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Michal Matlak
@michalm.bsky.social
Since 2016 policy advisor at the European Parliament, editor at the Review of Democracy, fellow at the CEU Democracy Institute, part-time assistant professor at the University of Lodz, PhD from the European University Institute.
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'....the value of US demands was some four times its assistance...according to the Kiel Institute’s Ukraine Support Tracker, Europeans provided more assistance than the US, which made just 31 per cent of total bilateral commitments and 41 per cent of military commitments to Ukraine...'
The US is now the enemy of the west
Washington has decided to abandon both Ukraine and its postwar role in the world
www.ft.com
February 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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On 27 Jan, policymakers, think-tank experts & academics from Brussels, Warsaw & Paris explored Poland’s potential to address the EU’s leadership challenges in a rapidly changing geopolitical & economic landscape.

Read the key takeaways🔗 loom.ly/72XZpis
@revdem2020.bsky.social, @michalm.bsky.social
January 31, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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European Defense and Space Commissioner Andrius Kubilius called today for a "European Space Shield" to unite its defense efforts in space.
EU space commissioner calls for ‘European Space Shield’
Member countries should “unite our defense efforts in space” Andrius Kubilius says.
www.politico.eu
January 28, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Poland has reemerged as a key player in European politics. 🇵🇱🇪🇺

✍️ In their op-ed, Piotr Buras and @michalm.bsky.social analyze what Poland’s presidency of the EU Council could mean for Europe’s future.

🧑‍💻 Read it now:
👉 tinyurl.com/58sa2s7m
January 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Join us today for an online debate on Poland's EU policy and the launch of our paper with @PiotrBuras1 (@ECFRWarsaw)
🇵🇱🇪🇺

🗓️ Jan 27, 5:30pm CET
🔴🎥 Live on @RevDem2020 Facebook

🗣️ @Ej_Europe
🗣️ @ignacyn
🗣️ @SusMonika
🗣️ @PJoannin

Details:
👉 www.eui.eu/events?id=57...
A new leader for Europe?
Follow this timely online debate exploring Poland
www.eui.eu
January 27, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Join us and @eui-eu.bsky.social on Monday for this online debate on Poland’s role in the EU! 🇵🇱🇪🇺

🗓️ Jan 27, 5:30pm CET
🔴🎥 Live on Facebook

🗣️ Piotr Buras
🗣️ @erik-jones.bsky.social
🗣️ @michalm.bsky.social
🗣️ @ignacyn.bsky.social
🗣️ Monika Sus
🗣️ Pascale Joannin

Details:
👉 www.eui.eu/events?id=57...
A new leader for Europe?
Follow this timely online debate exploring Poland
www.eui.eu
January 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
What can Poland achieve in the EU in the years to come? 🇵🇱🇪🇺

In our op-ed for @lemondefr (a small dream come true), Piotr Buras and I explore Poland’s pivotal role during its EU presidency, Donald Tusk’s leadership, and the immense challenges ahead.
January 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Haaretz will not be silenced by Netanyahu
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www.haaretz.com
December 1, 2024 at 1:47 PM
Ciekawe, czy ci, którzy pisali, że pożar Notre Dame to symbol upadającej Europy będą teraz pisali, że jej odbudowa to symbol jej ponownego rozkwitu?
November 29, 2024 at 4:36 PM
Eastern enlargement has a direct impact on European security, but merging the two policies could create complications. Together with @susmonika.bsky.social, we argue for the need for close coordination. In our policy brief published at the EPC, we set out specific strategies to facilitate this. 👇
November 17, 2024 at 10:00 AM
Dziś w Rzeczpospolitej piszę o Delorze, jego lewicowości, religijności, trudnych kontaktach z Janem Pawłem II i powodach, dla których mógł odczuwać polityczny niedosyt.

www.rp.pl/opinie-polit...
Przypisy do Jacquesa Delorsa
Pierwszym celem Jacquesa Delorsa było zbudowanie europejskiego jednolitego rynku opartego na czterech niepodzielnych swobodach: swobody przepływu kapitału, osób
www.rp.pl
December 30, 2023 at 6:22 PM
If you are interested in Jacques Delors' vision of Europe, you can read my working paper for European University Institute Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, based on my conversations with people who worked with him: cadmus.eui.eu/bitstream/ha...
December 28, 2023 at 10:25 AM