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Wolfgang Petzold

@wolfgangpetzold.bsky.social
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Interested in politics, EU affairs and research in regional development/cohesion www.researchgate.net/profile/Wolfga…

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Wolfgang Petzold @wolfgangpetzold.bsky.social · 5h
Comparing housing prices in the EU, map by Franziska Sielker and Selim Banabak www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
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Anna Heckhausen @annaheckhausen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The 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
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Wolfgang Petzold @wolfgangpetzold.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Equal Pay Day on 27 February 2027: Three months after the deadline, only only 12 countries have EU directive (partially) in force or bills in their parliament while 15 are lagging behind: www.euractiv.com/news/eu-coun...
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Wolfgang Petzold @wolfgangpetzold.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Looking into the future of European regional policy: Congress in Cologne on 1-2 October 2026, registration open until 6 September: www.arl-net.de/de/content/a..., map: ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web...
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Wolfgang Petzold @wolfgangpetzold.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
EU research grants generate higher long-run GDP returns but increase regional inequality and yield lower employment gains, whilst EU cohesion policy interventions reduce disparities and support substantially more employment, article says onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Wolfgang Petzold @wolfgangpetzold.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
New article on the EU budget 2028-2034: "A budget designed to make Europe more competitive, more secure and more strategically autonomous may instead make it less inclusive, more polarised and more fragile." www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Wolfgang Petzold @wolfgangpetzold.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
New book: Päivi Leino-Sandberg and Peter L. Lindseth visit the EU's constitutional borderlands, look critically into the RRF and and assess what it means für the future of EU integration, governance and budget global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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Michèle Knodt @micheleknodt.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
🚀 Out now: The Routledge Handbook of European Union Politics We set out to take EU politics seriously. 45 chapters, 67 authors, one political system in flux. www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...
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The Routledge Handbook of European Union Politics | Michèle Knodt, Nat
This handbook provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art account of the politics of the European Union. It pays particular attention to the profound challenges
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Wolfgang Petzold @wolfgangpetzold.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
EFRE-Förderung in Deutschland 2014-2020: Studie des ifo Dresden ifo.de/DocDL/ifoDD_...
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Wolfgang Petzold @wolfgangpetzold.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
The possible territorial impact of the new European Competitiveness Fund op.europa.eu/en/publicati...
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Wolfgang Petzold @wolfgangpetzold.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
The reform of EU cohesion policy post 2027: A bridge too far? www.bruegel.org/policy-brief... @bruegel.org
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Etienne Höra @etiennehoera.d-64.social · 18/03/2026
If you care about any EU policy, chances are that money is involved. Great primer on the long-term budget and what to expect in the negotiations.
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Wolfgang Petzold @wolfgangpetzold.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
GDP in Europe's regions in 2024 ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/...
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Wolfgang Petzold @wolfgangpetzold.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Demographic chnage and EU territories, new JRC report publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/h... bsky.app/profile/scie...
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Wolfgang Petzold @wolfgangpetzold.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Data-driven approaches to map cross-border regions of the EU www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
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European Court of Auditors @euauditors.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
▶ Today, at 16:30 CET: ECA Member Jan Gregor will present the @euauditors.bsky.social views on the next #MFF package (based on our Review 03/2025, but also including the topic of simplification), at @europarl.europa.eu @juri.europarl.europa.eu’s extraordinary meeting in Luxembourg 🇱🇺.
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Wolfgang Petzold @wolfgangpetzold.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
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Wolfgang Petzold @wolfgangpetzold.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
European Commission suggests to support investments in the EU's eastern border regions ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
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Wolfgang Petzold @wolfgangpetzold.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
What will possibly be the result of the negotiations on the EU budget 2028-2034? Find it out through a simualtion game for schools and universities drive.proton.me/urls/GJ57HZ0... #eucouncil #euco @ep-eprs.bsky.social
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Wolfgang Petzold @wolfgangpetzold.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
The EU's long-term budget: how do member states decide on it? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
#EU #CohesionPolicy hasn’t failed. It has been mis-sold. Framed as compensation rather than #investment, it lost legitimacy, despite evidence of #growth and spillovers. My new LSEPPR paper shows that a policy of development dressed up as charity struggles. doi.org/10.31389/lse...
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Wolfgang Petzold @wolfgangpetzold.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Socio-spatial effects on ETS2
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Wolfgang Petzold @wolfgangpetzold.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
What happens in case EU cohesion policy would be executed at national level? Effects would be negative for the development of regions authors say sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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European Court of Auditors @euauditors.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
📗 The latest ECA Journal is out: EU defence in focus! Gaston Moonen’s editorial opens this edition, featuring insights from EU representatives, including ECA members, as well as from researchers and auditors. 📖 Read more: www.eca.europa.eu/ECAPublicati...
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Wolfgang Petzold @wolfgangpetzold.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
A new EU agenda for cities ec.europa.eu/regional_pol... map: ec.europa.eu/eurostat/sta...
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Wolfgang Petzold @wolfgangpetzold.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
How "green" is the EU budget 2028-2034? A paper series eu.boell.org/en/new-MFF
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Wolfgang Petzold @wolfgangpetzold.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
The geography of EU discontent revisited: Change of eurosceptical votes in national elections between 2004-2008 and 2020-2023 publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/h...
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Thomas Schwab @schwabvonpostel.eu · 09/11/2025
𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞’𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞? 🇪🇺 The EU’s new budget debate isn’t just about money — it’s about power and participation. By centralising decisions in national governments, the Commission risks sidelining regions and civil society — the very actors who make policies work on the ground. 1/2
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Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
#Europe’s future won’t be forged in #capitals alone. It lies in Mainz, Skellefteå or Arteixo. Yet, these places are falling through the cracks: too rich for cohesion, too dull for #innovation strategies. Centralisation is not the #EU’s best strategy doi.org/10.1177/0969... doi.org/10.1080/0034...
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Wolfgang Petzold @wolfgangpetzold.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Cohesion policy 2028-2034 on the rocks? eprc-strath.org/publication/...
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Wolfgang Petzold @wolfgangpetzold.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Smarter allocations for EU cohesion policy 2028-2034 www.delorscentre.eu/en/publicati...
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Wolfgang Petzold @wolfgangpetzold.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
The (possible) new EU budget 2028-2034 and the regions cpmr.org/wpdm-package...
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Wolfgang Petzold @wolfgangpetzold.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Level of poverty in EU regions: www.espon.eu/sites/defaul...
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Wolfgang Petzold @wolfgangpetzold.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
The changing geography of public opinion on EU topics www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
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Wolfgang Petzold @wolfgangpetzold.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
How long does it take in different places to pay a mortage of a 75m2 dwelling back if one uses one third of his/her income? Map from the the Committee of the Regions' annual "State of EU Regions and Cities" report: cor.europa.eu/sites/defaul...
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Wolfgang Petzold @wolfgangpetzold.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Eurostat's Regional Yearbook 2025 out today: ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/...
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Wolfgang Petzold @wolfgangpetzold.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
The new EU budget 2028-2034: Will cohesion policy become a case for the history books? Find my views on my Researchgate account (see above)
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Wolfgang Petzold @wolfgangpetzold.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Preparing for a more performance-based delivery of EU cohesion funds ec.europa.eu/regional_pol...
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Wolfgang Petzold @wolfgangpetzold.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Should EU cohesion policy be delivered at national level or by regions? The latter, authors argue in this article www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Wolfgang Petzold @wolfgangpetzold.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
Cohesion between EU regions by 2035, study ec.europa.eu/regional_pol...
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Romy Hansum @romyha.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
The initial fuss over the COM’s MFF proposal has been digested - but the bargaining is only just beginning. In a new policy brief, @nilsredeker.bsky.social, @eulaliarubio.bsky.social, @lindnerjs.bsky.social and I take a closer look at the figures and the direction the negotiations should now take.
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Ripe for Reform – What’s in the EU Budget Proposal and What Should Come Next
On 16 July 2025, the European Commission unveiled its proposal for the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2028-35, kicking off what promises to be a highly fraught and marathon set of nego...
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Wolfgang Petzold @wolfgangpetzold.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
The EU budget 2028-2034 proposal: Ambitious as regards its structure, less so on size, says new paper www.delorscentre.eu/en/publicati... @delorsberlin.bsky.social
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Wolfgang Petzold @wolfgangpetzold.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
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Andrés Rodríguez-Pose @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Cohesion once let regions set their future; the new budget folds #Cohesion into a packed mega-envelope. Empowerment & democracy are swapped for compliance. When one in three voters flirts with Euroscepticism, this is political arson. commission.europa.eu/strategy-and... doi.org/10.1080/0013...
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Wolfgang Petzold @wolfgangpetzold.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
EU budget 2028-2034: who gets how much? commission.europa.eu/strategy-and...
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Wolfgang Petzold @wolfgangpetzold.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
The EU budget 2028-2034: slides as presented by budget Commissioner Serafin on 16 July in the EP www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/202...
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Wolfgang Petzold @wolfgangpetzold.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Is this the end of EU cohesion policy? www.euractiv.com/wp-content/u...
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Wolfgang Petzold @wolfgangpetzold.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Member states' positions on the EU budget post 2027 www.euractiv.com/section/econ...
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Wolfgang Petzold @wolfgangpetzold.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
Do EU recovery funds promote cohesion between regions? No, says article: core regions profit more than peripheral ones sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Bruegel @bruegel.org · 10/07/2025
💶 Bigger, better funded and focused on public goods: how to revamp the European Union budget 🔨 How can the #MFF be reformed to match EU objectives? 🖊️ @zsoltdarvas.bsky.social, @roeldom.bsky.social, Marie-Sophie Lappe, Pascal Saint-Amans and @steinbacharmin.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/V3I8Wo9 #EconSky
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Bigger, better funded and focused on public goods: how to revamp the European Union budget
Improving economic policy
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