Valentin Kreilinger
@vkreilinger.bsky.social
Senior Researcher in Political Science, Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies (SIEPS). Previously at the Jacques Delors Think Tanks in Paris and Berlin. PhD from Hertie School, MSc from LSE.
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In the 2nd #FitFor35 volume, edited by @gvonsydow.bsky.social, @patricia-wadensjo.bsky.social and me, eight leading experts share their views on EU enlargement and reform:
@erik-jones.bsky.social, Enlargement and Institutional Reform: How to make a credible security commitment
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@erik-jones.bsky.social, Enlargement and Institutional Reform: How to make a credible security commitment
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Nytt avsnitt av Sieps podcast!
Efter en turbulent vecka i Europapolitiken gästar Björn Fägersten och @gvonsydow.bsky.social podden för att analysera läget. Hur djup är klyftan mellan EU och USA, och hur ska Europa agera i den nya världsordning som växer fram?
sieps.se/podcast/siep...
Efter en turbulent vecka i Europapolitiken gästar Björn Fägersten och @gvonsydow.bsky.social podden för att analysera läget. Hur djup är klyftan mellan EU och USA, och hur ska Europa agera i den nya världsordning som växer fram?
sieps.se/podcast/siep...
January 23, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Nytt avsnitt av Sieps podcast!
Efter en turbulent vecka i Europapolitiken gästar Björn Fägersten och @gvonsydow.bsky.social podden för att analysera läget. Hur djup är klyftan mellan EU och USA, och hur ska Europa agera i den nya världsordning som växer fram?
sieps.se/podcast/siep...
Efter en turbulent vecka i Europapolitiken gästar Björn Fägersten och @gvonsydow.bsky.social podden för att analysera läget. Hur djup är klyftan mellan EU och USA, och hur ska Europa agera i den nya världsordning som växer fram?
sieps.se/podcast/siep...
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🚨 TODAY in #ECPRSeminars on the EU @ecprsgeu.bsky.social
Our speakers explore how negotiation dynamics differ across high-stakes policy areas, focusing on environment and justice
🎙️Selma Bendjaballah and @vkreilinger.bsky.social
💻 19 Jan, 15:00–16:30 GMT buff.ly/JXZvgpn
#EuropeanUnion
Our speakers explore how negotiation dynamics differ across high-stakes policy areas, focusing on environment and justice
🎙️Selma Bendjaballah and @vkreilinger.bsky.social
💻 19 Jan, 15:00–16:30 GMT buff.ly/JXZvgpn
#EuropeanUnion
Register FREE
Standing Group on European Union (SGEU) Seminar Series
ecpr.eu
January 19, 2026 at 12:25 PM
🚨 TODAY in #ECPRSeminars on the EU @ecprsgeu.bsky.social
Our speakers explore how negotiation dynamics differ across high-stakes policy areas, focusing on environment and justice
🎙️Selma Bendjaballah and @vkreilinger.bsky.social
💻 19 Jan, 15:00–16:30 GMT buff.ly/JXZvgpn
#EuropeanUnion
Our speakers explore how negotiation dynamics differ across high-stakes policy areas, focusing on environment and justice
🎙️Selma Bendjaballah and @vkreilinger.bsky.social
💻 19 Jan, 15:00–16:30 GMT buff.ly/JXZvgpn
#EuropeanUnion
Looking forward to discussing "Negotiating in times of polycrisis. Evidence from the EU" at the first edition of the @ecprsgeu.bsky.social Online Seminar Series in 2026 with Selma Bendjaballah of @cdsp-sciencespo.bsky.social on Monday, 16:00-17:30 CET: ecpr.eu/Events/348
January 17, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Looking forward to discussing "Negotiating in times of polycrisis. Evidence from the EU" at the first edition of the @ecprsgeu.bsky.social Online Seminar Series in 2026 with Selma Bendjaballah of @cdsp-sciencespo.bsky.social on Monday, 16:00-17:30 CET: ecpr.eu/Events/348
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🛎️ Next in #ECPRSeminars on the EU @ecprsgeu.bsky.social
Our speakers explore how negotiation dynamics differ across high-stakes policy areas, focusing on environment and justice
🎙️Selma Bendjaballah and @vkreilinger.bsky.social
💻 19 Jan, 15:00–16:30 GMT
#EuropeanUnion
Our speakers explore how negotiation dynamics differ across high-stakes policy areas, focusing on environment and justice
🎙️Selma Bendjaballah and @vkreilinger.bsky.social
💻 19 Jan, 15:00–16:30 GMT
#EuropeanUnion
Register FREE
Standing Group on European Union (SGEU) Seminar Series
buff.ly
January 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM
🛎️ Next in #ECPRSeminars on the EU @ecprsgeu.bsky.social
Our speakers explore how negotiation dynamics differ across high-stakes policy areas, focusing on environment and justice
🎙️Selma Bendjaballah and @vkreilinger.bsky.social
💻 19 Jan, 15:00–16:30 GMT
#EuropeanUnion
Our speakers explore how negotiation dynamics differ across high-stakes policy areas, focusing on environment and justice
🎙️Selma Bendjaballah and @vkreilinger.bsky.social
💻 19 Jan, 15:00–16:30 GMT
#EuropeanUnion
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Enhanced cooperation under Article 20 TEU is a smart move. Here is how it works 👇
December 19, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Enhanced cooperation under Article 20 TEU is a smart move. Here is how it works 👇
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Interesting insights on the institutional implications of the EU decision last night
December 19, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Interesting insights on the institutional implications of the EU decision last night
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Much to be critical on how last night's EU decision on a loan to Ukraine came about.
But together with the use of Art. 122 on the Russian loans the way via Enhanced Cooperation shows that on foreign policy, the EU is willing to move from Unity to Action as its guiding principle.
But together with the use of Art. 122 on the Russian loans the way via Enhanced Cooperation shows that on foreign policy, the EU is willing to move from Unity to Action as its guiding principle.
EU agrees €90bn loan to Ukraine after frozen Russian asset plan fails
Money to be borrowed against bloc’s budget after leaders fail to agree on proposal using Moscow’s funds
www.ft.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Much to be critical on how last night's EU decision on a loan to Ukraine came about.
But together with the use of Art. 122 on the Russian loans the way via Enhanced Cooperation shows that on foreign policy, the EU is willing to move from Unity to Action as its guiding principle.
But together with the use of Art. 122 on the Russian loans the way via Enhanced Cooperation shows that on foreign policy, the EU is willing to move from Unity to Action as its guiding principle.
Enhanced cooperation under Article 20 TEU is a smart move. Here is how it works 👇
December 19, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Enhanced cooperation under Article 20 TEU is a smart move. Here is how it works 👇
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‼️ The EU has used Article 122 TFEU again. My new @sieps.bsky.social analysis of the legal workaround to freeze the assets of the Russian Central Bank, and four possible repercussions sieps.se/media/ndzouh... #EUCO #QMV #Article122
December 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
‼️ The EU has used Article 122 TFEU again. My new @sieps.bsky.social analysis of the legal workaround to freeze the assets of the Russian Central Bank, and four possible repercussions sieps.se/media/ndzouh... #EUCO #QMV #Article122
‼️ The EU has used Article 122 TFEU again. My new @sieps.bsky.social analysis of the legal workaround to freeze the assets of the Russian Central Bank, and four possible repercussions sieps.se/media/ndzouh... #EUCO #QMV #Article122
December 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
‼️ The EU has used Article 122 TFEU again. My new @sieps.bsky.social analysis of the legal workaround to freeze the assets of the Russian Central Bank, and four possible repercussions sieps.se/media/ndzouh... #EUCO #QMV #Article122
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The decision to use article 122 was a bold move, writes @vkreilinger.bsky.social in this timely @sieps.bsky.social analysis. Much at stake for EUCO starting Thursday sieps.se/en/publicati...
December 16, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The decision to use article 122 was a bold move, writes @vkreilinger.bsky.social in this timely @sieps.bsky.social analysis. Much at stake for EUCO starting Thursday sieps.se/en/publicati...
For any kind of problem, dial (Article) 122
Big - Brussels proposes to use “emergency” powers to ram through Russian assets loan to Ukraine and bypass potential sanctions vetoes, in what would be an extraordinary moment in EU legal evolution
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Brussels floats ‘emergency’ powers to raise €210bn from Russian assets
[FREE TO READ] Contentious proposal to fund Ukraine would mark watershed moment for EU
as.ft.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM
For any kind of problem, dial (Article) 122
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The EU approaches serious transformation on a variety of key ares. At the heart of this process lies Enlargement. SIEPS has published the anthology Fit for 35 with contributions from 8 prominent experts. A must-read if your curious about the future of Europe. sieps.se/en/publicati...
Perspectives on enlargement and reform of the EU: Fit for 35
Eight leading experts discuss how to achieve peace, security and stability in Europe by enlarging the EU.
sieps.se
August 21, 2025 at 7:43 AM
The EU approaches serious transformation on a variety of key ares. At the heart of this process lies Enlargement. SIEPS has published the anthology Fit for 35 with contributions from 8 prominent experts. A must-read if your curious about the future of Europe. sieps.se/en/publicati...
No surprise, but an important inter-institutional struggle on EU defence policy-making #SAFE www.euractiv.com/section/defe...
European Parliament sues Council over €150 billion defence loan scheme - Euractiv
Eighteen EU countries have already formally expressed interest in taking out SAFE loans
www.euractiv.com
August 21, 2025 at 6:12 AM
No surprise, but an important inter-institutional struggle on EU defence policy-making #SAFE www.euractiv.com/section/defe...
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Russia’s war against Ukraine has transformed the security situation in Europe. One consequence is that EU enlargement is once again a top priority.
In a new SIEPS publication, leading experts discuss what it takes to achieve peace, security and stability in Europe by enlarging the EU.
In a new SIEPS publication, leading experts discuss what it takes to achieve peace, security and stability in Europe by enlarging the EU.
Perspectives on enlargement and reform of the EU: Fit for 35
Eight leading experts discuss how to achieve peace, security and stability in Europe by enlarging the EU.
sieps.se
August 20, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Russia’s war against Ukraine has transformed the security situation in Europe. One consequence is that EU enlargement is once again a top priority.
In a new SIEPS publication, leading experts discuss what it takes to achieve peace, security and stability in Europe by enlarging the EU.
In a new SIEPS publication, leading experts discuss what it takes to achieve peace, security and stability in Europe by enlarging the EU.
In the 2nd #FitFor35 volume, edited by @gvonsydow.bsky.social, @patricia-wadensjo.bsky.social and me, eight leading experts share their views on EU enlargement and reform:
@erik-jones.bsky.social, Enlargement and Institutional Reform: How to make a credible security commitment
1/4
@erik-jones.bsky.social, Enlargement and Institutional Reform: How to make a credible security commitment
1/4
August 20, 2025 at 2:32 PM
In the 2nd #FitFor35 volume, edited by @gvonsydow.bsky.social, @patricia-wadensjo.bsky.social and me, eight leading experts share their views on EU enlargement and reform:
@erik-jones.bsky.social, Enlargement and Institutional Reform: How to make a credible security commitment
1/4
@erik-jones.bsky.social, Enlargement and Institutional Reform: How to make a credible security commitment
1/4
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Instructive overview of three rounds of Spitzenkandidaten by @vkreilinger.bsky.social
My view is that the 2024 experience was at most a 'glass half-full': VDL played ball but only half-heartedly and did not face serious competition
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My view is that the 2024 experience was at most a 'glass half-full': VDL played ball but only half-heartedly and did not face serious competition
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It's time to look back 11 years, 6 years and 1 year #EP2014 #EP2019 #EP2024! And to think about the future of the Spitzenkandidaten procedure. My latest European Policy Analysis for @sieps.bsky.social: sieps.se/en/publicati...
May 28, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Instructive overview of three rounds of Spitzenkandidaten by @vkreilinger.bsky.social
My view is that the 2024 experience was at most a 'glass half-full': VDL played ball but only half-heartedly and did not face serious competition
/1 ...
My view is that the 2024 experience was at most a 'glass half-full': VDL played ball but only half-heartedly and did not face serious competition
/1 ...
It's time to look back 11 years, 6 years and 1 year #EP2014 #EP2019 #EP2024! And to think about the future of the Spitzenkandidaten procedure. My latest European Policy Analysis for @sieps.bsky.social: sieps.se/en/publicati...
May 28, 2025 at 12:57 PM
It's time to look back 11 years, 6 years and 1 year #EP2014 #EP2019 #EP2024! And to think about the future of the Spitzenkandidaten procedure. My latest European Policy Analysis for @sieps.bsky.social: sieps.se/en/publicati...
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New publication by SIEPS senior researcher Valentin Kreilinger @vkreilinger.bsky.social:
The ‘Spitzenkandidaten saga’ 2014, 2019, 2024: Three races to become Commission President
Read the analysis and download it on SIEPS site.
The ‘Spitzenkandidaten saga’ 2014, 2019, 2024: Three races to become Commission President
Read the analysis and download it on SIEPS site.
The ‘Spitzenkandidaten saga’ 2014, 2019, 2024
sieps.se
May 28, 2025 at 12:20 PM
New publication by SIEPS senior researcher Valentin Kreilinger @vkreilinger.bsky.social:
The ‘Spitzenkandidaten saga’ 2014, 2019, 2024: Three races to become Commission President
Read the analysis and download it on SIEPS site.
The ‘Spitzenkandidaten saga’ 2014, 2019, 2024: Three races to become Commission President
Read the analysis and download it on SIEPS site.
Merz & Macron (BILD, 8 May 2025, p. 2).
And my take on Germany and the EU with Chancellor Merz: sieps.se/en/publicati...
And my take on Germany and the EU with Chancellor Merz: sieps.se/en/publicati...
May 8, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Merz & Macron (BILD, 8 May 2025, p. 2).
And my take on Germany and the EU with Chancellor Merz: sieps.se/en/publicati...
And my take on Germany and the EU with Chancellor Merz: sieps.se/en/publicati...
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Perfect Friday read by @vkreilinger.bsky.social to catch up the coming challenges for Germany and EU
My take @sieps.bsky.social on Germany and the EU with #Merz: Ambition meets Reality sieps.se/en/publicati...
Germany and the EU with Chancellor Merz
sieps.se
April 25, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Perfect Friday read by @vkreilinger.bsky.social to catch up the coming challenges for Germany and EU
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Friedrich Merz’s high ambitions on spending and speed have already clashed with harsh realities. In a new Perspective, Political Scientist @vkreilinger.bsky.social (SIEPS) sheds light on the difficult tasks facing the soon-to-be German Chancellor.
Germany and the EU with Merz: Ambition meets Reality
Friedrich Merz’s high ambitions on spending and speed have already clashed with harsh realities.
sieps.se
April 25, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Friedrich Merz’s high ambitions on spending and speed have already clashed with harsh realities. In a new Perspective, Political Scientist @vkreilinger.bsky.social (SIEPS) sheds light on the difficult tasks facing the soon-to-be German Chancellor.
My take @sieps.bsky.social on Germany and the EU with #Merz: Ambition meets Reality sieps.se/en/publicati...
Germany and the EU with Chancellor Merz
sieps.se
April 25, 2025 at 8:44 AM
My take @sieps.bsky.social on Germany and the EU with #Merz: Ambition meets Reality sieps.se/en/publicati...
Joint proposal by CDU/CSU and SPD: All defence spending above 1% of GDP exempt from the debt brake plus a new €500bn special fund for infrastructure! www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...
Union und SPD einigen sich auf Milliardenkredite für Verteidigung und Infrastruktur
Union und SPD haben bekannt gegeben, wie sie die großen Problembaustellen der nächsten Jahre finanzieren wollen: Um den Verteidigungsetat vergrößern zu können, soll das Grundgesetz geändert werden. Au...
www.spiegel.de
March 4, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Joint proposal by CDU/CSU and SPD: All defence spending above 1% of GDP exempt from the debt brake plus a new €500bn special fund for infrastructure! www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...