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Chiara Terranova
@cterranova.bsky.social
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PhD researcher and lecturer at EUF (Flensburg), College of Europe alumna. Current research #EUCommission #EUbudget #MFF
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ecpr.bsky.social
🌍 #SGEU26 @ecprsgeu.bsky.social Section seeking Panels & Papers
⚡ Crises and the Transformations of Executive Governance and Inter-Institutional Relations in the EU
🪑 Tiziano Zgaga & @cterranova.bsky.social
⌛⬇️ Deadline: 10 Dec buff.ly/ki7EWYJ

#EU #CallforProposals #Polisky
Crises and the Transformations of Executive Governance and Inter-Institutional Relations in the EU
13th Biennial Conference of the Standing Group on the European Union, 1 – 3 July 2026, Università di Catania
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November 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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uwepuetter.bsky.social
Read about the intricate politics of moving decisions on EU climate policy between the European Council and the Council depending on political circumstances in our @wepsocial.bsky.social piece on the EU core executive and the Green Deal
@cterranova.bsky.social

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
September 12, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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davidcarretta.bsky.social
Il Mattinale Europeo è online.

L’analisi del giorno: “I pericoli della verticale del potere di von der Leyen”.

Nelle brevi: il bilancio di Ursula scuote lo status quo

Con @cspillmann.bsky.social 👇

davidcarretta.substack.com/p/i-pericoli...
I pericoli della verticale del potere di von der Leyen
Buongiorno!
davidcarretta.substack.com
July 17, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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lucasguttenberg.bsky.social
First, size: The COM proposes an overall size of 1.26% of EU GNI or about 1.8 tn euros in today's prices (don't use the bigger 2tn number in current prices, it messes with your head and makes it impossible to shift sums around between years and items). This is a very moderate increase in size.
July 16, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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euractiv.com
📣 Stay in the loop on the next EU budget 💶

🎢 Our reporters are covering every twist and turn, LIVE, of what is set to be the most important budget in EU history.

🔖 Bookmark and keep this link open, as we report on von der Leyen's proposal, and initial reactions.

www.euractiv.com/section/econ...
July 16, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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paolatamma.bsky.social
The EU commission will unveil proposals for the bloc's next budget today - this is what we know so far:
1. the amount (TBC) would be a +60pc increase in current prices compared to present budget / continues
www.ft.com/content/4dc4...
EU sets the scene for two-year fight with budget overhaul proposal
Also in this newsletter: Why the EU needs to step up its game on cloud computing
www.ft.com
July 16, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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gerardofortuna.bsky.social
Behind almost every major fight in Brussels, there’s a battle over money.

And the battle starting tomorrow, when the EU's next long-term budget will be presented, is the mother of them all.

Check my curtain-raiser on @euronews.com, ahead of tomorrow’s big reveal

www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
What’s at stake in the new EU long-term budget?
Tomorrow, the European Commission will unveil its proposal for the EU's next long-term budget. Here's why it matters, why its figures have been shrouded in secrecy, what we know so far (and what to ex...
www.euronews.com
July 15, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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uwepuetter.bsky.social
In our new piece ‘The EU core executive and the Green Deal’ @wepsocial.bsky.social we link changes to the Commission presidency under @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu to bold EU cross-sectoral policy responses and proximity to #EUCO
@husseinkassim.bsky.social @janpollex.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1080/0140...
The EU core executive and the Green Deal
The Green Deal has been one of the European Union’s (EU) boldest, cross-sectoral policy responses. Public administration scholarship suggests that such endeavours rely on coercion by pivotal execut...
doi.org
July 3, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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wepsocial.bsky.social
Online first: "The EU core executive and the Green Deal" by @uwepuetter.bsky.social & @cterranova.bsky.social

This article introduces the concept of the EU core executive, as
an ensemble of select actors, centrally steering Green Deal decision making.

doi.org/10.1080/0140...
Abstract of the article "The EU core executive and the Green Deal". Published online first in West European Politics. Authors: Uwe Puetter and Chiara Terranova. Abstract reads: The Green Deal has been one of the European Union’s (EU) boldest, cross-sectoral policy responses. Public administration scholarship suggests that such endeavours rely on coercion by pivotal executive actors. EU studies, instead, hold that executive leadership roles in the EU are dispersed between supranational and intergovernmental institutions. While the Commission shows resemblance to specialised executives which also have horizontal leadership, the Council is void of a model of cabinet government, which could commit sectoral interests. The European Council possesses overall political authority, yet it operates at some remove from policy expertise. In order to gain access to this puzzle this article introduces the concept of the EU core executive, as an ensemble of select actors, centrally steering Green Deal decision making. The research reveals the proximity of the European Council and the Commission presidency, illustrates the centrality of the Committee of Permanent Representatives (Coreper) as a bridge actor, and provides further explanation for the growing centralisation of the Commission under Ursula von der Leyen.
July 2, 2025 at 9:18 AM
cterranova.bsky.social
Very happy to see our work published on @wepsocial.bsky.social! Together with @uwepuetter.bsky.social, we propose the concept of the EU core executive to explain how the Union responds to major cross-sectoral policy challenges like the Green Deal.

doi.org/10.1080/0140...

Here is what we find ⬇️
The EU core executive and the Green Deal
The Green Deal has been one of the European Union’s (EU) boldest, cross-sectoral policy responses. Public administration scholarship suggests that such endeavours rely on coercion by pivotal execut...
doi.org
July 2, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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uwepuetter.bsky.social
Read our new piece ‘The EU core executive and the Green Deal’ in @wepsocial.bsky.social . @cterranova.bsky.social and I look at how EUCO, @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @press.consilium.europa.eu steered one of the EU’s boldest, cross-sectoral policy responses. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The EU core executive and the Green Deal
The Green Deal has been one of the European Union’s (EU) boldest, cross-sectoral policy responses. Public administration scholarship suggests that such endeavours rely on coercion by pivotal execut...
www.tandfonline.com
July 2, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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lucasguttenberg.bsky.social
The pretty concise position paper of the new German government on the next long term EU budget aka MFF just dropped. It lends clear support to the Commission's bold reform ideas on the MFF architecture while unsurprisingly also remaining German in a few crucial areas.

Here are the main elements:
June 13, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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politico.eu
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said yesterday she is ready to abandon her country's traditionally thrifty stance on the EU budget in the face of the threat posed by Russia.
Denmark to drop ‘frugal’ stance on EU budget to counter threat from Russia
The Danish leader argued that Europe needs more funds to bolster its defenses and counter the threat from Russia.
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June 4, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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onethuthree.bsky.social
Maybe I am missing something but what would be the (legal) basis for a reallocation of RRF money to defense?
rikefranke.bsky.social Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.bsky.social · May 27
“The European Commission is set to approve Poland’s request to shift almost €6 billion in EU post-Covid funding from green projects to defense, one EU and one Polish government official told POLITICO.”

www.politico.eu/article/eu-p...
EU is set to approve shifting Poland’s post-Covid funds to defense
Warsaw wants to use around €6 billion in EU money to build shelters and roads for tanks.
www.politico.eu
May 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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jonasbornemann.bsky.social
More funds will be redirected from EU cohesion funds. After the Recovery and Resilience Facility, this seems to the next step away from a conventional understanding of cohesion policy in the TFEU.
vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · Mar 4
We are living in dangerous times.

Europe‘s security is threatened in a very real way.

Today I present ReArm Europe.

A plan for a safer and more resilient Europe ↓

europa.eu/!MFPVMC
March 4, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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lucasguttenberg.bsky.social
Commission president Von der Leyen has just said she wants to activate a "escape clause for defense investment" in the EU fiscal rules. Such a clause does not exist. An overview onwhat it could mean and why we are entering (another) risky field here:
February 14, 2025 at 3:51 PM
cterranova.bsky.social
Looks like national ownership is here to stay, after all
February 11, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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delorsinstitute.bsky.social
#Replay Best of our last december annual conference "Towards a savings and investment Union?" at Sciences Po

With Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani, @lindnerjs.bsky.social Lindner, Verena Ross & @eulaliarubio.bsky.social

Highlights of our exchange 👇 @delorsberlin.bsky.social
Best of Panel 2 | 2024 Annual Conference
YouTube video by Jacques Delors Institute
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January 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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giuliocavalli.bsky.social
Cecilia Sala in ostaggio, ma la chiave è a Washington

www.lanotiziagiornale.it/cecilia-sala...

(il mio pezzo per @lanotizia_giornale)
Cecilia Sala in ostaggio, ma la chiave è a Washington | LA NOTIZIA
L’arresto di Cecilia Sala rivela l’impotenza italiana: ostaggio dell’Iran, ma la chiave della sua libertà è nelle mani di Washington
www.lanotiziagiornale.it
December 30, 2024 at 10:33 AM
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financialtimes.com
Breaking news: Olaf Scholz’s widely anticipated defeat sends Germany to the polls amid a darkening economic outlook, the threat of a trade war with the US and political turmoil elsewhere in Europe. www.ft.com/content/39d8...
December 16, 2024 at 3:43 PM
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fredericmerand.bsky.social
The great George Ross and myself just published our comparative reflections on doing fieldwork inside a European Commission cabinet, he in 1990-91, me in 2015-2019.

You can download the @politiqueue.bsky.social for free :

shs.cairn.info/revue-politi...
EU Commission Cabinets: Past and Present
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December 7, 2024 at 2:45 PM
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alinacarrozzini.bsky.social
What on earth is going on in Romania, and why did the Constitutional Court just annul the Presidential Elections? A 🧵 by a Romanian citizen abroad:
December 6, 2024 at 4:53 PM
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casmudde.bsky.social
My pre-accounced piece in @prospectmagazine.co.uk is out today. I returned to regular op-Ed writing for "Super Election Year 2024" and this is the Grand Finale. I am very proud of this piece, and hope it is read, but will return to (much) lower profile next year.

A quick thread on the key points. 🧵
Democracy is in a doom spiral—but it isn’t dead yet
The far right thrived in 2024, and the erosion of liberal democracy is the  story of the century so far. It didn’t have to be this way
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
December 4, 2024 at 1:32 PM
cterranova.bsky.social
On my way back after a few days discussing European integration, war, and the future of the EU in the wonderful setting of Villa Vigoni
October 28, 2023 at 2:15 PM