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In his contribution to our latest Experts' Debrief, Giacomo Benedetto focuses on the issue of #flexibility - the possibility for the next Multiannual Financial Framework to respond to unexpected needs.

Read the full text here ➡️ tepsa.eu/policy-advic...
@royalholloway.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Is scepticism good for #democracy? 👉 We asked
@csic.es's Laura Morales in our latest #ActEU explainer

🔗 youtu.be/CqsN86EgIx8
@cchscsic.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Citizens' frustration towards #democracy is growing 👉 Why are people losing faith in the democratic system?

Find out in our latest #TEPSAExplainer with #ActEU Researcher Laura Morales ⤵️

Watch the full video 🔗 youtu.be/CqsN86EgIx8
@csic.es @cchscsic.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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📢 Do you want to win a FREE copy of “The United States and the Future of Europe: Vies from the Capitals?” 🤩 Head over to our Instagram and enter our prize draw!

Follow the instructions in our pinned post – good luck! 🍀

👉 www.instagram.com/reel/DQwIpTu...

@oegfe.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Happening tomorrow ⏰ "Portugal e as relações transatlânticas: uma ponte entre os EUA e a Europa”, an in-person discussion on Portugal's relations with the US 🇵🇹🇺🇸

🗓️ 21 November, 15:00 WET
📍 University of Lisbon
🗣️ In Portuguese

Find out more here 👉 tepsa.eu/events/portu...
November 20, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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"From great expectations to hard times?" 👉 In their contribution to our Experts' Debrief, Marco Nicolich and Harm van de Plassche consider whether the next #MFF has what it takes to be a 'Hamiltonian moment' for Europe.

Read it here 🔗 tepsa.eu/policy-advic...
November 20, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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🤔 What strategies can help reduce political polarisation in Europe?

If this question gets you thinking, then enter our #ActEU student paper contest!

Write a short essay and get a chance to be invited to Brussels 🇧🇪 to attend the project's final conference 🏆

More info 👉 tinyurl.com/ActEUPaper
November 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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🇪🇺🇺🇸 ‘If Europe wants to effectively make it through the next three years (or more) and build genuine strategic autonomy, it must start fighting back against Trump’s main instrument of influence in Europe: the political far right.’ 📃

A TEPSA Commentary by Samuel Dempsey 👇
tepsa.eu/analysis/eur...
November 19, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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Democracies are not living up to citizens' expectations 👉 Why? #ActEU Researcher Laura Morales tells us more in our latest Explainer

🔗 youtu.be/CqsN86EgIx8
@csic.es @cchscsic.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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The U.S. has been a key strategic partner for Romania during difficult times, yet how does the situation stand in 2025, with a conflict nearby?

➡️Check out the chapter on 🇷🇴-🇺🇸 relations of our book 🔗
tepsa.eu/book-on-the-...

@oegfe.bsky.social @sfu.ac.at @unidue.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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📸 A look back at our Secretary-General Jim Cloos' address at @cyprusineu.bsky.social.

💡 It provided a valuable opportunity to share his personal experience of the Council of the European Union and to engage with diplomats on the upcoming Cypriot Presidency.

#CY2026EU
November 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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As the Netherlands is currently working on forming a new centrist-led government, how should it handle its relationship with the US?

➡️Check out the chapter on 🇳🇱-🇺🇸 relations of our book 🔗
tepsa.eu/book-on-the-...

@maastrichtu.bsky.social @oegfe.bsky.social @sfu.ac.at @unidue.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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🇵🇹 For our Portuguese-speaking followers 👉 Do you want to know more about Portugal's perspective on the transatlantic relationship? Check out our upcoming public seminar on 21 November at 3 PM WET.

Find out more🔗 tepsa.eu/events/portu...
November 13, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Discover our latest #Nets4Dem Democracy Retreat Highlights: "Innovating Democracy: Can youth participation become a blueprint for wider and deepened democratic innovation at the EU level?", exploring youth participation beyond tokenisation and towards a new democratic model 👇
tinyurl.com/Nets4DemNo2
November 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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🚨 #ComingSoon! We have just recorded a new episode of #EuropeChats 🥳 TEPSA's Secretary-General Jim Cloos sat down with Klaus Welle to discuss the future of the #MFF.

Stay tuned for the full discussion on our YouTube channel‼️
November 13, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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🧐Ever wondered about 🇵🇱's perspective on the transatlantic relationship? ➡️ Read about it in Magdalena Gora's chapter of our latest book

Find it here🔗 tepsa.eu/book-on-the-...
@oegfe.bsky.social @sfu.ac.at @unidue.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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As #Slovakia struggles to detach itself from Russian gas, what prospects can its transatlantic relationship offer? ➡️ Check out the chapter on 🇸🇰-🇺🇸 relations of our book 🔗
tepsa.eu/book-on-the-...

@comeniusuni.bsky.social @oegfe.bsky.social @sfu.ac.at @unidue.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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#NewPublication 📣 "The role of EU development cooperation in addressing irregular migration in Africa", authored by Cathrine Talleraas (@cmi.no) and requested by the @europarl.europa.eu.

Read it here 👉 tepsa.eu/analysis/the...
November 10, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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Polarisation intensifies antagonist feelings in democratic societies 👉 In our latest #TEPSAExplainer, #ActEU Researcher Pelin Musil talks about the consequences of political #polarisation 🎞️

Watch it on YouTube ➡️ youtu.be/WRDouV438zc
@iirprague.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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New #TEPSABrief‼️ Sara Arezes (@collegeofeurope.bsky.social) explains what the EU needs to do to strengthen the provision of European Public Goods (#EPGs) 👉 tepsa.eu/analysis/the...
November 7, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Just 3 days left to produce a 3-minute maximum video!

Submit your creation about your vision of democracy before 9 November 2025 and win a trip to Brussels 🇧🇪 to the #ActEU final conference (and add another line to your CV!) 🏆

How to participate 👉 tinyurl.com/ActEUContest
November 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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📸 Some memories from the #CypriotPPC - already a week ago!

💡 Leading researchers, diplomats and policy-makers from Cyprus and the TEPSA Network shared their analyses of the incoming Cypriot presidency of the Council of the EU.

Follow us for our next Pre-Presidency Conferences and other events! 🔔
November 6, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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As one of four EU Member States that are not members of NATO, how does Malta navigate its relationship with the United States?

➡️Check out the chapter on 🇲🇹-🇺🇸 relations of our book 🔗
tepsa.eu/book-on-the-...

@oegfe.bsky.social @sfu.ac.at @unidue.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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📢 TEPSA is growing! 🥳 At last week's General Assembly in Nicosia, @unioslo-arena.bsky.social joined the TEPSA Network as an Associate Member 🇳🇴

Thanks to this new addition, TEPSA now consists of 5️⃣0️⃣ members working across Europe to further trans-European cooperation 🤝
November 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Only 5 days remaining to send us a video of max 3 minutes about your vision of democracy! Submit your creation before 9 November 2025 and win a trip to Brussels 🇧🇪 to the #ActEU final conference (and add another line to your CV!) 🏆

Find out more about the contest 👉 tinyurl.com/ActEUContest
November 4, 2025 at 10:27 AM