Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union | Global Dialogue

Attending @boell.de’s panel discussion on the proposal for A European Security Council.

Just this weekend we heard from the so-called E3, with the EU (vdl especially) pushing hard to show continued relevance.

Is this the path to getting there? I expect @andriuskubilius.ec.europa.eu will say so!

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...
@boell.de @rkefferputz.bsky.social

🌱 Tomorrow we will host the #CEPSLab2026 side session “From frontlines to forums – amplifying climate voices that matter” (by invitation-only) ➡️ ideaslab.ceps.eu/from-frontli...

🟢 Are you attending #CEPSLab2026? Visit our stand to learn more about our projects and publications, and to meet our Young Climate Leaders 2026! 👉🏼 eu.boell.org/en/young-cli...

@boell.de @ceps.eu

Böll EU Brief 06/2025 | Green euro rising: Positioning the euro as the world’s green currency | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Brussels office - European Union The new US shift on monetary and climate policy has created a rare opening for Europe. With strong green finance rules and the European Central Bank integrating climate risks, the EU can position the ...

Read also our Böll EU Brief 06/2025 "Green euro rising: Positioning the euro as the world’s green currency", by @apsmolenska.bsky.social & @jvtk.bsky.social: eu.boell.org/en/green-eur...

Green euro rising: Positioning the euro as the world's green currency YouTube video by Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union

🟢 Did you miss our webinar "Green euro rising: Positioning the #euro as the world's green currency", with @apsmolenska.bsky.social, @jvtk.bsky.social, @heathergrabbe.bsky.social & @katie0martin.ft.com?

▶️ Watch the recording www.youtube.com/live/8mMqZZo...

@boell.de @antonmoeller.bsky.social

🟢 Seismic win for @greenparty.org.uk, taking 40% in by-election and boosting them to five MPs. Labour and Reform sidelined.
🌻 Protest vote or political realignment?
@nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social weighs in 👉 eu.boell.org/en/2026/02/2...
@boell.de @rkefferputz.bsky.social @janalbrecht.bsky.social

🟢 A more assertive Europe? In our Böll EU Newsletter 02/2026, @rkefferputz.bsky.social examines “coalitions of the willing”, pragmatic federalism and a proposed European Security Council – plus new publications & events 👉 96701.seu2.cleverreach.com/m/16901932/

@boell.de

The Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung EU | Global Dialogue invites you to an online discussion on the European Commission’s new strategy on small modular reactors (SMRs). At the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the Fukushima catastrophe, we will present a new analysis by researchers from the Technical University of Berlin discussing open questions in view of the development of this technology in the EU. The European Commission has given SMRs a prominent place in its 2025 Affordable Energy Action Plan. However, given the long road of SMRs towards potential technology readiness and the assumed high costs of electricity generation, experts question if these projects would ever supply any meaningful quantity of electricity to businesses and consumers. More info: https://calendar.boell.de/en/small-modular-reactors

🟢 15 years after #Fukushima, small modular reactors #SMRs feature prominently in the European Commission’s 2025 Affordable Energy Action Plan. But are they grounded in technical, economic & regulatory reality? ☢️

▶️ Join our webinar on Thu 5 March, 17:00 CET 👉 calendar.boell.de/en/small-mod...

The Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union | Global Dialogue cordially invites you to a panel discussion with European Commissioner Andrius Kubilius, MEP Sergey Lagodinsky and Dr. Rosa Balfour: A European Security Council: Cockpit for the EU? Debating proposals for a new decision-making body. More info: https://calendar.boell.de/en/European-Security-Council

🟢 A European Security Council? Discussion with EU Commissioner @andriuskubilius.ec.europa.eu, MEP Sergey Lagodinsky & Dr. @rosabalfour.bsky.social
📆 Monday 2 March in Brussels/online
✅ In-person attendance (limited spots): calendar.boell.de/en/European-...
▶️ Livestream: youtube.com/live/14P4Ztx...

Green euro rising: Positioning the euro as the world's green currency Geopolitical uncertainties and the recent US shifts on monetary and climate policy have created a rare opening for the euro. With the international monetary order shifting, the euro has the potential ...

🟢 Webinar TODAY at 13:00 CET! "Green euro rising: Positioning the € as the world's green currency" 👉 calendar.boell.de/en/green-eur...

@apsmolenska.bsky.social @jvtk.bsky.social @heathergrabbe.bsky.social @katie0martin.ft.com @antonmoeller.bsky.social

🟢 TOMORROW at 13:00 CET! Join our webinar "Green euro rising: Positioning the € as the world's green currency" 👉 calendar.boell.de/en/green-eur...

@apsmolenska.bsky.social @jvtk.bsky.social @heathergrabbe.bsky.social @katie0martin.ft.com @antonmoeller.bsky.social @ecb.europa.eu

How not to talk about a blackout | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Brussels office - European Union On 28 April 2025, a sudden blackout plunged the Iberian Peninsula into darkness. Within hours, renewables were blamed. Months later, experts found a voltage surge – not green energy – triggered the…

💡 When the Iberian Peninsula went dark in April 2025, renewables were instantly blamed, but the real cause was a voltage surge and grid failures, not solar or wind. This piece from @boelleu.bsky.social explores how blackout scares are turned into anti‑climate disinformation.
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The Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union | Global Dialogue cordially invites you to a panel discussion with European Commissioner Andrius Kubilius, MEP Sergey Lagodinsky and Dr. Rosa Balfour: A European Security Council: Cockpit for the EU? Debating proposals for a new decision-making body The world around Europe is changing fast. Geopolitical shifts are challenging the international order, Russia’s war in Ukraine has upset the European security architecture. And old alliances are no longer as reliable. Faced with these challenges Europe needs to step up. But are EU decision-making mechanisms fit for purpose? The current modus operandi mostly requires consensus among the 27 Member States resulting in a slow response rate. Recent crises have thus revived calls for a “European Security Council”, an idea that has been prominently advanced by EU Commissioner Kubilius. At the same time, MEP Sergey Lagodinsky has put forward a detailed institutional proposal outlining legal pathways, governance models, and safeguards for democratic legitimacy. At this panel discussion, we will debate the idea and potential blueprints for such a European Security Council.

🟢 Join us and EU Commissioner @andriuskubilius.ec.europa.eu, MEP Sergey Lagodinsky & Dr. @rosabalfour.bsky.social on 2 March in Brussels, for a debate on the proposed European Security Council! 🇪🇺

📅 More info & sign-up 👉 calendar.boell.de/en/European-...

@boell.de @rkefferputz.bsky.social

On Feb 26, join @unsdsn.org & @eesc.bsky.social for the live launch of the Europe Sustainable Development Report (#ESDR) 2026!

🗓️ Date: February 26, 2026
⏰ Time: 10:15-11:15 CET
🔗 Livestream: www.eesc.europa.eu/en/agenda/ou...

Green euro rising: Positioning the euro as the world's green currency Geopolitical uncertainties and the recent US shifts on monetary and climate policy have created a rare opening for the euro. With the international monetary order shifting, the euro has the potential ...

✅ Register here ▶️ calendar.boell.de/en/green-eur...

🟢 Webinar Tue 24/02 13:00 CET, with @apsmolenska.bsky.social @jvtk.bsky.social @heathergrabbe.bsky.social @katie0martin.ft.com
→ How shifting 🇺🇸 policies open space for € internationalisation
→ Why the € is becoming the currency of choice for clean energy
→ What this means for 🇪🇺 strategic autonomy

A new free trade for a new era | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Brussels office - European Union The EU and India have signed a historic free trade agreement. What is needed now is an active, long-term, progressive trade strategy. This must put goals such as sustainability, security, and partners...

🟢 The EU & #India have signed a historic FTA. What is needed now is an active, long-term, progressive #trade strategy. This must put goals such as #sustainability, security & partnerships between equals at the forefront, write Imme Scholz & @janalbrecht.bsky.social 👉 eu.boell.org/en/2026/02/1...

Green euro rising: Positioning the euro as the world's green currency Geopolitical uncertainties and the recent US shifts on monetary and climate policy have created a rare opening for the euro. With the international monetary order shifting, the euro has the potential ...

🟢 US policy shifts are opening doors for the € as the world's leading green currency. With 50%+ of global green bonds already in €, can 🇪🇺 leverage this advantage?
📅 Join our webinar on 24/02, 13:00 CET
✅ Register here ▶️ calendar.boell.de/en/green-eur...
@jvtk.bsky.social @apsmolenska.bsky.social

Keir Starmer is fighting for his political life. It is good news for the Greens but also Reform | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Brussels office - European Union The turmoil in British politics offers an unprecedented opportunity to the Green party, writes Ros Taylor – though with just four MPs and a culture of local activism rather than big-picture policy thi...

The Greens will be hoping Starmer's successor is popular enough to keep the left in power – but not so popular that they can win a general election outright.

My take on the turmoil, for @boelleu.bsky.social

eu.boell.org/en/2026/02/0...

Keir Starmer is fighting for his political life. It is good news for the Greens but also Reform | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Brussels office - European Union The turmoil in British politics offers an unprecedented opportunity to the Green party, writes Ros Taylor – though with just four MPs and a culture of local activism rather than big-picture policy thi...

🟢 With Starmer fighting for his political life and Labour increasingly unpopular, tactical voters may back Greens to keep Reform out. Under Zack Polanski, the party has surged. A left coalition? Now thinkable, writes @rostaylor.bsky.social 👉 eu.boell.org/en/2026/02/0...
@greenparty.org.uk @boell.de

3 Questions on the EU Grids Package to Elisabeth Cremona | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Brussels office - European Union From renewables stuck in connection queues to data centres waiting years to plug in, Europe’s power system is under strain. In this edition of 3 Questions, we speak with Elisabeth Cremona from Ember a...

🟢 3 Questions on the European Grids Package to @ember-energy.org's Elisabeth Cremona
👉 eu.boell.org/en/2026/02/0...

Why grids matter for competitiveness and security, and what the new European Grid Package changes?

🔹 A Shield Without a Sword
👉 lnkd.in/e8Hegdbr
🔹 3 Questions on the Iran Protests with MEP Hannah Neumann
👉 lnkd.in/e2Rz3WPq
👇 Read more on our website.
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26th Foreign Policy Conference Security and Defence in the Hybrid Age: A Collective Responsibility? The war in Ukraine has brought security and defence issues back to the forefront of public and political debate. At the same time, security had long been taken for granted – as an issue that the the s...

👇 Live now in Berlin: the 26th Foreign Policy Conference hosted by Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung HQ.
From Ukraine to cyber threats, disinformation and climate risks, the discussion focuses on resilience, democratic security and collective responsibility.
👉 calendar.boell.de/en/event/26t...

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🌍 The European Parliament’s vote to seek a legal opinion on the EU–MERCOSUR Agreement has reignited debate on Europe’s trade policy.

Sven Giegold reflects on what this means for the EU and the Greens.

EU-India Summit 2026 Outcomes, Gaps, and the Road Ahead The forthcoming EU–India Summit, scheduled for 27 January 2026, takes place amid heightened geopolitical uncertainty and significant shifts in the global order. Its strategic context has been shaped i...

🌍 Today’s EU–India Summit puts trade and security at the centre as Europe rethinks partnerships in a fragmenting global order.
🔎 Our EU–India Dossier explores where the partnership stands and where it could go next.

👉 Dossier: eu.boell.org/en/eu-india-...
📅 Summit: calendar.boell.de/en/event/eu-...

💬 Your turn! What should Greens be loud about in 2026? What’s the message you think Europe needs to hear right now? Leave your comment! 🌻

@boell.de @greens-efa.eu @fyeg.org @gef-europe.bsky.social @gruene.de @gruene-bundestag.de @theglobalgreens.bsky.social

🟢 We asked @janalbrecht.bsky.social what does it mean for the Greens to be ‘loud’ in a Europe where autocrats & climate backlash are getting ever louder too, and what’s the one message the 🇪🇺 Green family should take from the @europeangreens.eu Congress as we head into a tougher political decade 🌻

40th Congress of the European Greens - SATURDAY 6th Dec 2025 - Live from LISBON YouTube video by European Greens

You can also follow the @europeangreens.eu Congress online ▶️ www.youtube.com/live/slsyNhN...