Jarek Wisniewski
@jwisniewski.bsky.social
Clerk to the European Affairs Committee (House of Lords). Ex-diplomat. Foreign, security & defence policy, Europe, NATO. Personal views. Bias football takes. Fulham FC
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Our Chair @lordrickettsp.bsky.social is at the COSAC conference of European Affairs c'tees in Copenhagen. Noting participants' calls for a stronger Europe, he said Europeans must work together to achieve this—as in Geneva last week—& expressed hope for a pragmatic solution on UK association to SAFE
December 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Our Chair @lordrickettsp.bsky.social is at the COSAC conference of European Affairs c'tees in Copenhagen. Noting participants' calls for a stronger Europe, he said Europeans must work together to achieve this—as in Geneva last week—& expressed hope for a pragmatic solution on UK association to SAFE
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In the Folketing in Copenhagen for COSAC - Chairs of national European Affairs Cttees. I expect much support for Ukraine and the urgent need for a strong Europe - a good context to regret the disconnect between this and the failure of talks on UK access to SAFE. @lordseuroaffairs.parliament.uk
December 1, 2025 at 9:27 AM
In the Folketing in Copenhagen for COSAC - Chairs of national European Affairs Cttees. I expect much support for Ukraine and the urgent need for a strong Europe - a good context to regret the disconnect between this and the failure of talks on UK access to SAFE. @lordseuroaffairs.parliament.uk
An excellent snapshot of the complicated state of the Polish - German relationship www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Old tensions simmer just below surface as Tusk and Merz to meet in Berlin
Ukraine will top agenda, but meeting comes as positive sentiment towards Germany in Poland hits near record lows
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
An excellent snapshot of the complicated state of the Polish - German relationship www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Came, saw, conquered #FFC #FollowFulhamAway
November 29, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Came, saw, conquered #FFC #FollowFulhamAway
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Our Chair @lordrickettsp.bsky.social is on this week's Parliament Matters podcast from @hansardsociety.bsky.social (at 21' 25"). He discusses the UK-EU 'reset' & our recent report on it, & Parliament's current & future role in scrutinising UK-EU relations, including prospective dynamic alignment
🎙️ New episode: What really happens after Budget Day?
(Yes — there really are 101 Ways and Means resolutions…)
🧾 How the Budget becomes the Finance Bill
🇪🇺 @lordrickettsp.bsky.social on dynamic alignment with the EU
🔟 More sitting Fridays for the assisted dying bill
🔗 Listen ⤵️ buff.ly/M6S6kdP
(Yes — there really are 101 Ways and Means resolutions…)
🧾 How the Budget becomes the Finance Bill
🇪🇺 @lordrickettsp.bsky.social on dynamic alignment with the EU
🔟 More sitting Fridays for the assisted dying bill
🔗 Listen ⤵️ buff.ly/M6S6kdP
November 28, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Our Chair @lordrickettsp.bsky.social is on this week's Parliament Matters podcast from @hansardsociety.bsky.social (at 21' 25"). He discusses the UK-EU 'reset' & our recent report on it, & Parliament's current & future role in scrutinising UK-EU relations, including prospective dynamic alignment
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We've written to the Government with Qs re: the European Commission 2026 Annual Work Programme & the Gov's Explanatory Memorandum on it—incl on migration, energy & competitiveness. We look at these documents every year as part of our regular EU scrutiny work. committees.parliament.uk/publications...
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November 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
We've written to the Government with Qs re: the European Commission 2026 Annual Work Programme & the Gov's Explanatory Memorandum on it—incl on migration, energy & competitiveness. We look at these documents every year as part of our regular EU scrutiny work. committees.parliament.uk/publications...
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I represented @houseoflords.parliament.uk at a Summit in Stockholm to remind the world of Crimea’s plight since 2014: killings, children sent to Russian camps, cultural heritage destroyed etc. Zelensky put it powerfully in his speech to us ‘Putin wants legal recognition for what he has stolen’.
November 24, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I represented @houseoflords.parliament.uk at a Summit in Stockholm to remind the world of Crimea’s plight since 2014: killings, children sent to Russian camps, cultural heritage destroyed etc. Zelensky put it powerfully in his speech to us ‘Putin wants legal recognition for what he has stolen’.
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Our Chair @lordrickettsp.bsky.social is representing lordspeaker.parliament.uk & houseoflords.parliament.uk today at the Crimea Platform parliamentary summit in Stockholm, to show solidarity with the Ukrainian people & call for a just settlement including respect for Ukraine’s territorial integrity.
November 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Our Chair @lordrickettsp.bsky.social is representing lordspeaker.parliament.uk & houseoflords.parliament.uk today at the Crimea Platform parliamentary summit in Stockholm, to show solidarity with the Ukrainian people & call for a just settlement including respect for Ukraine’s territorial integrity.
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Our Chair @lordrickettsp.bsky.social and several of our Members are members of the UK delegation to the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly (PPA) and taking part in the Assembly's sixth meeting today & tomorrow at Westminster. 📺 Watch live on youtube 🔽
We’re hosting the sixth meeting of the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly. This brings together parliamentarians from the UK Parliament and European Parliament to discuss the future of UK-EU relations 🇪🇺 🇬🇧
Watch today and tomorrow’s proceedings live 🔴
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8ee...
Watch today and tomorrow’s proceedings live 🔴
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8ee...
🔴 LIVE: 6th UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly Plenary Session - Monday 17th November 2025
YouTube video by UK Parliament
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November 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Our Chair @lordrickettsp.bsky.social and several of our Members are members of the UK delegation to the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly (PPA) and taking part in the Assembly's sixth meeting today & tomorrow at Westminster. 📺 Watch live on youtube 🔽
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If you are puzzled by the proliferating EU demands for UK cash as part of the reset process I will try to see through the fog on BBC Radio 4 PM Programme at around 1730 (or later on BBC Sounds)!
On another point, it’s unbelievable that the EU are asking for €6.5bn as an entry fee to access SAFE. Remember: this is a loan scheme. The Gov’t are willing to contribute to the costs of running it. But a €6.5 bn fee is so off the scale that it suggests some EU members don’t want UK in the scheme.
Thanks to the FT for quoting me on the Lords European Affairs Cttee report. But as I understand the outcome of the Brussels debate on money, a UK contribution to EU cohesion funds w’d only be sought for future access to the Internal Market, not for SPS/ETS deals. This is good news. t.co/8UqLZ7bGn4
November 14, 2025 at 4:16 PM
If you are puzzled by the proliferating EU demands for UK cash as part of the reset process I will try to see through the fog on BBC Radio 4 PM Programme at around 1730 (or later on BBC Sounds)!
An interesting aspect of the European Affairs Committee's work is its scrutiny role, in particular its examination of the Government’s Explanatory Memoranda.
Below are examples of correspondence with the Government, focusing on UK-EU negotiations on the Youth Experiences Scheme, SPS and ETS
Below are examples of correspondence with the Government, focusing on UK-EU negotiations on the Youth Experiences Scheme, SPS and ETS
After publishing our UK-EU reset report on Weds, we've sent 2 scrutiny letters to the Gov re: youth experience scheme & SPS & ETS linkage negotiations—especially re: UK financial contributions, & plans re: EU CBAM start on 1/1/26. See all our publications 🔽 committees.parliament.uk/committee/51...
European Affairs Committee - Publications - Committees - UK Parliament
Publications for European Affairs Committee
committees.parliament.uk
November 14, 2025 at 12:11 PM
An interesting aspect of the European Affairs Committee's work is its scrutiny role, in particular its examination of the Government’s Explanatory Memoranda.
Below are examples of correspondence with the Government, focusing on UK-EU negotiations on the Youth Experiences Scheme, SPS and ETS
Below are examples of correspondence with the Government, focusing on UK-EU negotiations on the Youth Experiences Scheme, SPS and ETS
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After publishing our UK-EU reset report on Weds, we've sent 2 scrutiny letters to the Gov re: youth experience scheme & SPS & ETS linkage negotiations—especially re: UK financial contributions, & plans re: EU CBAM start on 1/1/26. See all our publications 🔽 committees.parliament.uk/committee/51...
European Affairs Committee - Publications - Committees - UK Parliament
Publications for European Affairs Committee
committees.parliament.uk
November 14, 2025 at 11:17 AM
After publishing our UK-EU reset report on Weds, we've sent 2 scrutiny letters to the Gov re: youth experience scheme & SPS & ETS linkage negotiations—especially re: UK financial contributions, & plans re: EU CBAM start on 1/1/26. See all our publications 🔽 committees.parliament.uk/committee/51...
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Thanks to the FT for quoting me on the Lords European Affairs Cttee report. But as I understand the outcome of the Brussels debate on money, a UK contribution to EU cohesion funds w’d only be sought for future access to the Internal Market, not for SPS/ETS deals. This is good news. t.co/8UqLZ7bGn4
https://www.ft.com/content/acf92b43-8c9e-4c6f-9029-60ad4fb16b4b
t.co
November 12, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Thanks to the FT for quoting me on the Lords European Affairs Cttee report. But as I understand the outcome of the Brussels debate on money, a UK contribution to EU cohesion funds w’d only be sought for future access to the Internal Market, not for SPS/ETS deals. This is good news. t.co/8UqLZ7bGn4
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📢 We have published our report, ‘Is Working from Home Working?’
We found that hybrid working has the potential to be the "best of both worlds", but only if it is well managed.
committees.parliament.uk/committee/77...
We found that hybrid working has the potential to be the "best of both worlds", but only if it is well managed.
committees.parliament.uk/committee/77...
November 13, 2025 at 8:48 AM
📢 We have published our report, ‘Is Working from Home Working?’
We found that hybrid working has the potential to be the "best of both worlds", but only if it is well managed.
committees.parliament.uk/committee/77...
We found that hybrid working has the potential to be the "best of both worlds", but only if it is well managed.
committees.parliament.uk/committee/77...
Ten months, 15 oral evidence sessions, 82 written submissions. Fantastic witnesses representing a wide range of views and a report that, somewhat unsurprisingly, asks many questions about the future of the UK-EU relationship.
The Chair @lordrickettsp.bsky.social outlined the key issues below
The Chair @lordrickettsp.bsky.social outlined the key issues below
It’s out! Here’s @LordsEUCom Report ‘Unfinished Business: resetting the UK- EU relationship’. The Gov’t have made a strong start, esp on security and defence, but there’s still much to do in turning aspirations and goodwill into workable agreements 1/8
publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5901/ld...
publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5901/ld...
publications.parliament.uk
November 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Ten months, 15 oral evidence sessions, 82 written submissions. Fantastic witnesses representing a wide range of views and a report that, somewhat unsurprisingly, asks many questions about the future of the UK-EU relationship.
The Chair @lordrickettsp.bsky.social outlined the key issues below
The Chair @lordrickettsp.bsky.social outlined the key issues below
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Lots of nuggets in there on the EU-UK relationship - and lots of room for closer cooperation.
It’s out! Here’s @LordsEUCom Report ‘Unfinished Business: resetting the UK- EU relationship’. The Gov’t have made a strong start, esp on security and defence, but there’s still much to do in turning aspirations and goodwill into workable agreements 1/8
publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5901/ld...
publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5901/ld...
publications.parliament.uk
November 12, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Lots of nuggets in there on the EU-UK relationship - and lots of room for closer cooperation.
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It’s out! Here’s @LordsEUCom Report ‘Unfinished Business: resetting the UK- EU relationship’. The Gov’t have made a strong start, esp on security and defence, but there’s still much to do in turning aspirations and goodwill into workable agreements 1/8
publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5901/ld...
publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5901/ld...
publications.parliament.uk
November 12, 2025 at 8:15 AM
It’s out! Here’s @LordsEUCom Report ‘Unfinished Business: resetting the UK- EU relationship’. The Gov’t have made a strong start, esp on security and defence, but there’s still much to do in turning aspirations and goodwill into workable agreements 1/8
publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5901/ld...
publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5901/ld...
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📢 We've published our report on the UK-EU reset - the 1st assessment by a parliamentary committee of the Government's progress so far ⬇️ committees.parliament.uk/committee/51...
November 12, 2025 at 7:04 AM
📢 We've published our report on the UK-EU reset - the 1st assessment by a parliamentary committee of the Government's progress so far ⬇️ committees.parliament.uk/committee/51...
Yesterday, before the Everton-Fulham kick-off #LestWeForget
November 9, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Yesterday, before the Everton-Fulham kick-off #LestWeForget
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Last week, the @houseoflords.parliament.uk European Affairs Committee was honoured to host a joint meeting with the European Affairs Committee from the French Senate. Following the meeting the respective chairs, @lordrickettsp.bsky.social and Senator Jean-François Rapin, co-signed a Joint Statement
November 6, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Last week, the @houseoflords.parliament.uk European Affairs Committee was honoured to host a joint meeting with the European Affairs Committee from the French Senate. Following the meeting the respective chairs, @lordrickettsp.bsky.social and Senator Jean-François Rapin, co-signed a Joint Statement
The European Affairs Committee is now on Bluesky
Welcome to the Bluesky account of the House of Lords European Affairs Committee!
November 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The European Affairs Committee is now on Bluesky
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🌌Our report, 'The Space Economy: Act Now or Lose Out' makes recommendations to the Government about UK space policy.
📜You can read a summary of our findings here: ukparliament.shorthandstories.com/UK-engagemen...
📺Watch a video summary of our report ⬇️
📜You can read a summary of our findings here: ukparliament.shorthandstories.com/UK-engagemen...
📺Watch a video summary of our report ⬇️
November 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🌌Our report, 'The Space Economy: Act Now or Lose Out' makes recommendations to the Government about UK space policy.
📜You can read a summary of our findings here: ukparliament.shorthandstories.com/UK-engagemen...
📺Watch a video summary of our report ⬇️
📜You can read a summary of our findings here: ukparliament.shorthandstories.com/UK-engagemen...
📺Watch a video summary of our report ⬇️
One rarely gets to hear a former NATO Sec Gen, a former EU High Rep, former National Security Advisers, Permanent Secretaries of the Foreign Office and Chiefs of Defence staff in one debate. All with one bipartisan message of support for Ukraine.
📖Hansard: hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2025-1...
📖Hansard: hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2025-1...
October 31, 2025 at 9:45 PM
One rarely gets to hear a former NATO Sec Gen, a former EU High Rep, former National Security Advisers, Permanent Secretaries of the Foreign Office and Chiefs of Defence staff in one debate. All with one bipartisan message of support for Ukraine.
📖Hansard: hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2025-1...
📖Hansard: hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2025-1...
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Delighted to make the first ever visit of a Lord Speaker to Poland, hosted by the Marshal of the Senate, Malgorzata Kidawa-Blonska. Together we hope to build on our two countries’ deep ties 🤝 through ongoing parliamentary cooperation and engagement
October 21, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Delighted to make the first ever visit of a Lord Speaker to Poland, hosted by the Marshal of the Senate, Malgorzata Kidawa-Blonska. Together we hope to build on our two countries’ deep ties 🤝 through ongoing parliamentary cooperation and engagement
