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This Horizon Europe project assists the EU in refining its foreign policy toolbox and promoting democracy in Western Balkans & Eastern Neighbourhood
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RE-ENGAGE @re-engage.bsky.social · Oct 10
🎧 #PODCAST LAUNCH: The Neighbourhood

Listen to Episode 1 with @lykkefriis.bsky.social on #EUenlargement → tinyurl.com/4bvd7t97

The series will explore how countries hoping to join the #EU are navigating #democracy, reform, and outside pressure.
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In 2025, Georgians defended their democracy and EU path with nightly blockades despite arrests, fines, and intimidation. The movement grew with legal-aid teams, independent media, community support networks, and digital coordination.

#Tbilisi #Georgia #GeorgianDream #Rustaveli
December 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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As pressure rises on both sides, smarter decision-making could make #enlargement more credible and transparent.

Listen to episode 2 of The Neighbourhood featuring Leo Litra: tinyurl.com/3nauwjs7

#Kyiv #Ukraine #EU #FutureofEurope #podcast #listennow
December 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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🎧 New week, new @re-engage.bsky.social podcast

This week, The Neighbourhood shifts from the “why” of enlargement to the “how”—specifically, how reforms are unfolding on the ground and what drives progress or stagnation @ecfreuropeansec.bsky.social
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The EU’s enlargement reality check
Jessica Hendrick takes over The Neighbourhood to unpack what the EU’s 2025 Enlargement Package reveals about both Brussels’s expectations and life inside the candidate countries…
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November 14, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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🎧 Nuovo episodio di @re-engage.bsky.social

Questa settimana, The Neighbourhood passa dal “perché” dell’allargamento Europeo al “come”: quali riforme stanno davvero cambiando le cose sul campo e cosa blocca il progresso?
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The EU’s enlargement reality check | ECFR
Jessica Hendrick takes over The Neighbourhood to unpack what the EU’s 2025 Enlargement Package reveals about both Brussels’s expectations and life inside the ca
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November 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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🎧 New @re-engage.bsky.social podcast

The 2025 Enlargement Package presents a mixed picture: Ukraine and Moldova are racing ahead, while Serbia and Georgia are lagging. The EU itself is struggling with internal divisions and reform fatigue @ecfreuropeansec.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/3JD4lcu
The EU’s enlargement reality check
Jessica Hendrick takes over The Neighbourhood to unpack what the EU’s 2025 Enlargement Package reveals about both Brussels’s expectations and life inside the candidate countries…
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November 17, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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🎧 NEW #PODCAST: The EU’s enlargement reality check. Listen to Episode 2 of The Neighbourhood: tinyurl.com/3nauwjs7

👉 Inside the episode:
🔹 How the enlargement process really functions
🔹 What this year’s package signals for #Ukraine, #Moldova, and the #WesternBalkans
November 18, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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European leaders will gather in Brussels tomorrow for the first EU Enlargement Forum👉 Read the latest commentary: bit.ly/3JYyXFo

#EUEnlargement #Enlargement #democracy #FutureOfEurope #WesternBalkans #EasternPartnership #Serbia #NoviSad #Tbilisi #Georgia #Kyiv
November 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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📩 Join Democracy on the brink by emailing Sophie at [email protected]

The event explores:
🔹 Georgia’s authoritarian drift and civic resistance
🔹 Ukraine’s democracy under the test of war
🔹 Academic activism in times of democratic crisis
November 12, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Solidarity is back in Serbia.

🔎 #RE-ENGAGE studies solidarity networks in hybrid regimes. Read the latest on After Novi Sad: https://tinyurl.com/5n7bshv5

#Serbia #SerbiaProtests #Belgrade #NoviSad #EU #Russia #vucic #aleksandarvučić #europenews #Democracy #Geopolitics #Enlargement #politics #news
November 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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🇬🇪🇷🇸 Georgia and Serbia's EU candidacy looks very different on the ground.

🔎 RE-ENGAGE studies solidarity networks in hybrid regimes. New papers on #Serbia and #Georgia this fall: tinyurl.com/2bxf3u3f

#Novisad #Belgrade #tbilisi #vucic #aleksandarvučić #georgiandream
November 7, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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How long can #Georgia hold on to its #democracy?

Hybrid regimes invite external influence but leave space for civic resistance. New fieldwork and papers on Georgia this fall: tinyurl.com/2bxf3u3f

#Tbilisi #GeorgiaProtests #GeorgianDream #Russia #EU #Geopolitics
November 4, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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On November 1st 2024, 16 people died after the canopy of a railway station collapsed in Novi Sad, Serbia. Read now: tinyurl.com/5n7bshv5

#Serbia #SerbiaProtests #Belgrade #NoviSad #EU #Russia #Democracy #Geopolitics #HorizonEurope
November 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Serbia wants a new political system.

🔎 New fieldwork and papers on Serbia this fall. Follow for updates: tinyurl.com/2bxf3u3f

#Serbia #SerbiaProtests #Belgrade #NoviSad #EU #Russia #Democracy #Geopolitics #HorizonEurope
October 30, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Yesterday marked one year of demonstrations in Georgia following the contested October 2024 #elections.

🔎 RE-ENGAGE examines how civic networks born in hybrid regimes can sustain long movements. New #Georgia papers this fall: tinyurl.com/2bxf3u3f

#GeorgiaProtests #Democracy
October 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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What does 1 year of #protest mean to #Georgia?

🔎 #RE-ENGAGE looks at how civic operating systems born in hybrid regimes can sustain long movements. New fieldwork and papers this fall: tinyurl.com/2bxf3u3f

#GeorgiaProtests #GeorgianDream #Tbilisi #Democracy #Geopolitics
October 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Serbia’s “faceless” movement has one clear demand: rule of law.

🔎 New fieldwork and papers on Serbia to land this fall. Follow for updates: tinyurl.com/2bxf3u3f

#Serbia #SerbiaProtests #Belgrade #NoviSad #EU #Russia #CivicActivism #Democracy #Geopolitics #students
October 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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#REENGAGERead from #Brussels:

#REENGAGE studies how #EU solidarity & fiscal coordination shape credibility in crises 🔗https://tinyurl.com/2bxf3u3f

#EU to exclude #Ukraine #loan guarantees from #deficit targets — using frozen #Russian assets for €140 bn loan: www.reuters.com/business/eu-...
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October 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Georgia’s ‘faceless’ movement is still driving change.

RE-ENGAGE maps how these new civic networks are reshaping political life, and what it would take to convert street energy into institutional change: tinyurl.com/2bxf3u3f

#Georgia #GeorgiaProtests #GeorgianDream #Democracy #EuropeanUnion #EU
October 22, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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#REENGAGERead from #Belgrade:

#REENGAGE examines #trust and alignment with the #EU 🔗http://tinyurl.com/2bxf3u3f

#EU invites #Serbia to join its joint #gas buying platform, aiming to cut #Russia #energy dependence & boost economic integration: www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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October 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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#REENGAGERead from #Brussels:

#REENGAGE looks at how tangible steps like #SEPA membership build #trust in #EUintegration 🔗http://tinyurl.com/2bxf3u3f

#Albania #Moldova #Montenegro & #NorthMacedonia join the #EU Single #Euro Payments Area: tinyurl.com/5ye9fyfd
Albania, Moldova, Montenegro and North Macedonia join EU's SEPA scheme
Albania, Moldova, Montenegro and North Macedonia joined the Single Euro Payments Area or SEPA, enabling quicker and cheaper financial transactions across the EU.
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October 21, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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#REENGAGERead from #Kyiv:

#REENGAGE studies how #energy insecurity & ongoing war shape perceptions of the #EU in #Ukraine 🔗http://tinyurl.com/2bxf3u3f

#Russia bombarded gas sites as #Zelenskyy went to #Washington for talks with #Trump on long-range missiles: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Russia bombards Ukraine’s gas sites as Zelenskyy flies to US for Trump meeting
Strikes cause outages in eight regions before Washington talks to discuss US providing Kyiv with cruise missiles
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October 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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After more than three years of war, civilian resistance in Ukraine remains high.

Researcher Morten Bøås of NUPI details what it means to conduct RE-ENGAGE fieldwork in a city at #war.

Read the full commentary: re-engaging.eu/news/why-ukr...

#EuropeanUnion #EU #Ukraine #democracy #Russia #Kyiv
Why Ukraine will not fall
Ukraine remains standing thanks to its unwavering civilian resistance. At the same time, there is a growing need for more soldiers. This is the difficult equation that Ukraine’s leadership must solve.
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October 20, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Europe can’t afford another grey zone.

@lykkefriis.bsky.social on how #Ukraine and #Moldova are between two worlds — too European to turn back, but still waiting at the EU’s door.

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October 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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From all-or-nothing to step-by-step: gradual integration could change the game.

@lykkefriis.bsky.social from Think Tank Europa tells The Neighbourhood that it’s time for a new approach.

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October 16, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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#Denmark helped open Europe’s doors in 2002. Can it do it again in 2025?

@lykkefriis from @thinkeuropa on why the #EU must prove there’s still a credible path to #EUmembership

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October 15, 2025 at 5:07 PM