Jarek Wisniewski
@jwisniewski.bsky.social
Clerk to the European Affairs Committee (House of Lords). Ex-diplomat. Foreign, security & defence policy, Europe, NATO. Personal views. Bias football takes. Fulham FC
Yesterday, before the Everton-Fulham kick-off #LestWeForget
November 9, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Yesterday, before the Everton-Fulham kick-off #LestWeForget
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Last week, the @houseoflords.parliament.uk European Affairs Committee was honoured to host a joint meeting with the European Affairs Committee from the French Senate. Following the meeting the respective chairs, @lordrickettsp.bsky.social and Senator Jean-François Rapin, co-signed a Joint Statement
November 6, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Last week, the @houseoflords.parliament.uk European Affairs Committee was honoured to host a joint meeting with the European Affairs Committee from the French Senate. Following the meeting the respective chairs, @lordrickettsp.bsky.social and Senator Jean-François Rapin, co-signed a Joint Statement
The European Affairs Committee is now on Bluesky
Welcome to the Bluesky account of the House of Lords European Affairs Committee!
November 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The European Affairs Committee is now on Bluesky
Reposted by Jarek Wisniewski
🌌Our report, 'The Space Economy: Act Now or Lose Out' makes recommendations to the Government about UK space policy.
📜You can read a summary of our findings here: ukparliament.shorthandstories.com/UK-engagemen...
📺Watch a video summary of our report ⬇️
📜You can read a summary of our findings here: ukparliament.shorthandstories.com/UK-engagemen...
📺Watch a video summary of our report ⬇️
November 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🌌Our report, 'The Space Economy: Act Now or Lose Out' makes recommendations to the Government about UK space policy.
📜You can read a summary of our findings here: ukparliament.shorthandstories.com/UK-engagemen...
📺Watch a video summary of our report ⬇️
📜You can read a summary of our findings here: ukparliament.shorthandstories.com/UK-engagemen...
📺Watch a video summary of our report ⬇️
One rarely gets to hear a former NATO Sec Gen, a former EU High Rep, former National Security Advisers, Permanent Secretaries of the Foreign Office and Chiefs of Defence staff in one debate. All with one bipartisan message of support for Ukraine.
📖Hansard: hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2025-1...
📖Hansard: hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2025-1...
October 31, 2025 at 9:45 PM
One rarely gets to hear a former NATO Sec Gen, a former EU High Rep, former National Security Advisers, Permanent Secretaries of the Foreign Office and Chiefs of Defence staff in one debate. All with one bipartisan message of support for Ukraine.
📖Hansard: hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2025-1...
📖Hansard: hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2025-1...
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Delighted to make the first ever visit of a Lord Speaker to Poland, hosted by the Marshal of the Senate, Malgorzata Kidawa-Blonska. Together we hope to build on our two countries’ deep ties 🤝 through ongoing parliamentary cooperation and engagement
October 21, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Delighted to make the first ever visit of a Lord Speaker to Poland, hosted by the Marshal of the Senate, Malgorzata Kidawa-Blonska. Together we hope to build on our two countries’ deep ties 🤝 through ongoing parliamentary cooperation and engagement
Iranian drone used by Russia to attack Ukraine (Porcullis House, Palace of Westminster)
October 16, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Iranian drone used by Russia to attack Ukraine (Porcullis House, Palace of Westminster)
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The Committee has published a unanimous report today on Northern Ireland after Brexit: Strengthening Northern Ireland's voice in the context of the Windsor Framework. The Committee warns that efforts to mitigate the democratic deficit in NI after Brexit remain insufficient. 1/6
October 15, 2025 at 8:49 AM
The Committee has published a unanimous report today on Northern Ireland after Brexit: Strengthening Northern Ireland's voice in the context of the Windsor Framework. The Committee warns that efforts to mitigate the democratic deficit in NI after Brexit remain insufficient. 1/6
The House of Lords Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee has just published an excellent report, summarising Committee inquiry into Strengthening Northern Ireland’s Voice in the Context of the Windsor Framework
committees.parliament.uk/committee/76...
committees.parliament.uk/committee/76...
Urgent action needed to fix overwhelmingly complex Windsor Framework arrangements, Lords Committee warn - Committees - UK Parliament
Today the Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee publishes its first report following its inquiry on Strengthening Northern Ireland’s Voice in the Context of the Windsor Framework, issuing a strong...
committees.parliament.uk
October 15, 2025 at 9:29 AM
The House of Lords Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee has just published an excellent report, summarising Committee inquiry into Strengthening Northern Ireland’s Voice in the Context of the Windsor Framework
committees.parliament.uk/committee/76...
committees.parliament.uk/committee/76...
If you ever wondered where the term “usual channels” comes from, in 1905, PM Arthur Balfour used it in a response to a parliamentary question, asking MPs to communicate with a colleague “through the usual channels”.
A perfect read for parliamentary geeks ( & as a pub quiz prep!)
A perfect read for parliamentary geeks ( & as a pub quiz prep!)
October 9, 2025 at 11:16 AM
If you ever wondered where the term “usual channels” comes from, in 1905, PM Arthur Balfour used it in a response to a parliamentary question, asking MPs to communicate with a colleague “through the usual channels”.
A perfect read for parliamentary geeks ( & as a pub quiz prep!)
A perfect read for parliamentary geeks ( & as a pub quiz prep!)
That other football, with reasonable VAR
October 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
That other football, with reasonable VAR
This, by @shaunwalker7.bsky.social, is excellent. At times, it reads like a spy novel akin to John le Carré.
Highly recommended!
Highly recommended!
October 2, 2025 at 5:31 AM
This, by @shaunwalker7.bsky.social, is excellent. At times, it reads like a spy novel akin to John le Carré.
Highly recommended!
Highly recommended!
Saturday, sun, football by the river
September 13, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Saturday, sun, football by the river
An extremely important report from the House of Lords International Agreements Committee looking into parliamentary scrutiny of international treaties and agreements.
Worth noting that IAC is the only parliamentary body dedicated to treaty scrutiny.
📖 publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5901/ld...
Worth noting that IAC is the only parliamentary body dedicated to treaty scrutiny.
📖 publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5901/ld...
publications.parliament.uk
September 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
An extremely important report from the House of Lords International Agreements Committee looking into parliamentary scrutiny of international treaties and agreements.
Worth noting that IAC is the only parliamentary body dedicated to treaty scrutiny.
📖 publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5901/ld...
Worth noting that IAC is the only parliamentary body dedicated to treaty scrutiny.
📖 publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5901/ld...
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🔴Shadow Defence Secretary, James Cartlidge MP is asking an urgent question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the violation of Poland’s airspace by Russian drones.
Watch live ⬇️
parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
Watch live ⬇️
parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
September 10, 2025 at 12:35 PM
🔴Shadow Defence Secretary, James Cartlidge MP is asking an urgent question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the violation of Poland’s airspace by Russian drones.
Watch live ⬇️
parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
Watch live ⬇️
parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
A good day to follow @theguardian.com Europe Live for reliable information about Polish (and not only) reactions to the overnight violations of Polish airspace by Russian drones.
@jakubkrupa.bsky.social provides helpful translations from 🇵🇱 incl political context
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
@jakubkrupa.bsky.social provides helpful translations from 🇵🇱 incl political context
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
‘Huge number of Russian drones’ violated our airspace, says Poland’s PM – follow live
Tusk says that those which posed a threat were shot down as Zelenskyy says incursion sets ‘extremely dangerous precedent for Europe’
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2025 at 8:25 AM
A good day to follow @theguardian.com Europe Live for reliable information about Polish (and not only) reactions to the overnight violations of Polish airspace by Russian drones.
@jakubkrupa.bsky.social provides helpful translations from 🇵🇱 incl political context
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
@jakubkrupa.bsky.social provides helpful translations from 🇵🇱 incl political context
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Poland said it scrambled its own & Nato air defences to shoot down drones over its territory after repeated violations of its airspace during a Russian attack on Ukraine
The first time in the war that Warsaw has engaged Russian assets in its airspace.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
The first time in the war that Warsaw has engaged Russian assets in its airspace.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Poland shoots down drones over its territory amid Russian attack on Ukraine, prime minister says
Donald Tusk says operation launched after ‘repeated violations of Polish airspace’
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Poland said it scrambled its own & Nato air defences to shoot down drones over its territory after repeated violations of its airspace during a Russian attack on Ukraine
The first time in the war that Warsaw has engaged Russian assets in its airspace.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
The first time in the war that Warsaw has engaged Russian assets in its airspace.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
This is a very good piece on the growing tensions and competing foreign policy visions between the Polish President and Prime Minister.
September 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM
This is a very good piece on the growing tensions and competing foreign policy visions between the Polish President and Prime Minister.
An excellent discussion on recruitment and hiring
Why are some hiring experiences so ridiculously awful? and some amazing?
The latest @sirenspod.bsky.social collects incredible advice for hiring managers to both select the best candidates and do so in a way that doesn't generate nightmares (low bar!). podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
The latest @sirenspod.bsky.social collects incredible advice for hiring managers to both select the best candidates and do so in a way that doesn't generate nightmares (low bar!). podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Hiring Managers, Human Capital, Human Beings
Podcast Episode · Sirens: A Bombshell production · 08/27/2025 · 29m
podcasts.apple.com
September 1, 2025 at 3:11 AM
An excellent discussion on recruitment and hiring
There are times when your team will fail, regardless of what they do.
This was one of those games. Fuham was doomed to fail. I have never seen a more biased and one-sided refereeing.
Makes you question what the point of following this sport is at all
This was one of those games. Fuham was doomed to fail. I have never seen a more biased and one-sided refereeing.
Makes you question what the point of following this sport is at all
August 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
There are times when your team will fail, regardless of what they do.
This was one of those games. Fuham was doomed to fail. I have never seen a more biased and one-sided refereeing.
Makes you question what the point of following this sport is at all
This was one of those games. Fuham was doomed to fail. I have never seen a more biased and one-sided refereeing.
Makes you question what the point of following this sport is at all
According to @wyborcza.pl, the Polish PM is due to appoint his first National Security Advisor.
Robert Kupiecki, currently one of the Deputy Ministers in the MFA, is a ‘securocrat’ with both Ambassadorial & MoD experience
wyborcza.pl/7,75399,3220...
Robert Kupiecki, currently one of the Deputy Ministers in the MFA, is a ‘securocrat’ with both Ambassadorial & MoD experience
wyborcza.pl/7,75399,3220...
Doświadczony dyplomata doradcą Tuska ds. bezpieczeństwa. To ruch wyprzedzający
To sposób na odsunięcie współpracowników Karola Nawrockiego od eksperckich rozmów dotyczących przerwania walk w Ukrainie.
wyborcza.pl
August 27, 2025 at 6:45 AM
According to @wyborcza.pl, the Polish PM is due to appoint his first National Security Advisor.
Robert Kupiecki, currently one of the Deputy Ministers in the MFA, is a ‘securocrat’ with both Ambassadorial & MoD experience
wyborcza.pl/7,75399,3220...
Robert Kupiecki, currently one of the Deputy Ministers in the MFA, is a ‘securocrat’ with both Ambassadorial & MoD experience
wyborcza.pl/7,75399,3220...
Next year in Türkiye #NATO
NATO announces next summit in Türkiye, 7-8 Jul 2026. NATO persists in holding annual summits, unnecessarily. This is certainly not evidence- or conditions-based. www.nato.int/cps/en/natoh...
www.nato.int
August 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Next year in Türkiye #NATO
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Today is the 80th anniversary of VJ Day.
On this day in the Lords in 1945, the State Opening of Parliament took place. It was the first for several years to happen in the Lords chamber itself. Between 1941 and 1944, State Openings took place in the Robing Room, pictured here.
On this day in the Lords in 1945, the State Opening of Parliament took place. It was the first for several years to happen in the Lords chamber itself. Between 1941 and 1944, State Openings took place in the Robing Room, pictured here.
August 15, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Today is the 80th anniversary of VJ Day.
On this day in the Lords in 1945, the State Opening of Parliament took place. It was the first for several years to happen in the Lords chamber itself. Between 1941 and 1944, State Openings took place in the Robing Room, pictured here.
On this day in the Lords in 1945, the State Opening of Parliament took place. It was the first for several years to happen in the Lords chamber itself. Between 1941 and 1944, State Openings took place in the Robing Room, pictured here.