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Maria Skóra

@mariaskora.bsky.social

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Democracy, elections and European politics with a transatlantic spin Researcher, advisor, moderator https://mariaskora.net/

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Zentrum für Politische Schönheit @politicalbeauty.bsky.social · 10d

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

Maria Skóra @mariaskora.bsky.social · 22d

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...

Maria Skóra @mariaskora.bsky.social · 22d

🔥 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-...

verfassungsblog.de

Maria Skóra @mariaskora.bsky.social · 22d

Preparations in full swing!

President #Nawrocki of #Poland is visiting #Germany today.

Maria Skóra @mariaskora.bsky.social · 28d

More in today's interview with @tokfm.bsky.social (in PL 🇵🇱)

audycje.tokfm.pl/podcast/1810...

Orędzie o stanie Unii Europejskiej. Przewodnicząca KE wzywa do walki o pozycję Wspólnoty

Podcast z audycji TOK360. Filip Kekusz. Gośćmi audycji byli: Maria Skóra. Dostępna transkrypcja. Temat: Orędzie o stanie Unii Europejskiej. Przewodnicząca KE wzywa do walki o pozycję Wspólnoty

audycje.tokfm.pl

Maria Skóra @mariaskora.bsky.social · 28d

🫤 Not so great…
- #Climate goals - yes, but less of a priority now
- “Could be worse” rhetoric on trade deal with the #USA
- Little space for the #SocialUnion
- Very brief on #enlargement

Maria Skóra @mariaskora.bsky.social · 28d

💥 Great!
- Defending #democracy and #theruleoflaw, conditionality mechanism
- Supporting local and independent #media
- #Housing
- Holding the Israeli government accountable for #Gaza

Maria Skóra @mariaskora.bsky.social · 28d

💡Other issues:
- #Migration: “human but not naive”
- #Digital: time for a European AI
- #Agriculture: protecting farmers from unfair trading practices
- #Energy: no Russian fossil fuels - clean European energy instead, including nuclear power

Maria Skóra @mariaskora.bsky.social · 28d

➡️ Focus on hard policies:
- #Security and #Defence supporting Ukraine, investing in the defence potential of the EU
- #Competitiveness inside and outside of the EU - further development of the Common Market
- #Trade - aware of the hostile US trade tariffs, developing alternative trade relations

Maria Skóra @mariaskora.bsky.social · 28d

🇪🇺 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.

Maria Skóra @mariaskora.bsky.social · Sep 2

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...

Maria Skóra @mariaskora.bsky.social · Aug 15

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...

Minister setzt Bahnchef vor die Tür: Bahnchef mit großer Verspätung entlassen

Bahnchef Lutz wird vom Bundesverkehrminister Schnieder rausgeworfen. Was bedeutet das für die Kund:innen? Eine Erklärung in Bahnansagen.

Maria Skóra @mariaskora.bsky.social · Aug 11

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...

Poland at a crossroads… again

With a new president, a surging far-right and a fractured left, Donald Tusk’s governing coalition finds itself increasingly backed into a corner

www.ips-journal.eu

Maria Skóra @mariaskora.bsky.social · Aug 7

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...

Warum die Kritik am Volumen des EU-Haushalts zu kurz greift

Der Vorschlag der EU-Kommission für eine Ausweitung des EU-Haushalts wurde aus Deutschland reflexhaft diskreditiert. Dabei ist die Stimmung in der Bevölkerung deutlich differenzierter als die Bundesre...

Maria Skóra @mariaskora.bsky.social · Jul 10

As food for thought, read my Policy Brief about the strategy of the European Commission to protect the rule of law and how to boost the impact of financial conditionality.

➡️ www.epc.eu/publication/...

Maria Skóra @mariaskora.bsky.social · Jul 10

Join us online next week at the @epc-official.bsky.social for a conversation about the use of the existing toolbox and recent developments in Member States, risks and opportunities for the rule of law in the EU 🇪🇺

➡️ Wednesday, 16 July, 14:00 - 15:00
➡️ www.epc.eu/publication/...

Maria Skóra @mariaskora.bsky.social · Jul 10

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...

2025 Rule of law report - Communication and country chapters

2025 Rule of law report - Communication and country chapters

commission.europa.eu

Maria Skóra @mariaskora.bsky.social · Jul 1

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...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz remains “very skeptical" | Maria Skóra

YouTube video by TALKING WITH TVP WORLD

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Das Progressive Zentrum @dpzberlin.bsky.social · Jun 26

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

Auf dem Panel: Moderatorin Maria Skóra, Jürgen Czernohorszky, Josephine Ortleb und Cathryn Cluever Ashbrook.

Maria Skóra @mariaskora.bsky.social · Jun 26

Innocracy25 will continues through the day, the complete programme is available here: innocracy.org/programm/

Innocracy25 - Programm

Die Innocracy25 findet am 26. Juni 2025 im Zentrum für Kunst und Urbanistik in Berlin statt.

Maria Skóra @mariaskora.bsky.social · Jun 26

I had the great pleasure and honor to moderate the opening session on the breakdown of liberal democracies across countries with Josephine Ortleb MdB, Jürgen Czernohorszky, Executive City Councillor in Vienna, und Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook of the Bertelsmann Stiftung.

Maria Skóra @mariaskora.bsky.social · Jun 26

#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.

Maria Skóra @mariaskora.bsky.social · Jun 25

I am looking forward to more thought-provoking exchanges, it was soooo lovely to catch up with you all @grabowskamoroz.bsky.social @annawojcik.bsky.social @jmorijn.bsky.social Márta Pardavi @kizdebski.bsky.social @profpech.bsky.social and many more dear colleagues! In touch!

Maria Skóra @mariaskora.bsky.social · Jun 25

Thank you for your kind invitation and excellent moderation @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social of @democracyreporting.bsky.social

Maria Skóra @mariaskora.bsky.social · Jun 25

We discussed the result of the 2025 presidential election and the possible outlook for the rule of law repair in #Poland 🇵🇱