RE-ENGAGE

How do Serbians show solidarity during protests?

RE-ENGAGE studies how civic energy avoids burnout and drives #policy. New Serbia papers out this fall. Follow for updates: tinyurl.com/2bxf3u3f

#Serbia #SerbiaProtests #Belgrade #NoviSad #EU #Russia #Democracy #Geopolitics

🎧 NEW #PODCAST: The EU’s enlargement reality check. Listen to Episode 2 of The Neighbourhood: tinyurl.com/3nauwjs7

👉 Inside the episode:
🔹 How the enlargement process really functions
🔹 What this year’s package signals for #Ukraine, #Moldova, and the #WesternBalkans

European leaders will gather in Brussels tomorrow for the first EU Enlargement Forum👉 Read the latest commentary: bit.ly/3JYyXFo

#EUEnlargement #Enlargement #democracy #FutureOfEurope #WesternBalkans #EasternPartnership #Serbia #NoviSad #Tbilisi #Georgia #Kyiv

📩 Join Democracy on the brink by emailing Sophie at Sophie.gueudet@scuolasuperioresantanna.it

The event explores:
🔹 Georgia’s authoritarian drift and civic resistance
🔹 Ukraine’s democracy under the test of war
🔹 Academic activism in times of democratic crisis

Solidarity is back in Serbia.

🔎 #RE-ENGAGE studies solidarity networks in hybrid regimes. Read the latest on After Novi Sad: https://tinyurl.com/5n7bshv5

#Serbia #SerbiaProtests #Belgrade #NoviSad #EU #Russia #vucic #aleksandarvučić #europenews #Democracy #Geopolitics #Enlargement #politics #news

🇬🇪🇷🇸 Georgia and Serbia's EU candidacy looks very different on the ground.

🔎 RE-ENGAGE studies solidarity networks in hybrid regimes. New papers on #Serbia and #Georgia this fall: tinyurl.com/2bxf3u3f

#Novisad #Belgrade #tbilisi #vucic #aleksandarvučić #georgiandream

How long can #Georgia hold on to its #democracy?

Hybrid regimes invite external influence but leave space for civic resistance. New fieldwork and papers on Georgia this fall: tinyurl.com/2bxf3u3f

#Tbilisi #GeorgiaProtests #GeorgianDream #Russia #EU #Geopolitics

On November 1st 2024, 16 people died after the canopy of a railway station collapsed in Novi Sad, Serbia. Read now: tinyurl.com/5n7bshv5

#Serbia #SerbiaProtests #Belgrade #NoviSad #EU #Russia #Democracy #Geopolitics #HorizonEurope

Serbia wants a new political system.

🔎 New fieldwork and papers on Serbia this fall. Follow for updates: tinyurl.com/2bxf3u3f

#Serbia #SerbiaProtests #Belgrade #NoviSad #EU #Russia #Democracy #Geopolitics #HorizonEurope

Yesterday marked one year of demonstrations in Georgia following the contested October 2024 #elections.

🔎 RE-ENGAGE examines how civic networks born in hybrid regimes can sustain long movements. New #Georgia papers this fall: tinyurl.com/2bxf3u3f

#GeorgiaProtests #Democracy

What does 1 year of #protest mean to #Georgia?

🔎 #RE-ENGAGE looks at how civic operating systems born in hybrid regimes can sustain long movements. New fieldwork and papers this fall: tinyurl.com/2bxf3u3f

#GeorgiaProtests #GeorgianDream #Tbilisi #Democracy #Geopolitics

Serbia’s “faceless” movement has one clear demand: rule of law.

🔎 New fieldwork and papers on Serbia to land this fall. Follow for updates: tinyurl.com/2bxf3u3f

#Serbia #SerbiaProtests #Belgrade #NoviSad #EU #Russia #CivicActivism #Democracy #Geopolitics #students

#REENGAGERead from #Brussels:

#REENGAGE studies how #EU solidarity & fiscal coordination shape credibility in crises 🔗https://tinyurl.com/2bxf3u3f

#EU to exclude #Ukraine #loan guarantees from #deficit targets — using frozen #Russian assets for €140 bn loan: www.reuters.com/business/eu-...

Georgia’s ‘faceless’ movement is still driving change.

RE-ENGAGE maps how these new civic networks are reshaping political life, and what it would take to convert street energy into institutional change: tinyurl.com/2bxf3u3f

#Georgia #GeorgiaProtests #GeorgianDream #Democracy #EuropeanUnion #EU

#REENGAGERead from #Belgrade:

#REENGAGE examines #trust and alignment with the #EU 🔗http://tinyurl.com/2bxf3u3f

#EU invites #Serbia to join its joint #gas buying platform, aiming to cut #Russia #energy dependence & boost economic integration: www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

Albania, Moldova, Montenegro and North Macedonia join EU's SEPA scheme Albania, Moldova, Montenegro and North Macedonia joined the Single Euro Payments Area or SEPA, enabling quicker and cheaper financial transactions across the EU.

#REENGAGERead from #Brussels:

#REENGAGE looks at how tangible steps like #SEPA membership build #trust in #EUintegration 🔗http://tinyurl.com/2bxf3u3f

#Albania #Moldova #Montenegro & #NorthMacedonia join the #EU Single #Euro Payments Area: tinyurl.com/5ye9fyfd

Russia bombards Ukraine’s gas sites as Zelenskyy flies to US for Trump meeting Strikes cause outages in eight regions before Washington talks to discuss US providing Kyiv with cruise missiles

#REENGAGERead from #Kyiv:

#REENGAGE studies how #energy insecurity & ongoing war shape perceptions of the #EU in #Ukraine 🔗http://tinyurl.com/2bxf3u3f

#Russia bombarded gas sites as #Zelenskyy went to #Washington for talks with #Trump on long-range missiles: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Why Ukraine will not fall Ukraine remains standing thanks to its unwavering civilian resistance. At the same time, there is a growing need for more soldiers. This is the difficult equation that Ukraine’s leadership must solve.

After more than three years of war, civilian resistance in Ukraine remains high.

Researcher Morten Bøås of NUPI details what it means to conduct RE-ENGAGE fieldwork in a city at #war.

Read the full commentary: re-engaging.eu/news/why-ukr...

#EuropeanUnion #EU #Ukraine #democracy #Russia #Kyiv

Europe can’t afford another grey zone.

@lykkefriis.bsky.social on how #Ukraine and #Moldova are between two worlds — too European to turn back, but still waiting at the EU’s door.

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From all-or-nothing to step-by-step: gradual integration could change the game.

@lykkefriis.bsky.social from Think Tank Europa tells The Neighbourhood that it’s time for a new approach.

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#Denmark helped open Europe’s doors in 2002. Can it do it again in 2025?

@lykkefriis from @thinkeuropa on why the #EU must prove there’s still a credible path to #EUmembership

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🎧In "The Neighbourhood" untersuchen wir, wie Länder, die der EU beitreten möchten, mit politischen Veränderungen und Druck von außen umgehen und was dass für die Demokratie und Sicherheit in Europa bedeutet.
Heute starten wir in Folge 1 mit @lykkefriis.bsky.social und Mark Leonard👇

🎧 #PODCAST LAUNCH: The Neighbourhood

Listen to Episode 1 with @lykkefriis.bsky.social on #EUenlargement → tinyurl.com/4bvd7t97

The series will explore how countries hoping to join the #EU are navigating #democracy, reform, and outside pressure.

🥂 After #Brussels toasts with champagne, the #EU needs to take a look at itself in the mirror. 👉 Follow us for more explainers on #Moldova and other countries shaping the EU's future.

#MoldovaElections #AlegeriMoldova #MoldovanElections #Moldova2025 #VoteMoldova #Russia #democracy #Chisinau #Balti

#Russia poured millions into Moldova’s election. Did it work? 👉 Follow us for more election insights all week.

#MoldovaElections #AlegeriMoldova #MoldovanElections #Moldova2025 #VoteMoldova #Moldova

Moldova’s election: A test of Europe’s credibility Moldova’s parliamentary election is a barometer of regional democracy. Its outcome could reshape EU enlargement, regional security, and the balance of power with Russia.

Moldova’s election is not only a domestic turning point, but also a test of whether Europe can translate its enlargement promise into lived security and democratic resilience in its neighbourhood, writes Jessica Hendrick @re-engage.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/4pHZ9UA

Did Moldova just give EU enlargement a lifeline? Follow us for more election insights all week.

#MoldovaElections #AlegeriMoldova #MoldovanElections #Moldova2025 #VoteMoldova #Moldova

Moldova’s election: A test of Europe’s credibility Moldova’s parliamentary election is a barometer of regional democracy. Its outcome could reshape EU enlargement, regional security, and the balance of power with Russia.

🗳️ #Moldova parliamentary election this weekend is a barometer of regional #democracy.

Its outcome could reshape #EUenlargement, Europe’s security, and the balance of power with #Russia.

Read the latest commentary: tinyurl.com/y8atxsuf

#MoldovaElections #AlegeriMoldova

🇲🇩 #Moldova votes this weekend. What we’re watching for:

How Moldovans weigh EU aspirations against domestic dissatisfaction.👇

#MoldovaElections #AlegeriMoldova #MoldovanElections #Moldova2025 #VoteMoldova

On #InternationalDayofDemocracy, the question isn’t WHERE #democracy is under pressure (think #Ukraine, #Georgia, #Serbia)... but HOW these countries can re-engage with democratic paths forward.

💬 What gives you confidence that democracy can adapt + survive in tough times?