Roderick Kefferpütz

Sustainability for Resilience | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Brussels office - European Union At the 2025 NATO Summit in The Hague, allies pledged to spend 5% of GDP on defence by 2035 – including 1.5% for resilience and security-related investment. Yet what counts towards this 1.5% remains un...

💬 @rkefferputz.bsky.social: “The 1.5 percent resilience target must strengthen NATO’s security, not finance bridges to nowhere. Without clear criteria and planning mechanisms, governments risk relabelling ordinary projects as resilience spending."
👉 eu.boell.org/en/sustainab...

A European Security Council: Cockpit for the EU? YouTube video by Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union

🔴 We are LIVE! "A European Security Council: Cockpit for the EU? Debating proposals for a new decision-making body", discussion w/ EU Commissioner @andriuskubilius.ec.europa.eu, MEP Sergey Lagodinsky & Dr. @rosabalfour.bsky.social
▶️ youtube.com/live/14P4Ztx...
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Präsident #Macron kündigt an, die nukleare #Abschreckung der Republik #Frankreich zu steigern und die Zahl der #Atomsprengköpfe zu erhöhen.

Dankbar für die Aufnahme in die Top 100 von Europe.Table @table.media in der Kategorie „Stiftungen“.

Große Anerkennung für #TeamBöll in Brüssel & Berlin sowie unsere starken Partner.

Wir bleiben dran.

🟢 Did you miss our webinar "Northern EU enlargement in sight? Seizing momentum in uncertain times" last week?

Watch it again here! ▶️ youtube.com/live/yTf07aU...

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🟢 The findings of our new Böll EU Brief "Phalanx of defence pacts? Mapping bilateral defence partnerships in Europe", quoted in the Süddeutsche Zeitung 👉 www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/sich...
#EUCO @szde.bsky.social @rkefferputz.bsky.social

Interesting analysis of bilateral security and defence partnerships in Europe since 2024 from @boelleu.bsky.social

This tracks over 160 new agreements, most of them since 2024/25. Amongst EU members, France (as nuclear power) and then Germany are the most sought for partner.

🟢 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘅 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀? 𝗠𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 | 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗕ö𝗹𝗹 𝗘𝗨 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝟬𝟱/𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 by @rkefferputz.bsky.social & Anika Bruck 👉 eu.boell.org/en/defence-p...
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@boell.de @janalbrecht.bsky.social @verabenatar.bsky.social @philks.bsky.social #EUCO

Böll EU Brief 05/2025 | Phalanx of defence pacts? | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Brussels office - European Union Europe’s defence map is being redrawn. Our new Böll EU Brief tracks over 160 defence partnerships signed since 2014 among EU countries, the UK and Ukraine – most of them after Russia’s full-scale inva...

"Putin zwingt Europa zur Abschreckung, Trump zwingt es zur Eigenständigkeit“, sagt @rkefferputz.bsky.social. Die Europäer*innen können aber nur zusammen ihre Sicherheit verteidigen. „Stärke entsteht aus Einheit, nicht aus lauter Einzelwegen.“ Die ganze Studie (ENG): eu.boell.org/en/defence-p... 2/2

🟢 This week we welcomed Congressman @doggett.house.gov (D-Austin), member of the Ways & Means Committee, and a leading Democratic voice in the US House, for a good exchange with MEP Sergey Lagodinsky on transatlantic relations, industrial policy and the future of 🇪🇺🇺🇸 trade.
@rkefferputz.bsky.social

🟢 𝟯 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 👉 eu.boell.org/en/2025/10/1...
🇫🇷❓Macron is facing pressure at home & abroad. @jmlanfranco.bsky.social asked @marcberthold.bsky.social, Director of @boellfrit.bsky.social, what does this mean for France & Europe.
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The European Union Looks North Roderick Kefferpütz & Villy Søvndal think the time has come to lay the groundwork for the possible accession of Greenland, Iceland, and Norway.

Greenland’s PM speaks today at @europarl.europa.eu
An important moment to gauge the mood for ties with the EU.

See our work on this:
📝 Op-ed w/ Villy Søvndal: www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/g...
📄 Böll EU Brief: eu.boell.org/en/Northern-...
📅 Webinar 6 Nov: calendar.boell.de/en/northern-...

🟢 Europe’s climate ambition is stalling just as global leadership is needed. Von der Leyen is showing deft tactics but little long-term climate strategy.
💡 Read @rkefferputz.bsky.social's monthly letter and check out our new content & upcoming events! 👉 96701.seu2.cleverreach.com/m/16472522/
#COP30

🟢 𝟯 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗘𝗨-𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝘁𝗼 𝗝𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗟𝘂𝗰𝗸𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿 (@boell.de 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮) 👉 eu.boell.org/en/2025/09/1...
🇪🇺🤝🇮🇳 How Brussels & Delhi aim to boost prosperity, security and tackle global challenges?
@jostpachaly.bsky.social @juttapaulus.bsky.social @saramatthieu.bsky.social

@rkefferputz.bsky.social pushes back:

"The analogy is, of course, absurd. China’s century of humiliation stripped the country of its sovereignty and contributed to tens of millions of deaths through war, occupation, and famine. Nobody is dying in Athens, Antwerp, or Aachen because of a 15% tariff."

What are they smoking at Politico?

Comparing the US-EU trade deal to China's century of humiliation. Wow, just wild, and trivialises China's historical experience.

"Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy", George Bernard Shaw.

The European Union Looks North Roderick Kefferpütz & Villy Søvndal think the time has come to lay the groundwork for the possible accession of Greenland, Iceland, and Norway.

Time to look north? 🌍❄️

MEP Villy Søvndal & I argue in Project Syndicate that there's a growing case for northern EU enlargement.

Why?
- Geopolitical shifts make it an opportunity
- Accession would be mutually beneficial
- Denmark’s EU presidency is a perfect moment to start

👉 tinyurl.com/55n7xcxu

Böll EU Brief 04/2025 | Northern EU enlargement in sight? | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Brussels office - European Union Northern EU accession is becoming a political possibility that requires attention. Bundling enlargement could help build momentum. A carefully sequenced enlargement round that includes both Nordic and...

📙 Read our Böll EU Brief "𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗘𝗨 𝗲𝗻𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁? 𝗦𝗲𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀" by @alanderminna.bsky.social 👉 eu.boell.org/en/Northern-...

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Iceland’s new government has promised to hold a referendum on the country’s EU accession by 2027 at the latest.
💡 A geopolitical window of opportunity has opened up: the new strategic context created by Russia’s war & Trump’s return have prompted shifts in public opinion in 🇮🇸, #Norway & #Greenland.

EU-Erweiterung nach Norden Die nächste EU-Erweiterungsrunde dürfte den Norden betreffen. Zu diesem Ergebnis kommt eine Studie der Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, die analysiert hat, warum Norwegen, Island und Grönland schon sehr bald d...

🟢 The idea of Northern EU #enlargement is gaining traction – with @spiegel.de picking up our new 𝗕ö𝗹𝗹 𝗘𝗨 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝟬𝟰/𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱. A potential EU accession of #Norway, #Iceland and #Greenland, however, is not a 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪.
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Böll EU Brief 04/2025 | Northern EU enlargement in sight? | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Brussels office - European Union Northern EU accession is becoming a political possibility that requires attention. Bundling enlargement could help build momentum. A carefully sequenced enlargement round that includes both Nordic and...

Our Böll EU Brief shows why Northern EU enlargement matters now, for:
⚡ Energy and Arctic resilience
🛡️ Critical resources and stability
🇪🇺 Revitalising the broader EU enlargement agenda
eu.boell.org/en/Northern-...

Böll EU Brief 04/2025 | Northern EU enlargement in sight? | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Brussels office - European Union Northern EU accession is becoming a political possibility that requires attention. Bundling enlargement could help build momentum. A carefully sequenced enlargement round that includes both Nordic and...

As our Director @rkefferputz.bsky.social puts it: "Northern enlargement would reinforce the EU’s global weight, institutional credibility, and resilience. Progress in the North could re-energise the EU’s broader enlargement agenda and show that the Union remains open and forward-looking."

🟢 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗘𝗨 𝗲𝗻𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁? 🆕 𝗕ö𝗹𝗹 𝗘𝗨 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝟬𝟰/𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 by @alanderminna.bsky.social 👉 eu.boell.org/en/Northern-...
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🟢 Delayed, diluted, simplified... Is the #EUGreenDeal on the tightrope?
📨 Read @rkefferputz.bsky.social's letter and more in our latest Böll EU Newsletter 👉 96701.seu2.cleverreach.com/m/16331368/
📩 Sign up now to our mailing list 👉 eu.boell.org/en/email-upd...
@boell.de #2040target #climate

Böll EU Brief 01/2025 | Trading partners? Europe's options against Trump's tariffs | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Brussels office - European Union In a pivotal week for transatlantic trade relations, the new EU Böll Brief “Trading partners? Europe's options against Trump’s tariffs“ analyses the potential consequences of rising US tariffs on Euro...

🟢 The 9 July deadline for a EU-US #trade deal is fast approaching, and negotiations are intensifying. From trade war to trade truce and beyond, what alternative strategies the EU has to safeguard its economic interests?
💡Check out our Böll EU Brief 👉 eu.boell.org/en/trading-p...
#Tariffs #Trump

YouTube video by euronews (deutsch) Brüssel, meine Liebe? Ein besänftigter Trump und das europäisch-kanadische Liebespaar

Letzte Woche war voll geopolitischer Entwicklungen.

Um alles einzuordnen, waren MdEP Tobias Cremer, @lisamusiol.bsky.social und ich bei
@euronewsde.bsky.social zu Gast und sprachen über:

🛡️ NATO-Gipfel
❗ Angriff auf Irans Atomanlagen
🤝 EU–Kanada-Gipfel

🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-cS...

🟢 Successful 🇪🇺🇨🇦 summit, historic #NATOsummit, packed #EUCO reaffirming the EU's support to #Ukraine 🇪🇺🇺🇦 – all against the backdrop of escalating conflict in the #MiddleEast. @rkefferputz.bsky.social shares his take on this pivotal week for EU and global diplomacy ▶️
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Europe’s place amid the collapse of three orders | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Brussels office - European Union The European Union is not merely facing a series of overlapping crises, but the simultaneous unravelling of the geopolitical, economic, and democratic orders that have long underpinned its stability a...

🟢 The EU stands at a crossroads: as the old geopolitical, economic & democratic orders unravel, will it seize the chance to shape the new world—or be shaped by it?
Commentary by @rkefferputz.bsky.social 👉 eu.boell.org/en/2025/06/2...
@boell.de #NATO2025 #NATOSummit #EUCO

Transatlantic relations on the rocks: A conversation with Sergey Lagodinsky | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Brussels office - European Union Donald Trump is back in the White House and with him, a foreign policy that openly questions the sovereignty of allies, undermines democratic values, challenges European security commitments, and disr...

🟢 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘀: 𝗔 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗠𝗘𝗣 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗸𝘆 👉 eu.boell.org/en/2025/06/2...
The US, once the guarantor of Europe’s security, prosperity, and #democracy, has become its saboteur. How should the EU respond to this shifting landscape?
@rkefferputz.bsky.social