And another Substack post! I need to get better at sharing these things.
This one is about the comments made by several artists at Berlinale, saying that they are 'apolitical', as if politics was an insult - and what this says about our times.
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Sophie Pornschlegel
Viktor Orbán is gone – but the threat that the far right poses to the EU is far from over. A new #EuropeanPolicyQuartet on the state of play in the EU’s struggle against member states’ democratic backsliding.
With MANUEL MÜLLER, JULIAN PLOTTKA, and SOPHIE PORNSCHLEGEL
#Orbán #EUvalues #Art2TEU
So looks like the rumored US "democracy promotion" funding may be indeed coming. Unclear how much but if the available ballpark is $1-200M that's not peanuts. CERV's expected civil society funding in the next MFF is ~€500M/year. (h/t @sophiepornschlegel.bsky.social) foreignpolicy.com/2026/06/01/s...
Erst letztes Wochenende fand die Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz statt, mit einer Rede von Marco Rubio.
Die US-amerikanische Regierung betont, Europa „verteidigen“ zu wollen – damit ist vor allem eine paternalistische Einmischung in unsere Politik gemeint. /1
Die Trump-Regierung versteht den Kontinent als „Kern der westlichen Zivilisation“ – ein Begriff, der ein weißes, rechtsextremes und imperialistisches Europa impliziert.
Ein solches Europa brauchen die USA, um ihre eigene faschistoide Politik zu legitimieren und voranzutreiben. /2
Ha, that "vegetarian vs omnivorous" talk reminds me of my own very beautifully composed #Europasaurus metaphor, which was duly deconstructed by @sophiepornschlegel.bsky.social, @nhelwig.bsky.social and Julian Plottka in a #EuropeanPolicyQuartet last year 😅
New Substack post!
A reflection on the state of liberal elites, which inspired me to go back to Bourdieu's concept of 'hysteresis' (rather than the now heavily over-quoted Gramsci about the 'times of monsters'): substack.com/home/post/p-...
How to ensure that democracy is not an afterthought in the EU: New position paper on democracy support in the next EU budget for FIDE & @alliance4europe.bsky.social
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Wie sich die EU dagegen wehren kann, habe ich in einem Essay für Publik Forum aufgeschrieben (leider hinter einer Paywall): lnkd.in/eX2SBsdA /3
New op-ed in @theeuropeancorreit.bsky.social on how the authoritarian threat could hollow out EU institutions, and why we urgently need more contingency planning.
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A small but influential office will soon announce grants to support Trump administration causes in Europe.
