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Jakob Lewander @lewander.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

'Article 2 of the Lisbon Treaty is not a vague principle, it is law. And it is bigger than the rule of law.' Lucia Serena Rossi is in Stockholm @sieps.bsky.social presenting her new publication sieps.se/en/publicati...

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Jakob Lewander @lewander.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Yesterday, von der Leyen called for the urgent creation of a European Security Council. Today, @sieps.bsky.social has published a report by @rgwhitman.bsky.social with a concrete proposal through an incremental design: "The Case for a European Security Council" sieps.se/en/publicati...

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Forging European Strategic Unity: The Case for a European Security Council

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Jakob Lewander @lewander.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Ayer hablé con @rfi.fr sobre las elecciones parlamentarias suecas. He aquí unas pistas para entender estas elecciones, el casi empate entre los bloques, las contradicciones dentro la coalición rojiverde, y finalmente el retroceso de los Demócratas de Suecia. www.rfi.fr/es/europa/20...

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Suecia: El centro-izquierda lidera el recuento por la mínima y la extrema derecha retrocede

Con el 98 % de los votos escrutados en las elecciones generales de Suecia, la alianza de centroizquierda encabezada por la socialdemócrata Magdalena Andersson ganaría las elecciones con el 49,5 % de…

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Jakob Lewander @lewander.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The meaning of the ECJ article 2 ruling, by Lucia Serena Rossi. New report for @sieps.bsky.social sieps.se/en/publicati...

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The Autonomous Role of Article 2 TEU

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Jakob Lewander @lewander.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

The Basque National Party (PNV) doesn't throw around such calls lightly. Former President of the Basque regional government Iñigo Urkullu also called for snap elections in today's El País. My general rule is to look for the gravity of Spanish politics in the footsteps of the PNV.

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Jakob Lewander @lewander.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Seminar launch of @sieps.bsky.social anthology on European defence governance with @vkreilinger.bsky.social @nvondarza.bsky.social Calle Håkansson and @gvonsydow.bsky.social link to report ⬇️ 🤓 sieps.se/en/publicati...

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Jakob Lewander @lewander.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Torbjörn Nilsson resonerar intressant idag www.svd.se/a/XMRXRx/tor... om svenska partiers negativa inställning till större EU-budget. Jag undrar ödmjukt om sv. politiker kanske går i otakt med medborgarnas inställning. Svenskarna tvekar iofs, med viss positiv övervikt. infogram.com/opinion-2026...

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Opinion 2026 tabell 3 olika förslag fördelning by Gustaf Olsson - Infogram

Statistik över stöd för svenskt EU-medlemskap 2023 och 2024, indelad efter kön, ålder, utbildning, bostadsort och partisympati.

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Jakob Lewander @lewander.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

European defence is a patchwork of various institutional and political circles. In this new @sieps.bsky.social anthology we explore the governance of today's European defence sieps.se/en/publicati... with @gvonsydow.bsky.social @vkreilinger.bsky.social @prieker.bsky.social @nvondarza.bsky.social

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Who calls the shots? Institutional and political dynamics in European defence

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Valentin Kreilinger @vkreilinger.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

The Council is close to signing off the €90bn loan for Ukraine. This Q&A (by Christian Bissinger, Jakob @lewander.bsky.social and me) tells you all you need to know about "EU Foreign Policy via Enhanced Cooperation": sieps.se/en/publicati...

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EU Foreign Policy via Enhanced Cooperation

Questions and answers on the EU24 loan to Ukraine

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Valentin Kreilinger @vkreilinger.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

It was a great pleasure to discuss overcoming unanimity in the EU with @dittebrasso.bsky.social, @ilketoygur.bsky.social and @lewander.bsky.social at the webinar "How can the EU support Ukraine – without being in agreement?" The recording is available on the SIEPS website: sieps.se/en/seminars/...

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Valentin Kreilinger @vkreilinger.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

🇪🇺 🇺🇦 We will discuss one of the most thorny issues of the recent European Council meeting, "How can the EU support Ukraine – without being in agreement?", on Friday, 27 March, from 10:00 to 11:15👇 sieps.se/en/seminars/... 1/2

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Jakob Lewander @lewander.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Join our @sieps.bsky.social webinar on Friday 27/3 with @dittebrasso.bsky.social, @ilketoygur.bsky.social, and @vkreilinger.bsky.social to discuss the EU's foreign and security policy predicament of trying to govern without agreeing sieps.se/en/seminars/...

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How can the EU support Ukraine – without being in agreement?

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Jakob Lewander @lewander.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

The EU approaches serious transformation on a variety of key ares. At the heart of this process lies Enlargement. SIEPS has published the anthology Fit for 35 with contributions from 8 prominent experts. A must-read if your curious about the future of Europe. sieps.se/en/publicati...

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Perspectives on enlargement and reform of the EU: Fit for 35

Eight leading experts discuss how to achieve peace, security and stability in Europe by enlarging the EU.

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EL PAÍS @elpais.com · 14/08/2025

Columna | "Existe en España una incapacidad colectiva para despedirse de forma rápida y ordenada. Cuesta mucho lanzarse al abismo del adiós", por Enrique Alpañés social.elpais.com/fnmsz4

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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Europadagen på Kulturhuset i Stockholm idag. EU-ministern talar kl 10:00. Mina @sieps.bsky.social kollegor @lewander.bsky.social & Markus Johansson talar om svensk EU-opinion kl. 13:15. Jag finns vid Sieps bokbord på förmiddagen. Kom gärna förbi och hälsa! www.regeringen.se/regeringens-...

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Europadagen 9 maj 2025

Sveriges 30 år som medlem i EU är årets tema för Europadagen den 9 maj. Kom och lyssna på debatter och samtal om vad EU-samarbetet har betytt och...

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Jakob Lewander @lewander.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

30 år av svensk EU-opinion - ny rapport från @sieps.bsky.social Svenskarna har förändrats och de har reagerat tydligt på omvärldens kriser. Titta på graferna och och vad som händer kring särskilda årtal.

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Mellan tvivel och entusiasm 30 år av svensk EU-opinion

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Jakob Lewander @lewander.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Perfect Friday read by @vkreilinger.bsky.social to catch up the coming challenges for Germany and EU

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Paul T. Levin @paultlevin.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

So much damage being done to important institutions it’s just mind-boggling. How much of this can be rebuilt even if this government of small and heartless people is kicked out in four years?

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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

My latest for @sieps.bsky.social, with Lisa Lundgren. 🇺🇸 🇪🇺

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Jakob Lewander @lewander.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

These comments are disturbingly revealing. Firstly, it is supposedly a bad thing when the law is applied to a prominent leader. Secondly, political representation of citizens is confined to "the leader". An archaic worldview. www.politico.eu/article/ital...

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Meloni joins cacophony of outrage against Le Pen guilty verdict

“I think that no one who cares about democracy can rejoice in a sentence that affects the leader of a large party and takes away representation from millions of citizens,” says Italian PM.

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Jakob Lewander @lewander.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Den här diskussionen har pågått ett tag. Viktiga frågor om presidentialisering och demokratisk legitimitet förekommer. Jag skulle nog lägga mer fokus på genomslagskraften i de kriser som har präglat EU:s politiska system de senaste åren. Jämför ledarskapet under eurokrisen. www.dn.se/varlden/hon-...

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Hon bor på kontoret och anklagas för en ”one woman show” – har Ursula gått för långt?

Att EU-kommissionens ordförande Ursula von der Leyen samlat allt mer makt runt sig själv väcker blandade känslor.

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Jakob Lewander @lewander.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

When the extremes rattle, the centre coagulates. Not always in a good way, but this time yes!

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Jakob Lewander @lewander.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

För ett år sedan släpptes @sieps.bsky.social rapport om svensk EU-opinion. En observation var svenskarna blir alltmer positiva till euro. Inom kort kommer nästa rapport och det ska bli intressant att se om tendensen håller i sig.

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Nathalie Tocci @nathalietocci.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

It would be surprising if it doesn’t happen

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Bernd Parusel @bernd-parusel.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Major @sieps.bsky.social publication out today! 10 essays on ’Key Concepts for the Future of the EU’: #Leadership, #Geopolitics, #Competitiveness, #Security, #Resilience, #Demography, #Inclusion, #Democracy, #Values, #Unity. Edited by @patricia-wadensjo.bsky.social & me. Thread & download here! 👇

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Trump and Vance act as if the problem is that Ukraine is resisting an ongoing Russian invasion. The problem is the ongoing Russian invasion. If they want to use American power to stop the war, apply it to the aggressor. Abusing the victim is not going to end a war of aggression.

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Jakob Lewander @lewander.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Nixon goes to China moment for Merz?

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Jakob Lewander @lewander.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Interesting demographical breakdown of German votes. Post-war generation voted stability and no adventures. Die Linke bears no weight among those born pre-89. AfD only weak among post-war born. www.politico.eu/article/germ...

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German election rekindles old divisions

Why the 2025 vote risks turning eastern Germans’ sense of isolation into a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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Jakob Lewander @lewander.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

It took 8 years. www.politico.eu/article/ange... From Angela Merkel's realisation of Europe's predicament in München to making it the primary pillar of the next government. Zeitgeist Zeitenwende? www.ft.com/content/61ee...

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Angela Merkel: Europe must take ‘our fate’ into own hands

Alluding to difficulties with Donald Trump and Brexit, German leader says EU can’t ‘completely depend on others.’

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Javier Bardón 🤸 @javierbardon.com · 21/02/2025

Osti tú, ¡igual hay que decírselo a Google! 🤣👇

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Valentin Kreilinger @vkreilinger.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

to be realised. In this light, getting a new German government in place relatively quickly seems particularly urgent, write Göran von Sydow, Director of SIEPS and Valentin Kreilinger, SIEPS researcher." www.di.se/debatt/europ... @sieps.bsky.social @dagens-industri.bsky.social

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Europa behöver en handlingskraftig tysk regering

DEBATT: EU kommer att behöva fatta brådskande beslut som ger Europa kapacitet att försvara kontinenten, gör EU:s ekonomi internationellt konkurrenskraftig och ger möjlighet att utnyttja den inre markn...

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Jakob Lewander @lewander.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Just when I thought I had not thoughts left on EU enlargement, I went to Tallinn and the wonderful team at @icds-tallinn.bsky.social pulled me back in. Great panels and great subjects. Thanks again @stevenblockmans.bsky.social

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Ditte Brasso @dittebrasso.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

It was a pleasure to take part in today's SIEPS webinar; Germany’s election – what does it mean for the EU? 🧵with main points 👇✋ Thank you for an excellent discussion Valentin Kreilinger, Almut Möller and Göran von Sydow @thinktankeuropa.bsky.social @sieps.bsky.social @epc-official.bsky.social

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Valentin Kreilinger @vkreilinger.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

What will make-or-break Friedrich Merz’ coalition options? The number of parties in the next Bundestag! Which of the three small parties in the opinion polls – Left Party 6-7% – BSW 4-4.5% – FDP 4% will pass the 5% threshold? A few scenarios to illustrate how the 630 seats could be distributed 👇

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Rosa Balfour @rosabalfour.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Three takeaways from #MunichSecurityConference on JDVance, Transatlanticism, and the role of think tanks A little thread 1/6

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Jakob Lewander @lewander.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

So much (too much?) at stake ahead of the German elections. Join us on 19 February @sieps.bsky.social for a discussion on the implications of new political majorities in Germany. Featuring @almutm.bsky.social, @gvonsydow.bsky.social, @lykkefriis.bsky.social and @vkreilinger.bsky.social

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Sieps – Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies

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Jakob Lewander @lewander.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

The meaning of Germany for Europe? Read this @sieps.bsky.social paper ahead of the upcoming German elections, written by @vkreilinger.bsky.social

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Germany votes – will its EU policy change?

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Jakob Lewander @lewander.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

How soon is uncertainty? Join us at @sieps.bsky.social for this webinar on 19th February to discuss the upcoming German elections and their meaning for Europe. Be sure to register! @vkreilinger.bsky.social @lykkefriis.bsky.social @almutm.bsky.social @gvonsydow.bsky.social

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Webinar 19 February: Germany’s election – what does it mean for the EU?

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Jakob Lewander @lewander.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

New publication in our @sieps.bsky.social Fit for 35 series on EU enlargement, by @chrishillion.bsky.social Three proposals: 1. Consistency in applying conditionality. 2. End MS capture of the accession process. 3. Progressive inclusion of candidates in EU governance.

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Jakob Lewander @lewander.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Press conference with German PM Scholz and Swedish PM Kristersson is already over 10 minutes late. This is as worrying as it is disturbing for European leadership. www.bundesregierung.de/breg-de/medi...

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Ab ca. 11:00 Uhr: Pressekonferenz des Bundeskanzlers und des schwedischen Ministerpräsidenten Ulf Kristersson

Live aus dem Bundeskanzleramt

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Jakob Lewander @lewander.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

The EU is raising ideas on how to build a total defence, à la Scandinavian mode. Katarina Engberg of @sieps.bsky.social lays out the principal ideas behind this drive.

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Towards a European Total Defence Union?

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Nicolai von Ondarza @nvondarza.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Very interesting and unusually programmatic invitation letter by @eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu to the informal European Council early February with a big focus on European defence under the shadow of Trump. Three things stand out to me:

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Jakob Lewander @lewander.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Very good by @gesineweber.bsky.social. Defence capacities need credibility as a running partner.

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