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🟢 Webinar alert! 📣
📆 Thursday 19 March, 17:00 CET
💡♀️ Join our discussion with MEP @alexandrageese.bsky.social & @remybonny.bsky.social (Forbidden Colours), author of our new report "Defending Equality in an Age of Democratic Decline" 👉 calendar.boell.de/en/event/def...
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🟢 Tomorrow at 13:00-14:30 CET! Join SDSN Europe for a virtual discussion exploring the results of the Europe Sustainable Development Report 2026 👉 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Full report ➡️ eu.boell.org/en/europe-su...

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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...

🌱🛡️ Peatlands as natural barriers. Decentralised grids as attack shields. Our e-paper 'Sustainability for Resilience' shows how NATO's 1.5% target can strengthen both defence and sustainability 👉 eu.boell.org/en/sustainab...
@rusi.bsky.social @boell.de

European security also means renewables, power grids, and wetlands | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Brussels office - European Union At February’s Munich Security Conference, Merz, Macron, von der Leyen and Co. testified to Europe's strength and independence. But concrete, independent strategies are often lacking. Europe now has th...

🟢 Renewables. Power grids. Wetlands. These aren't green wish list items - they're security infrastructure. While Europe debates defence spending, some governments are busy scrapping solar subsidies. For @janalbrecht.bsky.social, this is geopolitical negligence 👉 eu.boell.org/en/2026/03/0...

Böll EU Brief 01/2026 | Small modular reactors – smaller regulation? | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Brussels office - European Union This Böll EU Brief critically assesses the prospects of small modular reactors (SMRs) in Europe. It finds that most SMR designs remain in early development, lack regulatory approval in the EU, and are...

📗 Read our NEW Böll EU Brief 'Small modular reactors – smaller regulation?', by Alexander Wimmers, Christian von Hirschhausen & Björn Steigerwald 👉 eu.boell.org/en/small-mod...

#nuclearpower #nuclearenergy #smallmodularreactors

Small modular reactors - smaller regulation? YouTube video by Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union

🟢 Did you miss our webinar on small modular reactors #SMRs with Alexander Wimmers, Allison Macfarlane, Mareike Rüffer & Jörg Mühlenhoff?

Watch the recording ▶️ www.youtube.com/live/zXihOXB...

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🟢 Join our webinar 'Small modular reactors - Smaller regulation?', TODAY at 17:00 CET 👉 calendar.boell.de/en/small-mod...

@boell.de #SMRs #energytransition

Böll EU Brief 01/2026 | Small modular reactors – smaller regulation? | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Brussels office - European Union This Böll EU Brief critically assesses the prospects of small modular reactors (SMRs) in Europe. It finds that most SMR designs remain in early development, lack regulatory approval in the EU, and are...

⏩ With the European Commission set to present its Energy Package on 10 March, including a communication on 'Future development and deployment of small modular reactors in Europe', this Brief comes at a critical moment for the debate 👉 eu.boell.org/en/small-mod... #SMRs

Böll EU Brief 01/2026 | Small modular reactors – smaller regulation? | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Brussels office - European Union This Böll EU Brief critically assesses the prospects of small modular reactors (SMRs) in Europe. It finds that most SMR designs remain in early development, lack regulatory approval in the EU, and are...

❓ A new Böll EU Brief by Alexander J. Wimmers, Christian von Hirschhausen & Björn Steigerwald on #SMRs finds that the gap between political ambition and technical reality is substantial – and that betting on unproven technology carries serious strategic risks for Europe's #energytransition.

Böll EU Brief 01/2026 | Small modular reactors – smaller regulation? | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Brussels office - European Union This Böll EU Brief critically assesses the prospects of small modular reactors (SMRs) in Europe. It finds that most SMR designs remain in early development, lack regulatory approval in the EU, and are...

☢️ The European Commission has given #SMRs a prominent place in its 2025 Affordable Energy Action Plan. But experts question whether these projects would ever supply any meaningful quantity of electricity to businesses and consumers.
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🟢 NEW Böll EU Brief | Small modular reactors – smaller regulation? 👉 eu.boell.org/en/small-mod...
💬 Join our webinar TODAY at 17:00 CET ▶️ calendar.boell.de/en/small-mod...
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@boell.de @tuberlin.bsky.social @diw.de
#SRMs #nuclearpower #nuclearenergy #smallmodularreactors

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: "Done right, however, investments in energy systems, rail infrastructure or even nature-based barriers can significantly enhance NATO’s defence. Our study shows how.”
👉 eu.boell.org/en/sustainab...

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...

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...

🇪🇺 The e-paper also introduces a role-based framework – frontline, transit, littoral, and less exposed states – to align resilience investments with each country’s role in collective defence 👉 eu.boell.org/en/sustainab...

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...

🌱Investments in rail mobility, renewable energy, supply-chain diversification & strategic nature restoration can:
✅ Strengthen deterrence & military mobility
✅ Reduce reliance on vulnerable fossil fuel infrastructure
✅ Support industrial competitiveness
✅ Advance decarbonisation & biodiversity goals

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...

🛡️ Our new e-paper 'Sustainability for Resilience' explores how allies can deliver on resilience alongside the 3.5% core defence target agreed at the 2025 #NATO Summit 👉 eu.boell.org/en/sustainab...

@rusi.bsky.social

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...

🟢 New e-paper alert!

Sustainability for Resilience: How to Deliver NATO’s 1.5% Resilience and Security Investment Target 👉 eu.boell.org/en/sustainab...

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@rusi.bsky.social @boell.de @janalbrecht.bsky.social @rkefferputz.bsky.social @antonmoeller.bsky.social

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...
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🌱 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...

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🟢 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/

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🟢 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...

🟢 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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