Ricarda Nierhaus
@rnierhaus.bsky.social
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Reflections on the European Council decision to borrow €90 billion and lend it to Ukraine. Tl; dr: Ukraine benefits, but not enough; Putin & Trump will be encouraged; the EU & individual member-states have shown that it’s still too easy to intimidate them. 🧵1/13
December 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Reflections on the European Council decision to borrow €90 billion and lend it to Ukraine. Tl; dr: Ukraine benefits, but not enough; Putin & Trump will be encouraged; the EU & individual member-states have shown that it’s still too easy to intimidate them. 🧵1/13
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💥Pro-Russian far-right leader George Simion may have lost Romania’s presidential race, but the online campaign machine behind his rise helped Karol Nawrocki win in Poland—and is now powering the populist Law and Justice’s comeback push.
Check out our new investigation & follow @vsquare.bsky.social!
Check out our new investigation & follow @vsquare.bsky.social!
How Romanians Helped Conservative Brothers in Poland Win Elections - VSquare.org
We go behind the scenes of the “MEGA” movement and reveal European Trumpists between Bucharest and Warsaw.
vsquare.org
December 20, 2025 at 8:06 AM
💥Pro-Russian far-right leader George Simion may have lost Romania’s presidential race, but the online campaign machine behind his rise helped Karol Nawrocki win in Poland—and is now powering the populist Law and Justice’s comeback push.
Check out our new investigation & follow @vsquare.bsky.social!
Check out our new investigation & follow @vsquare.bsky.social!
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Is Germany again dragging its feet and undermining a "simple" solution to the Ukraine financing problem, instead pushing the ubercomplex reparations loan?
It's a tempting eurocrisis reflex that if only there were a will in Berlin, there would be a better way.
But there isn't. Here is why:
It's a tempting eurocrisis reflex that if only there were a will in Berlin, there would be a better way.
But there isn't. Here is why:
December 16, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Is Germany again dragging its feet and undermining a "simple" solution to the Ukraine financing problem, instead pushing the ubercomplex reparations loan?
It's a tempting eurocrisis reflex that if only there were a will in Berlin, there would be a better way.
But there isn't. Here is why:
It's a tempting eurocrisis reflex that if only there were a will in Berlin, there would be a better way.
But there isn't. Here is why:
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The EU’s proposed Reparations Loan – using immobilised Russian assets to support Ukraine – raises major legal and financial questions.
PETER VAN ELSUWEGE analyses the risks, Belgium’s objections, and what’s at stake ahead of the December European Council.
verfassungsblog.de/on-the-legal...
PETER VAN ELSUWEGE analyses the risks, Belgium’s objections, and what’s at stake ahead of the December European Council.
verfassungsblog.de/on-the-legal...
December 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The EU’s proposed Reparations Loan – using immobilised Russian assets to support Ukraine – raises major legal and financial questions.
PETER VAN ELSUWEGE analyses the risks, Belgium’s objections, and what’s at stake ahead of the December European Council.
verfassungsblog.de/on-the-legal...
PETER VAN ELSUWEGE analyses the risks, Belgium’s objections, and what’s at stake ahead of the December European Council.
verfassungsblog.de/on-the-legal...
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⚖️ Passionate about the #RuleofLaw?
We are hiring a Research Officer to join our team in Berlin! If you have: a strong legal background; a deep understanding of the EU’s Rule of Law landscape; and experience working with media, policymakers or social media then apply before Dec 19 👉 bit.ly/48H2QT5
We are hiring a Research Officer to join our team in Berlin! If you have: a strong legal background; a deep understanding of the EU’s Rule of Law landscape; and experience working with media, policymakers or social media then apply before Dec 19 👉 bit.ly/48H2QT5
December 8, 2025 at 11:13 AM
⚖️ Passionate about the #RuleofLaw?
We are hiring a Research Officer to join our team in Berlin! If you have: a strong legal background; a deep understanding of the EU’s Rule of Law landscape; and experience working with media, policymakers or social media then apply before Dec 19 👉 bit.ly/48H2QT5
We are hiring a Research Officer to join our team in Berlin! If you have: a strong legal background; a deep understanding of the EU’s Rule of Law landscape; and experience working with media, policymakers or social media then apply before Dec 19 👉 bit.ly/48H2QT5
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Europeans lull themselves into the belief that Trump is unpredictable. This is strangly reassuring, but wrong. The #NSS is only the latest confirmation that Europe is, at best, alone. My piece @ForeignPolicy
foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/05/n...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/05/n...
Does Europe Finally Realize It’s Alone?
Washington’s new National Security Strategy ratifies an adversarial relationship.
foreignpolicy.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Europeans lull themselves into the belief that Trump is unpredictable. This is strangly reassuring, but wrong. The #NSS is only the latest confirmation that Europe is, at best, alone. My piece @ForeignPolicy
foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/05/n...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/05/n...
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Good to see @europarl.europa.eu refer to principle of solidarity in its resolution on Hungary calling for triggering of Art. 7(2) TEU. With @dimitrispieker.bsky.social and Ulrich Karpenstein, we argued that new Art. 7 procedure should be initiated against HU based on breaches of solidarity in CFSP
November 28, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Good to see @europarl.europa.eu refer to principle of solidarity in its resolution on Hungary calling for triggering of Art. 7(2) TEU. With @dimitrispieker.bsky.social and Ulrich Karpenstein, we argued that new Art. 7 procedure should be initiated against HU based on breaches of solidarity in CFSP
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🗳️Again, a 2/3 majority backed the report condemning the Orbán government’s rule-of-law violations in the EP: 415 in favour, 193 against, 28 abstentions. As the abstentions aren’t counted in the tally, the 2/3 majority stands, just as it did 7 years ago with the @judithsargentini.bsky.social report
November 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
🗳️Again, a 2/3 majority backed the report condemning the Orbán government’s rule-of-law violations in the EP: 415 in favour, 193 against, 28 abstentions. As the abstentions aren’t counted in the tally, the 2/3 majority stands, just as it did 7 years ago with the @judithsargentini.bsky.social report
At least one EU institution has its priorities straight. The EP has been consistent on this since 2018
Yes! A broad majority of the Parliament agrees: the EU must take more action against Orbán!
My report on the rule of law in Hungary was adopted with a majority of 415 votes, urging to take away Orbán's voting rights and to freeze EU funds.
We must stop his breakdown of democracy and human rights.
My report on the rule of law in Hungary was adopted with a majority of 415 votes, urging to take away Orbán's voting rights and to freeze EU funds.
We must stop his breakdown of democracy and human rights.
November 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
At least one EU institution has its priorities straight. The EP has been consistent on this since 2018
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At long last, some enforcement by Commission re Slovakia's backsliding with letter of formal notice sent yesterday for breach of several fundamental principles of EU law, particularly the principles of primacy, autonomy, effectiveness and uniform application of EU law
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
November infringements package: key decisions
Overview by policy area\n\nIn its regular package of infringement decisions, the European Commission takes legal action against Member States that fail to comply with their obligations under EU law. T...
ec.europa.eu
November 22, 2025 at 9:30 AM
At long last, some enforcement by Commission re Slovakia's backsliding with letter of formal notice sent yesterday for breach of several fundamental principles of EU law, particularly the principles of primacy, autonomy, effectiveness and uniform application of EU law
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
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Orbán’s hateful policies have real personal consequences.
This is especially the case for Hungarian LGBTQIA+ people, who have been scapegoated by the Orbán government and are being portrayed as a threat to children – an implication that is simply wrong and disgusting.
This is especially the case for Hungarian LGBTQIA+ people, who have been scapegoated by the Orbán government and are being portrayed as a threat to children – an implication that is simply wrong and disgusting.
November 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Orbán’s hateful policies have real personal consequences.
This is especially the case for Hungarian LGBTQIA+ people, who have been scapegoated by the Orbán government and are being portrayed as a threat to children – an implication that is simply wrong and disgusting.
This is especially the case for Hungarian LGBTQIA+ people, who have been scapegoated by the Orbán government and are being portrayed as a threat to children – an implication that is simply wrong and disgusting.
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🎙️ In our new podcast, @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social examines the progress of undoing the consequences of eight years of illiberal rule in Poland, and the challenges that lie ahead. 🇵🇱🇵🇱🧑⚖️
🎧 Listen to it now:
👉 tinyurl.com/2ywn387b
🎧 Listen to it now:
👉 tinyurl.com/2ywn387b
November 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
🎙️ In our new podcast, @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social examines the progress of undoing the consequences of eight years of illiberal rule in Poland, and the challenges that lie ahead. 🇵🇱🇵🇱🧑⚖️
🎧 Listen to it now:
👉 tinyurl.com/2ywn387b
🎧 Listen to it now:
👉 tinyurl.com/2ywn387b
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Today’s Omnibus vote has rolled over an already perforated cordon sanitaire in the European Parliament. For the first time, the EPP sided with far-right groups on a file key to the Commission’s agenda. Make no mistake: this was no accident and it’s unclear whether the centrist coalition can recover🧵
November 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Today’s Omnibus vote has rolled over an already perforated cordon sanitaire in the European Parliament. For the first time, the EPP sided with far-right groups on a file key to the Commission’s agenda. Make no mistake: this was no accident and it’s unclear whether the centrist coalition can recover🧵
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Lethargy has become Europe’s strategic flaw, writes Nicu Popescu @ecfreuropeansec.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/4p6XIhI
https://bit.ly/4p6XIhI
From climate to defence, inertia could be the EU’s undoing
Europe’s strategic reports are filled with urgent calls for speed and agility. But amid fierce global competition, Europe is still lecturing while other major players deliver results…
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Lethargy has become Europe’s strategic flaw, writes Nicu Popescu @ecfreuropeansec.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/4p6XIhI
https://bit.ly/4p6XIhI
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‼️The EP's patience has run out. In a resolution to be adopted today, the LIBE Committee states that the EU Council (=Member States) itself is violating the rule of law by delaying further action against #Hungary under Article 7 procedure 🧵
November 5, 2025 at 7:38 AM
‼️The EP's patience has run out. In a resolution to be adopted today, the LIBE Committee states that the EU Council (=Member States) itself is violating the rule of law by delaying further action against #Hungary under Article 7 procedure 🧵
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While the European Council in Brussels took the spotlight, this week's events in Strasbourg should set off alarm bells. The European Parliament slamming the brakes on the first “Omnibus” package isn’t just a hiccup – it’s a symptom of strain in the EU’s democratic engine. A thread 🧵
October 24, 2025 at 11:18 AM
While the European Council in Brussels took the spotlight, this week's events in Strasbourg should set off alarm bells. The European Parliament slamming the brakes on the first “Omnibus” package isn’t just a hiccup – it’s a symptom of strain in the EU’s democratic engine. A thread 🧵
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The more I think about it, the more outrageous I find this. Hungary, which increasingly blocks or frustrates an effective EU foreign and security policy, is now the second largest recipient of EU defence loans.
In absolute terms it is second only to France, in relation to GDP to Latvia.
In absolute terms it is second only to France, in relation to GDP to Latvia.
I am old enough to remember that Hungary originally abstained on the SAFE regulation (as the only EU country).
Buy Orban is certainly not one to say no to EU money if it comes without rule of law conditionality.
Buy Orban is certainly not one to say no to EU money if it comes without rule of law conditionality.
September 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The more I think about it, the more outrageous I find this. Hungary, which increasingly blocks or frustrates an effective EU foreign and security policy, is now the second largest recipient of EU defence loans.
In absolute terms it is second only to France, in relation to GDP to Latvia.
In absolute terms it is second only to France, in relation to GDP to Latvia.
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Looking for a student/project assistant to support the Eastern Partnership Think Tank Network at @dgap.org . Work on #EU policy, #Ukraine, #enlargement & regional shifts. Tasks: newsletter, website, events. DM me if interested or share!
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Student Assistant for the Eastern Partnership Think Tank Network (m/w/d)
To start on 01/09/2025 and limited to 31/12/2027, we are looking for a Student Assistant (m/w/d; 50%, based on TVöD E5), Reference Number 11-2025 to offer organizational, administrative, and content-r...
dgap.org
July 15, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Looking for a student/project assistant to support the Eastern Partnership Think Tank Network at @dgap.org . Work on #EU policy, #Ukraine, #enlargement & regional shifts. Tasks: newsletter, website, events. DM me if interested or share!
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Those who call the shots and those who call out the big shots? :)
@ Kiel International Seapower Symposium 2025
@alanderminna.bsky.social @sophiewitte.bsky.social @salisbot.bsky.social
@ Kiel International Seapower Symposium 2025
@alanderminna.bsky.social @sophiewitte.bsky.social @salisbot.bsky.social
June 19, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Those who call the shots and those who call out the big shots? :)
@ Kiel International Seapower Symposium 2025
@alanderminna.bsky.social @sophiewitte.bsky.social @salisbot.bsky.social
@ Kiel International Seapower Symposium 2025
@alanderminna.bsky.social @sophiewitte.bsky.social @salisbot.bsky.social
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7 years of Article 7 proceedings & media coverage still inaccurate: Today's (toothless) hearing i) not about whether to strip Orban of its EU voting rights - sanctioning arm of Art 7 not activated and ii) not about moving to the sanctioning arm of the procedure
verfassungsblog.de/is-article-7...
verfassungsblog.de/is-article-7...
May 27, 2025 at 7:12 AM
7 years of Article 7 proceedings & media coverage still inaccurate: Today's (toothless) hearing i) not about whether to strip Orban of its EU voting rights - sanctioning arm of Art 7 not activated and ii) not about moving to the sanctioning arm of the procedure
verfassungsblog.de/is-article-7...
verfassungsblog.de/is-article-7...