Brigid Laffan
@BrigidLaffan
Emeritus Professor @EUI_Schuman @EUI_EU since my retirement as Director in September 2021. My views as always are my own & do not represent any institution
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🚨🚨 ' The EU Needs a Forceful Solution to Órban's Ukraine veto'. Stellar analysis by Daniel Hegedus on how Ukrainian integration poses a threat to Órban's regime and the need for considering playing the nuclear Art 7 option towards Hungary.👇👇 visegradinsight.eu/the-eu-needs-a…
Spread the news-political economy of central banks-part of an exciting development European University Institute The Robert Schuman Centre -post doc opportunity
Roberta Metsola enlargement is no longer a strong tool, as it no longer guarantees democracy. EU has failed to confront rise of autocratic member govs. Now Orbán lackey Oliver Varhelyi runs enlargement DG. Today European Commission capitulated to extortion & handed Orbán billions...1/2
My latest The Irish News article on Edward Carson’s famous rant on the Tories using “Ulster” and Ireland to gain power, not an anti-partitionist message, as some claim, but his main message to never trust the Tories is as true today as it was 100 years ago.
As we reach the end of the University College Dublin December conferrings, congratulations to our 4,786 new graduates. We are very proud of you, and wish you every success. Congratulations also to the 3 inspirational recipients of honorary doctorates: Jane Urquhart, René Stulz and Ted Snyder.
This is a damning dereliction of duty of the “Guardian of the Treaties” & it didn’t need to happen: Ursula von der Leyen could’ve held firm, forcing EU Council to sidestep Orbán to fund Ukraine (such a backup plan was already discussed). VdL will now take the fall for this faustian deal
Tom Nolan Brigid Laffan Orbán Viktor Quite the opposite, Hungary are thrashing democratic norms & an entity that promotes them should boot them out.
It would preserve the integrity of the EU & allow Orban to pursue his autocratic ways, if that is really what Hungarians want.
Closing off the Una_Europa General Assembly with a beautiful performance by the University College Dublin Community Choir. Couldn’t be prouder of my team, my colleagues, and our university for making this such a wonderful few days to remember!