Johannes Lindner

🧵 In the trade world, this week was a rather hectic one. The Turnberry outcome underline the fact that negotiations with Trump are not one-off events but an ongoing process. A fact that undermines the idea that this week has brought stability.

Ripe for Reform – What’s in the EU Budget Proposal and What Should Come Next On 16 July 2025, the European Commission unveiled its proposal for the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2028-35, kicking off what promises to be a highly fraught and marathon set of nego...

Just a few weeks to go before the EU dives into what will likely be a bruising battle over its next budget.

@romyha.bsky.social, @eulaliarubio.bsky.social, @lindnerjs.bsky.social l and I took a closer look at the Commission’s proposal.

We think successful negotiations now hinge on four things:

Not all absorption difficulties in cohesion policy are due to lacking administrative capacity: EU funds also face surprising non-demand from potential beneficiaries. My research shows that tackling unawareness, administrative burden and financial attractiveness could boost demand. More details here:

We're happy to kick off today's hybrid discussion with Claudia Buch and Verena Ross, asking how the Savings and Investments Union can help financing Europe's future - opened by @hertieschool.bsky.social President @corneliawoll.bsky.social and moderated by JDC Co-Director @lindnerjs.bsky.social. #SIU

Excited to start as EU Fiscal and Investment Policy Fellow at the @delorsberlin.bsky.social ! From #MFF negotiations to new #EU #competitiveness priorities - I‘ll be working on the big budget questions facing Europe. Grateful to stay with the fantastic JDC team - now on the think tank side.

Matching savings and investments: The role of banks and capital markets in financing Europe’s f We are delighted to invite you on Tuesday, 10 June 2025, for a high-level discussion featuring two key figures in financial sector supervision: Claudia Buch, Chair of the Supervisory Board of the Euro...

📆 Europe’s savings could fuel its future, but they aren’t flowing where they’re needed most. We need a real Savings and Investment Union. But how do we get there?

Join us next Tuesday at 4:30pm CET at the @hertieschool.bsky.social or online on Zoom to discuss 👉 www.delorscentre.eu/en/events-at...

Teil der geschlossenen Runde waren unter anderem @hertieschool.bsky.social Präsidentin @corneliawoll.bsky.social und JDC Co-Direktor @lindnerjs.bsky.social. Das Buch ist am 22. April 2025 auf französisch erschienen, weitere Informationen gibt es hier: www.vie-publique.fr/catalogue/29...

" #Delors und #Kohl waren Visionäre. Beide waren Patrioten, die ihrem Land verpflichtet, aber zugleich wahre Europäer waren." So eröffnete Michael Borchard das heutige Kolloquium zur Vorstellung des Buches "Jacques Delors - Les paradoxes d'un homme d'État européen" in Berlin.

Thrilled to have @romyha.bsky.social on board as the newest member of our think tank team!

She’ll be covering all things EU budget, fiscal policy, and investment.

Strongly recommend hitting that follow button!

You know I once had an actual job that involved making finance dad jokes?

Yesterday, Ursula von der Leyen lost her ‚Pfizergate‘ case over the non-disclosure of text messages with the Pfizer CEO during the pandemic before the Court of Justice. 1/🧵

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Aus europapolitischer Sicht sind die Zurückweisungen an den Grenzen nicht nur ein Problem, weil die Regierung damit europäische Nachbarn vor den Kopf stößt. Sondern auch weil sie den Vorrang des Europarechts, einen Grundpfeiler der EU, in Frage stellt.

Kurzer Thread:

Not a Flood but a Fault Line Chinese industrial overcapacities pose a structural threat to Europe’s industrial competitiveness, particularly in strategically important sectors such as clean tech, machinery, and chemicals.

🧵 In my new policy brief, I argue that Chinese overcapacities threaten economically vital, employment-intensive, and strategic EU industries. Trump may worsen the trend, but the threat exists regardless of what Washington decides on any given day: www.delorscentre.eu/en/publicat...

Towards a Clean Industrial Deal: Can the EU Transform and Compete? Teresa Ribera, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, will explore what it will take to implement an effective and future-proof industrial strategy for Europe.

Next week, European Commission Executive Vice President Teresa Ribera joins us at the @delorsberlin.bsky.social to talk EU industrial policy, competitiveness, and decarbonization.

If there was ever a moment to have this debate in Berlin, it’s now. Don't miss it!
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The German coalition agreement: What’s in it for Europe? Jannik Jansen, Johannes Lindner and Thu Nguyen analyse what the coalition agreement between the CDU/CSU and SPD says on key EU policy areas and what can be expected fromby the next German government o...

Es gibt zwar keine Regierung zu Ostern wie mal von Merz angekündigt, dafür aber unsere Analyse, was der Koalitionsvertrag europapolitisch zu bieten hat - ob bei Wirtschaft, Klima, Migration oder EU-Reformen. Mit @jannikjansen.bsky.social & @lindnerjs.bsky.social: www.delorscentre.eu/en/publicati...

France risks missing deficit target because of Trump’s trade war, economy minister says PARIS —The trade war with the United States might prevent France from bringing down its sky-high budget deficit, French Economy and Finance Minister Eric Lombard said on Friday. “Tax revenues…

Here we go: France is already signaling it won’t stick to EU fiscal rules because of the trade war.

And with the Commission already bending over backwards to invent flexibility for defense spending, it’s going to be a real challenge to push back on this one. 1/2

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Important and interesting work on EU regional cohesion policies and how they need to be reformed.

Yesterday, the Commission proposed piling a whole heap of new goals—from competitiveness to defense—onto the EU’s regional policy.

Since that’s pretty much the opposite of what @valentinlang.bsky.social, @danbischof.bsky.social, and I argued in a recent paper, a quick recap of our main points:

Wie die EU die Integrität des demokratischen Online-Diskurses schützen kann Elon Musk hat seine Plattform X als Megafon benutzt, um die rechtsextreme AfD bei den deutschen Wahlen zu unterstützen, Desinformationen in ganz Europa zu verbreiten und Unruhen in Großbrittanien anzu...

Elon Musk uses X as his personal megaphone to spread disinformation and amplify far-right political actors across Europe. In a new policy brief, I explore what the EU can do about this: 🧵 1/

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A few impressions from today's workshop on the #Schuldenbremse & European fiscal integration at @dgap.org, co-organised by the Jacques Delors Centre. Many thanks to the keynote speakers Franziska Brantner, Jörg Kukies and Nathanael Liminski, all other contributors as well as the #DGAP team!

Platz der Republik: Danyal Bayaz über offene Fragen des Finanzpakets | SZ Dossier Merz nimmt eine Billionen-Hypothek auf, Trump bestimmt Europas Agenda, Im Prinzip immer gern, Post von Freunden, Tiefgang: Die offenen Fragen des Finanzpakets

"[Die neue Bundesregierung] muss bereit sein, in den Verhandlungen über die Banken- und die Kapitalmarktunion auch bisherige rote Linien zu überspringen“, betont unser Co-Direktor @lindnerjs.bsky.social im heutigen @sz-dossier.de Platz der Republik 👉 www.sz-dossier.de/newsletters/... #SIU

Viktor Orbán: Europa muss endlich sein Orbán-Problem lösen Die EU kann die Sabotagepolitik von Ungarns Premier Viktor Orbán nicht länger weglächeln. Selbst ein Entzug des Stimmrechts darf kein Tabu mehr sein. Drei Ideen

🇭🇺 Die EU kann die Sabotagepolitik von Viktor #Orbán nicht länger weglächeln, schreibt Thu Nguyen (@onethuthree.bsky.social) in einem Gastbeitrag auf @zeit.de. Selbst ein Entzug des Stimmrechts darf kein Tabu mehr sein.

Drei Ideen, um mit dem Problem #Ungarn umzugehen 👉 www.zeit.de/wirtschaft/2...

Nachrichtenpodcast: Die EU und ihr Ungarnproblem Ungarn blockiert immer wieder Ukrainehilfen und europäische Verteidigungsmaßnahmen. Was die EU dagegen tun könnte. Und: Elon Musk bringt Tesla in Schwierigkeiten.

Ich durfte heute im @zeit.de Nachrichten-Podcast „Was jetzt?“ darüber sprechen, wie die EU endlich ihr Orbán-Problem lösen muss: www.zeit.de/politik/2025...

Savings and investments union: better financial opportunities for EU citizens and businesses Savings and investments union supports a more integrated EU financial system that channels savings into productive investments. Find out more.

After the wake-up calls by Enrico Letta and Mario Draghi, the European Commission's Communication on the Savings and Investments Union is a massive letdown. Where's the big bang Europe needs to tackle its challenges head-on? #SIU commission.europa.eu/news/savings...

Commission unveils the White Paper for European Defence and the ReArm Europe Plan/Readiness 2030 Today, the Commission and the High Representative have presented a White Paper for European Defence – Readiness 2030.

Busy day for COM, with defence package (ec.europa.eu/commission/p...), Savings and Investment Union strategy (ec.europa.eu/commission/p...) and now the Steel and Metal Action Plan presented - one of multiple sector plans, which are the work horses for implementing the Clean Industrial Deal. So far,

The Commission has pulled back the curtain on its plan to let member states ramp up defense spending within the EU fiscal rules.

It’s a fix—which is good—but it’s also a quick and pretty rough one. And it could come back to bite the EU on multiple fronts.

Quick thoughts:

The EU Commission just unveiled its ReArm Europe Plan, including a new loan-based instrument "Security Action for Europe" (SAFE) of €150 billion.

Interestingly, with SAFE, the Commission seems to try and combine two pandemic-era EU instruments into one: SURE and RRF.

Quick thread:

A strong message of optimism on Europe's ability to move forward together - by the #Eurogroup President and Irish Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe at our event today. Many thanks for sharing your insights and coming to JDC/Hertie School @delorsberlin.bsky.social @hertieschool.bsky.social

Union und SPD wollen die Strom-Netzentgelte auf Staatskosten allgemein senken - eine teure Maßnahme, die die wirklichen Probleme der Industrie nicht löst. M.E. muss die GroKo Erleichterungen gezielter gewähren, stärkere Dekarbonisierungsanreize setzen und die EU von Anfang mitdenken. 🧵

Brilliant piece by @sandertordoir.bsky.social!

Europe’s industrial prowess is a huge asset for both productivity and defense—but only if the EU ensures its upcoming industrial policy push leads to real joint strategies.

Here are two quick thoughts on how to make that happen: