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Andrew Duff
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Former Member of the European Parliament. Federalist. epc.eu cambridge-connect.uk @volteuropa.org @libdems.org.uk

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Andrew Nicholas Duff is a British politician who presided over the Union of European Federalists (UEF) from 2008 to 2013. A member of the Liberal Democrats, he served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the East of England from 1999 to 2014. .. more

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Andrew Duff @andrewduffeu.bsky.social · Dec 12
My 2025

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Andrew Duff @andrewduffeu.bsky.social · 20h
When push comes to shove, I doubt Orbán will have the guts actually to stand alone against Ukraine. But we need the push and shove. And a new defence treaty that excludes the naysayers.

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Andrew Duff @andrewduffeu.bsky.social · 20h
Can EU membership really guarantee Ukraine's security ? www.friendsofeurope.org/insights/cri...
Europe's critical test: an emergency landing for Ukraine and the moment for common defence - Friends of Europe
www.friendsofeurope.org

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Andrew Duff @andrewduffeu.bsky.social · 2d
My latest (with only one proof error). @andriuskubilius.ec.europa.eu @martakos.ec.europa.eu
www.friendsofeurope.org/insights/cri...
Europe's critical test: an emergency landing for Ukraine and the moment for common defence - Friends of Europe
www.friendsofeurope.org

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Andrew Duff @andrewduffeu.bsky.social · 3d
I wish people would stop saying Peter Mandelson was a good UK Ambassador to Washiongton. He really wasn't, you know. Read me on the Mandelson Detour here. www.epc.eu/publication/...
Ukraine and the United Kingdom: how the EU should address the challenge of enlargement to the east and west
This paper contrasts the challenges faced by the United Kingdom and Ukraine as they each try to level with the European Union. It recommends a change of methodology to accelerate Ukraine’s accession and overcome a veto.
www.epc.eu

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Andrew Duff @andrewduffeu.bsky.social · 10d
Here I argue that Ukraine cannot wait for the EU’s slow accession process; I advocate fast-tracking membership as a security imperative, and revising the Copenhagen criteria and enlargement rules. The EU must reform its decision-making to anchor Ukraine and salvage its sovereign integrity.
verfassungsblog.de Verfassungsblog @verfassungsblog.de · 14d
Ukraine cannot wait for the EU’s slow accession process 🇺🇦🇪🇺

ANDREW DUFF (@andrewduffeu.bsky.social) argues for fast-tracking membership as a security imperative — rethinking the Copenhagen criteria, enlargement rules, and EU decision-making to anchor Ukraine now.

verfassungsblog.de/how-ukraine-...
Quote: “Fast-tracking Ukrainian membership against the odds would be proof positive that the European Union can live on into the 21st century with purpose and confidence.”

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Andrew Duff @andrewduffeu.bsky.social · 11d
A good man gone.

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Andrew Duff @andrewduffeu.bsky.social · 11d
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

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Andrew Duff @andrewduffeu.bsky.social · 11d
Before folk get too carried away by Manfred Weber's lurch into constitutional matters, perhaps read this:
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

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Andrew Duff @andrewduffeu.bsky.social · 12d
The trick is to read this: verfassungsblog.de/how-ukraine-...
How Ukraine Should Join the European Union
verfassungsblog.de

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Andrew Duff @andrewduffeu.bsky.social · 12d
verfassungsblog.de/how-ukraine-...
How Ukraine Should Join the European Union
verfassungsblog.de

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Andrew Duff @andrewduffeu.bsky.social · 12d
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
Volodymyr Zelenskyy sets 2027 as target for Ukraine's EU accession
According to an EU official speaking on condition of anonymity, Brussels is also floating the idea of 'gradual membership' to accelerate Ukraine's accession. #EuropeNews
www.euronews.com

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Andrew Duff @andrewduffeu.bsky.social · 13d
This is rather good. euobserver.com/digital/ar23...

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Andrew Duff @andrewduffeu.bsky.social · 14d
Here I am on how to change the EU's enlargement strategy, revise its accession rules, and admit #Ukraine as a member state on probation. And why. @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @martakos.ec.europa.eu @eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu @epc-official.bsky.social verfassungsblog.de/how-ukraine-...

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Verfassungsblog @verfassungsblog.de · 14d
Ukraine cannot wait for the EU’s slow accession process 🇺🇦🇪🇺

ANDREW DUFF (@andrewduffeu.bsky.social) argues for fast-tracking membership as a security imperative — rethinking the Copenhagen criteria, enlargement rules, and EU decision-making to anchor Ukraine now.

verfassungsblog.de/how-ukraine-...
Quote: “Fast-tracking Ukrainian membership against the odds would be proof positive that the European Union can live on into the 21st century with purpose and confidence.”

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Andrew Duff @andrewduffeu.bsky.social · 15d
Interesting, in its own way.

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Andrew Duff @andrewduffeu.bsky.social · 15d
😂😂😂
benbradshaw.bsky.social Ben Bradshaw @benbradshaw.bsky.social · 17d
It’s easy to be relatively popular as a metro mayor when you claim credit for all the good stuff (much of which was done by your predecessor) & blame the Government for the bad stuff, people have forgotten your record as a Minister & how you abandoned the PLP in its struggle against Corbynism.
Labour MPs divided over potential Andy Burnham return
Labour MPs have strong views on whether Burnham should be Labour's candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election.
www.bbc.co.uk

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Andrew Duff @andrewduffeu.bsky.social · 15d
I presume Wes Streeting will soon make his move, and that this was planned by the Labour NEC.

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Simon Pease @simonpease.bsky.social · 15d
This will backfire badly:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Andy Burnham's bid to return as MP blocked by Labour ruling body
Labour sources say concerns were raised about the cost of a mayoral election and a
www.bbc.co.uk

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Ben Bradshaw @benbradshaw.bsky.social · 17d
It’s easy to be relatively popular as a metro mayor when you claim credit for all the good stuff (much of which was done by your predecessor) & blame the Government for the bad stuff, people have forgotten your record as a Minister & how you abandoned the PLP in its struggle against Corbynism.
Labour MPs divided over potential Andy Burnham return
Labour MPs have strong views on whether Burnham should be Labour's candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election.
www.bbc.co.uk

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Andrew Duff @andrewduffeu.bsky.social · 18d
Charlie Chaplin

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Dr Bendor Grosvenor FRHistS @bendorgrosvenor.bsky.social · 18d
Some breaking art historical news for you - a lost portrait of Robert Burns by Sir Henry Raeburn was unveiled today at the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh. It’s been missing for more than 200 years.
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Andrew Duff @andrewduffeu.bsky.social · 19d
The “bolder approach” you rightly want cannot be less than applying to join the European Union, just like Ukraine.

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Stella Creasy MP @stellacreasy.bsky.social · 19d
‘now is the time for the UK to reinforce, not wreck Europe’s security relationships, both through the European pillar of Nato and through cooperation with the EU.’ Here’s my article for the Guardian on how we can strengthen the EU and NATO: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In the face of Trump’s threats, Britain’s best path is clearer than ever: hurry back to Europe | Stella Creasy
Labour must urgently seek new roles and alliances, while also enhancing the UK’s own military capabilities, says Stella Creasy, MP and chair of the Labour Movement for Europe
www.theguardian.com

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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 20d
Geopolitical shocks can - and must - be an opportunity for Europe.

The seismic shift underway makes it both possible & necessary to build a new European independence.

From security to the economy.
From defence to democracy.

Europe is gathering speed.

→ link.europa.eu/6qt6hC

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Andrew Duff @andrewduffeu.bsky.social · 25d
Good. This is a time for EU politicians to tell its diplomats to get stuffed. www.ft.com/content/a42e...
EU ‘membership-lite’ plan for Ukraine spooks European capitals
Reforms under discussion would tear up accession rules used since cold war to allow Kyiv to join in a potential peace deal
www.ft.com

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Andrew Duff @andrewduffeu.bsky.social · 26d
Best to read this. euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
European peacekeepers 'won't scare' Putin, Ukraine veteran says
European plans for a Ukraine peacekeeping force sound as outdated as using cavalry in WWI, says one of Ukraine's top soldiers, major Oleh Shyriaiev, in a phone interview from the front line in norther...
euobserver.com

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Andrew Duff @andrewduffeu.bsky.social · 27d
Use the EU institutions you’ve got. Don’t mess around with mirages of something else.

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 27d
Greenland PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen:

"If we have to choose between the US & Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU."

"Greenland does not want to be owned by the US. Greenland does not want to be governed by the US" he later added.

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Andrew Duff @andrewduffeu.bsky.social · Jan 10
Don’t get too excited about London.

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · Jan 10
👀 "Lion and Sun" flag at Iranian embassy in London.