Roderick Kefferpütz

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-...

@boell.de @rkefferputz.bsky.social

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/
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@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 ▶️
@boell.de

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

🟢 𝟯 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝗲-𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗨𝗿𝘀𝘇𝘂𝗹𝗮 𝗭𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗶ń𝘀𝗸𝗮 👉 eu.boell.org/en/2025/06/1...

@zielonipl.bsky.social @europeangreens.eu @greens-efa.eu @boell.de @rkefferputz.bsky.social

elon taking notes from chinese billionaires
(everyone must bend the knee)

Jaishankar: "China and India stand out because they are the only two countries with over 1 billion people and are some kind of civilizational state."

Asked if Europeans are naive on China: "No, but with a caveat - different countries move at different speeds."

#BrusselsForum

Dossier: EU-India relations | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Brussels office - European Union EU-India relations are key for the von der Leyen II European Commission, as the is also looking to expand its circle of key partners, against a backdrop of uncertainty over transatlantic relations.

Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar at #BrusselsForum emphasises 2025 is the most intense year for EU-India cooperation. Mentions that "by the end of the year it is feasible to finalise a trade deal."

At @boelleu.bsky.social we launched a EU-India dossier to keep track: eu.boell.org/en/eu-india-...

🟢 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀 ranked high in this week's 2025 𝗜𝗜𝗦𝗦' 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗶-𝗟𝗮 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲! 💬🧵

🛡️ A dedicated plenary session was devoted to the topic ➡️ www.iiss.org/events/shang... with keynotes by Defence Ministers from New Zealand, France & Finland 🇳🇿🇫🇷🇫🇮

🟢 Join the webinar "Slovakia and the new leaders of the West", tomorrow at 14:00 CEST with @rkefferputz.bsky.social, @milanninberlin.bsky.social, Miroslava Pisklová & Zuzana Gabrižov 👉 calendar.boell.de/en/event/slo...
@boell.de @euractivsk.bsky.social @dgap.org @ecfrpower.bsky.social

🟢 The EU's new strategic approach to the #BlackSea region, presented today, echoes the key recommendations of our new Böll EU Brief '𝗖𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘆: 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀' by @jonasfranken.bsky.social 👉 eu.boell.org/cable-diplomacy
📽️ @rkefferputz.bsky.social gives you the gist ▶️

🟢 Where and how should the EU build effective cable diplomacy partnerships? Check our our NEW Böll EU Brief 03/2025 | 𝗖𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘆: 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 by @jonasfranken.bsky.social 👉 eu.boell.org/en/cable-dip...
@peasec.de @boell.de

🟢 Pro-European Mayor of Bucharest #NicușorDan won yesterday's presidential election run-off 🗳️🇷🇴
💡🇪🇺 We asked 3 questions about results, geopolitics, #disinformation & Romania's role in the EU to MEP @nicustefanuta.bsky.social 👉 eu.boell.org/en/2025/05/1...
@greens-efa.eu @europeangreens.eu @boell.de

🟢 NEW Böll EU Brief 02/2025 | 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁: 𝗔 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗨-𝗨𝗞 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, by @jannikewachowiak.bsky.social (@ukandeu.bsky.social) 👉 eu.boell.org/en/beyond-br...

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#EU #UK #summit @boell.de @euinuk.bsky.social @anandmenon.bsky.social @jillongovt.bsky.social @lscazzieri.bsky.social

🟢 #EuropeDay | 80 years end of World War II | 70 years of Germany in NATO. A time for remembrance and commemoration, and also to cherish our #democracy, values & shared institutions 🕊️ 🏛️ 🇪🇺
▶️ Watch the message from @rkefferputz.bsky.social
@boell.de #ChooseEurope #Europe #9May