Manuel Müller @manuelmueller.foederalist.eu · 6hThe parties of the extended "von der Leyen platform" (EPP, S&D, RE + Greens) are down to ~20% in the Latvian election – not a good result for pro-Europeans. (Admittedly, AS is one of the most centrist parties in ECR. But they still have chosen to sit in the same group as parties like PiS and AUR.) 1117
Manuel Müller @manuelmueller.foederalist.eu · 03/10/2026By the way, happy German Unity to those who celebrate! It's also the 15th anniversary of my blog – so if you haven't done so yet, go follow it at @foederalist.eu 😊bsky.app 092
Reposted by Manuel MüllerEurope Elects @europeelects.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Latvia: national parliament election today: ➤ Eligible voters: 1,557,615 ➤ Polling stations open: 7:00 AM-7:00 PM CEST ➤ Incumbent government: JV (EPP), ZZS (~RE|S&D), AS (ECR), NA (ECR) with head of government and European Council member Andris Kulbergs ➤https://europeelects.eu/latvia #Latvia 071
Manuel Müller @manuelmueller.foederalist.eu · 03/10/2026And we aren't even halfway through the Trump 2 presidency... 🙃 130
Manuel Müller @manuelmueller.foederalist.eu · 02/10/2026I mean, the UK is not an optimal currency area anyway; and joining Schengen together with Ireland would solve many problems regarding the implementation of the GFA and also make travelling a lot easier for UK citizens. It's really not such a difficult case to make. 121
Reposted by Manuel MüllerBettina Kohlrausch @bettikohlrausch.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Wenn man die Brandmauer nur als performativen Akt und nicht als intellektuelle Haltung versteht, kann sie übrigens auch nicht funktionieren. 0215
Manuel Müller @manuelmueller.foederalist.eu · 01/10/2026#OTD 120 years ago, Finland adopted a new electoral law, becoming the first European country to let women vote. 20 years later, in December 1926, Miina Sillanpää became the first 🇫🇮 female (vice)minister. Since 2023, October 1st is celebrated as Miina Sillanpää Day or Day of Civic Participation. 0163
Manuel Müller @manuelmueller.foederalist.eu · 30/09/2026In climate policy, as in other areas, the argument "If I don't do it, someone else will" usually actually means: "If someone else doesn't do it, I will." 010
Manuel Müller @manuelmueller.foederalist.eu · 30/09/2026This is a bit embarrassing: 🇫🇮 PM Orpo has signed the "Frugals" letter demanding across-the-board #EUbudget cuts – although he had been campaining for *more* EU agriculture spending. Now he has distanced himself from the letter, and @hs.fi is wondering whether he was even aware what he was signing.hs.fiHS-analyysi | Vaikuttaa siltä, että Orpo ei itse ymmärrä, millaisen kirjeen on allekirjoittanut EU:lleSuomi on mukana ryhmässä, joka vaatii leikkauksia myös maataloustukiin, vaikka pääministeri Petteri Orpo muuta väittää, HS:n EU-kirjeenvaihtaja Jarno Hartikainen kirjoittaa. 2277
Reposted by Manuel MüllerHeide Franck @heidefranck.bsky.social · 30/09/2026🧵 Seitenhonorar/Einkommen: Seriös geschätzt liefert eine Literaturübersetzerin 100 saubere Normseiten im Monat ab, inkl. Recherche, zweifacher Überarbeitung etc. Beim Branchenschnitt von 19,27 € pro Seite beschert mir das 1.927 € im Monat. Aber ich bin Freiberuflerin, daher ... 49943
Reposted by Manuel MüllerMae Nick Phra Khanong @nickjbrumfield.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Seriously just enforce normal liability for AI on the owners and so much of this shit goes away AI companies want to be treated like the hired expert when it comes to pocketing any financial flows, but like a cursory Google Search whenever it comes to liability 635096
Manuel Müller @manuelmueller.foederalist.eu · 29/09/2026Nothing says "We urgently want an agreement by the end of the year" like a public ultimatum with maximum demands that you know are unacceptable for the other side. That's how MFF negotiations work. 182
Reposted by Manuel MüllerAlexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"the issue was postponed" 44812
Reposted by Manuel MüllerManuel Müller @manuelmueller.foederalist.eu · 28/09/2026Is what we need right now really a "new Congress of Europe" bringing together the continent's "most brilliant minds" to develop a "vision" that can "inspire the next generation"? I have some doubts. 👇 242
Reposted by Manuel MüllerManuel Müller @manuelmueller.foederalist.eu · 28/09/2026Brauchen wir gerade wirklich einen "neuen #Europa-Kongress", der die "klügsten Köpfe" des Kontinents vereinigt, um eine "Vision" zu entwickeln, die die "neue Generation" inspiriert? Ich habe da meine Zweifel. 👇 043
Reposted by Manuel MüllerEU-Ylva Nilsson @euylva.bsky.social · 29/09/2026”Axe spending or we won’t approve any new budget!” Scary threat in the US maybe. Not so much in the EU where the last budget just keeps rolling over if you don’t approve a new one www.ft.com/content/3b82...ft.comGermany issues EU budget ultimatumBerlin and five other capitals tell Brussels to axe ‘hundreds of billions’ in planned spending 032
Manuel Müller @manuelmueller.foederalist.eu · 28/09/2026If you've been looking for a Congress of Europe blog post featuring a cultural reference to a Swedish dystopian crime novel from the 1960s, worry no more – I've got you covered! 030
Manuel Müller @manuelmueller.foederalist.eu · 28/09/2026Is what we need right now really a "new Congress of Europe" bringing together the continent's "most brilliant minds" to develop a "vision" that can "inspire the next generation"? I have some doubts. 👇 242
Manuel Müller @manuelmueller.foederalist.eu · 28/09/2026Brauchen wir gerade wirklich einen "neuen #Europa-Kongress", der die "klügsten Köpfe" des Kontinents vereinigt, um eine "Vision" zu entwickeln, die die "neue Generation" inspiriert? Ich habe da meine Zweifel. 👇 043
Manuel Müller @manuelmueller.foederalist.eu · 28/09/2026I've seen this argument around a lot recently: Instead of a "firewall" against far-right parties, wouldn't it be better to just defend certain "principles", such as democracy or rule of law? Short 🧵 why I think that approach is misguided. 4157
Manuel Müller @manuelmueller.foederalist.eu · 26/09/2026Einerseits kann man AI-Werbung einer 0,x%-Partei einfach ignorieren. Andererseits hat uns die BP die ikonischen "Bayern-loswerden"-Plakate zur Euopawahl 2009 geschenkt. Was für ein Qualitätsabfall! Und drittens: Sehe ich richtig, dass da rechts unten im Bild zwei UN-Flaggen an der Hauswand hängen? 010
Reposted by Manuel MüllerHoywoj @aushoywoj.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Paul Gröger war Bürgermeister von Heidenau. Er verweigerte den Befehl, die Hakenkreuzfahne am Rathaus aufzuhängen, und wurde daraufhin in das KZ Hohenstein gebracht, wo er so schwer misshandelt wurde, dass er anschließend Selbstmord beging. gedenkplaetze.info/biografien/p... 91138363
Reposted by Manuel MüllerEd Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Happy Stanislav Petrov Day He passed in 2017. As Encyclopedia Britannica puts it, “He is survived by his two children, two grandchildren, and the entire human race.” If you don't know his story, please take 3 minutes now to learn it. @gchalliance.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.socialsammatey.substack.comHappy Stanislav Petrov DayTake five minutes to not destroy civilization 252113936
Reposted by Manuel MüllerJennifer Clapp 🇨🇦 @jennifer-clapp.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Food prices are high everywhere, straining people's ability to buy it; but people in the poorest countries spend a much higher % of their income on food (over 50% in some countries) - making geopolitical shocks and climate events that affect food prices especially harmful in those countries. 0197
Manuel Müller @manuelmueller.foederalist.eu · 24/09/2026That juxtaposition of "a Europe of nation states, a Europe capable of being a genuine global power" is striking. Does he truly believe these things are positively correlated? How does he think such an EU would function? Or is it just that after so many years I still haven't got used to cakeism? 1323
Reposted by Manuel MüllerAnna Heckhausen @annaheckhausen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The EU Budget Navigator is live! Want to compare proposals for the EU’s next long-term budget, see which priorities receive funding or build your own scenario? We've got you covered! Explore the EU Budget Navigator here: budget-navigator.eu Why it matters - a thread. @bst-europe.bsky.social 1/7 179
Manuel Müller @manuelmueller.foederalist.eu · 23/09/2026Antidemokratische Parteien können in Deutschland verboten werden. Was hingegen nicht geht: Nach Gutdünken Länder ungleich behandeln, je nachdem, ob die Bundesregierung mit der dortigen Landesregierung politisch sympathisiert oder nicht. 030
Manuel Müller @manuelmueller.foederalist.eu · 23/09/2026"Gleiche Rechte u Sicherheit für Palästinenser u Israelis; Schutz jüdischen Lebens hier; keine Rechtfertigung v Angriffen auf Zivilisten; Kritik an Besatzung u Regierungspolitik ohne Zuschreibung kollektiver Schuld. Sei einfach kein bescheuerter Radikaler!" Schönes Interview mit @shahak.bsky.socialtagesspiegel.de„Sei einfach kein bescheuerter Radikaler!“: Wie geht linke Haltung zu Israel ohne Antisemitismus, Herr Shapira?Shahak Shapira kam als Jugendlicher aus Israel nach Sachsen-Anhalt. Als Comedian macht er Witze über sein Leben als deutscher Jude. Er hat seinen ganz eigenen Blick auf den Wahlsieg der Linken. 140
Manuel Müller @manuelmueller.foederalist.eu · 22/09/2026Remember when Ursula von der Leyen called nuclear a "clean, homegrown energy" in the #SOTEU? The EU imports *all* of its raw uranium - most (37%) from Canada, but also from Kazakhstan (20%), Russia (16%), and Uzbekistan (10%). 142
Reposted by Manuel MüllerNicolai von Ondarza @nvondarza.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Another indicator that the EPP works with the (more) far-right 'Patriots for Europe' via the national-conservative ECR: "He said ECR lawmakers sometimes negotiate with the Patriots and then with the EPP, acting as informal mediators because the EPP does not want to deal directly with the Patriots"politico.euMeloni’s EU lieutenant urges Brussels to work with Le PenNicola Procaccini say he is “optimistic” that French far-right leader will not be destructive for the EU. 1125
Manuel Müller @manuelmueller.foederalist.eu · 21/09/2026Nur so am Rande: Natürlich ist die deutsche Asylpolitik großteils eine Durchführung des Gemeinsamen Europäischen Asylsystems, sodass hier die EU-Grundrechtecharta gilt. Um seine Phantasien "rechtssicher" umzusetzen, müsste Sarrazin Deutschland also gleich auch aus der EU austreten lassen. 041
Manuel Müller @manuelmueller.foederalist.eu · 21/09/2026Zuerst sagt Eralp, Remmo sei bei der Wahlparty rausgeworfen worden, zudem stehe sie "für den Schutz von jüdischem Leben" und verspreche, "dass die Menschen in unserer Stadt sich wieder sicher fühlen sollen". Danach fordert Banaszak eine "klare Distanzierung". Wie viel klarer geht's denn noch?zeit.deWahl in Berlin: Grüne fordern klare Distanzierung der Linken von Wahlparty-GästenFelix Banaszak kritisiert den Besuch eines Clan-Chefs und eines Anti-Israel-Aktivisten bei den Linken. Eine Koalition mit seiner Partei gebe es nicht als »Blankoscheck«. 333
Manuel Müller @manuelmueller.foederalist.eu · 21/09/2026Majority voting allows groups of small member states to outvote the larger ones. National vetoes, on the other hand, entrench traditional power imbalances in favour of large states. But while member states were very aware of this in the past, it is hardly reflected in current #EUreform debates. 062
Manuel Müller @manuelmueller.foederalist.eu · 21/09/2026Mehrheitsentscheidungen erlauben es auch kleinen Mitgliedstaaten, die großen zu überstimmen. Nationale Vetorechte hingegen zementieren traditionelle Machtungleichgewichte zugunsten der Großen. In der aktuellen #EUreform-Debatte schlägt sich das jedoch kaum nieder – anders als noch in den 1960ern. 010
Reposted by Manuel MüllerIva Vukušić @vukusiciva.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I heard the same thing. On Friday. I don't know if this is all spreading from the same source and if it's true, but it could be true, in which case, I hope the states parties have a plan. It's hardly a surprise - they announced it. #ICC 277
Reposted by Manuel MüllerFranziska Davies @efdavies.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Priorität haben Interviews mit Nazis (selbst wenn man eine Ministerpräsidentin im Studio hat), AfD-Lügen bleiben unwidersprochen, für die „Polarisierung“ in MV sind „beide Seiten“ verantwortlich. Der Umgang der ÖR mit einer Partei, die die Demokratie zerstören will, ist wieder schwer auszuhalten. 241133313
Reposted by Manuel MüllerManuel Müller @manuelmueller.foederalist.eu · 18/09/2026Unsere Sammlung von Kurzanalysen zu Ursula von der Leyens diesjähriger #SOTEU gibt es jetzt auch auf Deutsch 👇 034
Manuel Müller @manuelmueller.foederalist.eu · 20/09/2026You could make a similar argument about political progress, too. So many centuries of revolutionary ideologies promising to bring eternal peace, and what really worked for Europe was Brussels bureaucracy. 1155
Manuel Müller @manuelmueller.foederalist.eu · 18/09/2026Unsere Sammlung von Kurzanalysen zu Ursula von der Leyens diesjähriger #SOTEU gibt es jetzt auch auf Deutsch 👇 034
Reposted by Manuel MüllerOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 17/09/2026In May of 1940 there was a mass panic in Britain - stirred up by the tabloid press - about 'fighting aged men' who had come to Britain as 'refugees' posing a threat to the women and children of this country - and essentially forming a 'fifth column' that could, at any moment rise up against everyonestatic.klipy.comWW2 Soldiers in Croatia: Ivan Janjic StorefrontALT: WW2 Soldiers in Croatia: Ivan Janjic Storefront 411256560
Reposted by Manuel MüllerScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 17/09/2026A sign of the times: Likud has no problem whatsoever recognizing and offering fraternal support to other fascist parties, starting with Austria's FPÖ, which was founded by a group of SS officers.haaretz.com'Historic turning point' • Israel moves toward recognizing Austrian party founded by former NazisThe Austrian Freedom Party's leader gave a speech backing Israel's right-wing agenda that was welcomed by members of the Israeli government. Austria's established Jewish community vehemently rejects t... 14526
Manuel Müller @manuelmueller.foederalist.eu · 17/09/2026I found it quite funny that Ursula von der Leyen called nuclear a "homegrown clean energy" yesterday, but I guess she was just anticipating Canada's imminent accession. 🙃 030
Reposted by Manuel MüllerManuel Müller @manuelmueller.foederalist.eu · 16/09/2026What went down in Ursula von der Leyen’s State of the European Union address? Here is a collection of short analyses of the key issues of today's #SOTEU that I have edited for @foederalist.eu. Many thanks to all the wonderful contributors! 195
Reposted by Manuel Müllerlastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · 16/09/2026It's genuinely fascinating that the US president keeps announcing that he just flat out doesn't know what trade is, he legit doesn't appreciate the concept of exchange and instead views economic activity through the lens of a dragon attempting to maximise its gold hoard to sit upon. 893853597
Manuel Müller @manuelmueller.foederalist.eu · 17/09/2026Since we're all guessing what an "associate member" might be, here's a not-so-serious look into 🇨🇦's hypothetical EP delegation: Seats: 55-58 (41M inhabitants, between 🇪🇸 & 🇵🇱) Parties (applying PR to 2025 election result): LPC (Renew) 24 seats CPC (ECR?) 23 BQ (EFA?) 4 NDP (S&D?) 4 GPC (Greens)1 030
Reposted by Manuel MüllerUlrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 16/09/2026Found this very useful, by & via @manuelmueller.foederalist.eu www.foederalist.eu/2026/09/sote...foederalist.euSOTEU 2026: What went down in Ursula von der Leyen’s State of the European Union addressEin Blog über die Demokratie in Europa 1236
Manuel Müller @manuelmueller.foederalist.eu · 16/09/2026What went down in Ursula von der Leyen’s State of the European Union address? Here is a collection of short analyses of the key issues of today's #SOTEU that I have edited for @foederalist.eu. Many thanks to all the wonderful contributors! 195
Manuel Müller @manuelmueller.foederalist.eu · 16/09/2026Tired: Conference on the Future of Europe. Wired: Nouveau Congrès de l'Europe. #SOTEU26 151
Manuel Müller @manuelmueller.foederalist.eu · 15/09/2026One of the most egregious shortcomings of the von der Leyen Commission is certainly its failure to address this lawlessness in the #Schengen area. 03218