Roderick Kefferpütz
Director, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union Office
Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council
Views expressed my own.
- Dankbar für die Aufnahme in die Top 100 von Europe.Table @table.media in der Kategorie „Stiftungen“. Große Anerkennung für #TeamBöll in Brüssel & Berlin sowie unsere starken Partner. Wir bleiben dran.
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- Greenland’s PM speaks today at @europarl.europa.eu An important moment to gauge the mood for ties with the EU. See our work on this: 📝 Op-ed w/ Villy Søvndal: www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/g... 📄 Böll EU Brief: eu.boell.org/en/Northern-... 📅 Webinar 6 Nov: calendar.boell.de/en/northern-...
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- What are they smoking at Politico? Comparing the US-EU trade deal to China's century of humiliation. Wow, just wild, and trivialises China's historical experience.
- "Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy", George Bernard Shaw.
- Time to look north? 🌍❄️ MEP Villy Søvndal & I argue in Project Syndicate that there's a growing case for northern EU enlargement. Why? - Geopolitical shifts make it an opportunity - Accession would be mutually beneficial - Denmark’s EU presidency is a perfect moment to start 👉 tinyurl.com/55n7xcxu
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- Letzte Woche war voll geopolitischer Entwicklungen. Um alles einzuordnen, waren MdEP Tobias Cremer, @lisamusiol.bsky.social und ich bei @euronewsde.bsky.social zu Gast und sprachen über: 🛡️ NATO-Gipfel ❗ Angriff auf Irans Atomanlagen 🤝 EU–Kanada-Gipfel 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-cS...
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- Jaishankar: "China and India stand out because they are the only two countries with over 1 billion people and are some kind of civilizational state." Asked if Europeans are naive on China: "No, but with a caveat - different countries move at different speeds." #BrusselsForum
- Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar at #BrusselsForum emphasises 2025 is the most intense year for EU-India cooperation. Mentions that "by the end of the year it is feasible to finalise a trade deal." At @boelleu.bsky.social we launched a EU-India dossier to keep track: eu.boell.org/en/eu-india-...
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- Why are particularly Ireland, Slovakia & Belgium urging "EU restraint" on Trump's tariffs? Because, they're most affected (see the "trade war" scenario in our new Boell EU Brief). France is particularly keen to hit back hard; but then it is also one of the least affected countries.
- Hot off the press! 🖨️ Our new Boell EU Brief looking at a EU-US trade war. 👇
- Unsere neue @boelleu.bsky.social Studie zum EU-US Handelskrieg ist noch nicht draußen – aber schon Thema in der FAZ.📸 So stay tuned! Sie modelliert Handlungsoptionen und zeigt: Ein Handelskrieg mit den USA würde die EU treffen – aber nicht alle gleich. Manche Länder wären besonders verwundbar.📉🌍
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- Started the day with EU tariffs back on American bourbon. Finished it with a double shot of whiskey. @shaboozey.bsky.social in Brussels. Absolutely lit the room up! 🔥
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- Greens position on the proposed German defence and infrastructure bazooka gets backing from conservative circles. CDU Regional Minister-President Daniel Günther: "I consider all the demands that have now come from the Greens to be absolutely understandable."
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- Außenpolitisch unverantwortlich! In der Debatte zur europäischen Sicherheit im Europaparlament: Die Linke kritisiert nicht Putin, warnt nicht vor Russland. Stattdessen: - Mehr Diplomatie mit Putin - Annäherung an China - NATO ist Geschichte - Ende der transatlantischen Beziehungen
- 🚨 Easing the German debt brake for defence and the €500bn infrastructure package is a major move for Berlin. It’s important and necessary. So why are the Greens playing hardball on this? Amidst the big spending euphoria, let’s check the details. The devil is in them. 🧵
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- Experts' take (including yours truly) on a rollercoaster week - from the London Summit and Berlin's investment news, to Macron's TV address and today's special European Council summit. www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-at...
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- Will Chancellor Merz walk his talk on China? ⚠️As opposition leader, Friedrich Merz warned of China’s risks, criticized Scholz’s weak stance, and spoke of an “axis of autocracies.” But as he heads for the Chancellery, the question is: will he follow through? 🧵👇
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- Spot on - the ReArm Europe proposal by von der Leyen is a quick fix "that will have only small effects on the actual problem". We need the bazooka, not a firecracker. It might make some noise in and of itself, but is unlikely to fundamentally shift the equation.
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- 🚨 With Trump pulling the U.S. out of Ukraine, Europe is stepping up. 🇪🇺 A proactive ceasefire roadmap: 🔹 1-month air & sea truce, no energy attacks 🔹 Following talks for full ceasefire 👥 European troops on the table under UK and FR leadership. In Germany another special defence fund is under way.
- "Zelenskyy is the real thing. He stayed in Kyiv, when Russian forces were closing in and the city was under bombardment. Vance, by contrast, chose to move to an undisclosed location when confronted with a few hecklers on a skiing trip this weekend." www.ft.com/content/2e90...
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