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The future of 🇪🇺 Europe’s biodiversity may also be decided in 🇦🇱Albania’s Narta Lagoon, a conflict over tourism is testing Europe's environmental credibility. @boelleu.bsky.social @boell-s-easteurope.bsky.social ba.boell.org/en/2026/06/0...

⏩ The pattern is clear: a de facto division of labour has emerged, with different 🇪🇺 countries specialising in different niches. The problem is that Brussels has not yet turned this into a coherent strategic offer.

🏆 Leading engagers are PL (9 partnerships), NL (8), EE & DE (7 each), followed by CZ, DK, FR & RO (6 each). Most notable dynamic: the rise of Central & Eastern Europe. PL & CZ have built strong defence-industrial ties with 🇰🇷, a pattern the brief identifies as one of 🇪🇺's key emerging specialisations

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🔍 But which European countries are actually driving this? Our latest Böll EU Brief 'Europe's Indo-Pacific security gap' by @jacobmardell.bsky.social maps the picture for the first time with a dataset of 1,077 entries spanning all 27 EU Member States, 5 non-EU countries and 49 Indo-Pacific partners.

🟢📣 We're looking for a Trainee to join our team from September 2026 to February 2027! ✨ If this meme feels low-key vintage to you, it's your sign to apply! 💅 All info here 👉 eu.boell.org/en/vacancy-t...

🟢 Today, the EU and South Korea are meeting in Brussels for their 11th summit. Security cooperation is high on the agenda, and Europe's engagement with Seoul is deeper than most people realise 🇪🇺🤝🇰🇷 🧵👇 @boell.de

🤝 #SouthKorea is the third largest Indo-Pacific partner for European security cooperation overall, with 101 recorded cooperation entries across defence frameworks, military deployments, and defence-industrial ties. Only India (134) and Japan (116) rank higher.

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As the 🇪🇺 deepens its security & defence Partnership with South Korea, the coordination gap is the central challenge. eu.boell.org/en/europe-in...

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