Thomas Wobben

I found a great but very sad story published on the Amy Award Shortlist from Jacqueline West called "Presentiment":
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I found a great but very sad story published on the Amy Award Shortlist from Jacqueline West called "Presentiment":
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MFF 2028 – 2034 proposal - some personal reflections What happened on 16th July 2025 The European Commission's recent proposals for the multiannual financial framework (MFF) for the period 2028–34 have major implications for cities and regions in the Eu...

my personal thoughts about the recent Commission proposals for the next MFF 2028 – 2034
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I am often asked why are you so concerned about a fundamental shift of EU policies to more centralisation and re-nationalisation especially regarding the next MFF? | Thomas Wobben I am often asked why are you so concerned about a fundamental shift of EU policies to more centralisation and re-nationalisation especially regarding the next MFF? Then I sometimes have difficulties...

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Fitto fights von der Leyen plan to bypass regions in new EU budget Brussels wants to overhaul a mechanism that gives EU money directly to the bloc’s poorer areas.

Full support to Raffaele Fitto and Piotr Serafin to fight for a cohesion policy rooted in the 🇪🇺 regions and not the capitals www.politico.eu/article/raff...

Are you interested in EU policies and the role of regions and cities? Do you like to help your colleagues in making the voice of regional and local politicians heard at EU level? Then this is your moment to work with us:

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Deadline 27/03/2025 at noon (Brussels time)

Great meeting of Commissioner Tzitzikostas with the Automotive Regions Alliance of the European Committee of the Regions to discuss the regional dimension of the upcoming Action Plan for the European Automotive Industry which is due for the 5th of March.

As always a great pleasure to speak with the members of the RegHub network about better regulation and bringing Europe closer to the citizens. Big thanks to Rainer Steffens from the North Rhine Westphalia Representation in Brussels for hosting us today!

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New study on budgetary impacts of enlargement clearly shows the impact of a big bang enlargement, leading to a new "statistical effect" for some Member States and regions similar to the one in 2004 showing that it can be managed if there is the political will.

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Happy to host the Conference Cohesion Policy beyond 2027 - Insights on impact and governance in the CoR on 13.02. just a few weeks after the German Government & the Länder adopted a joint position on EU cohesion policy beyond 2027.
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Todays announcement of the @ec.europa.eu to launch the strategic dialogue on the future automotive industry in Europe is an important step for a just transition which needs all levels of government. The Automotive Regions Alliance stands ready to join.

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Thank you #Poland25EU for the excellent meeting of Director Generals for Cohesion in Warsaw today with a timely debate about the role of the policy for the strengthening competitiveness and resilience in European regions.

Interesting paper of the JRC of the @ec.europa.eu about the spatial distribution of Chinese value added content in regional exports to the US - indicating EU’s regional vulnerability to US trade policy shifts towards China!

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Decisions on the establishment of Commissioners' Project Groups Decisions on the establishment of Commissioners' Project Groups

The @ec.europa.eu decision for creating Project Groups for implementing the EU policy agenda associates the EVP for Cohesion to the Project Groups on housing, skills, water and agriculture, but not to industry, defence or preparedness. Why?

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very useful paper for the #Poland25EU Presidency and the wider debate on the future of Cohesion!

Very useful report from @jnunezferrer.bsky.social about the EU budget and territorial cohesion reminding us about the basics of the European project: Strengthening the Single Market through more collaboration and by ensuring that no one and no region is left behind!
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finally done #eXit ! Looking forward to exciting and meaningfull exchanges here on bluesky or on LinkedIn: be.linkedin.com/in/thomas-wo...

very useful study by @eulaliarubio.bsky.social and Cinzia Alcidi about financing a future EU Crisis Reserve within the next MFF.

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A holistic EU industrial policy must include all levels of government: The strategic dialogue for the future of the automotive industry in the EU must therefore involve the Automotive Regions to ensure that no one is left behind! ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
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Strategic Dialogue on the Future of the European Automotive Industry to start in January On 27 November 2024, in a speech to the European Parliament, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen announced her decision to convene a Strategic Dialogue on the Future of the Autom...

A holistic EU industrial policy must include all levels of government: The strategic dialogue for the future of the automotive industry in the EU must therefore involve the Automotive Regions to ensure that no one is left behind! ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
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Interesting study of the @Eprs on the cost of non-cohesion strongly advocating a better understanding of drivers for territorial inequalities and the need for a more integrated approach across all levels of government to address them.

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Vielen Dank für das klasse Interview. Habe viel Neues erfahren über Leni Riefenstahl und teile Eure Einschätzung über X. Genau deswegen bin ich jetzt bei Bluesky. Eine Anregung hätte ich: mehr Gesprächspartner aus der EU und von der lokalen Ebene.

Great to see that the Polish Council Presidency will devote much attention to the MFF, the future long term budget of the EU as well as to the future of Cohesion Policy!
Looking forward to the high level conference on the MFF in Warsaw in February! #Poland25EU

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I was there in 1989!

Happy New Year! Some mathematical facts about 2025

Excellent study by @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social about determining factors for decentralisation, showing the complex relationship between the levels of government. There is clearly a need for effective decentralisation for more local delivery instead of top-down missions.

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Interesting read from Sylvia Schwaag Serger, Luc Soete and Johan Stierna about Innovation, Sustainability and a fair Economy in Europe also looking at the - often forgotten - territorial dimension and the danger of mis-aligned top down missions with local needs!
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The recent #EPRC paper gives a good overview of the state of play and future challenges of cohesion policy in the EU; very much in line with the views of the European Committee of the Regions: We need more togetherness in the EU in 2025 and beyond!

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