Johannes Lindner
@lindnerjs.bsky.social
Co-Director, Jacques Delors Centre at Hertie School, Berlin
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🧵 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.
August 1, 2025 at 2:26 PM
🧵 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.
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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:
@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:
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...
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August 1, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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:
@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:
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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:
🇪🇺🔓 Why do organizations leave 𝗘𝗨 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 on the table?
𝗨𝗻𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 keep potentially eligible organizations away.
📌Don’t miss the #openaccess article by @romyha.bsky.social 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...
#EU #EUfunds #cohesionpolicy
𝗨𝗻𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 keep potentially eligible organizations away.
📌Don’t miss the #openaccess article by @romyha.bsky.social 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...
#EU #EUfunds #cohesionpolicy
June 10, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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:
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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
June 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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
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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.
June 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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.
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📆 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...
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...
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...
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June 3, 2025 at 10:25 AM
📆 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...
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...
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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...
June 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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...
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" #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.
June 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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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!
She’ll be covering all things EU budget, fiscal policy, and investment.
Strongly recommend hitting that follow button!
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.
June 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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!
She’ll be covering all things EU budget, fiscal policy, and investment.
Strongly recommend hitting that follow button!
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You know I once had an actual job that involved making finance dad jokes?
June 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
You know I once had an actual job that involved making finance dad jokes?
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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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CURIA - Documents
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May 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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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curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...
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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:
Kurzer Thread:
May 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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:
Kurzer Thread:
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🧵 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...
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.
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May 13, 2025 at 10:39 AM
🧵 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...
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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!
www.delorscentre.eu/en/events-at...
If there was ever a moment to have this debate in Berlin, it’s now. Don't miss it!
www.delorscentre.eu/en/events-at...
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.
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May 12, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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!
www.delorscentre.eu/en/events-at...
If there was ever a moment to have this debate in Berlin, it’s now. Don't miss it!
www.delorscentre.eu/en/events-at...
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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...
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...
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April 17, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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...
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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
www.politico.eu/article/fran...
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
www.politico.eu/article/fran...
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…
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April 4, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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
www.politico.eu/article/fran...
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
www.politico.eu/article/fran...
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Important and interesting work on EU regional cohesion policies and how they need to be reformed.
You can find the full policy paper here: t.co/2K51VGPxcM
Fixing Cohesion – How to Refocus Regional Policies in the EU
The EU’s cohesion policy is one of the biggest items in the EU budget and a central sticking point in the upcoming negotiations over the next seven-year funding cycle. Based on data from more than 2.4
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April 2, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Important and interesting work on EU regional cohesion policies and how they need to be reformed.
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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:
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:
April 2, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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:
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:
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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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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...
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March 27, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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/
www.delorscentre.eu/de/publikati...
www.delorscentre.eu/de/publikati...
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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!
March 21, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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!
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"[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
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
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March 21, 2025 at 7:41 AM
"[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
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🇭🇺 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...
Drei Ideen, um mit dem Problem #Ungarn umzugehen 👉 www.zeit.de/wirtschaft/2...
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
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March 20, 2025 at 12:48 PM
🇭🇺 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...
Drei Ideen, um mit dem Problem #Ungarn umzugehen 👉 www.zeit.de/wirtschaft/2...
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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...
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.
www.zeit.de
March 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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...
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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...
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.
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March 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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...
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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,
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.
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March 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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,