Joan Lanfranco (he/him)

🟢 Seismic win for @greenparty.org.uk, taking 40% in by-election and boosting them to five MPs. Labour and Reform sidelined.
🌻 Protest vote or political realignment?
@nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social weighs in 👉 eu.boell.org/en/2026/02/2...
@boell.de @rkefferputz.bsky.social @janalbrecht.bsky.social

🟢 Bom dia from the 40th Congress of the @europeangreens.eu in Lisbon! 🌻🇵🇹🇪🇺
We’re happy to meet so many committed people from around Europe & share our work with them.
This Congress’ theme is “Loud for People, Planet & Europe” 👉🏼 europeangreens.eu/lisbon2025-p...
@boell.de @janalbrecht.bsky.social

Historic highs, local lows: the European Green Party in 2025 | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Brussels office - European Union 2025 brought mixed fortunes for the European Green Party: record election results in Norway and Portugal, historic membership surges in Germany and the UK, and the election of the first Green mayor in...

🟢 The @europeangreens.eu in 2025: 🌻🗳️ Record wins in Norway & Portugal, booming memberships in Germany & the UK, and first Green mayors in Copenhagen & Riga. Tobias Gerhard Schminke from @europeelects.bsky.social has the data and details! 👀👇
#EGPCongress #EGPCongress2025

It was certainly not the expected outcome for @groenlinks-pvda.bsky.social, but the far right was defeated by charismatic @robjetten.bsky.social (social-liberal D66), which means that a reliable Netherlands is back on the EU and global stage, much needed in these uncertain and turbulent times 🙏

I really enjoyed talking with @noortjethijssen.bsky.social from our sister green political foundation @wbgroenlinks.bsky.social, about the results of the Dutch snap elections! 👉 boell-europe.podigee.io/28-2025-elec...

Hot off the press! Timely 🆕 Böll EU Brief by @rkefferputz.bsky.social & Anika Bruck, mapping 160+ bilateral defence partnerships in Europe, including some cool #dataviz by yours truly 🤓📊️🎨 eu.boell.org/en/defence-p... #EUCO

The English edition of the Water Atlas, published by Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, presents the complexity and urgency of global water issues in a visually compelling, accessible format. It provides facts, trends, case studies, and political context to inform public discourse and shape policy. From the unequal distribution of water and industrial pollution to climate-linked water insecurity and geopolitical tensions, the Atlas aims to sharpen understanding and support action toward more sustainable and equitable water governance. This event will serve as a platform to present the main findings of the Water Atlas and to discuss how Europe can contribute to a fairer and more resilient global water future: https://calendar.boell.de/en/water-atlas-launch

🟢 Overuse, pollution, climate change & weak governance are driving a global #water crisis.
💧 @boell.de's English edition of the #WaterAtlas presents the complexity & urgency of global water issues in a clear, visual way.
🗓️ Join our launch on 5/11 in Brussels&online! calendar.boell.de/en/water-atl...

Congratulations to Andrzej Poczobut and Mzia Amaglobeli, journalists from Belarus and Georgia, on winning the 2025 Sakharov Prize.
Their courage is a symbol of the fight for freedom, justice, and democracy.
Journalism is not a crime, but a cornerstone of democracy and a safeguard of our freedoms.

🟢 𝟯 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 👉 eu.boell.org/en/2025/10/1...
🇫🇷❓Macron is facing pressure at home & abroad. @jmlanfranco.bsky.social asked @marcberthold.bsky.social, Director of @boellfrit.bsky.social, what does this mean for France & Europe.
@boell.de

I'm honoured to have interviewed @remybonny.bsky.social on the new EU #LGBTIQ+ Equality Strategy, for @boelleu.bsky.social. He does an amazing and courageous work at Forbidden Colours! 👇🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇪🇺

🟢 New Böll·Europe podcast! Andrej Babiš makes a comeback 😬, the Greens return to parliament 🥳🌻 and populism takes a new shape 🚗💨. I break down the election results with the great insights from @adelajureckova.bsky.social. Listen here 🎧 👉 boell-europe.podigee.io/27-2025-elec...

🟢 𝗠𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗼𝘃𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 🇲🇩🇪🇺 @jmlanfranco.bsky.social asked 3 Questions on the election aftermath to @boell.de's Robert Sperfeld ➡️ eu.boell.org/en/2025/09/3...
#Moldova #Elections @nicustefanuta.bsky.social @lenaats.bsky.social @europeangreens.eu @janalbrecht.bsky.social

https://eu.boell.org/en/vacancies

🟢 We have 2️⃣ opportunities for students/graduates!
💼 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲 (full-time), from Oct 2025 to Feb 2026 👉 eu.boell.org/en/vacancy-t...
🎓 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 (min 10 hours/week), from Sept to Dec 2025 👉 eu.boell.org/en/student-a...
Deadline for both: 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟯𝟭 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, 𝟮𝟯:𝟱𝟵 𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗧

🟢 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗕ö𝗹𝗹·𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 🎧👉 boell-europe.podigee.io/26-2025-elec...
🗳️ @jmlanfranco.bsky.social talks to Maciej Makulski (@boell.de Warsaw office) about the narrow victory of Karol #Nawrocki (PiS).
#Poland #Podcast #elections @europeangreens.eu

🟢 I asked 3 questions to Kristian Brakel (Director of @boell.de's East Asia | Global Dialogue office in Seoul) on the presidential election results in South Korea. Check it out! 🇰🇷 🗳️👉 eu.boell.org/en/2025/06/0...
@boelleu.bsky.social

🟢 Where and how should the EU build effective cable diplomacy partnerships? Check our our NEW Böll EU Brief 03/2025 | 𝗖𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘆: 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 by @jonasfranken.bsky.social 👉 eu.boell.org/en/cable-dip...
@peasec.de @boell.de

🟢 I asked 3 questions to MEP & EP Vice-President @nicustefanuta.bsky.social about pro-European Nicușor Dan's victory at yesterday's presidential run-off in #Romania 🇷🇴 🗳️ 🇪🇺 👉 eu.boell.org/en/2025/05/1...
@greens-efa.eu @europeangreens.eu @boelleu.bsky.social @boell.de

🟢 NEW Böll EU Brief 02/2025 | 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁: 𝗔 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗨-𝗨𝗞 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, by @jannikewachowiak.bsky.social (@ukandeu.bsky.social) 👉 eu.boell.org/en/beyond-br...

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#EU #UK #summit @boell.de @euinuk.bsky.social @anandmenon.bsky.social @jillongovt.bsky.social @lscazzieri.bsky.social

LGBTI human rights are under attack across Europe, and the brand new #RainbowMap clearly shows it www.ilga-europe.org/press-releas...

🟢 Five months into the new European Commission, we are releasing an updated 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗿 👉 eu.boell.org/en/green-dea...
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@ieep.eu @boell.de @eeb.org @caneurope.org @ec.europa.eu @europeangreens.eu @greens-efa.eu @rkefferputz.bsky.social @juttapaulus.bsky.social

🟢 After a bumpy start for Friedrich Merz's chancellorship, we asked 𝟯 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲'𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗱𝗕 @chantalkopf.bsky.social 👉 eu.boell.org/en/2025/05/0...
@boell.de @rkefferputz.bsky.social @sven-giegold.de
@europeangreens.eu @frausibylle.bsky.social

🟢 Apply now to be our next Head Programme - EU & International Politics at @boelleu.bsky.social! 🚀

In a pivotal week for transatlantic trade relations, the new EU Böll Brief “Trading partners? Europe's options against Trump’s tariffs“ analyses the potential consequences of rising US tariffs on European trade and explores strategic responses available to the EU, highlighting the economic risks of a tariff war for each individual EU Member State and outlining alternative strategies for the EU to safeguard its economic interests: https://eu.boell.org/en/trading-partners

In a pivotal week for transatlantic trade relations, the new EU Böll Brief “Trading partners? Europe's options against Trump’s tariffs“ analyses the potential consequences of rising US tariffs on European trade and explores strategic responses available to the EU, highlighting the economic risks of a tariff war for each individual EU Member State and outlining alternative strategies for the EU to safeguard its economic interests: https://eu.boell.org/en/trading-partners

In a pivotal week for transatlantic trade relations, the new EU Böll Brief “Trading partners? Europe's options against Trump’s tariffs“ analyses the potential consequences of rising US tariffs on European trade and explores strategic responses available to the EU, highlighting the economic risks of a tariff war for each individual EU Member State and outlining alternative strategies for the EU to safeguard its economic interests: https://eu.boell.org/en/trading-partners

In a pivotal week for transatlantic trade relations, the new EU Böll Brief “Trading partners? Europe's options against Trump’s tariffs“ analyses the potential consequences of rising US tariffs on European trade and explores strategic responses available to the EU, highlighting the economic risks of a tariff war for each individual EU Member State and outlining alternative strategies for the EU to safeguard its economic interests: https://eu.boell.org/en/trading-partners

🟢 In a pivotal week for transatlantic #trade relations, we're publishing today the new EU Böll Brief “𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀? 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲'𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽’𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗳𝘀“ 👉 eu.boell.org/en/trading-p...
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@boell.de @sonalichowdhry.bsky.social @julianhi.nz @hendrikmahlkow.com @kiel.institute @diw.de #Tariffs

3 Questions on the political crisis in Turkey to Dawid Bartelt | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Brussels office - European Union The arrest of Istanbul’s Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has sent shockwaves through Turkey’s political landscape. Civil society has been protesting every day, amidst a media crackdown that attempts to contain t...

🟢 Why was Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu arrested? What other issues are pushing Turkey's population to protest? What does this unrest mean for EU-Turkey relations? @jmlanfranco.bsky.social asked 3 Questions to @heinrichboelltr.bsky.social's Director Dawid Bartelt 👉 eu.boell.org/en/2025/03/2...

This week marks 100 days of the von der Leyen II European Commission. A deadline by which President von der Leyen promised a range of initiatives, as outlined in her 2024-2029 political guidelines. We take a look at the main initiatives launched, in a time when Europe is adapting to shifting geopolitical paradigms: https://eu.boell.org/en/2025/03/11/100-days-office-assessing-main-initiatives-von-der-leyen-ii-european-commission

🟢 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝘆𝗲𝗻 𝗜𝗜 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: what has been delivered? ✅ What is pending/delayed? ❌
Our Heads of Programme take a closer look, in a time when Europe is adapting to shifting geopolitical paradigms 👉 eu.boell.org/en/2025/03/1...
@boell.de @ec.europa.eu

🟢 TODAY at 14:00 CET! What's the impact of Germany's #BTW25 election for the EU's unity, decarbonisation & competitiveness agenda, and 🇪🇺's role in the world?
Join the discussion 👉 eu.boell.org/BTW25
@boell.de @jpuglierin.bsky.social @sven-giegold.de @lgewessler.bsky.social @rkefferputz.bsky.social

Europe must step up its security – no longer can we rely fully on the US to defend our values & Ukraine’s sovereignty.

Ukraine’s security is Europe’s security. No negotiations about Ukraine or European security without the EU.

@terryreintke.bsky.social, @baseickhout.bsky.social & other leaders⤵️

US Briefings: Trump’s Rapid-Fire Dismantling of US Democracy The second Trump Administration took office less than one month ago. But already, media and international observers seem at a loss for words to describe the scale and pace of attacks on democratic ins...

🟢 Trump’s 1st month has launched an unprecedented assault on the US government, with global repercussions for security, health & economy. Join @boell.de’s online discussion on 17/02 to analyse these impacts 👉 calendar.boell.de/en/event/us-...
@janalbrecht.bsky.social @hannahwinnick.bsky.social

🟢 All eyes on #Germany! 👀🗳️ What will the #BTW25 election results mean for 🇪🇺 unity, decarbonisation & competitiveness agenda, and the EU’s role in the world?
Join the discussion on 26 Feb! 👉 eu.boell.org/BTW25
@boell.de @ecfr.eu @svengiegold.bsky.social @lgewessler.bsky.social @ifri.bsky.social

📢 Press Release:

🏳️‍🌈“Pride Museum is set to open in Brussels - A Cultural Landmark Dedicated to Queer Resistance, Resilience, and Expression”|

👇 More information:
English: bit.ly/40wpzNt
French: bit.ly/40tOLnT

#PrideMuseum #Brussels #Bruxelles