Prof Arno van der Zwet

This seems to be the wrong table.

The Owl of Minerva only flies at dusk....

A meeting between the President of Finland and the Prime Minsters of Denmark, Norway and Sweden at the Danish Prime Minister's home.

A picture speaks a thousand words and in this case speaks volumes of the relationship between these countries and their approach to governance.

Commission disburses first €3 billion to Ukraine of its part of the G7 loan, to be repaid with proceeds from immobilised Russian assets The European Commission has disbursed today the first €3 billion tranche of its exceptional Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) loan for Ukraine, which will be repaid with proceeds from immobilised Russi...

🚨🚨 @ec.europa.eu has disbursed today the first €3 billion tranche of its exceptional Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) loan for Ukraine, which will be repaid with proceeds from immobilised Russian State assets in the EU. Brief🧵
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

So important to get movement on on the Youth Mobility scheme.

UK delays gene editing plans in push for Brexit reset Brussels warns that current British plans not compatible with agreement to cut border checks

🚨The EU-UK reset was never going to be a straightforward exercise. @pmdfoster.bsky.social, @andybounds.bsky.social & Maddie Speed reports that Brussels has informally warned that current UK gene editing plans will be not compatible with a prospective EU-UK vets agmt.🧵
www.ft.com/content/90f7...

Brexit cost UK £27bn in lost trade in first two years, review finds Despite fall in trade, LSE study says overall impact was more limited than OBR forecasters first estimated

🚨🚨 "Brexit cost UK £27bn in lost trade in first two years, review finds". Great @theguardian.com write up of @cep-lse.bsky.social study stating that overall impact of #brexit was more limited than OBR forecasters first estimated (but well still significant). 🧵
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Brexit cost UK £27bn in lost trade in first two years, review finds Despite fall in trade, LSE study says overall impact was more limited than OBR forecasters first estimated * Business live – latest updates The damage from Brexit to trade links with the EU cost the UK £27bn in the first two years, but the overall…

Brexit cost UK £27bn in lost trade in first two years, review finds

Agreed - Rejoining must be a priority.

Bidenomics showed how #IndustrialPolicy can revive neglected areas—but boldness alone isn’t enough. Without social infrastructure deprived places remain stuck, write @gretegans.bsky.social & @andywestwood.bsky.social.
doi.org/10.1080/2158...
A cautionary tale for UK & EU.
doi.org/10.1080/0034...

Schengen: Council decides to lift land border controls with Bulgaria and Romania The Council has adopted a decision to lift internal land border controls with and between Bulgaria and Romania.

🚨🚨Major EU policy news today is that @consilium.europa.eu has decided remove checks on persons at the internal land borders with and between Bulgaria and Romania from 1 January 2025 meaning that those countries now are full #Schengen members. 🧵 www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...

"Places that don’t matter" meet "people who feel left behind"—Luise Köppen's PhD reveals how geography and inequality fuel political #discontent.
A masterful exploration of emotional landscapes and economic divides.
Read more: doi.org/10.1111/rsp3... #Groningen #PhD

Good news.

Europe works.

#ThankEU

Lot of good stuff in this proposal from the Council on the negotiating mandate regarding the UK.

Some thoughts in a 🧵

Article by @pmdfoster.bsky.social
H/t @sabine34.bsky.social @nicoledso.bsky.social

What the UK must do to improve EU trade relations [FREE TO READ] Business sentiment in countries such as Spain toward the UK has improved, but comes with expectations attached.

🚨"What the UK must do to improve EU trade relations.
Business sentiment in countries such as Spain toward the UK has improved but comes with expectations attached". Characteristically clear-eyed thinking by @pmdfoster.bsky.social in his State of the Britain newsletter.🧵
www.ft.com/content/18aa...

Europe’s birth rate crisis: only 3.67m #babies born in 2023, a record low.
www.ft.com/content/1ada...
The reasons? Economic pressures, shifting gender roles & also poor #institutions.
Strong governance helps reconcile #fertility and female workforce participation.
doi.org/10.1093/jeg/...

Good thread - worth a read!

One often overlooked tragedy of Brexit is the UK's withdrawal from most EU cross-border and transnational programmes. These initiatives supported invaluable networks for capacity building and lesson sharing at the local level. It almost certainly has reduced local actor's network resilience.

Great result for Wales Jan. Same sentiment for me - my daughter plays every weekend and I coach the team. We grew from 10 girls at our club in 2017 to well over 100 now. Real societal change 👍⚽️

Women joining Scottish football clubs sees three-fold increase The number who are members of football clubs in Scotland has increased by more than 16,500 since 2017, according to figures seen exclusively by The…

Although it’s disappointing that the Scotland women’s team didn’t qualify tonight, the progress in Scottish football over the past eight years has been remarkable, with a 332% increase in youth-level membership.

www.heraldscotland.com/news/2475889...

The geography of quality of government in the EU at subnational level in 2024
www.gu.se/en/quality-g... #CohesionSky

Weak #institutions? Strengthen governance.
Strong institutions? Build political trust.
The economic formula for #Europe’s regions is clear: tailor reforms to context.
Governance drives efficiency & accountability; trust cements collaboration. Both fuel growth.
Article here: doi.org/10.1007/s001...

EU cohesion policy 2028-2034? New report by EPRC/EoRPA eprc-strath.org/publication/...

I was invited to speak about the upcoming Trump era and share some lessons and optimism. I declined politely. After more than 25 years of researching the far right, I have no more (new) lessons and optimism to share.

Important❗ What does the EU's drive towards strategic autonomy mean for Cohesion Policy?
The EPRC's latest EoRPA report explores the key debates shaping Cohesion Policy in the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 👇

Ex-chief EU negotiator calls for young Britons to be able to live and work in Europe Keir Starmer has so far ruled out agreeing such a scheme, which would let under-30s live, study and work across the bloc

The EU wants a youth mobility scheme.
Why is our government so opposed to the idea?

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Labour can no longer hide from the cost of Brexit Weak growth and a Trump trade war could force the party to change its Europe policy.

Labour can no longer hide from the cost of Brexit...
www.newstatesman.com/comment/2024...

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Imposing neutrality on Ukraine will not stop Putin or bring peace to Europe Imposing neutrality on Ukraine will not bring about a durable peace in Europe. On the contrary, it would leave Ukraine at Putin’s mercy and set the stage for a new Russian invasion, writes Mykola Biel...

"Imposing neutrality on Ukraine will not bring about a durable peace in Europe. On the contrary, it would leave Ukraine at Putin’s mercy and set the stage for a new Russian invasion." Another great piece from @mykolabielieskov.bsky.social www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...

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