of 2025, the European Commission took steps to create the European Democracy Shield. Will it save us? (🇵🇱): oko.press/jakie-progno...

Public transport on strike, trains not going either. A typical Monday morning in #Berlin ❤️

Birds of a feather flock together. And maybe this will also be a good opportunity to finally learn some proper English.. #Poland #Duda www.heritage.org/press/herita...

💥 Such a smart campaign by @campact.de informing consumers about the political ties of business circles. Long story short: The founder of Müllermilch, a dairy company, is an ally of the #AfD. Radical? Well, so is the AfD. And since consumers are also voters, they have a right to know.

Ok, let's not whitewash autoritharian ambitions as a 'health problem'. It does not help counter Trump's chaos agenda and is unfair and offensive to people who actually struggle with mental issues. #usa www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Oh no... how is this possible? 🫣 Is this how tariffs work? #usa www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

2026 kicks off in Berlin with new networking formats for the Europe crowd! 'EU to go on the rocks', today taking stock of one year into vdL 2.0 and emerging challenges in and outside the EU. Powered Jacques Delors Centre at @hertieschool.bsky.social and @politico.com Good to be back 💫

The first foreign visit of @czarzasty.bsky.social, the Marshal of the Sejm – to Berlin. “It's not too late, but we need to wake up. Poland is not safe without Germany, and Germans must believe that they are not safe without Poland.”

Temporary reintroduction of passport or ID checks on the Polish-German border continues. If the term 'temporary' still applies is debatable, as checks at the borders with Poland, Czechia and Switzerland have been in place since October 2023... #schengen

Temporary reintroduction of passport or ID checks on the Polish-German border continues. If the term 'temporary' still applies is debatable, as checks at the borders with Poland, Czechia and Switzerland have been in place since October 2023... #schengen

When I was in highschool in early 2000s, we still had civil defense classes. It was just about a decade after the Cold War came to an end. We learnt first aid and how to shoot. I would have never thought this knowledge would be of any use again. Strange and sad times we live in.. #Poland

#Poland is preparing, the Ministry of National Defense is distrubuting safety and security guidelines...

... and more chaos to come: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Terrorising the society continues. A brutal reminder that no-one can feel too safe today.

An emerging autocrat on a self-appointed mission to spread democracy. This is just madness..

Wtf, America, wtf..... 🤦‍♀️

💫 One last conference before the year ends! I was excited to join the "Under pressure" debate today, organised by the @fesonline.bsky.social, on political attacks on cultural and artistic freedom. More about the event: www.fes.de/themenportal...

My working paper on possible tactics of democratic restoration, taking #Poland as a real-time laboratory and providing hands-on evidence is out this week, as part of the DI Working Papers. Wonderful to be in such great company of authors! democracyinstitute.ceu.edu/articles/mar...

🚨🚨🚨 Problem im #Stadtbild 🚨🚨🚨 Osteuropäer genießen schamlos arabisches Essen mitten in der deutschen Hauptstadt 😱😱😱 #nichtmeinKanzler #wirsinddasStadtbild

🔥 Hot off the press! I am pleased to present a new discussion paper, written with John Austin and Emily Adams, that compares the electoral success of the populist radical right in Germany 🇩🇪 & the US 🇺🇸 The paper is hosted by the Academy of International Affairs NRW: www.aia-nrw.org/en/publicati...

Das neue Wahlkampfvideo von Demokratieverräter Jens Spahn ist fertig: Faschismus ist jetzt „konservativ“.

Na koniec dnia: podsumowanie wizyty prezydenta Nawrockiego w Berlinie w cieniu powracająch żądań reparacji, czyli back to the future. Rozmowa na gościnnej antenie @tokfm.bsky.social ⬇️ audycje.tokfm.pl/audycja/,Wiz...

🔥 Hot off the press Upon the invitation by @verfassungsblog.de I shared a few thoughts about the relevance of the latest CJEU judgement on the Supreme Court in #Poland, confirming the persistent problem of unlawful judicial appointments. verfassungsblog.de/cjeu-poland-...

Preparations in full swing! President #Nawrocki of #Poland is visiting #Germany today.

🇪🇺 In her #SOTEU address, despite ongoing crises, today’s drone emergency in Poland and constant boo’s and banter coming from the right corner of the European Parliament, vdL delivered a comprehensive speech outlining the EU's current policy agenda.

Back at work! This Thursday, I will be joining my wonderful colleagues for a truly transatlantic conversation about #disinformation, organised by the Jefferson Educational Society. September 4th, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST // 16:00 - 17:00 CEST Online www.jeserie.org/events/detai...

Endlich eine gute Nachricht für die Deutsche Bahn und ihre Kundschaft? Minister setzt Bahnchef vor die Tür: Bahnchef mit großer Verspätung entlassen taz.de/Minister-set...

Summer is in full swing, but politics never sleeps! My two cents for the IPG-Journal of the @fesonline.bsky.social about the shifting political landscape in #Poland 🇵🇱 ➡️ Available here: www.ips-journal.eu/topics/democ...

Vor ein paar Wochen haben @georgmcc.bsky.social und ich die jüngste Ausgabe der Selbsverständlich Europäisch?!-Studie fertiggestellt. Heute möchten wir unsere Forschung auch mit dem angekündigten nächsten EU-Haushalt bei @makronom.bsky.social konfrontieren ⬇️ makronom.de/unvermittelb...

The 2025 Rule of Law Report focuses on the Single Market, supporting the rule of law through the EU budget, and places the rule of law at the core of the enlargement. It also reports a positive trajectory in many Member States. Yet, there is a lot to discuss! ➡️ commission.europa.eu/publications...

I had the great pleasure to talk to @tvpworld.bsky.social about banning the #AfD in #Germany, a right-wing extremist party still enjoying +/- 20% support in opinion polls. What is the objective behind the ban, what change could it bring? Full conversation here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpkj...

Was kann Deutschland von AT🇦🇹 & den USA🇺🇸 lernen, um resilienter gegenüber zersetzenden Kräften zu werden & das Demokratieangebot real zu verbessern? Auftaktpanel mit Jürgen Czernohorszky (SPÖ), @josephine-ortleb.de (SPD) & Cathryn Cluever Ashbrook, moderiert von @mariaskora.bsky.social. #Innocracy25

#Innocracy25 is kicking off in Berlin today! This year's edition the flagship conference of @dpzberlin.bsky.social looks at the possible ways out of democratic crisis.

Excellent to be back in #Warsaw and in such great company! Our panel at the World Justice Forum 2025, titled "Fixing the Rule of Law by Bending it?", drew great interest. forum.worldjusticeproject.org/agenda-day-1/

Selbstverständlich Europäisch 2025 executive summary in English is available here ⬇️

⭐ It was a great pleasure and definitely a very fulfilling intellectual adventure to work on the 2025 edition of Selbstverständlich Europäisch! 🇪🇺 We examined the European agenda of the new German government and its resonance with society. What policy recommendations emerge from our findings?

And now, for something completely different... Last week, I spoke with The Telegraph about the rising tide of illiberalism in the United States and Europe. Hopefully, the ominous "MEGA" scenario is still to be averted ⬇️ www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...

🇵🇱 The outcome of #Poland's presidential election is reverberating around the world. I'm pleased to see my observations featured in the @financialtimes.com, in an extensive article on the reasons for Trzaskowski's defeat and Tusk's political future. ➡️ www.ft.com/content/8278...

Yesterday, one breaking news story after another was reaching us from #Poland 🇵🇱 At Deutsche Welle, we discussed the Prime Minister calling a vote of confidence for his cabinet. Playing with fire or closing ranks? Watch here ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=L12H...

Election blackout in #Poland🇵🇱 will kick off at midnight today. Now it's wait and see what happens on Sunday. In great company of @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social I appear at @politico.com to explain the gravity of this vote for the rule of law repair in Poland. www.politico.eu/article/pola...

📣 Join us on Monday for the online Elections Monitor organised by the @epc-official.bsky.social and hosted by @ericmaurice.bsky.social to discuss #Poland 🇵🇱 With @annawojcik.bsky.social, Melchior Szczepanik and yours truly. ➡️ Monday, Jun 2, 11:30-12:30 ➡️ Registration: www.epc.eu/events/after...

Next Sunday, Rafał Trzaskowski and Karol Nawrocki will face each other in the second round of the presidential election in #Poland 🇵🇱 Together with @democracyreporting.bsky.social, we took a look at their presidential manifestos. What's out there for democracy? In a nutshell, for Verfassungsblog:

Next week, join @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social and me for a conversation hosted by @democracyreporting.bsky.social about possible election scenarios in #Poland 🇵🇱 ➡️ Wednesday, May 28, 16.00 - 17.00 CEST, online ➡️ Register here: bit.ly/3H6kp4U

Important day today! #Poland 🇵🇱