Jakub Jaraczewski
@jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social
🇵🇱🇩🇪🇪🇺⚖️ Senior Research Coordinator at @democracyreporting.bsky.social, re:constitution programme - rule of law in the EU. Lives on a Berlin-Poznań-Warszawa train. "European Elitist". He/him. Full-time nerd. I'm a fan of bios longer than 160 characters.
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Seems like the new craze here is to make a starter pack. So, for those you trying to make sense of the hr/dem/rol landscape in Poland and lost as to how many Supreme Courts the country has, here are some quality people to begin with.
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okay hear me out
January 24, 2026 at 9:34 PM
okay hear me out
🇮🇹🍷In November 2025, I went to a Lidl in Vicenza, Italy. There was an Inpost Paczkomat next to that Lidl, and I felt like I was at home. I bought a 15 EUR Amarone, which is not something you can do at home, unless you're extremely lucky. I am now happy to report that this 2020 vintage is a banger.
January 24, 2026 at 11:02 PM
🇮🇹🍷In November 2025, I went to a Lidl in Vicenza, Italy. There was an Inpost Paczkomat next to that Lidl, and I felt like I was at home. I bought a 15 EUR Amarone, which is not something you can do at home, unless you're extremely lucky. I am now happy to report that this 2020 vintage is a banger.
🇵🇱🟨◻️Peak Polish gen Z Wifi password.
January 24, 2026 at 8:26 AM
🇵🇱🟨◻️Peak Polish gen Z Wifi password.
Safe to say that this isn't the best week in the career of President Nawrocki, and it's all because of his best friend.
January 23, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Safe to say that this isn't the best week in the career of President Nawrocki, and it's all because of his best friend.
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This is an excellent interview with political commentator Ivan Krastev by the best U.S. interviewer, Isaac Chotiner. Worth your while if you are interested in, concerned about, transatlantic relations and Europe's future.
What Could Happen if the U.S. Abandons Europe
Donald Trump’s disdain for NATO will reshape the domestic politics—and military posture—of some of America’s closest allies.
www.newyorker.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:56 PM
This is an excellent interview with political commentator Ivan Krastev by the best U.S. interviewer, Isaac Chotiner. Worth your while if you are interested in, concerned about, transatlantic relations and Europe's future.
There's a PhD to be written about how Viktor, Vlad, Xi, Baćka and a few others refuse to accept their mortality.
Does Orban believe he can become the immortal god emperor of Hungary?
Orbán claims no Hungarian parliament will vote for Ukraine's EU membership "for the next 100 years."
January 23, 2026 at 12:22 PM
There's a PhD to be written about how Viktor, Vlad, Xi, Baćka and a few others refuse to accept their mortality.
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CJEU, rule of law/human rights
Judgment due Feb 26th on whether Hungary breached EU law by its allocation of the radio spectrum - in effect making it harder for critics of Orban to broadcast
Judgment due Feb 26th on whether Hungary breached EU law by its allocation of the radio spectrum - in effect making it harder for critics of Orban to broadcast
January 23, 2026 at 11:49 AM
CJEU, rule of law/human rights
Judgment due Feb 26th on whether Hungary breached EU law by its allocation of the radio spectrum - in effect making it harder for critics of Orban to broadcast
Judgment due Feb 26th on whether Hungary breached EU law by its allocation of the radio spectrum - in effect making it harder for critics of Orban to broadcast
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The CJEU has ruled that Member States must give cross-border recognition to same-sex marriages.
Analysis by Chiara De Capitani
eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
Analysis by Chiara De Capitani
eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
The “Wojewoda Mazowiecki” ruling: the recognition of same-sex couples to have and to hold, to love and to cherish, until death unites them in a gold two-handled urn*
Chiara De Capitani (PhD), a linguist agent at the European Commission and member of Amnesty International Belgique francophone’s Sexual O...
eulawanalysis.blogspot.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:17 PM
The CJEU has ruled that Member States must give cross-border recognition to same-sex marriages.
Analysis by Chiara De Capitani
eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
Analysis by Chiara De Capitani
eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
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A study on the artificial intelligence chatbot Grok embedded on X estimates it created 3 million sexualized images in 11 days in January, including 23,000 of children.
Grok could have produced 3 million sexual deepfakes in 11 days, says estimate
European regulators have yet to decide how to handle the explosion of nonconsensual deepfakes on the platform.
www.politico.eu
January 23, 2026 at 10:28 AM
A study on the artificial intelligence chatbot Grok embedded on X estimates it created 3 million sexualized images in 11 days in January, including 23,000 of children.
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Good to see. I was concerned the ECJ might follow the AG opinion which recommended - on the back of a seriously flawed analysis IMO - to set aside the judgment of the General Court. Non-compliance with orders (or judgments) should not suffer any loophole
cc @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social
cc @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social
CJEU, new judgment: Poland 🇵🇱 cannot get a refund of the fine it had to pay for its non-compliance with interim measures concerning its alleged breach of EU environmental law, even though it later reached a settlement with the complainant (the Czech Republic 🇨🇿)
January 22, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Good to see. I was concerned the ECJ might follow the AG opinion which recommended - on the back of a seriously flawed analysis IMO - to set aside the judgment of the General Court. Non-compliance with orders (or judgments) should not suffer any loophole
cc @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social
cc @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social
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Just in: the European Parliament has adopted the resolution slamming Hong Kong for the conviction of Jimmy Lai by a landslide
612 for
9 against
100 abstentions
612 for
9 against
100 abstentions
January 22, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Just in: the European Parliament has adopted the resolution slamming Hong Kong for the conviction of Jimmy Lai by a landslide
612 for
9 against
100 abstentions
612 for
9 against
100 abstentions
🇪🇺🇩🇪⚖️It took us a moment or two, but our flagship rule of law programme is here on the Skies of Blue - follow us for updates, news and the very soon incoming call for the next cohort re:constitution fellows!
🌍👋 re:constitution is now also here - a programme dedicated to strengthening democracy and the rule of law in Europe.
a white cat is laying on its back on the floor and says `` hello . hello ... ''
ALT: a white cat is laying on its back on the floor and says `` hello . hello ... ''
media.tenor.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:37 AM
🇪🇺🇩🇪⚖️It took us a moment or two, but our flagship rule of law programme is here on the Skies of Blue - follow us for updates, news and the very soon incoming call for the next cohort re:constitution fellows!
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@odihr.pl has completed its assessment of the upcoming elections in Hungary. As it did four years ago, it is now recommending a long-term election observation mission, which means more thorough and longer monitoring. Why?
The report is below👇
The report is below👇
Hungary, Parliamentary Elections, 12 April 2026: Needs Assessment Mission Report
odihr.osce.org
January 22, 2026 at 9:52 AM
@odihr.pl has completed its assessment of the upcoming elections in Hungary. As it did four years ago, it is now recommending a long-term election observation mission, which means more thorough and longer monitoring. Why?
The report is below👇
The report is below👇
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#ECJ: #Poland loses appeal against the judgment of the #EUGeneralCourt concerning the daily penalties in the #Turów mine case 👉 curia.europa.eu/site/jcms/d2...
January 22, 2026 at 8:50 AM
#ECJ: #Poland loses appeal against the judgment of the #EUGeneralCourt concerning the daily penalties in the #Turów mine case 👉 curia.europa.eu/site/jcms/d2...
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🇺🇸🇩🇰🇬🇱⚖️🇪🇺 Denmark should start negotiating the sale of Greenland with Trump, draw it out to 2028, and then, at the last moment, request the CJEU to examine the deal.
January 21, 2026 at 2:38 PM
🇺🇸🇩🇰🇬🇱⚖️🇪🇺 Denmark should start negotiating the sale of Greenland with Trump, draw it out to 2028, and then, at the last moment, request the CJEU to examine the deal.
🇪🇺⚖️ The European Parliament deciding that the best solution for dealing with a contentious intl trade deal about food is to kick it over to a bunch of very smart people who wrote their PhDs about human rights, division of powers, space law, election systems and judicial councils, is peak EU.
January 21, 2026 at 12:23 PM
🇪🇺⚖️ The European Parliament deciding that the best solution for dealing with a contentious intl trade deal about food is to kick it over to a bunch of very smart people who wrote their PhDs about human rights, division of powers, space law, election systems and judicial councils, is peak EU.
A week without some Polish journalist/lawyer asking me what it's like to hang out at that empty place where nobody goes is a week of no consequence.
And grim fact: the only Polish person to leave X for Bluesky is @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social . We all lost out that day.
January 21, 2026 at 9:43 AM
A week without some Polish journalist/lawyer asking me what it's like to hang out at that empty place where nobody goes is a week of no consequence.
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For anyone wondering why Macron is wearing sunglasses indoors at Davos, it's apparently because he has a 'mild eye condition'
🔴 Menaces de Trump : l’Europe doit «utiliser» ses outils «très puissants» quand elle «n’est pas respectée», déclare Macron
Suivre notre direct : bit.ly/463ODPk
Suivre notre direct : bit.ly/463ODPk
January 20, 2026 at 2:00 PM
For anyone wondering why Macron is wearing sunglasses indoors at Davos, it's apparently because he has a 'mild eye condition'
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More Poles are now leaving the Netherlands than settling there, marking a shift in migration trends across Western Europe.
Poles quit Netherlands in migration reversal
Until recently, Poland had traditionally been an exporter of people.
tvpworld.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:44 AM
More Poles are now leaving the Netherlands than settling there, marking a shift in migration trends across Western Europe.
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The first test is even a US constitutional one. The text of the document claims its setting up an international organization - can this be done under an executive only agreement or does Trump need the advice and consent of the Senate?
Below is the text of Trump's semi-international club intended to replace the UN.
www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-ch...
www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-ch...
Full text: Charter of Trump’s Board of Peace
No mention of Gaza, which bolsters ToI's reporting that US also envisions panel helping resolve other conflicts worldwide; member countries must pay $1 billion for permanent spot
www.timesofisrael.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:30 AM
The first test is even a US constitutional one. The text of the document claims its setting up an international organization - can this be done under an executive only agreement or does Trump need the advice and consent of the Senate?
🇵🇱🇺🇸 Nawrocki faces his first, major, entirely self-inflicted conundrum: should he join a thing that Putin and Lukashenka were invited to? If he says "yes", Tusk gets a free penalty kick that he won't miss; if he says "no", what if he loses his coveted "Trump whisperer" status?
Donald Trump has invited Polish President Nawrocki to join his new Board of Peace.
He is among dozens of world leaders, including Russia's Vladimir Putin, to receive an invitation.
Nawrocki's office says it will discuss the proposal with Washington before reaching a decision.
He is among dozens of world leaders, including Russia's Vladimir Putin, to receive an invitation.
Nawrocki's office says it will discuss the proposal with Washington before reaching a decision.
Trump invites Poland's President Nawrocki to join Board of Peace
notesfrompoland.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:30 AM
🇵🇱🇺🇸 Nawrocki faces his first, major, entirely self-inflicted conundrum: should he join a thing that Putin and Lukashenka were invited to? If he says "yes", Tusk gets a free penalty kick that he won't miss; if he says "no", what if he loses his coveted "Trump whisperer" status?
Meanwhile, Elmbrimdge Colby writes another "China is our core challenge" memo that will stay forever in the Draft folder. He stares into the void. The void doesn't blink.
Beijing watching a completely mentally unstable U.S. President reorient all U.S. foreign policy to coerce Brussels:
January 19, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Meanwhile, Elmbrimdge Colby writes another "China is our core challenge" memo that will stay forever in the Draft folder. He stares into the void. The void doesn't blink.