Maria Skóra
@mariaskora.bsky.social
Democracy, elections and European politics with a transatlantic spin
Researcher, advisor, moderator
https://mariaskora.net/
Researcher, advisor, moderator
https://mariaskora.net/
My working paper on possible tactics of democratic restoration, taking #Poland as a real-time laboratory and providing hands-on evidence is out this week, as part of the DI Working Papers.
Wonderful to be in such great company of authors!
democracyinstitute.ceu.edu/articles/mar...
Wonderful to be in such great company of authors!
democracyinstitute.ceu.edu/articles/mar...
October 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
My working paper on possible tactics of democratic restoration, taking #Poland as a real-time laboratory and providing hands-on evidence is out this week, as part of the DI Working Papers.
Wonderful to be in such great company of authors!
democracyinstitute.ceu.edu/articles/mar...
Wonderful to be in such great company of authors!
democracyinstitute.ceu.edu/articles/mar...
🚨🚨🚨 Problem
im #Stadtbild 🚨🚨🚨
Osteuropäer genießen schamlos arabisches Essen mitten in der deutschen Hauptstadt 😱😱😱
#nichtmeinKanzler #wirsinddasStadtbild
im #Stadtbild 🚨🚨🚨
Osteuropäer genießen schamlos arabisches Essen mitten in der deutschen Hauptstadt 😱😱😱
#nichtmeinKanzler #wirsinddasStadtbild
October 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
🚨🚨🚨 Problem
im #Stadtbild 🚨🚨🚨
Osteuropäer genießen schamlos arabisches Essen mitten in der deutschen Hauptstadt 😱😱😱
#nichtmeinKanzler #wirsinddasStadtbild
im #Stadtbild 🚨🚨🚨
Osteuropäer genießen schamlos arabisches Essen mitten in der deutschen Hauptstadt 😱😱😱
#nichtmeinKanzler #wirsinddasStadtbild
🔥 Hot off the press!
I am pleased to present a new discussion paper, written with John Austin and Emily Adams, that compares the electoral success of the populist radical right in Germany 🇩🇪 & the US 🇺🇸
The paper is hosted by the Academy of International Affairs NRW: www.aia-nrw.org/en/publicati...
I am pleased to present a new discussion paper, written with John Austin and Emily Adams, that compares the electoral success of the populist radical right in Germany 🇩🇪 & the US 🇺🇸
The paper is hosted by the Academy of International Affairs NRW: www.aia-nrw.org/en/publicati...
October 13, 2025 at 9:15 AM
🔥 Hot off the press!
I am pleased to present a new discussion paper, written with John Austin and Emily Adams, that compares the electoral success of the populist radical right in Germany 🇩🇪 & the US 🇺🇸
The paper is hosted by the Academy of International Affairs NRW: www.aia-nrw.org/en/publicati...
I am pleased to present a new discussion paper, written with John Austin and Emily Adams, that compares the electoral success of the populist radical right in Germany 🇩🇪 & the US 🇺🇸
The paper is hosted by the Academy of International Affairs NRW: www.aia-nrw.org/en/publicati...
Reposted by Maria Skóra
Das neue Wahlkampfvideo von Demokratieverräter Jens Spahn ist fertig: Faschismus ist jetzt „konservativ“.
September 28, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Das neue Wahlkampfvideo von Demokratieverräter Jens Spahn ist fertig: Faschismus ist jetzt „konservativ“.
Na koniec dnia: podsumowanie wizyty prezydenta Nawrockiego w Berlinie w cieniu powracająch żądań reparacji, czyli back to the future.
Rozmowa na gościnnej antenie @tokfm.bsky.social ⬇️
audycje.tokfm.pl/audycja/,Wiz...
Rozmowa na gościnnej antenie @tokfm.bsky.social ⬇️
audycje.tokfm.pl/audycja/,Wiz...
September 16, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Na koniec dnia: podsumowanie wizyty prezydenta Nawrockiego w Berlinie w cieniu powracająch żądań reparacji, czyli back to the future.
Rozmowa na gościnnej antenie @tokfm.bsky.social ⬇️
audycje.tokfm.pl/audycja/,Wiz...
Rozmowa na gościnnej antenie @tokfm.bsky.social ⬇️
audycje.tokfm.pl/audycja/,Wiz...
🔥 Hot off the press
Upon the invitation by @verfassungsblog.de I shared a few thoughts about the relevance of the latest CJEU judgement on the Supreme Court in #Poland, confirming the persistent problem of unlawful judicial appointments.
verfassungsblog.de/cjeu-poland-...
Upon the invitation by @verfassungsblog.de I shared a few thoughts about the relevance of the latest CJEU judgement on the Supreme Court in #Poland, confirming the persistent problem of unlawful judicial appointments.
verfassungsblog.de/cjeu-poland-...
Null and Void
verfassungsblog.de
September 16, 2025 at 11:32 AM
🔥 Hot off the press
Upon the invitation by @verfassungsblog.de I shared a few thoughts about the relevance of the latest CJEU judgement on the Supreme Court in #Poland, confirming the persistent problem of unlawful judicial appointments.
verfassungsblog.de/cjeu-poland-...
Upon the invitation by @verfassungsblog.de I shared a few thoughts about the relevance of the latest CJEU judgement on the Supreme Court in #Poland, confirming the persistent problem of unlawful judicial appointments.
verfassungsblog.de/cjeu-poland-...
September 16, 2025 at 8:51 AM
🇪🇺 In her #SOTEU address, despite ongoing crises, today’s drone emergency in Poland and constant boo’s and banter coming from the right corner of the European Parliament, vdL delivered a comprehensive speech outlining the EU's current policy agenda.
September 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
🇪🇺 In her #SOTEU address, despite ongoing crises, today’s drone emergency in Poland and constant boo’s and banter coming from the right corner of the European Parliament, vdL delivered a comprehensive speech outlining the EU's current policy agenda.
Back at work! This Thursday, I will be joining my wonderful colleagues for a truly transatlantic conversation about #disinformation, organised by the Jefferson Educational Society.
September 4th, 2025
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST // 16:00 - 17:00 CEST
Online
www.jeserie.org/events/detai...
September 4th, 2025
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST // 16:00 - 17:00 CEST
Online
www.jeserie.org/events/detai...
September 2, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Back at work! This Thursday, I will be joining my wonderful colleagues for a truly transatlantic conversation about #disinformation, organised by the Jefferson Educational Society.
September 4th, 2025
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST // 16:00 - 17:00 CEST
Online
www.jeserie.org/events/detai...
September 4th, 2025
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST // 16:00 - 17:00 CEST
Online
www.jeserie.org/events/detai...
Endlich eine gute Nachricht für die Deutsche Bahn und ihre Kundschaft?
Minister setzt Bahnchef vor die Tür: Bahnchef mit großer Verspätung entlassen taz.de/Minister-set...
Minister setzt Bahnchef vor die Tür: Bahnchef mit großer Verspätung entlassen taz.de/Minister-set...
Minister setzt Bahnchef vor die Tür: Bahnchef mit großer Verspätung entlassen
Bahnchef Lutz wird vom Bundesverkehrminister Schnieder rausgeworfen. Was bedeutet das für die Kund:innen? Eine Erklärung in Bahnansagen.
taz.de
August 15, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Endlich eine gute Nachricht für die Deutsche Bahn und ihre Kundschaft?
Minister setzt Bahnchef vor die Tür: Bahnchef mit großer Verspätung entlassen taz.de/Minister-set...
Minister setzt Bahnchef vor die Tür: Bahnchef mit großer Verspätung entlassen taz.de/Minister-set...
Summer is in full swing, but politics never sleeps!
My two cents for the IPG-Journal of the @fesonline.bsky.social about the shifting political landscape in #Poland 🇵🇱
➡️ Available here: www.ips-journal.eu/topics/democ...
My two cents for the IPG-Journal of the @fesonline.bsky.social about the shifting political landscape in #Poland 🇵🇱
➡️ Available here: www.ips-journal.eu/topics/democ...
Poland at a crossroads… again
With a new president, a surging far-right and a fractured left, Donald Tusk’s governing coalition finds itself increasingly backed into a corner
www.ips-journal.eu
August 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Summer is in full swing, but politics never sleeps!
My two cents for the IPG-Journal of the @fesonline.bsky.social about the shifting political landscape in #Poland 🇵🇱
➡️ Available here: www.ips-journal.eu/topics/democ...
My two cents for the IPG-Journal of the @fesonline.bsky.social about the shifting political landscape in #Poland 🇵🇱
➡️ Available here: www.ips-journal.eu/topics/democ...
Vor ein paar Wochen haben @georgmcc.bsky.social und ich die jüngste Ausgabe der Selbsverständlich Europäisch?!-Studie fertiggestellt. Heute möchten wir unsere Forschung auch mit dem angekündigten nächsten EU-Haushalt bei @makronom.bsky.social konfrontieren ⬇️
makronom.de/unvermittelb...
makronom.de/unvermittelb...
Warum die Kritik am Volumen des EU-Haushalts zu kurz greift
Der Vorschlag der EU-Kommission für eine Ausweitung des EU-Haushalts wurde aus Deutschland reflexhaft diskreditiert. Dabei ist die Stimmung in der Bevölkerung deutlich differenzierter als die Bundesre...
makronom.de
August 7, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Vor ein paar Wochen haben @georgmcc.bsky.social und ich die jüngste Ausgabe der Selbsverständlich Europäisch?!-Studie fertiggestellt. Heute möchten wir unsere Forschung auch mit dem angekündigten nächsten EU-Haushalt bei @makronom.bsky.social konfrontieren ⬇️
makronom.de/unvermittelb...
makronom.de/unvermittelb...
The 2025 Rule of Law Report focuses on the Single Market, supporting the rule of law through the EU budget, and places the rule of law at the core of the enlargement. It also reports a positive trajectory in many Member States.
Yet, there is a lot to discuss!
➡️ commission.europa.eu/publications...
Yet, there is a lot to discuss!
➡️ commission.europa.eu/publications...
2025 Rule of law report - Communication and country chapters
2025 Rule of law report - Communication and country chapters
commission.europa.eu
July 10, 2025 at 10:06 AM
The 2025 Rule of Law Report focuses on the Single Market, supporting the rule of law through the EU budget, and places the rule of law at the core of the enlargement. It also reports a positive trajectory in many Member States.
Yet, there is a lot to discuss!
➡️ commission.europa.eu/publications...
Yet, there is a lot to discuss!
➡️ commission.europa.eu/publications...
I had the great pleasure to talk to @tvpworld.bsky.social about banning the #AfD in #Germany, a right-wing extremist party still enjoying +/- 20% support in opinion polls.
What is the objective behind the ban, what change could it bring?
Full conversation here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpkj...
What is the objective behind the ban, what change could it bring?
Full conversation here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpkj...
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz remains “very skeptical" | Maria Skóra
YouTube video by TALKING WITH TVP WORLD
www.youtube.com
July 1, 2025 at 7:14 AM
I had the great pleasure to talk to @tvpworld.bsky.social about banning the #AfD in #Germany, a right-wing extremist party still enjoying +/- 20% support in opinion polls.
What is the objective behind the ban, what change could it bring?
Full conversation here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpkj...
What is the objective behind the ban, what change could it bring?
Full conversation here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpkj...
Reposted by Maria Skóra
Was kann Deutschland von AT🇦🇹 & den USA🇺🇸 lernen, um resilienter gegenüber zersetzenden Kräften zu werden & das Demokratieangebot real zu verbessern? Auftaktpanel mit Jürgen Czernohorszky (SPÖ), @josephine-ortleb.de (SPD) & Cathryn Cluever Ashbrook, moderiert von @mariaskora.bsky.social. #Innocracy25
June 26, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Was kann Deutschland von AT🇦🇹 & den USA🇺🇸 lernen, um resilienter gegenüber zersetzenden Kräften zu werden & das Demokratieangebot real zu verbessern? Auftaktpanel mit Jürgen Czernohorszky (SPÖ), @josephine-ortleb.de (SPD) & Cathryn Cluever Ashbrook, moderiert von @mariaskora.bsky.social. #Innocracy25
#Innocracy25 is kicking off in Berlin today! This year's edition the flagship conference of @dpzberlin.bsky.social looks at the possible ways out of democratic crisis.
June 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
#Innocracy25 is kicking off in Berlin today! This year's edition the flagship conference of @dpzberlin.bsky.social looks at the possible ways out of democratic crisis.
Excellent to be back in #Warsaw and in such great company!
Our panel at the World Justice Forum 2025, titled "Fixing the Rule of Law by Bending it?", drew great interest.
forum.worldjusticeproject.org/agenda-day-1/
Our panel at the World Justice Forum 2025, titled "Fixing the Rule of Law by Bending it?", drew great interest.
forum.worldjusticeproject.org/agenda-day-1/
June 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Excellent to be back in #Warsaw and in such great company!
Our panel at the World Justice Forum 2025, titled "Fixing the Rule of Law by Bending it?", drew great interest.
forum.worldjusticeproject.org/agenda-day-1/
Our panel at the World Justice Forum 2025, titled "Fixing the Rule of Law by Bending it?", drew great interest.
forum.worldjusticeproject.org/agenda-day-1/
Selbstverständlich Europäisch 2025 executive summary in English is available here ⬇️
🇪🇺 Read the executive summary in English: eu.boell.org/en/actually-... and the full study in German: www.boell.de/de/2025/06/1...
@boell.de @dpzberlin.bsky.social @mariaskora.bsky.social @georgmcc.bsky.social
@boell.de @dpzberlin.bsky.social @mariaskora.bsky.social @georgmcc.bsky.social
Actually European!? 2025 | Heinrich Böll Stiftung | Brussels office - European Union
A majority of citizens in Germany have a positive view of the new federal government‘s pledge for a stronger leadership role in the EU, but clearly advocate for doing so in a cooperative manner. These...
eu.boell.org
June 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Selbstverständlich Europäisch 2025 executive summary in English is available here ⬇️
⭐ It was a great pleasure and definitely a very fulfilling intellectual adventure to work on the 2025 edition of Selbstverständlich Europäisch! 🇪🇺
We examined the European agenda of the new German government and its resonance with society. What policy recommendations emerge from our findings?
We examined the European agenda of the new German government and its resonance with society. What policy recommendations emerge from our findings?
June 24, 2025 at 10:21 AM
⭐ It was a great pleasure and definitely a very fulfilling intellectual adventure to work on the 2025 edition of Selbstverständlich Europäisch! 🇪🇺
We examined the European agenda of the new German government and its resonance with society. What policy recommendations emerge from our findings?
We examined the European agenda of the new German government and its resonance with society. What policy recommendations emerge from our findings?
And now, for something completely different...
Last week, I spoke with The Telegraph about the rising tide of illiberalism in the United States and Europe. Hopefully, the ominous "MEGA" scenario is still to be averted ⬇️
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
Last week, I spoke with The Telegraph about the rising tide of illiberalism in the United States and Europe. Hopefully, the ominous "MEGA" scenario is still to be averted ⬇️
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
How Europe could go ‘Mega’ by 2027
With Donald Trump determined to ‘Make Europe Great Again’, the radical Right has the momentum as crucial elections loom
www.telegraph.co.uk
June 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
And now, for something completely different...
Last week, I spoke with The Telegraph about the rising tide of illiberalism in the United States and Europe. Hopefully, the ominous "MEGA" scenario is still to be averted ⬇️
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
Last week, I spoke with The Telegraph about the rising tide of illiberalism in the United States and Europe. Hopefully, the ominous "MEGA" scenario is still to be averted ⬇️
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
🇵🇱 The outcome of #Poland's presidential election is reverberating around the world.
I'm pleased to see my observations featured in the @financialtimes.com, in an extensive article on the reasons for Trzaskowski's defeat and Tusk's political future.
➡️ www.ft.com/content/8278...
I'm pleased to see my observations featured in the @financialtimes.com, in an extensive article on the reasons for Trzaskowski's defeat and Tusk's political future.
➡️ www.ft.com/content/8278...
June 3, 2025 at 9:07 PM
🇵🇱 The outcome of #Poland's presidential election is reverberating around the world.
I'm pleased to see my observations featured in the @financialtimes.com, in an extensive article on the reasons for Trzaskowski's defeat and Tusk's political future.
➡️ www.ft.com/content/8278...
I'm pleased to see my observations featured in the @financialtimes.com, in an extensive article on the reasons for Trzaskowski's defeat and Tusk's political future.
➡️ www.ft.com/content/8278...
Yesterday, one breaking news story after another was reaching us from #Poland 🇵🇱
At Deutsche Welle, we discussed the Prime Minister calling a vote of confidence for his cabinet.
Playing with fire or closing ranks? Watch here ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=L12H...
At Deutsche Welle, we discussed the Prime Minister calling a vote of confidence for his cabinet.
Playing with fire or closing ranks? Watch here ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=L12H...
June 3, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Yesterday, one breaking news story after another was reaching us from #Poland 🇵🇱
At Deutsche Welle, we discussed the Prime Minister calling a vote of confidence for his cabinet.
Playing with fire or closing ranks? Watch here ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=L12H...
At Deutsche Welle, we discussed the Prime Minister calling a vote of confidence for his cabinet.
Playing with fire or closing ranks? Watch here ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=L12H...
Election blackout in #Poland🇵🇱 will kick off at midnight today. Now it's wait and see what happens on Sunday.
In great company of @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social I appear at @politico.com to explain the gravity of this vote for the rule of law repair in Poland.
www.politico.eu/article/pola...
In great company of @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social I appear at @politico.com to explain the gravity of this vote for the rule of law repair in Poland.
www.politico.eu/article/pola...
Poland’s future relationship with Brussels hinges on Sunday’s election
Incumbent President Andrzej Duda has been able to block most of the government’s efforts to restore the rule of law. That could change after Sunday’s vote.
www.politico.eu
May 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Election blackout in #Poland🇵🇱 will kick off at midnight today. Now it's wait and see what happens on Sunday.
In great company of @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social I appear at @politico.com to explain the gravity of this vote for the rule of law repair in Poland.
www.politico.eu/article/pola...
In great company of @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social I appear at @politico.com to explain the gravity of this vote for the rule of law repair in Poland.
www.politico.eu/article/pola...
📣 Join us on Monday for the online Elections Monitor organised by the @epc-official.bsky.social and hosted by @ericmaurice.bsky.social to discuss #Poland 🇵🇱
With @annawojcik.bsky.social, Melchior Szczepanik and yours truly.
➡️ Monday, Jun 2, 11:30-12:30
➡️ Registration: www.epc.eu/events/after...
With @annawojcik.bsky.social, Melchior Szczepanik and yours truly.
➡️ Monday, Jun 2, 11:30-12:30
➡️ Registration: www.epc.eu/events/after...
May 29, 2025 at 6:23 AM
📣 Join us on Monday for the online Elections Monitor organised by the @epc-official.bsky.social and hosted by @ericmaurice.bsky.social to discuss #Poland 🇵🇱
With @annawojcik.bsky.social, Melchior Szczepanik and yours truly.
➡️ Monday, Jun 2, 11:30-12:30
➡️ Registration: www.epc.eu/events/after...
With @annawojcik.bsky.social, Melchior Szczepanik and yours truly.
➡️ Monday, Jun 2, 11:30-12:30
➡️ Registration: www.epc.eu/events/after...
Next Sunday, Rafał Trzaskowski and Karol Nawrocki will face each other in the second round of the presidential election in #Poland 🇵🇱
Together with @democracyreporting.bsky.social, we took a look at their presidential manifestos. What's out there for democracy? In a nutshell, for Verfassungsblog:
Together with @democracyreporting.bsky.social, we took a look at their presidential manifestos. What's out there for democracy? In a nutshell, for Verfassungsblog:
Poland 🇵🇱 is once again facing a pivotal election. Much is at stake, and political divisions run deep.
MARIA SKÓRA (@mariaskora.bsky.social) outlines the key differences between the two presidential candidates and what a Trzaskowski or Nawrocki victory would mean.
verfassungsblog.de/polands-pola...
MARIA SKÓRA (@mariaskora.bsky.social) outlines the key differences between the two presidential candidates and what a Trzaskowski or Nawrocki victory would mean.
verfassungsblog.de/polands-pola...
May 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Next Sunday, Rafał Trzaskowski and Karol Nawrocki will face each other in the second round of the presidential election in #Poland 🇵🇱
Together with @democracyreporting.bsky.social, we took a look at their presidential manifestos. What's out there for democracy? In a nutshell, for Verfassungsblog:
Together with @democracyreporting.bsky.social, we took a look at their presidential manifestos. What's out there for democracy? In a nutshell, for Verfassungsblog: