@mariaskora.bsky.social
Democracy, elections and European politics with a transatlantic spin Researcher, advisor, moderator https://mariaskora.net/
Public transport on strike, trains not going either. A typical Monday morning in #Berlin ❤️
02.02.2026 10:14 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Birds of a feather flock together.
And maybe this will also be a good opportunity to finally learn some proper English.. #Poland #Duda
www.heritage.org/press/herita...
More about the campain in 🇩🇪: www.campact.de/rechtsextrem...
25.01.2026 17:13 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
💥 Such a smart campaign by @campact.de informing consumers about the political ties of business circles.
Long story short: The founder of Müllermilch, a dairy company, is an ally of the #AfD.
Radical? Well, so is the AfD.
And since consumers are also voters, they have a right to know.
Ok, let's not whitewash autoritharian ambitions as a 'health problem'. It does not help counter Trump's chaos agenda and is unfair and offensive to people who actually struggle with mental issues. #usa
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Oh no... how is this possible? 🫣 Is this how tariffs work? #usa
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
2026 kicks off in Berlin with new networking formats for the Europe crowd!
'EU to go on the rocks', today taking stock of one year into vdL 2.0 and emerging challenges in and outside the EU.
Powered Jacques Delors Centre at @hertieschool.bsky.social and @politico.com
Good to be back 💫
On Polish-German relations, on war reparations but with a focus on the future, on the prospects for a new beginning between #Germany and #Poland, and those who are spoiling them – in a discussion with @linnselle.bsky.social at @dgap.org
14.01.2026 11:16 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The first foreign visit of @czarzasty.bsky.social, the Marshal of the Sejm – to Berlin. “It's not too late, but we need to wake up. Poland is not safe without Germany, and Germans must believe that they are not safe without Poland.”
14.01.2026 11:16 — 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 0
Temporary reintroduction of passport or ID checks on the Polish-German border continues. If the term 'temporary' still applies is debatable, as checks at the borders with Poland, Czechia and Switzerland have been in place since October 2023... #schengen
12.01.2026 17:12 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Temporary reintroduction of passport or ID checks on the Polish-German border continues. If the term 'temporary' still applies is debatable, as checks at the borders with Poland, Czechia and Switzerland have been in place since October 2023... #schengen
12.01.2026 17:09 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
When I was in highschool in early 2000s, we still had civil defense classes. It was just about a decade after the Cold War came to an end. We learnt first aid and how to shoot. I would have never thought this knowledge would be of any use again. Strange and sad times we live in.. #Poland
10.01.2026 18:31 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Yes, here you go: www.gov.pl/web/poradnik...
An English language version would be usefull, Poland is increasingly a multicultural society..
#Poland is preparing, the Ministry of National Defense is distrubuting safety and security guidelines...
10.01.2026 15:47 — 👍 19 🔁 6 💬 3 📌 4
... and more chaos to come:
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Terrorising the society continues.
A brutal reminder that no-one can feel too safe today.
An emerging autocrat on a self-appointed mission to spread democracy.
This is just madness..
Wtf, America, wtf..... 🤦♀️
03.01.2026 12:49 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
💫 One last conference before the year ends!
I was excited to join the "Under pressure" debate today, organised by the @fesonline.bsky.social, on political attacks on cultural and artistic freedom.
More about the event: www.fes.de/themenportal...
My working paper on possible tactics of democratic restoration, taking #Poland as a real-time laboratory and providing hands-on evidence is out this week, as part of the DI Working Papers.
Wonderful to be in such great company of authors!
democracyinstitute.ceu.edu/articles/mar...
🚨🚨🚨 Problem
im #Stadtbild 🚨🚨🚨
Osteuropäer genießen schamlos arabisches Essen mitten in der deutschen Hauptstadt 😱😱😱
#nichtmeinKanzler #wirsinddasStadtbild
🔥 Hot off the press!
I am pleased to present a new discussion paper, written with John Austin and Emily Adams, that compares the electoral success of the populist radical right in Germany 🇩🇪 & the US 🇺🇸
The paper is hosted by the Academy of International Affairs NRW: www.aia-nrw.org/en/publicati...
Das neue Wahlkampfvideo von Demokratieverräter Jens Spahn ist fertig: Faschismus ist jetzt „konservativ“.
28.09.2025 08:39 — 👍 1429 🔁 657 💬 109 📌 53
Na koniec dnia: podsumowanie wizyty prezydenta Nawrockiego w Berlinie w cieniu powracająch żądań reparacji, czyli back to the future.
Rozmowa na gościnnej antenie @tokfm.bsky.social ⬇️
audycje.tokfm.pl/audycja/,Wiz...
🔥 Hot off the press
Upon the invitation by @verfassungsblog.de I shared a few thoughts about the relevance of the latest CJEU judgement on the Supreme Court in #Poland, confirming the persistent problem of unlawful judicial appointments.
verfassungsblog.de/cjeu-poland-...
Preparations in full swing!
President #Nawrocki of #Poland is visiting #Germany today.
More in today's interview with @tokfm.bsky.social (in PL 🇵🇱)
audycje.tokfm.pl/podcast/1810...
🫤 Not so great…
- #Climate goals - yes, but less of a priority now
- “Could be worse” rhetoric on trade deal with the #USA
- Little space for the #SocialUnion
- Very brief on #enlargement
💥 Great!
- Defending #democracy and #theruleoflaw, conditionality mechanism
- Supporting local and independent #media
- #Housing
- Holding the Israeli government accountable for #Gaza
💡Other issues:
- #Migration: “human but not naive”
- #Digital: time for a European AI
- #Agriculture: protecting farmers from unfair trading practices
- #Energy: no Russian fossil fuels - clean European energy instead, including nuclear power
