Election Day and electoral atmosphere in Germany…

#WahlenDeutschland2025 CDU victory but below 30%, 1/3 of German votes for populist parties (be they right or left), spd’s nightmare night, unclear if fdp and bsw make the threshold, and ley question on shape of cdu led coalition. An eventful election fieldwork day …

Forget the myth that turnout keeps populists out. Turnout in today's #Wahlen2025 was the highest in the history of unified Germany. The score of the winning CDU-CSU was also the second lowest in the history of the country (after last election) and second time only below 30%

What a horrifying scene and terrifying day for world peace.

Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people. Be strong, be brave, be fearless. You are never alone, dear President Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський. We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.

Listen to EPO's Sandra Obradovic speak at the PSA political psychology series about our research on first time voters on 16 April! psa.ac.uk/specialist-gro…

Senator Malhuret has been famous in France for his powerful speeches to defend democracy, science, and humanist values. Interesting to see one of his recent speeches noticed in the uk.

Brussel’s first #NobelPrizeDialogue gathered Nobel laureates, ERC grantees and thought leaders to debate the future of democracy with a focus on AI. Now, one year on, it couldn’t be more relevant. Watch the event - full house at BOZAR: 🎥 m.youtube.com/watch?v=qeOzHx… #NobelPrize

International Women's Day is not a time to celebrate. It is a time to deplore how badly we are failing in terms of equality and fairness, and how much gender rights and safety are being attacked across countries, ideologies, and areas of life, work, power and conflict.

Check out this great online workshop next week organised by Electoral Integrity Project and Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD)! You can find the programme and registration details here: electoralintegrityproject.com/electoral-refo…

Having a lovely time at the EU science fair “Science Is Wonderful!”, made all the better by seeing how excited kids and teenagers get about democracy and elections 💙✨ If you are around come check us out at Booth 54 tomorrow! Marie Curie herself popped over to say hi 🤪

A digital EU driving licence is on its way! The EU will be the first economy to have a digital driving licence that works across borders. 🚦 We welcome the green light of the European Parliament and the Council to modernise EU driving licence rules, including ↓

The EU science fair in Belgium dazzled young minds and sparked curiosity, as #EUfunded researchers inspired the next generation of innovators. Here’s the full story ➡️ bit.ly/3DWgaaQ #ResearchImpactEU

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THREAD: The so-called “reciprocal” tariff doesn’t reflect the tariffs charged elsewhere directly but essentially the size of a country’s trade surplus, which has been used as a proxy. The equation essentially is aimed at levying a fee that would get this surplus to zero.

It’s now clear that the Donald J. Trump Administration computed reciprocal tariffs without using tariff data. This is to economics what creationism is to biology, astrology is to astronomy, or RFK thought is to vaccine science. The Trump tariff policy makes little sense EVEN if

🇪🇺 European Central Bank chief Lagarde calls for an alternative to American Visa and Mastercard in "a march to independence". The completion of the Capital Market Union would pave the way for the Fiscal Union. Further integration would add €3 trillion in value (!) every year