Bianca B Baumler
@biancabaumler.bsky.social
🗞️European Policy Centre’s Head of Strategic Communication🎤 📝 🖼️ 📹
2️⃣0️⃣ years in
🇪🇺Public Diplomacy & as diplomat in Syria&🇺🇦
👩🎓Yale, SciencesPo-Paris, Freie Uni-Berlin & Merkator global alumnus 🗺️
🏠 in Brussels🇧🇪
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2️⃣0️⃣ years in
🇪🇺Public Diplomacy & as diplomat in Syria&🇺🇦
👩🎓Yale, SciencesPo-Paris, Freie Uni-Berlin & Merkator global alumnus 🗺️
🏠 in Brussels🇧🇪
🗣️Share❌🟰endorsement
🙊Views my own
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🇷🇸 The EU changed its tone on Serbia's accession progress in the 2025 Enlargement Package – now, it needs to change its strategy.
Read the latest by Berta López Domènech:
🔗 www.epc.eu/publication/...
#Serbia #enlargement
Read the latest by Berta López Domènech:
🔗 www.epc.eu/publication/...
#Serbia #enlargement
November 10, 2025 at 7:23 AM
🇷🇸 The EU changed its tone on Serbia's accession progress in the 2025 Enlargement Package – now, it needs to change its strategy.
Read the latest by Berta López Domènech:
🔗 www.epc.eu/publication/...
#Serbia #enlargement
Read the latest by Berta López Domènech:
🔗 www.epc.eu/publication/...
#Serbia #enlargement
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🌍 #COP30 in Brazil: Ambition → Action NOW!
EU at crossroads: 📉 2040 target = walk-back? bit.ly/4p1hJWJ 🌱 Energy-food-nature fix: bit.ly/3WFqbip 🌐 Europe '25 realism: lnkd.in/eBtC5_Qg
Join us post-COP debrief: lnkd.in/eGw7DZJi
#EUClimatePolicy
EU at crossroads: 📉 2040 target = walk-back? bit.ly/4p1hJWJ 🌱 Energy-food-nature fix: bit.ly/3WFqbip 🌐 Europe '25 realism: lnkd.in/eBtC5_Qg
Join us post-COP debrief: lnkd.in/eGw7DZJi
#EUClimatePolicy
November 7, 2025 at 4:16 PM
🌍 #COP30 in Brazil: Ambition → Action NOW!
EU at crossroads: 📉 2040 target = walk-back? bit.ly/4p1hJWJ 🌱 Energy-food-nature fix: bit.ly/3WFqbip 🌐 Europe '25 realism: lnkd.in/eBtC5_Qg
Join us post-COP debrief: lnkd.in/eGw7DZJi
#EUClimatePolicy
EU at crossroads: 📉 2040 target = walk-back? bit.ly/4p1hJWJ 🌱 Energy-food-nature fix: bit.ly/3WFqbip 🌐 Europe '25 realism: lnkd.in/eBtC5_Qg
Join us post-COP debrief: lnkd.in/eGw7DZJi
#EUClimatePolicy
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🇪🇺 As #Ukraine moves closer to the #EU and the #UK reconsiders its post-Brexit path, Europe faces an east-west enlargement dilemma.
@andrewduffeu.bsky.social argues for fast-tracking Ukraine’s accession — and reigniting debate on the UK’s future in Europe.
🔗 www.epc.eu/publication/...
@andrewduffeu.bsky.social argues for fast-tracking Ukraine’s accession — and reigniting debate on the UK’s future in Europe.
🔗 www.epc.eu/publication/...
November 6, 2025 at 10:01 AM
🇪🇺 As #Ukraine moves closer to the #EU and the #UK reconsiders its post-Brexit path, Europe faces an east-west enlargement dilemma.
@andrewduffeu.bsky.social argues for fast-tracking Ukraine’s accession — and reigniting debate on the UK’s future in Europe.
🔗 www.epc.eu/publication/...
@andrewduffeu.bsky.social argues for fast-tracking Ukraine’s accession — and reigniting debate on the UK’s future in Europe.
🔗 www.epc.eu/publication/...
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🇪🇺 Brussels still mistakes procedure for purpose
In her latest To the Point, Corina Stratulat argues the EU can’t spreadsheet its way into strategic relevance.
🔗 www.epc.eu/publication/...
In her latest To the Point, Corina Stratulat argues the EU can’t spreadsheet its way into strategic relevance.
🔗 www.epc.eu/publication/...
November 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
🇪🇺 Brussels still mistakes procedure for purpose
In her latest To the Point, Corina Stratulat argues the EU can’t spreadsheet its way into strategic relevance.
🔗 www.epc.eu/publication/...
In her latest To the Point, Corina Stratulat argues the EU can’t spreadsheet its way into strategic relevance.
🔗 www.epc.eu/publication/...
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How can the #EU rebuild trust in enlargement?
A new @epc-official.bsky.social Policy Brief by Johannes Greubel, Liza Saris, Vanna Curin & Constanze Sendler argues that civil society must be at the heart of the process.
Read more 👉 www.epc.eu/publication/...
A new @epc-official.bsky.social Policy Brief by Johannes Greubel, Liza Saris, Vanna Curin & Constanze Sendler argues that civil society must be at the heart of the process.
Read more 👉 www.epc.eu/publication/...
November 3, 2025 at 8:51 AM
How can the #EU rebuild trust in enlargement?
A new @epc-official.bsky.social Policy Brief by Johannes Greubel, Liza Saris, Vanna Curin & Constanze Sendler argues that civil society must be at the heart of the process.
Read more 👉 www.epc.eu/publication/...
A new @epc-official.bsky.social Policy Brief by Johannes Greubel, Liza Saris, Vanna Curin & Constanze Sendler argues that civil society must be at the heart of the process.
Read more 👉 www.epc.eu/publication/...
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Suspicious drones spotted above Belgian military bases over the weekend are meant to spy on fighter jets and ammunition, Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken said today.
Belgium says suspicious drones ‘come to spy’ on fighter jets, ammunition
The drones are trying “to see where the F-16s are, where the ammunition is, and other highly strategic information,” Belgian Defense Minister Théo Francken told RTBF.
www.politico.eu
November 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Suspicious drones spotted above Belgian military bases over the weekend are meant to spy on fighter jets and ammunition, Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken said today.
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#Europe can’t defend itself with yesterday’s innovation model.
Paul Taylor, Chris Kremidas-Courtney and Jonas Singer explores why the #EU must shift from “dual-use” to omni-use if it wants to stay competitive in defence — and what #Germany must change to get there.
🔗 www.epc.eu/podcast/the-...
Paul Taylor, Chris Kremidas-Courtney and Jonas Singer explores why the #EU must shift from “dual-use” to omni-use if it wants to stay competitive in defence — and what #Germany must change to get there.
🔗 www.epc.eu/podcast/the-...
October 29, 2025 at 12:16 PM
#Europe can’t defend itself with yesterday’s innovation model.
Paul Taylor, Chris Kremidas-Courtney and Jonas Singer explores why the #EU must shift from “dual-use” to omni-use if it wants to stay competitive in defence — and what #Germany must change to get there.
🔗 www.epc.eu/podcast/the-...
Paul Taylor, Chris Kremidas-Courtney and Jonas Singer explores why the #EU must shift from “dual-use” to omni-use if it wants to stay competitive in defence — and what #Germany must change to get there.
🔗 www.epc.eu/podcast/the-...
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🇳🇱 The #Netherlands votes tomorrow in a pivotal election that could reshape Dutch politics and the #EU’s balance of power.
Far-right #PVV leads the polls — but #coalition math remains uncertain.
Join our Elections Monitor for analysis of the outcome👇
www.epc.eu/events/dutch...
Far-right #PVV leads the polls — but #coalition math remains uncertain.
Join our Elections Monitor for analysis of the outcome👇
www.epc.eu/events/dutch...
October 28, 2025 at 8:27 AM
🇳🇱 The #Netherlands votes tomorrow in a pivotal election that could reshape Dutch politics and the #EU’s balance of power.
Far-right #PVV leads the polls — but #coalition math remains uncertain.
Join our Elections Monitor for analysis of the outcome👇
www.epc.eu/events/dutch...
Far-right #PVV leads the polls — but #coalition math remains uncertain.
Join our Elections Monitor for analysis of the outcome👇
www.epc.eu/events/dutch...
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October 29, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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🇷🇸 One year after Serbia’s student-led protests have started, repression of activists, media and civil society has intensified.
Join our Policy Dialogue on 5 November to examine what’s next for democratisation and EU engagement.
Register 👇
www.epc.eu/events/serbi...
Join our Policy Dialogue on 5 November to examine what’s next for democratisation and EU engagement.
Register 👇
www.epc.eu/events/serbi...
October 29, 2025 at 9:33 AM
🇷🇸 One year after Serbia’s student-led protests have started, repression of activists, media and civil society has intensified.
Join our Policy Dialogue on 5 November to examine what’s next for democratisation and EU engagement.
Register 👇
www.epc.eu/events/serbi...
Join our Policy Dialogue on 5 November to examine what’s next for democratisation and EU engagement.
Register 👇
www.epc.eu/events/serbi...
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🔴 Russia wants war
Airspace incursions, cyberattacks & disinformation are part of a wider effort to weaken Europe.
In his latest To the Point, Fabian Zuleeg warns: curbing Moscow’s capacity for aggression is the best way to safeguard global security.
🔗 www.epc.eu/publication/...
Airspace incursions, cyberattacks & disinformation are part of a wider effort to weaken Europe.
In his latest To the Point, Fabian Zuleeg warns: curbing Moscow’s capacity for aggression is the best way to safeguard global security.
🔗 www.epc.eu/publication/...
October 22, 2025 at 12:44 PM
🔴 Russia wants war
Airspace incursions, cyberattacks & disinformation are part of a wider effort to weaken Europe.
In his latest To the Point, Fabian Zuleeg warns: curbing Moscow’s capacity for aggression is the best way to safeguard global security.
🔗 www.epc.eu/publication/...
Airspace incursions, cyberattacks & disinformation are part of a wider effort to weaken Europe.
In his latest To the Point, Fabian Zuleeg warns: curbing Moscow’s capacity for aggression is the best way to safeguard global security.
🔗 www.epc.eu/publication/...
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🔴 Türkiye’s renewed Kurdish peace process could reshape EU–Türkiye relations, migration policy and regional security — but it is unfolding under authoritarian conditions.
Peace without democracy is fragile.
Read our latest commentary by @selvinkorkmaz.bsky.social 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
Peace without democracy is fragile.
Read our latest commentary by @selvinkorkmaz.bsky.social 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
October 23, 2025 at 2:41 PM
🔴 Türkiye’s renewed Kurdish peace process could reshape EU–Türkiye relations, migration policy and regional security — but it is unfolding under authoritarian conditions.
Peace without democracy is fragile.
Read our latest commentary by @selvinkorkmaz.bsky.social 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
Peace without democracy is fragile.
Read our latest commentary by @selvinkorkmaz.bsky.social 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
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As engines of both commerce and innovation, #EU ports could become frontline accelerators of the circular economy.
A new @epc-official.bsky.social Commentary by Emma Seppänen explores how ports can drive reuse, #recycling and compliance with #sustainability rules.
🔗 www.epc.eu/publication/...
A new @epc-official.bsky.social Commentary by Emma Seppänen explores how ports can drive reuse, #recycling and compliance with #sustainability rules.
🔗 www.epc.eu/publication/...
October 24, 2025 at 9:52 AM
As engines of both commerce and innovation, #EU ports could become frontline accelerators of the circular economy.
A new @epc-official.bsky.social Commentary by Emma Seppänen explores how ports can drive reuse, #recycling and compliance with #sustainability rules.
🔗 www.epc.eu/publication/...
A new @epc-official.bsky.social Commentary by Emma Seppänen explores how ports can drive reuse, #recycling and compliance with #sustainability rules.
🔗 www.epc.eu/publication/...
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🔴🟡 #Montenegro’s accession is a credibility test for the #EU
A low-risk, high-impact case to show that #enlargement still delivers — and that promises to candidate countries mean something in practice.
Read our Policy Brief by Corina Stratulat 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
A low-risk, high-impact case to show that #enlargement still delivers — and that promises to candidate countries mean something in practice.
Read our Policy Brief by Corina Stratulat 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
October 23, 2025 at 10:59 AM
🔴🟡 #Montenegro’s accession is a credibility test for the #EU
A low-risk, high-impact case to show that #enlargement still delivers — and that promises to candidate countries mean something in practice.
Read our Policy Brief by Corina Stratulat 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
A low-risk, high-impact case to show that #enlargement still delivers — and that promises to candidate countries mean something in practice.
Read our Policy Brief by Corina Stratulat 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
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#Europe’s seabed is becoming a frontline.
US cloud giants now control 71% of subsea capacity, while #EU repair and defence gaps leave cables exposed to sabotage.
Our latest Discussion Paper calls for a holistic #subsea strategy.
🔗 epc.eu/publication/...
US cloud giants now control 71% of subsea capacity, while #EU repair and defence gaps leave cables exposed to sabotage.
Our latest Discussion Paper calls for a holistic #subsea strategy.
🔗 epc.eu/publication/...
October 20, 2025 at 10:26 AM
#Europe’s seabed is becoming a frontline.
US cloud giants now control 71% of subsea capacity, while #EU repair and defence gaps leave cables exposed to sabotage.
Our latest Discussion Paper calls for a holistic #subsea strategy.
🔗 epc.eu/publication/...
US cloud giants now control 71% of subsea capacity, while #EU repair and defence gaps leave cables exposed to sabotage.
Our latest Discussion Paper calls for a holistic #subsea strategy.
🔗 epc.eu/publication/...
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🗞️My first piece in my new job.
Starting with many questions:
🤖Where is AI-driven social media heading❓
🤝Will we return to more human and real interactions❓
🖼️ Where and how will the premium for reliability and originality grow ❓
🙋What do you think?
Starting with many questions:
🤖Where is AI-driven social media heading❓
🤝Will we return to more human and real interactions❓
🖼️ Where and how will the premium for reliability and originality grow ❓
🙋What do you think?
🌊 In the age of #AI, everyone is a “thought leader.”
But as #algorithms flood the web with automated words and images, what’s left of real #influence?
EPC's @biancabaumler.bsky.social asks whether credibility & authenticity can survive the #digital noise 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
But as #algorithms flood the web with automated words and images, what’s left of real #influence?
EPC's @biancabaumler.bsky.social asks whether credibility & authenticity can survive the #digital noise 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
October 9, 2025 at 12:20 PM
🗞️My first piece in my new job.
Starting with many questions:
🤖Where is AI-driven social media heading❓
🤝Will we return to more human and real interactions❓
🖼️ Where and how will the premium for reliability and originality grow ❓
🙋What do you think?
Starting with many questions:
🤖Where is AI-driven social media heading❓
🤝Will we return to more human and real interactions❓
🖼️ Where and how will the premium for reliability and originality grow ❓
🙋What do you think?
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🇪🇺 Why aren’t #EU countries trading more with each other?
Despite decades of integration, barriers still hold back #Europe’s Single Market — the #IMF estimates the equivalent of a 110% tariff on cross-border services.
Join our Policy Dialogue 👇
epc.eu/events/betti...
Despite decades of integration, barriers still hold back #Europe’s Single Market — the #IMF estimates the equivalent of a 110% tariff on cross-border services.
Join our Policy Dialogue 👇
epc.eu/events/betti...
October 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
🇪🇺 Why aren’t #EU countries trading more with each other?
Despite decades of integration, barriers still hold back #Europe’s Single Market — the #IMF estimates the equivalent of a 110% tariff on cross-border services.
Join our Policy Dialogue 👇
epc.eu/events/betti...
Despite decades of integration, barriers still hold back #Europe’s Single Market — the #IMF estimates the equivalent of a 110% tariff on cross-border services.
Join our Policy Dialogue 👇
epc.eu/events/betti...
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🌍 #Europe’s digital backbone is under threat.
Join us on 20 October (14:00–15:30) for our Policy Dialogue, organised with Vodafone, on how the #EU can protect its #subsea cables from hybrid attacks, boost industrial resilience, and safeguard digital sovereignty.
🔗 www.epc.eu/events/secur...
Join us on 20 October (14:00–15:30) for our Policy Dialogue, organised with Vodafone, on how the #EU can protect its #subsea cables from hybrid attacks, boost industrial resilience, and safeguard digital sovereignty.
🔗 www.epc.eu/events/secur...
October 16, 2025 at 1:59 PM
🌍 #Europe’s digital backbone is under threat.
Join us on 20 October (14:00–15:30) for our Policy Dialogue, organised with Vodafone, on how the #EU can protect its #subsea cables from hybrid attacks, boost industrial resilience, and safeguard digital sovereignty.
🔗 www.epc.eu/events/secur...
Join us on 20 October (14:00–15:30) for our Policy Dialogue, organised with Vodafone, on how the #EU can protect its #subsea cables from hybrid attacks, boost industrial resilience, and safeguard digital sovereignty.
🔗 www.epc.eu/events/secur...
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🌍 The EU’s New Pact for the Mediterranean aims to turn vision into impact — deepening ties through education, mobility & renewable energy cooperation.
But can it succeed without new funding or stronger political will?
Read @helhahn.bsky.social’s Flash Analysis 👇
epc.eu/publication/...
But can it succeed without new funding or stronger political will?
Read @helhahn.bsky.social’s Flash Analysis 👇
epc.eu/publication/...
October 17, 2025 at 9:45 AM
🌍 The EU’s New Pact for the Mediterranean aims to turn vision into impact — deepening ties through education, mobility & renewable energy cooperation.
But can it succeed without new funding or stronger political will?
Read @helhahn.bsky.social’s Flash Analysis 👇
epc.eu/publication/...
But can it succeed without new funding or stronger political will?
Read @helhahn.bsky.social’s Flash Analysis 👇
epc.eu/publication/...
🗞️My first piece in my new job.
Starting with many questions:
🤖Where is AI-driven social media heading❓
🤝Will we return to more human and real interactions❓
🖼️ Where and how will the premium for reliability and originality grow ❓
🙋What do you think?
Starting with many questions:
🤖Where is AI-driven social media heading❓
🤝Will we return to more human and real interactions❓
🖼️ Where and how will the premium for reliability and originality grow ❓
🙋What do you think?
🌊 In the age of #AI, everyone is a “thought leader.”
But as #algorithms flood the web with automated words and images, what’s left of real #influence?
EPC's @biancabaumler.bsky.social asks whether credibility & authenticity can survive the #digital noise 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
But as #algorithms flood the web with automated words and images, what’s left of real #influence?
EPC's @biancabaumler.bsky.social asks whether credibility & authenticity can survive the #digital noise 👇
www.epc.eu/publication/...
October 9, 2025 at 12:20 PM
🗞️My first piece in my new job.
Starting with many questions:
🤖Where is AI-driven social media heading❓
🤝Will we return to more human and real interactions❓
🖼️ Where and how will the premium for reliability and originality grow ❓
🙋What do you think?
Starting with many questions:
🤖Where is AI-driven social media heading❓
🤝Will we return to more human and real interactions❓
🖼️ Where and how will the premium for reliability and originality grow ❓
🙋What do you think?
👋#euDEARprogramme „Programmes that bring people in🇪🇺+🌍 2work2gether on equal footing are essential to empower communities across continents+oceans. They increase mutual respect and trust, the foundations for true + deep communication." @maxfras + DST @EU_Partnerships 🙏for all!
🙌New Ambassadors' Blog post
From classrooms to supermarkets, projects of the EU 🇪🇺 DEAR Programme show that local action can have global 🌍 consequences.
Learn how Europe is shaping a more just, sustainable world: capacity4dev.europa.eu/articles/bri...
From classrooms to supermarkets, projects of the EU 🇪🇺 DEAR Programme show that local action can have global 🌍 consequences.
Learn how Europe is shaping a more just, sustainable world: capacity4dev.europa.eu/articles/bri...
September 19, 2025 at 1:08 PM
👋#euDEARprogramme „Programmes that bring people in🇪🇺+🌍 2work2gether on equal footing are essential to empower communities across continents+oceans. They increase mutual respect and trust, the foundations for true + deep communication." @maxfras + DST @EU_Partnerships 🙏for all!
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I just sent a letter to Hanna Virkkunen of the European Commission to ask if Musk’s use of X is legal under the DSA.
If you know the DSA better than me, feel free to voice your thoughts below!
If you know the DSA better than me, feel free to voice your thoughts below!
January 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I just sent a letter to Hanna Virkkunen of the European Commission to ask if Musk’s use of X is legal under the DSA.
If you know the DSA better than me, feel free to voice your thoughts below!
If you know the DSA better than me, feel free to voice your thoughts below!
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New Year, new you?
Why not use that positive energy to build a better future for Europe?
Interested? join via https://volt.team/join
Why not use that positive energy to build a better future for Europe?
Interested? join via https://volt.team/join
January 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
New Year, new you?
Why not use that positive energy to build a better future for Europe?
Interested? join via https://volt.team/join
Why not use that positive energy to build a better future for Europe?
Interested? join via https://volt.team/join