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Regulatory Assistance Project @regassistproj.bsky.social · 1d

Europe’s grid is a strategic asset — the backbone of a secure, affordable, and resilient clean energy future.

Let’s make sure it’s fit for purpose.
📘 Read the full report: www.raponline.org/blog/better-...
#EnergyTransition #CleanEnergy #Grid #ClimatePolicy #EnergyRegulation #RAP

Better oversight, better foresight: Mandating Europe’s energy regulators to think long-term to unlock clean investment

In this paper RAP proposes two reforms to align regulatory decisions with long-term climate goals & improve system efficiency.

www.raponline.org

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Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union | Global Dialogue @boelleu.bsky.social · 14h

🟢 𝟯 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗘𝗨 #𝗟𝗚𝗕𝗧𝗜𝗤+ 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝘁𝗼 @remybonny.bsky.social 👉 eu.boell.org/en/2025/10/0... 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇪🇺
How can the EU counter #disinformation & violence? Why defending LGBTIQ+ rights has become a test of Europe’s #democracy itself?
@boell.de @jmlanfranco.bsky.social

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Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union | Global Dialogue @boelleu.bsky.social · 1d

🟢 Andrej Babiš makes a comeback, the Greens return to parliament and populism takes a new shape. @jmlanfranco.bsky.social talks with @adelajureckova.bsky.social about the key takeaways from #Czechia's election 🎧👉 boell-europe.podigee.io/27-2025-elec...
@boell.de @europeangreens.eu @zeleni.cz

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Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union | Global Dialogue @boelleu.bsky.social · 6d

💡 Check out the handbook by @eurocities.eu's @tlymes.bsky.social Anna Iafisco & Carolina Picot 👉 eu.boell.org/housing-common-good
@andresobczak.bsky.social @europeangreens.eu @gef-europe.bsky.social @vulatsetsi.bsky.social @ciarancuffe.bsky.social @rasmusandresen.bsky.social @marietouss1.bsky.social

Housing for the common good | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Brussels office - European Union

Across Europe, cities are grappling with an intensifying housing crisis that affects a wide spectrum of urban residents, from the most vulnerable to essential workers and middle-income earners. Increa...

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Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union | Global Dialogue @boelleu.bsky.social · 6d

🏚️ These best practices show that actions on the ground matter – but scaling and replication will need political and financial support from the EU in the new #MFF and the European Affordable #Housing Plan ➡️ eu.boell.org/en/housing-c...
@eurocities.eu @housingeurope.bsky.social @greens-efa.eu

Housing for the common good | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Brussels office - European Union

Across Europe, cities are grappling with an intensifying housing crisis that affects a wide spectrum of urban residents, from the most vulnerable to essential workers and middle-income earners. Increa...

eu.boell.org

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Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union | Global Dialogue @boelleu.bsky.social · 6d

🟢 The #housing crisis is a European problem that requires local solutions. Together with @eurocities.eu, we looked at the efforts taken by 🇪🇺 cities to ensure access to affordable, inclusive & sustainable housing – from Copenhagen to Rome ➡️ eu.boell.org/housing-common-good
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Housing for the common good | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Brussels office - European Union

Across Europe, cities are grappling with an intensifying housing crisis that affects a wide spectrum of urban residents, from the most vulnerable to essential workers and middle-income earners. Increa...

eu.boell.org

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Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union | Global Dialogue @boelleu.bsky.social · 8d

🟢 𝗠𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗼𝘃𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 🇲🇩🇪🇺 @jmlanfranco.bsky.social asked 3 Questions on the election aftermath to @boell.de's Robert Sperfeld ➡️ eu.boell.org/en/2025/09/3...
#Moldova #Elections @nicustefanuta.bsky.social @lenaats.bsky.social @europeangreens.eu @janalbrecht.bsky.social

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Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union | Global Dialogue @boelleu.bsky.social · 14d

🟢 Europe’s climate ambition is stalling just as global leadership is needed. Von der Leyen is showing deft tactics but little long-term climate strategy.
💡 Read @rkefferputz.bsky.social's monthly letter and check out our new content & upcoming events! 👉 96701.seu2.cleverreach.com/m/16472522/
#COP30

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Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union | Global Dialogue @boelleu.bsky.social · 16d

🟢 How can the EU–India partnership accelerate the global energy transition? And how can parliaments, civil society & stakeholders shape a more inclusive and resilient climate action agenda? Join this webinar by @boell.de India & CSDR on Wed 24/09 at 10:30 CEST! 👉 calendar.boell.de/en/event/gre...

Green Horizons Leveraging the EU–India Partnership for Climate Action

As part of the CSDR–hbs Policy Brief Series on India–Europe relations, this webinar marks the launch of a new policy brief examining how clean energy and green technologies are reshaping the EU–India ...

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World Nuclear Industry Status Report (WNISR) @nuclearreport.bsky.social · 16d

⚡️ The World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2025 is now available online !

🔗 www.worldnuclearreport.org/World-Nuclea...

📊 Follow the live presentation from Rome: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J54...

The World Nuclear Industry Status Report (WNISR) 2025

YouTube video by Kyoto Club

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Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union | Global Dialogue @boelleu.bsky.social · 20d

🟢 𝟯 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗘𝗨-𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝘁𝗼 𝗝𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗟𝘂𝗰𝗸𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿 (@boell.de 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮) 👉 eu.boell.org/en/2025/09/1...
🇪🇺🤝🇮🇳 How Brussels & Delhi aim to boost prosperity, security and tackle global challenges?
@jostpachaly.bsky.social @juttapaulus.bsky.social @saramatthieu.bsky.social

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Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Paris, France | Italia @boellfrit.bsky.social · 21d

📅The global launch of the World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2025 (WNSIR), one of the most authoritative international reports on the state of the global nuclear industry, will take place in Rome on Monday 22 September 2025

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Marc Berthold @marcberthold.bsky.social · 20d

Heute in #Brüssel. Workshop zu #Handel und #Klima in Zeiten von Trump, Putin und China. @boellfrit.bsky.social 🤝 @boelleu.bsky.social 🤝 @umwelthilfe.bsky.social ! 🙏

Notizbuch der Böll-Stiftung Büssel auf dem Tagungstisch.

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Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union | Global Dialogue @boelleu.bsky.social · 22d

💡 10 key questions & 5 proposals for a new “net-zero package” to strengthen & build on the current Fit-for-55 measures:
1️⃣ Set binding #climate milestones
2️⃣ Keep a strong policy mix
3️⃣ Plan the #ETS phase-out
4️⃣ Fix fossil-fuel exit dates
5️⃣ Lead globally, act locally

eu.boell.org/en/EU-climat...

Setting EU climate and energy targets that deliver | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Brussels office - European Union

The EU aims to be the first climate-neutral continent by 2050 and cut emissions 55 % by 2030. But it still hasn’t set the 2035 and 2040 targets required by the Paris Agreement and its own Climate Law....

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Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union | Global Dialogue @boelleu.bsky.social · 22d

🎯 The EU aims to be the first climate-neutral continent by 2050 and cut #emissions 55 % by 2030. But it still hasn’t set the 2035 & 2040 #targets required by the Paris Agreement and its own Climate Law.

eu.boell.org/en/EU-climat...

Setting EU climate and energy targets that deliver | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Brussels office - European Union

The EU aims to be the first climate-neutral continent by 2050 and cut emissions 55 % by 2030. But it still hasn’t set the 2035 and 2040 targets required by the Paris Agreement and its own Climate Law....

eu.boell.org

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Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union | Global Dialogue @boelleu.bsky.social · 22d

🟢 New e-paper by Wendel Trio 📢 𝗦𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗨 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 & 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 #𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿: 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘁-𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟰𝟬 👉 eu.boell.org/en/EU-climat...
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@boell.de @caneurope.org @eeb.org @greenpeace.eu @transportenvironment.org @greens-efa.eu @lenaats.bsky.social @michabloss.bsky.social

Setting EU climate and energy targets that deliver | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Brussels office - European Union

The EU aims to be the first climate-neutral continent by 2050 and cut emissions 55 % by 2030. But it still hasn’t set the 2035 and 2040 targets required by the Paris Agreement and its own Climate Law....

eu.boell.org

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Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union | Global Dialogue @boelleu.bsky.social · 23d

🟢 𝙒𝙞𝙚 𝙠𝙖𝙣𝙣 𝙆𝙄 ö𝙠𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙝 𝙣𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙣? Civic Coding x Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung: „Zwischen KI-Boom und Klimaziel“, Donnerstag 18.09.2025, 16:00 - 17:00 Uhr, virtuell per Zoom 👉 www.civic-coding.de/angebote/ver...

@zorasiebert.bsky.social @boell.de @alexandrageese.bsky.social

Zwischen KI-Boom und Klimaziel | Civic Coding-Schlaglicht

Im Civic Coding-Schlaglicht mit der Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung diskutieren wir, wie KI nachhaltiger werden kann. Sei am 18.09.2025 um 16 Uhr live dabei!

www.civic-coding.de

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Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union | Global Dialogue @boelleu.bsky.social · 27d

🟢 Brussels is back from its summer slumber and Ursula von der Leyen is in the firing line. Is she really to blame for all of Europe’s woes? @rkefferputz.bsky.social weighs in 🔽
#SOTEU #SOTEU2025 @boell.de

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Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union | Global Dialogue @boelleu.bsky.social · 28d

🟢 𝟯 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨'𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗰𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗘𝗣 @annacavazzini.bsky.social 👉 eu.boell.org/en/2025/09/1...

@greens-efa.eu @europeangreens.eu @grueneeuropa.bsky.social @gef-europe.bsky.social #SOTEU #SOTEU2025

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Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union | Global Dialogue @boelleu.bsky.social · Sep 8

🟢📣 Only 1 day left to apply for our 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱!
📝 Apply if you have research ideas on the threat of climate denialism, the relation between big tech & climate obstruction or similar 🔍
All info here 👉 eu.boell.org/en/climate-d...
@zorasiebert.bsky.social @boell.de

Climate disinformation media fellowship 2025 | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Brussels office - European Union

For the third time, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union | Global Dialogue, in partnership with the Heinrich Böll Foundation, Washington, DC, is looking for a select number of journalists reporting o...

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Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union | Global Dialogue @boelleu.bsky.social · Sep 3

🟢 Dire headlines followed the EU-US trade deal – but this is not Europe’s death, it’s a test. Europe still has strengths, but must use this moment to reform and adapt. Read @rkefferputz.bsky.social's rentrée letter and more in our latest Böll EU Newsletter! 👉 96701.seu2.cleverreach.com/m/16446515/

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Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union | Global Dialogue @boelleu.bsky.social · Aug 25

🟢 𝙒𝙞𝙚 𝙠𝙖𝙣𝙣 𝙆𝙄 ö𝙠𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙝 𝙣𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙣? Civic Coding x Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung: „Zwischen KI-Boom und Klimaziel“, Donnerstag 18.09., 16:00 - 17:00 Uhr, virtuell per Zoom 👉 calendar.boell.de/de/event/civ...
@boell.de @zorasiebert.bsky.social @alexandrageese.bsky.social @grueneeuropa.bsky.social

Civic Coding x Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung: „Zwischen KI-Boom und Klimaziel“

Rechenzentren wachsen, Modelle werden größer und der Energieverbrauch von KI steigt rasant. Künstliche Intelligenz droht zum Klimarisiko zu werden. Der steigende Ressourcenverbrauch durch KI-Anwendung...

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L'Echo @lechobe.bsky.social · Aug 19

Un élargissement de l'Union européenne vers le Nord redonnerait souffle à une politique en sommeil depuis l’adhésion de la Croatie en 2013.

Tribune | L’Union européenne a tout intérêt à regarder vers le Nord

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Project Syndicate @projectsyndicate.bsky.social · Aug 19

In today’s dog-eat-dog world, membership in a political union like the EU is not a shackle, but a shield, note @rkefferputz.bsky.social and Villy Søvndal. Northern European countries have taken note. bit.ly/3Hw0GvW

The European Union Looks North

Roderick Kefferpütz & Villy Søvndal think the time has come to lay the groundwork for the possible accession of Greenland, Iceland, and Norway.

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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · Jul 29

📰 Applications are now open for the 2025 Climate Disinformation Media Fellowship from @boelleu.bsky.social.

Journalists and researchers focused on exposing climate disinformation can apply until 9 September.

Climate disinformation media fellowship 2025 | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Brussels office - European Union

For the third time, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union | Global Dialogue is looking for a select number of journalists reporting on climate disinformation. Apply now if you have research ideas on…

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