Linn Selle
@linnselle.bsky.social
European enthusiast in Berlin | Europe Centre @dgap.org | former president @netzwerk-ebd.de 2018-2024
Rita Süßmuth, die "Unbeugsame".
Bis ins hohe Alter so neugierig und intellektuell auf der Höhe zu sein - ein Geschenk.
Sich in gesellschaftliche Debatten einzumischen und weiter streitbar zu sein - ein Vorbild.
Danke, Rita, für die Gespräche und den klaren Kompass. Mögest du in Frieden ruhen.
Bis ins hohe Alter so neugierig und intellektuell auf der Höhe zu sein - ein Geschenk.
Sich in gesellschaftliche Debatten einzumischen und weiter streitbar zu sein - ein Vorbild.
Danke, Rita, für die Gespräche und den klaren Kompass. Mögest du in Frieden ruhen.
February 1, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Rita Süßmuth, die "Unbeugsame".
Bis ins hohe Alter so neugierig und intellektuell auf der Höhe zu sein - ein Geschenk.
Sich in gesellschaftliche Debatten einzumischen und weiter streitbar zu sein - ein Vorbild.
Danke, Rita, für die Gespräche und den klaren Kompass. Mögest du in Frieden ruhen.
Bis ins hohe Alter so neugierig und intellektuell auf der Höhe zu sein - ein Geschenk.
Sich in gesellschaftliche Debatten einzumischen und weiter streitbar zu sein - ein Vorbild.
Danke, Rita, für die Gespräche und den klaren Kompass. Mögest du in Frieden ruhen.
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I don't often share my own emotions here.I mostly stick to facts&reason. But I'm actually a very emotional person.
The situation in #Kyiv with freezing people in cold homes that are left without electricity,heating &water during the cold winter after deliberate Russian attacks is simply terrible⤵️
The situation in #Kyiv with freezing people in cold homes that are left without electricity,heating &water during the cold winter after deliberate Russian attacks is simply terrible⤵️
January 30, 2026 at 7:48 PM
I don't often share my own emotions here.I mostly stick to facts&reason. But I'm actually a very emotional person.
The situation in #Kyiv with freezing people in cold homes that are left without electricity,heating &water during the cold winter after deliberate Russian attacks is simply terrible⤵️
The situation in #Kyiv with freezing people in cold homes that are left without electricity,heating &water during the cold winter after deliberate Russian attacks is simply terrible⤵️
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Some notes on what the new Dutch govt agreement says about peace and conflict
www.kabinetsformatie2025.nl/documenten/2...
Items most interesting to me personally:
* pro European nuclear deterrent
* establishing a Dutch DARPA with up to 10% of def budget
www.kabinetsformatie2025.nl/documenten/2...
Items most interesting to me personally:
* pro European nuclear deterrent
* establishing a Dutch DARPA with up to 10% of def budget
January 30, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Some notes on what the new Dutch govt agreement says about peace and conflict
www.kabinetsformatie2025.nl/documenten/2...
Items most interesting to me personally:
* pro European nuclear deterrent
* establishing a Dutch DARPA with up to 10% of def budget
www.kabinetsformatie2025.nl/documenten/2...
Items most interesting to me personally:
* pro European nuclear deterrent
* establishing a Dutch DARPA with up to 10% of def budget
Let me translate this: stop whining and get your act together, Europe
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
IMF chief tells Europe to drop the doom loop
Seven of the 10 best-performing economies in 2025 were EU countries — so Europe should stop talking itself down, says Kristalina Georgieva.
www.politico.eu
January 27, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Let me translate this: stop whining and get your act together, Europe
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Greenland, European defence, strengthening the 🇪🇺 and arctic governance. Town hall meeting with 🇩🇰 PM Frederiksen @dgap.org @daenemark.bsky.social
Very clear words on a united European response as future receipe, respecting alliances that move forward in the EU and forging new alliances worldwide
Very clear words on a united European response as future receipe, respecting alliances that move forward in the EU and forging new alliances worldwide
January 27, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Greenland, European defence, strengthening the 🇪🇺 and arctic governance. Town hall meeting with 🇩🇰 PM Frederiksen @dgap.org @daenemark.bsky.social
Very clear words on a united European response as future receipe, respecting alliances that move forward in the EU and forging new alliances worldwide
Very clear words on a united European response as future receipe, respecting alliances that move forward in the EU and forging new alliances worldwide
27 January 1939 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Margaretha Beatrice Swartberg, was born in Groningen.
In October 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz with her mother Maria Sara and younger sister Judith Josephine. Most probably they were murdered together in a gas chamber after selection.
In October 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz with her mother Maria Sara and younger sister Judith Josephine. Most probably they were murdered together in a gas chamber after selection.
January 27, 2026 at 6:24 AM
And it still is a gap that Germany is not pooling projects, together with partners (and yes, I know, 🇩🇪 is financially not dependent on the loans, while EU partners are)
Second batch of EU SAFE was approved today.
Highest national plans endorsed by Commission:
Poland (43 bn), Romania (16 bn), Italy (14 bn)
Under evaluation: France (16 bn), Hungary (16 bn)
defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/eu-defence-i...
Highest national plans endorsed by Commission:
Poland (43 bn), Romania (16 bn), Italy (14 bn)
Under evaluation: France (16 bn), Hungary (16 bn)
defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/eu-defence-i...
SAFE | Security Action for Europe
Adopted by the Council of the European Union on the 27th of May 2025, Security Action for Europe (SAFE) is the EU’s new financial instrument designed to support Member States in joint investments in d...
defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu
January 26, 2026 at 8:05 PM
And it still is a gap that Germany is not pooling projects, together with partners (and yes, I know, 🇩🇪 is financially not dependent on the loans, while EU partners are)
Well done, @jpuglierin.bsky.social 🌟💪🇪🇺
Und was für ein nicht auszudenkendes Timing! In diesem Sinne: für mehr Hoffnung, Erfahrung und kluge Stimmen in 2026
Und was für ein nicht auszudenkendes Timing! In diesem Sinne: für mehr Hoffnung, Erfahrung und kluge Stimmen in 2026
January 26, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Well done, @jpuglierin.bsky.social 🌟💪🇪🇺
Und was für ein nicht auszudenkendes Timing! In diesem Sinne: für mehr Hoffnung, Erfahrung und kluge Stimmen in 2026
Und was für ein nicht auszudenkendes Timing! In diesem Sinne: für mehr Hoffnung, Erfahrung und kluge Stimmen in 2026
One could call french European policy Simby - Strategic autonomy; not in my own backyard
German Greens (@grueneeuropa.bsky.social) deserve criticism over the #Mercosur vote — but Austrian, Irish and French MEPs carry far greater responsibility. #EUsky
January 24, 2026 at 10:21 PM
One could call french European policy Simby - Strategic autonomy; not in my own backyard
Lukashenko has signed a document on Belarus joining the "Peace Council."
January 20, 2026 at 9:07 PM
"We need to ask ourselves if we want to live in a world where democracy is recast as weakness, truth as opinion and justice as an option."
Strong piece by @coe.int' SG @alain-berset.coe.int
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Strong piece by @coe.int' SG @alain-berset.coe.int
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | I’m the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. This Is Something I Thought I’d Never Have to Write.
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:23 AM
"We need to ask ourselves if we want to live in a world where democracy is recast as weakness, truth as opinion and justice as an option."
Strong piece by @coe.int' SG @alain-berset.coe.int
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Strong piece by @coe.int' SG @alain-berset.coe.int
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
A narrative, the European Union (as a whole! not only few member states) should embark on: Sovereignty is not for trade.
Translates not only into territorial sovereignty but also in sovereignty of using the means at ones disposal.
Translates not only into territorial sovereignty but also in sovereignty of using the means at ones disposal.
Denmark and Greenland are not alone.
Good to see my colleagues Troels Lund Poulsen and Vivian Motzfeldt.
Arctic security is a shared transatlantic interest, and one we can discuss with our US allies.
But tariff threats are not the way to go about this. Sovereignty is not for trade. (1/2)
Good to see my colleagues Troels Lund Poulsen and Vivian Motzfeldt.
Arctic security is a shared transatlantic interest, and one we can discuss with our US allies.
But tariff threats are not the way to go about this. Sovereignty is not for trade. (1/2)
January 19, 2026 at 4:45 PM
A narrative, the European Union (as a whole! not only few member states) should embark on: Sovereignty is not for trade.
Translates not only into territorial sovereignty but also in sovereignty of using the means at ones disposal.
Translates not only into territorial sovereignty but also in sovereignty of using the means at ones disposal.
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Europe should hold a competing football competition in Denmark at exactly the same time - and call it the Viking Freedom Supercup.
It might sound silly, but I mean it: The easiest and most potent way for Europe to hurt Trump this year is to once again use its cultural soft power and to threaten a boycott of the World Cup. It would become a completely meaningless event and would hurt him where he is most vulnerable - his vanity.
January 19, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Europe should hold a competing football competition in Denmark at exactly the same time - and call it the Viking Freedom Supercup.
An in person #EuCo would indeed be an important sign of European assertiveness and unity, given the gravity of the situation.
A potential launch of the Anti-Coercion instrument against the US should be deliberated and decided on the highest political level.
A potential launch of the Anti-Coercion instrument against the US should be deliberated and decided on the highest political level.
My consultations with member states on the latest tensions over Greenland reconfirm our strong commitment to the following:
▪️ Unity on the principles of international law, territorial integrity and national sovereignty;
▪️ Unity in support of and solidarity with Denmark and Greenland;
▪️ Unity on the principles of international law, territorial integrity and national sovereignty;
▪️ Unity in support of and solidarity with Denmark and Greenland;
January 18, 2026 at 9:48 PM
An in person #EuCo would indeed be an important sign of European assertiveness and unity, given the gravity of the situation.
A potential launch of the Anti-Coercion instrument against the US should be deliberated and decided on the highest political level.
A potential launch of the Anti-Coercion instrument against the US should be deliberated and decided on the highest political level.
Wie sich Diskurse drehen... Bei der Umstellung belächelt von Vielen ist Schleswig-Holstein heute Vorbild und Labor für digitale Unabhängigkeit (und spart pro Jahr 15 Mio € Lizenzzahlungen)
Schleswig-Holstein ist bei einigen Themen Vorbild - unter anderem bei DIESEM (und eine europäische KI-Alternative heisst LeChat von Mistral.....)
Abhängigkeit von USA: Schleswig-Holstein setzt auf Open-Source-Software
In Schleswig-Holstein setzt die Landesverwaltung auf Open-Source-Lösungen statt auf Microsoft-Programme, um zu sparen und unabhängig von US-Konzernen zu sein. Klingt gut – doch der Weg ist noch holpri...
www.faz.net
January 18, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Wie sich Diskurse drehen... Bei der Umstellung belächelt von Vielen ist Schleswig-Holstein heute Vorbild und Labor für digitale Unabhängigkeit (und spart pro Jahr 15 Mio € Lizenzzahlungen)
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These are not "normal" trade tariffs.
For the first time, US economic pressure on Europe is explicitly tied to brutal political demands: surrender territory or face economic punishment.
This is a historic test for Europe.
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/17/t...
For the first time, US economic pressure on Europe is explicitly tied to brutal political demands: surrender territory or face economic punishment.
This is a historic test for Europe.
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/17/t...
Trump: NATO members to face tariffs increasing to 25% until a Greenland purchase deal is struck
Trump recently hinted that he may pursue a tariff strategy on Greenland similar to the one he used to force foreign countries to change their drug prices.
www.cnbc.com
January 17, 2026 at 7:12 PM
These are not "normal" trade tariffs.
For the first time, US economic pressure on Europe is explicitly tied to brutal political demands: surrender territory or face economic punishment.
This is a historic test for Europe.
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/17/t...
For the first time, US economic pressure on Europe is explicitly tied to brutal political demands: surrender territory or face economic punishment.
This is a historic test for Europe.
www.cnbc.com/2026/01/17/t...
How often can one mention "NATO territory" in one interview? Defence minister Pistorius: hold my 🍺
#greenland #usa
www.tagesschau.de/ausland/nato...
#greenland #usa
www.tagesschau.de/ausland/nato...
Pistorius zum Grönland-Streit: "Wir haben es mit einem Machtspiel zu tun"
Den Streit um Grönland beobachtet Verteidigungsminister Pistorius "ein Stück weit entspannt". Er rechne nicht mit "dem Äußersten", sagte der SPD-Politiker in den tagesthemen. Die Anwesenheit der Bunde...
www.tagesschau.de
January 15, 2026 at 9:12 PM
How often can one mention "NATO territory" in one interview? Defence minister Pistorius: hold my 🍺
#greenland #usa
www.tagesschau.de/ausland/nato...
#greenland #usa
www.tagesschau.de/ausland/nato...
€-Zone enlargement: After 🇧🇬 next stop 🇸🇪? In light of the geopolitical turmoil, the response in Sweden is not less, but more Europe. In 2003 56% voted against the Euro in a referendum
www.fr.de/wirtschaft/t...
www.fr.de/wirtschaft/t...
Nach „Euro, nein danke“ – Trump treibt Schweden in die EU-Währung
Die Schweden lehnten die EU-Währung lange ab. Doch nun kippt die Stimmung wegen der geopolitischen Lage. Der Euro-Beitritt könnte schnell kommen.
www.fr.de
January 14, 2026 at 2:48 PM
€-Zone enlargement: After 🇧🇬 next stop 🇸🇪? In light of the geopolitical turmoil, the response in Sweden is not less, but more Europe. In 2003 56% voted against the Euro in a referendum
www.fr.de/wirtschaft/t...
www.fr.de/wirtschaft/t...
This will probably not particularly help the Polish right.
Former Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro, who faces multiple legal charges in Poland, has been granted political asylum and international protection in Hungary.
January 12, 2026 at 9:29 AM
This will probably not particularly help the Polish right.
On the unwarrented inferiority complex of the European Union and the inability to contemplate "going it alone" without the US
www.ft.com/content/1da0...
www.ft.com/content/1da0...
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January 12, 2026 at 8:58 AM
On the unwarrented inferiority complex of the European Union and the inability to contemplate "going it alone" without the US
www.ft.com/content/1da0...
www.ft.com/content/1da0...
Es gibt genau eine Haushaltslinie in den letzten EU-Mehrjahresplänen #MFR, die gegenüber dem jeweiligen Vorschlag der EU-Kommission erhöht wurde. Guess which one it was...
euractiv.de/news/von-der...
euractiv.de/news/von-der...
euractiv.de
January 8, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Es gibt genau eine Haushaltslinie in den letzten EU-Mehrjahresplänen #MFR, die gegenüber dem jeweiligen Vorschlag der EU-Kommission erhöht wurde. Guess which one it was...
euractiv.de/news/von-der...
euractiv.de/news/von-der...
Super excited that my first piece has been published by IPQ. I write a brief comment on "Dare to differentiate". On the need that Germany and other EU member states from frontrunner groups in order to give more dynamic to European integration.
Read for yourself 👇🏼
Read for yourself 👇🏼
OUT NOW: Our winter issue, New Ideas for Europe, featuring
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Winter 2026 Issue: New Ideas for Europe
The 22nd issue of INTERNATIONALE POLITIK QUARTERLY focuses on the urgent need for Europeans to strengthen their continent and think in new ways about its structures.
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January 7, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Super excited that my first piece has been published by IPQ. I write a brief comment on "Dare to differentiate". On the need that Germany and other EU member states from frontrunner groups in order to give more dynamic to European integration.
Read for yourself 👇🏼
Read for yourself 👇🏼
Relevant point to keep in mind 👇🏼.
The far right (at least in central Europe) will always face strong difficulties to unite due to antagonistic views of the past. Even if they walk together on some issues, at the core they face diverging views of the past.
The far right (at least in central Europe) will always face strong difficulties to unite due to antagonistic views of the past. Even if they walk together on some issues, at the core they face diverging views of the past.
This story is also a reminder that any wet dream of pan-European far right alliance is doomed to blow up over the competing priorities of playing up domestic grievances, which inevitably involve something that happened around 1945.
January 6, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Relevant point to keep in mind 👇🏼.
The far right (at least in central Europe) will always face strong difficulties to unite due to antagonistic views of the past. Even if they walk together on some issues, at the core they face diverging views of the past.
The far right (at least in central Europe) will always face strong difficulties to unite due to antagonistic views of the past. Even if they walk together on some issues, at the core they face diverging views of the past.
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Europe’s failure to condemn Trump’s illegal aggression in Venezuela isn’t just wrong – it’s stupid. My piece @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Europe’s failure to condemn Trump’s illegal aggression in Venezuela isn’t just wrong – it’s stupid | Nathalie Tocci
The more European countries act as colonies, unable and unwilling to stand up to Trump, the more they’ll be treated as such, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:12 AM
Europe’s failure to condemn Trump’s illegal aggression in Venezuela isn’t just wrong – it’s stupid. My piece @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...