Joris Larik

To talk about trade in Britain without mentioning the EU is a bit like trying to explain the solar system without mentioning the sun.

(A chart from the forthcoming piece of work...)

COMING SOON TO A BOOKSHOP NEAR YOU!
(* cover subject to change during the editorial process; thanks to @jorislarik.bsky.social)

While I'm glad the NATO Summit was a success, using it as a platform for brushing aside the prohibition to use force – a core norm of international law – is problematic, as I stress in this brief interview. NATO's Article V is important for our security, but so is Article 2(4) of the UN Charter.

Dan geef mij maar liever “I fok horses”.

A space revolution is coming

The 21st century will be the century of space. Europe needs to be at the forefront

The #SpaceAct and Vision for the European Space Economy, proposed today by the Commission, will help ensure that

#EUSpace 🇪🇺

Full remarks⬇️
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Europe and Australia commit to Security and Defence Partnership

→ europa.eu/!CGJkh7

#EUSpace Programme in action! 🇪🇺

Each🇪🇺space component serves different uses. They all benefit citizens & governments daily. They strengthen our competitiveness, resilience & security.

Delighted to get hands-on experience on upcoming innovations. #EUSPA

This is a terrific opportunity for junior scholars working on international economic law. Submit your abstracts by the end of June!

yep, Europa kan zich momenteel niet verdedigen tegen drone en raket barrages zoals Oekraine die moet verduren. Luchtoverwicht en integrated air&missile defence is essentieel voor geloofwaardigheid van nato deterrence, net als is Koude Oorlog toen er een gordel van SAMs in Duitsland stond.

The PVV has left the Dutch coalition. What does this mean? Will there we be new elections? When? Who will win? Which government will form? 🧵

The Global South and self-determination

On 4 June at 15.00 CEST, join a workshop with ‪‪ @amomalley.bsky.social @unileiden.bsky.social ‬on the UN Special Committee on Decolonisation 👉 loom.ly/hcQ-Yj4

Organised by our Diplomatic/International History Working Group 👉 loom.ly/uz1gb_Q

📣 #GlobalSouth

UN May Cut Staff by 20%, Internal Memo Says The UN prepares for a budget cut of 20%, affecting 6,900 jobs amid a financial crisis and U.S. funding issues.

“Diplomats think Guterres hopes that if he shows he will make these cuts, then the administration will ease off on their threats to zero out funding for the UN,” Gowan said.

“It’s also possible that the administration will pocket the cuts and not make any concessions.”
gvwire.com/2025/05/29/u...

Speech by President von der Leyen at the award ceremony of the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen “Check against delivery” \nYour Majesty,\nFederal Chancellor Merz,\nLord-Mayor Keupen,\nDr Linden,\nEsteemed laureates of the Charlemagne Prize,\nExcellencies,\nLadies and Gentlemen,\nEurope is my lif...

Von Der Leyen’s speech in Aachen is really stunning. “It is time for Europe to rise up once again. To rally around the next great European project. Thus, I believe that our next great era – the next great unifying project – is about building an independent Europe.” 👀
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A brief history of US tariffs on the EU...

Recent decades: Mostly low and stable
April 2: 20%
April 9: 10% during a 90 day pause
May 23 (day 44 of the pause): 50% from June 1
May 25: Back to 10%, reinstating the original pause
July 9 (end of 90 day pause): ???
Inauguration Day, 2029: ???

🚨 New article with @richardponzio.bsky.social and Bill Durch out in the 50th anniversary issue of The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs on "Just Security and Global Governance: From UN75 to the Pact for the Future, and on to UN100".

Open acces via: www.fletcherforum.org/s/22-Durch-L...

Gisterenochtend mocht ik op VRT Radio 1 de stand van zaken van EU-VK betrekkingen toelichten na de recente top: Een nieuw hoofdstuk in vriendschappelijkere sfeer, maar tot nu toe nog meer ambities dan tastbare veranderingen.

www.vrt.be/vrtmax/luist...

Good news today - 🇪🇺 Member States have reached agreement on the #SAFE regulation at the Ambassadors' level. 

It is a crucial programme of €150bn in loans for joint procurement to increase European defence readiness and enable to buy for Ukraine, with Ukraine and in Ukraine 🇺🇦

Policy Fellow (gn) - European Financial Markets full-time (40hrs/week)

We're hiring! Are you passionate about EU integration and want to shape the debate on Savings and Investments Union? Then join our fantastic @delorsberlin.bsky.social team as (Senior) Policy Fellow for Financial Markets!

Application deadline is 31 May: hertie-school.dvinci-easy.com/en/p/en/jobs...

America’s “Bipolar moment”

🛡️ Today, the @ec.europa.eu allocates €910 million under the 2024 #EuropeanDefenceFund for 62 selected 🇪🇺 defence projects.

This is a major step to close critical defence capability gaps and reinforce Europe’s strategic autonomy.

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#EDF2024 #EUdefence

During these past few days the devious processes whereunder the political independence and territorial integrity of the three small Baltic Republics – Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania – were to be deliberately annihilated by one of their more powerful neighbors, have been rapidly drawing to their conclusion. From the day when the peoples of those Republics first gained their independent and democratic form of government the people of the United States have watched their admirable progress in self-government with deep and sympathetic interest. The policy of this Government is universally known. The people of the United States are opposed to predatory activities no matter whether they are carried on by the use of force or by the threat of force. They are likewise opposed to any form of intervention on the part of one state, however powerful, in the domestic concerns of any other sovereign state, however weak. These principles constitute the very foundations upon which the existing relationship between the twenty-one sovereign republics of the New World rests. The United States will continue to stand by these principles, because of the conviction of the American people that unless the doctrine in which these principles are inherent once again governs the relations between nations, the rule of reason, of justice and of law – in other words, the basis of modern civilization itself – cannot be preserved.

the US was at the forefront of establishing one of the core rules of international law: territorial conquest can never be legalized. Eg the Stimson doctrine after Japan's invasion of Manchuria or the Welles declaration after the Soviet invasion of the Baltic states. Trump is reversing all of that.

The world has changed.
Europe must be able to defend itself — and that starts with a stronger defence industry.

Today, we launch a Mini-Omnibus to incentivise defence-related investments in the EU budget.

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#EUDefenceIndustry #EuropeanDefenceUnion

Excellent news from Geneva, where a first consensus on the Pandemic Agreement was reached last night.

We have learnt the lessons of COVID.

To beat a pandemic, you need tests, treatments and vaccines.

And you equally need solidarity and global cooperation.

Statement ↓
europa.eu/!fkNJ9y

In response to the global challenges, the EU is adapting its policies to strengthen its economic autonomy and defence capabilities. A new CLEER paper series edited by Narin Idriz, Eva Kassoti, and @jorislarik.bsky.social provides an in-depth analysis on the legal implications behind this transition.

Blij dat ik heb kunnen bijdragen aan dit advies aan de 2e Kamer.

Goed om te zien dat er aanbevelingen zijn voor een sterkere reactie op de democratische terugval in de EU zoals:

▶️ strengere financiële conditinaliteit
▶️ inbreukprocedures van lidstaten via A259 TFEU
▶️ interparlementaire samenwerking

Daadkracht: EU-hervormingen van GBVB, begroting en rechtsstaat Dit briefadvies gaat over de hervormingsmogelijkheden van de Europese Unie op het terrein van het buitenlands- en veiligheidsbeleid, de EU-begroting en de bescherming van de rechtsstaat. De AIV bracht...

Vandaag publiceren wij namens de Adviesraad Internationale Vraagstukken het advies "Daadkracht: EU-hervormingen van GBVB, begroting en rechtsstaat".

Kortom: Er kan héél veel, ook zonder verdragswijzigingen, voor een weerbaardere Unie!

www.adviesraadinternationalevraagstukken.nl/documenten/p...

UK and EU close ranks on defence amid Trump turmoil British PM next month will host first summit with bloc’s leaders since Brexit

More positive reporting by the @financialtimes.com on the outlook of an EU-UK Security and Defence PArtnership at the summit in May.

Still significant details to work out (and, of course, fisheries) but chances of agreement certainly rising.

Trump May Blow Up U.S. Defense Sales to Europe As old alliances crumble, the EU is looking to arm itself.

“No other country has allies as wealthy or strong as the U.S. has in NATO and Europe. Ending that could prove more costly than the MAGA movement comprehends.”
foreignpolicy.com/2025/04/10/t...

CDU/CSU and SPD have agreed on the coalition agreement. The Europe chapter is not visionary but leaves sufficient openings for negotiations on important topics in Brussels in the coming years: www.spd.de/fileadmin/Do...

Thread on the institutional aspects: