Bálint Zöller

Lea Ypi on the left’s ‘dangerous illusion that getting tough on migration can win back support’ - Voxeurop In this conversation scholar Lea Ypi reflects on how progressives can and must address issues related to citizenship, rights, class, culture and solidarity in the context of migration and inequality.

Important and insightful interview with Lea Ypi.

🇪🇺 To Brussels with #hertielove! Sixteen Hertie School students spent three days in the heart of EU policymaking – networking with alumni, visiting institutions & diving into EU affairs.

Massive thanks to the @futurEU_Initiative, Alumni Affairs, and our Brussels Alumni Chapter for organising!

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4. Domestically, the CDU will have to compromise on the Schuldenbremse to advance military and industrial reforms. But, due to the possible constitutional change, the party is unlikely to support a common EU tax, to prevent the AfD from gaining more support from fiscal conservatives.

3. Germany’s fiscal capacity will be at the core of coalition talks—critical if the country wants to increase state capacity. This also impacts the EU, given Germany’s role as a key budget contributor.

2. A new special fund for defense and industry is uncertain, as Linke, BSW, and AfD would likely reject it. While the CDU favors a special fund, SPD, Greens, and Linke would prefer a constitutional amendment, since a special fund wouldn’t allow them to push social policies.

My two cents: 1. If Germany forms a black-red-green coalition (CDU/SPD/Greens) without the FDP but with the BSW in the Bundestag, reforming the debt brake would hinge on the Left Party’s support, putting security policy in a difficult position.

I celebrate the 80% of Germans who did not vote for the far right. Do not make 19.6% of German voters into "the" German people (again).

"The" German people don't exist! The German population is diverse and divided, but voted overwhelmingly for liberal democratic parties.

#BTW25 #GermanElection

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Oder kommt ein neues Sondervermögen? Fraglich, ob das klappen könnte. Linke, BSW und AfD würden es wahrscheinlich ablehnen.

Die fiskale Kapazität des deutschen Staates wird eine entscheidende Debatte der Koalitionsverhandlungen werden, wenn Deutschland agil werden möchte.

New article accepted at CPS. @denis-cohen.bsky.social @thmskrr.bsky.social and I analyze how rental market risk affects radical right support. Combining data on local rent increases with the SOEP, we find that individuals facing increasing local rents become more likely to support the AfD. 🧵

Thanks Jacob for the class! Was very informative, especially for someone from Hungary like me :)))

Of course S&D & Renew failed at preventing ECR from getting (top) job in new European Commission. They have no clear strategy of how to oppose the far right and a completely outdated view of what and who constitutes the political “mainstream”.

Europe Has Run Out of Time With Trump’s Return, the Continent Must Take Charge of Its Own Security—and Quickly

“Right now, Europe purchases the lion’s share of its arms from abroad; this practice must come to an end. A credible security provider must be able to meet most of its own defense needs.”

CDU’s @nroettgen.bsky.social in Foreign Affairs. reader.foreignaffairs.com/2024/11/22/e...