In Tutzing today, at the famous Akademie für Politische Bildung, joining the meeting about threats to judicial independence.
I will be speaking about social and cultural factors of rule of law resilience.
Thank you @verfassungsblog.de for invitation!
💬 Weekend tip: the third episode of our podcast is out, this time about the role of the media and media literacy for rule of law resilience.
Starring #Hungary 🇭🇺, #Austria 🇦🇹, #Estonia 🇪🇪
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Available at (in 🇩🇪): www.bpb.de/mediathek/po...
And THIS, on top of everything.... 🤦♀️
Too little, too late, but that is the only good news we have in this tragic case..
As some commentators point out, lawmakers should also face consequences for this completely avoidable death. #Poland
A short read while you are enjoying your Saturday morning coffee: about the relationship between #Poland and #Germany in the current geopolitical situation, what unites us and what still comes between us.
The article is available at dziennik.pl (in 🇵🇱): wiadomosci.dziennik.pl/wydarzenia/a...
📢 Diese Woche erscheint die zweite Folge unseres Podcasts: Wer manipuliert Wahlen? Was sind die Methoden?
Wir reisen nach #Rumänien, #Frankreich und #Georgien und zeigen, wie in demokratische Wahlprozesse eingegriffen wird und welche Gegenstrategien wirken.
➡️ www.bpb.de/mediathek/po...
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📆 Event website: democracy-reporting.org/en/office/EU...
🎤 Registration on-site in Berlin: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
🖥️ Registration to join a webinar: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
⁉️ How to fix the law without breaking the law ⁉️
💥 Join us next Monday to discuss it in the great company of international scholars and experts. We will be talking about the winding roads of democratic front-sliding.
➡️ Monday, March 2, 9.30-16.00 CET
One of the most striking conclusions of the #MSC2026 is that we need a strong, united #Europe, and we need it now.
Sadly, this pan-European need is often not supported by political developments at the national level.
This led me to reflect on #Poland.
➡️ www.ips-journal.eu/topics/democ...
📢 Ladies and gentlemen, our podcast THE PLAYBOOK is available at the media library of the @bpb.de❗
Autocratic forces often follow the same script.
We show what tools democracies have to defend themselves, and what we can learn in #Germany 🇩🇪 from other countries?
More info: www.bpb.de/theplaybook
Last weekend, the 62nd #MSC was held at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich.
I summarised the five most important conclusions from this meeting: about the #USA, #China, #Europe, #Ukraine and the role of #Poland in the changing geopolitical order.
Full text (in 🇵🇱): oko.press/europa-powin...
We begin this Sunday morning with a summary of #MSC2026: 🇺🇲 #USA, 🇪🇺 #Europe, 🇺🇦 #Ukraine...
And what it all means for 🇵🇱 #Poland?
Listen (and subscribe!) on @tokfm.bsky.social ⬇️
audycje.tokfm.pl/podcast/1884...
How to fight your own legend - and win.
In a new survey, 27 percent of Poles identified the #EU as the main source of assistance in case of danger.
Only 15 percent primarily count on the support of the #USA
A bitter awakening, but better late than too late.
Source: natemat.pl/640849%2Cpol...
❓ What outlook for #democracy in 2026?
💥 Disinformation, electoral tricks, and radicalisation. European democracy has shown cracks in many places.
🇪🇺 At the end of 2025, the European Commission took steps to create the European Democracy Shield.
Will it save us? (🇵🇱): oko.press/jakie-progno...
Public transport on strike, trains not going either. A typical Monday morning in #Berlin ❤️
Birds of a feather flock together.
And maybe this will also be a good opportunity to finally learn some proper English.. #Poland #Duda
www.heritage.org/press/herita...
💥 Such a smart campaign by @campact.de informing consumers about the political ties of business circles.
Long story short: The founder of Müllermilch, a dairy company, is an ally of the #AfD.
Radical? Well, so is the AfD.
And since consumers are also voters, they have a right to know.
Ok, let's not whitewash autoritharian ambitions as a 'health problem'. It does not help counter Trump's chaos agenda and is unfair and offensive to people who actually struggle with mental issues. #usa
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Oh no... how is this possible? 🫣 Is this how tariffs work? #usa
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
2026 kicks off in Berlin with new networking formats for the Europe crowd!
'EU to go on the rocks', today taking stock of one year into vdL 2.0 and emerging challenges in and outside the EU.
Powered Jacques Delors Centre at @hertieschool.bsky.social and @politico.com
Good to be back 💫
On Polish-German relations, on war reparations but with a focus on the future, on the prospects for a new beginning between #Germany and #Poland, and those who are spoiling them – in a discussion with @linnselle.bsky.social at @dgap.org
The first foreign visit of @czarzasty.bsky.social, the Marshal of the Sejm – to Berlin. “It's not too late, but we need to wake up. Poland is not safe without Germany, and Germans must believe that they are not safe without Poland.”
Temporary reintroduction of passport or ID checks on the Polish-German border continues. If the term 'temporary' still applies is debatable, as checks at the borders with Poland, Czechia and Switzerland have been in place since October 2023... #schengen
Temporary reintroduction of passport or ID checks on the Polish-German border continues. If the term 'temporary' still applies is debatable, as checks at the borders with Poland, Czechia and Switzerland have been in place since October 2023... #schengen
When I was in highschool in early 2000s, we still had civil defense classes. It was just about a decade after the Cold War came to an end. We learnt first aid and how to shoot. I would have never thought this knowledge would be of any use again. Strange and sad times we live in.. #Poland
Yes, here you go: www.gov.pl/web/poradnik...
An English language version would be usefull, Poland is increasingly a multicultural society..
#Poland is preparing, the Ministry of National Defense is distrubuting safety and security guidelines...
