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We're LIVE 🔴 at the #PolishPPC 👉 be sure to join us on @YouTube for the next couple of days to follow along with the discussions ⤵️

Lucia Mokrá, Chairperson of the TEPSA Board (@ComeniusUni) opens the conference by welcoming participants in person and online to the #PolishPPC

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@ComeniusUni And we have an exciting agenda ahead of us for the discussions today and tomorrow: "the programme that we have built together is designed to find an answer to the challenges ahead of us, so that Poland can be prepared for the times that are coming" - Magdalena Góra (@ISE_UJ)

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@ComeniusUni @ISE_UJ .@VisegradInsight's Wojciech Przybylski (@wprzybylski) gives his assessment of the need for a #PolishPPC: "In the face of today's challenges, Poland must chose the path it wants to follow"

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@ComeniusUni @ISE_UJ @VisegradInsight @wprzybylski We now move on to our first plenary session on the Polish presidency's priorities, in which @YoungsRichard will formally present the #TEPSArecommendations to representatives of the government

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"In the first half of 2025 we want to build a new narrative for Poland as a country which has been an EU member for 20 years [...] we want to connect people across borders and foster mutual understanding"

- Olga Brzezińska (@InstytutAM) on the cultural programme of the Polish presidency

"The challenges we face are known: it will be a new college of commissioners, we will start in a difficult geopolitical situation, and this is crucial: ' security, security, security' will be the word for this presidency"

- Beata Jaczewska (@PolandMFA) on the priorities of #EU2025PL
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"The EU is hanging uncertainly between being something like a polity and being an intergovernmental entity. This is a difficult moment where this balance could be redefined. The Polish presidency will not define this, but it will set the parameters for the EU political system at this crucial time"

- @YoungsRichard, TEPSA Board Member (@Carnegie_Europe) at the #PolishPPC

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@ComeniusUni @ISE_UJ @VisegradInsight @wprzybylski @YoungsRichard @InstytutAM @PolandMFA @WSMiPUJ In this session, @YoungsRichard is formally presenting the #TEPSArecommendations to the incoming Polish @EUCouncil presidency

You can read the full recommendations on our website 🔗
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@ComeniusUni @ISE_UJ @VisegradInsight @wprzybylski @YoungsRichard @InstytutAM @PolandMFA @WSMiPUJ @EUCouncil In particular, @YoungsRichard coordinated the #TEPSArecommendations along with @NicolePirozzi (@IAIonline), and both co-authored "Into the storm", the introductory article in the recommendations

Read in full on our website 👉 tepsa.eu/policy-advice/…
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@ComeniusUni @ISE_UJ @VisegradInsight @wprzybylski @YoungsRichard @InstytutAM @PolandMFA @WSMiPUJ @EUCouncil @NicolePirozzi @IAIonline And the #PolishPPC will include key discussion panels on all the articles in the #TEPSArecommendations, including in tomorrow's parallel session where we will discuss #defence 🛡️ ➡️ a topic tackled by @Al_Palkova in her article

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Prof. Erik Jones, author of "Letta and Draghi: Recording the DNA of European economic integration" in the #TEPSArecommendations, will be discussing economic competitiveness in its own parallel session of the #PolishPPC tomorrow

👉 Catch up on his article ahead of time! 🔗 @Ej_Europe @EUI_Schuman
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@ComeniusUni @ISE_UJ @VisegradInsight @wprzybylski @YoungsRichard @InstytutAM @PolandMFA @WSMiPUJ @EUCouncil @NicolePirozzi @IAIonline @Al_Palkova Finally from the #TEPSArecommendations, our moderator for this panel Wojciech Przybylski (@wprzybylski) co-authored an article with @FarfalJan on the impact a Polish @EUCouncil presidency might have on 🇪🇺 #enlargement

➡️ tepsa.eu/policy-advice/… @VisegradInsight
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@ComeniusUni @ISE_UJ @VisegradInsight @wprzybylski @YoungsRichard @InstytutAM @PolandMFA @WSMiPUJ @EUCouncil @NicolePirozzi @IAIonline @Al_Palkova @FarfalJan We're turning to the Q&A for this first plenary session of the #PolishPPC🇵🇱 so be sure to go follow along on our livestream ⤵️
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Following a short break the #PolishPPC is back with our first set of parallel sessions

📺 LIVE on @YouTube is our main hall feed with a session on European security ⤵️
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We'll be bringing you some key interventions from our great panel on #security later, but first: is there a crisis of democracy in the EU?

Here are the highlights from our #ActEU @HorizonEU panel at the #PolishPPC

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Daniela Braun (@Saar_Uni), Scientific Leader of the #ActEU project: "We are living in times of crisis, but is it a crisis of democracy? I try to look at people. How they behave, the public opinion. This is how I look to answer this question, and it’s how our project seeks to answer the question"

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"There is still democracy in the EU, we are not driving into an autocracy – BUT there are very worrying changes underway, of which we need to be more aware. Our democracy is under attack from hostile foreign powers, and there are propaganda campaigns in the EU"

- @GuzVetterEU, speaking in the #ActEU panel at the #PolishPPC🇵🇱

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@YouTube @HorizonEU @unidue @Saar_Uni @BatoryFundacja @SWPSUniversity @GuzVetterEU "Are politicians following public opinion, or are they trying to share a vision filled with values? I think it is the former, and that risks us failing to break a vicious circle of political polarisation"

- Krzysztof Izdebski (@BatoryFundacja)

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"As far as many citizens are concerned, the multi-level governance that exists in Europe is not a concern. They know there are differences between mayors and ministers, and so on, but for the majority of voters, it is all ‘the state’. And they want it to deliver"

- @SWPSUniversity's Mikolaj Czesnik gives his view on the perspective of citizens in Europe

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@YouTube @HorizonEU @unidue @Saar_Uni @BatoryFundacja @SWPSUniversity @GuzVetterEU That's it from #ActEU for now, but be sure to stay tuned to TEPSA's channels for the session recording coming soon!

👉 Let's zoom over to our #security panel which you can still catch LIVE on @YouTube
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@YouTube @HorizonEU @unidue @Saar_Uni @BatoryFundacja @SWPSUniversity @GuzVetterEU Moderated by @ISE_UJ's Magdalena Góra, the panel features the expert insights of Gunilla Herolf, Sarah Poppelkvist, and Frank Schimmelfennig

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@YouTube @HorizonEU @unidue @Saar_Uni @BatoryFundacja @SWPSUniversity @GuzVetterEU @ISE_UJ @UISweden @diisdk @ETH_en "We know this is going to be an era of high costs for Europe. Even if NATO survives, it's clear that European countries will have to massively increase their contributions to NATO and common defence to keep the US in"

- Frank Schimmelfennig (@ETH_en)
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"Russia is not waiting patiently to see what is happening in the EU enlargement process. Instead, it is at war with Georgia and Moldova, albeit with different means, just like it is with Ukraine. The EU needs resilience, yes, but also some kind of deterrence"

- Gunilla Herolf (@UISweden)
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"The EU is scrambling for relevance in a reality of new global geopolitical configurations. The EU is no longer the natural partner, for instance, for many countries in Africa. What's left in EU-Africa relations when the EU no longer has responsibility or no longer grants development aid?"

- Sarah Poppelkvist (@diisdk)

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@YouTube @HorizonEU @unidue @Saar_Uni @BatoryFundacja @SWPSUniversity @GuzVetterEU @ISE_UJ @UISweden @diisdk @ETH_en It's been a dynamic first day at the #PolishPPC🇵🇱 with the formal presentation of our #TEPSArecommendations to the incoming Polish presidency of the @EUCouncil to our parallel sessions on #security and in the context of the #ActEU project

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@YouTube @HorizonEU @unidue @Saar_Uni @BatoryFundacja @SWPSUniversity @GuzVetterEU @ISE_UJ @UISweden @diisdk @ETH_en @EUCouncil We're back for more tomorrow, so stay tuned to TEPSA's channels for updates 👉 we'll be bringing you more highlights, photography, stories over on our Instagram, and livestreams on our YouTube channel

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@YouTube @HorizonEU @unidue @Saar_Uni @BatoryFundacja @SWPSUniversity @GuzVetterEU @ISE_UJ @UISweden @diisdk @ETH_en @EUCouncil @WSMiPUJ @PolandMFA We're back at the TEPSA Polish Pre-Presidency Conference #PolishPPC🇵🇱

We're starting the day with parallel sessions on key challenges facing Europe now and in the first semester of 2025

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@YouTube @HorizonEU @unidue @Saar_Uni @BatoryFundacja @SWPSUniversity @GuzVetterEU @ISE_UJ @UISweden @diisdk @ETH_en @EUCouncil @WSMiPUJ @PolandMFA First let's join the session on #migration policy, where we hear from a number of leading experts from @TSPMI, @eplo_news, @UniWarszawski, and @EgmontInstitute

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@YouTube @HorizonEU @unidue @Saar_Uni @BatoryFundacja @SWPSUniversity @GuzVetterEU @ISE_UJ @UISweden @diisdk @ETH_en @EUCouncil @WSMiPUJ @PolandMFA @TSPMI @eplo_news @UniWarszawski @EgmontInstitute “It’s good that the new pact on migration has been published, because we have been waiting for many years. Let’s hope if can start to manage migration in Europe effectively”

- Marta Jaroszewicz (@UniWarszawski)

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“The pact fails to address the risks posed by the weaponisation of migration by foreign powers like Russia. The Polish government sees these risks and is very interested in resolving them. Here it is important to recognise the need for security against these hybrid threats”

- Martijn Pluim (@pluimm)

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@YouTube @HorizonEU @unidue @Saar_Uni @BatoryFundacja @SWPSUniversity @GuzVetterEU @ISE_UJ @UISweden @diisdk @ETH_en @EUCouncil @WSMiPUJ @PolandMFA @TSPMI @eplo_news @UniWarszawski @EgmontInstitute “Despite the agreement on the new pact after 8 years, many member states seem sceptiical of its efficacy, and reluctant to implement it as a result – option instead for unilateral actions on border control”

- Eugenia Kopsidi (@eplo_news), speaking at the #PolishPPC

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“The Polish migration strategy is impressive as a single document that encapsulates the central and eastern European approach to migration, which is a very defensive and securitised approach. For historical, societal, cultural reasons.”

- Ieva Giedraityte (@g_ieva), leading expert from @TSPMI

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@YouTube @HorizonEU @unidue @Saar_Uni @BatoryFundacja @SWPSUniversity @GuzVetterEU @ISE_UJ @UISweden @diisdk @ETH_en @EUCouncil @WSMiPUJ @PolandMFA @TSPMI @eplo_news @UniWarszawski @EgmontInstitute @g_ieva The parallel session on #migration is moving to a Q&A session with the audience here at the #PolishPPC🇵🇱 so let's take the chance to zoom over to the panel on #EnergySecurity

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To set the scene, @MarcoSiddi from @FIIA_fi gives his view on the state of play in the use of transitional fuels and public reactions to the green revolution: "Gas is the most critical resource for energy security, but face a major challenge of 'green-lash' on EU climate policy"

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"China wants the rest of the world to continue relying on Chinese energy, and is dominating the raw materials market because they control processing and recycling structures"

- Dominika Remžová (@AMO_cz) on the risk of swapping one energy dependency on Russia to a new dependency on China

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@YouTube @HorizonEU @unidue @Saar_Uni @BatoryFundacja @SWPSUniversity @GuzVetterEU @ISE_UJ @UISweden @diisdk @ETH_en @EUCouncil @WSMiPUJ @PolandMFA @TSPMI @eplo_news @UniWarszawski @EgmontInstitute @g_ieva @MarcoSiddi @FIIA_fi @AMO_cz So what next? "I am glad that the Polish presidency is taking energy security seriously, as one of its key priorities [...] energy security requires a multidimensional consideration to be successful"

- Maciej Jakubik (@ForumEnergii)

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@YouTube @HorizonEU @unidue @Saar_Uni @BatoryFundacja @SWPSUniversity @GuzVetterEU @ISE_UJ @UISweden @diisdk @ETH_en @EUCouncil @WSMiPUJ @PolandMFA @TSPMI @eplo_news @UniWarszawski @EgmontInstitute @g_ieva @MarcoSiddi @FIIA_fi @AMO_cz @ForumEnergii Following a short break we are back in session, and now with a livestream so you can follow along at home!

Head over to our @YouTube channel to catch up!⤵️

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So what are our experts saying in the first panel on financing Europe's defence industry? @LScazzieri gives the perspective from a major player in defence 👉🇬🇧

“The UK is, of course, outside of the European structures and considers, therefore, European defence industries very clearly as competitors. There is no real willingness to contemplate what a closer cooperation could look like”

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“How can we ensure a pan-European approach to the market? The members are currently in competition, so at the end of the exercise to re-arm Europe, we will need the objective of competing globally as one”

- Paweł Karbownik from the Polish Ministry of Finance on how to overcome divisions
@Pawel_Karbo @MF_GOV_PL
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@YouTube @HorizonEU @unidue @Saar_Uni @BatoryFundacja @SWPSUniversity @GuzVetterEU @ISE_UJ @UISweden @diisdk @ETH_en @EUCouncil @WSMiPUJ @PolandMFA @TSPMI @eplo_news @UniWarszawski @EgmontInstitute @g_ieva @MarcoSiddi @FIIA_fi @AMO_cz @ForumEnergii @LScazzieri On the other hand, @uniwroc's Jarosław Jarząbek reminds us of another challenge in financing collective defence: "Only 10 NATO members have met the minimum of 2% GDP on defence expenditure. What benefit would coordination bring if these countries are not paying anyway?"

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@YouTube @HorizonEU @unidue @Saar_Uni @BatoryFundacja @SWPSUniversity @GuzVetterEU @ISE_UJ @UISweden @diisdk @ETH_en @EUCouncil @WSMiPUJ @PolandMFA @TSPMI @eplo_news @UniWarszawski @EgmontInstitute @g_ieva @MarcoSiddi @FIIA_fi @AMO_cz @ForumEnergii @LScazzieri @uniwroc And a note of cautious optimism from @FIIA_fi's Cordelia Buchanan Ponczek: "The EU is a slow-moving vessel, but this also means any small change in that vessel’s trajectory will have an ever-increasing impact"

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@YouTube @HorizonEU @unidue @Saar_Uni @BatoryFundacja @SWPSUniversity @GuzVetterEU @ISE_UJ @UISweden @diisdk @ETH_en @EUCouncil @WSMiPUJ @PolandMFA @TSPMI @eplo_news @UniWarszawski @EgmontInstitute @g_ieva @MarcoSiddi @FIIA_fi @AMO_cz @ForumEnergii @LScazzieri @uniwroc @ponczuszka As we zoom over to the parallel session on #competitiveness, head over to our YouTube channel to watch the livestream 👉 youtube.com/watch?v=veDnQF…
@EUI_Schuman @SGHWarsaw @VisegradInsight @irmo_hr
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The panel opens with @EJ_Europe and his recommendation to the incoming Polish presidency: "The EUR 800 billion necessary to promote competitiveness must be invested to foster innovation, increase total productivity, and encourage concentration in the sectors where the Union needs it"

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@YouTube @HorizonEU @unidue @Saar_Uni @BatoryFundacja @SWPSUniversity @GuzVetterEU @ISE_UJ @UISweden @diisdk @ETH_en @EUCouncil @WSMiPUJ @PolandMFA @TSPMI @eplo_news @UniWarszawski @EgmontInstitute @g_ieva @MarcoSiddi @FIIA_fi @AMO_cz @ForumEnergii @LScazzieri @uniwroc @ponczuszka @EUI_Schuman @SGHWarsaw @VisegradInsight @irmo_hr @Ej_Europe "Innovation tends to cluster in certain geographical places, and there is a natural tendency toward internal competition over these clusters. This risks a clash between the competitiveness agenda and cohesion"

- Tomasz Kasprowicz (@VisegradInsight)
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To sum up, the intervention of Artur Nowak-Far (@SGHWarsaw): "The world economic order is being redesigned, and globalisation is being done away with. The Draghi report lacks a clear recipe on where to invest funds, and a clear definition of 'innovation'. The Polish presidency should address these shortcomings"

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@YouTube @HorizonEU @unidue @Saar_Uni @BatoryFundacja @SWPSUniversity @GuzVetterEU @ISE_UJ @UISweden @diisdk @ETH_en @EUCouncil @WSMiPUJ @PolandMFA @TSPMI @eplo_news @UniWarszawski @EgmontInstitute @g_ieva @MarcoSiddi @FIIA_fi @AMO_cz @ForumEnergii @LScazzieri @uniwroc @ponczuszka @EUI_Schuman @SGHWarsaw @VisegradInsight @irmo_hr @Ej_Europe We're headed to a break in the #PolishPPC🇵🇱 but will be back at the top of the hour

Be sure to stay tuned to our livestream to follow our upcoming final plenary on EU #enlargement ⤵️
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@YouTube @HorizonEU @unidue @Saar_Uni @BatoryFundacja @SWPSUniversity @GuzVetterEU @ISE_UJ @UISweden @diisdk @ETH_en @EUCouncil @WSMiPUJ @PolandMFA @TSPMI @eplo_news @UniWarszawski @EgmontInstitute @g_ieva @MarcoSiddi @FIIA_fi @AMO_cz @ForumEnergii @LScazzieri @uniwroc @ponczuszka @EUI_Schuman @SGHWarsaw @VisegradInsight @irmo_hr @Ej_Europe We're back for our final plenary session on the future of EU #enlargement 👉 we will be hearing from: @BislimiBesnik, Spasimir Domaradzki, Tomasz Wisśniewski, and @FundaTekin17 with moderation from @FarfalJan

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@YouTube @HorizonEU @unidue @Saar_Uni @BatoryFundacja @SWPSUniversity @GuzVetterEU @ISE_UJ @UISweden @diisdk @ETH_en @EUCouncil @WSMiPUJ @PolandMFA @TSPMI @eplo_news @UniWarszawski @EgmontInstitute @g_ieva @MarcoSiddi @FIIA_fi @AMO_cz @ForumEnergii @LScazzieri @uniwroc @ponczuszka @EUI_Schuman @SGHWarsaw @VisegradInsight @irmo_hr @Ej_Europe @BislimiBesnik @FundaTekin17 @FarfalJan Tune in to our livestream on @YouTube to follow along!
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@YouTube @HorizonEU @unidue @Saar_Uni @BatoryFundacja @SWPSUniversity @GuzVetterEU @ISE_UJ @UISweden @diisdk @ETH_en @EUCouncil @WSMiPUJ @PolandMFA @TSPMI @eplo_news @UniWarszawski @EgmontInstitute @g_ieva @MarcoSiddi @FIIA_fi @AMO_cz @ForumEnergii @LScazzieri @uniwroc @ponczuszka @EUI_Schuman @SGHWarsaw @VisegradInsight @irmo_hr @Ej_Europe @BislimiBesnik @FundaTekin17 @FarfalJan "What has EU enlargement stalled for Kosovo? Despite our progress in meeting the criteria, despite readiness in the Commission and Parliament, we remain blocked in the Council"

- First Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo Besnik Bislimi (@BislimiBesnik)
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"Since 2007 there has been enlargement fatigue within the EU, a changing dynamic between the candidates and the Union. What is worse: this challenge was identified long ago"

- Dr. Spasimir Domaradzki reacts to the stalled accession process for several long-term candidate countries
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The view from the @PolandMFA on what can be achieved during the 🇵🇱 presidency

👉 "The 20th anniversary of Poland's accession is a moment of reflection: we are today in a completely different place economically, infrastructurally, in life expectancy... For these reasons, we are dedicated to pursuing enlargement"

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"If ever there is a change to close completed clusters and open new ones, we will make this happen"

A crucial pledge from @PolandMFA's Tomasz Wiśniewski on the presidency's approach to enlargement in the first semester of 2025

Follow the discussion along on YouTube⤵️

"While the EU waits for candidates to make reforms, it should also recognise that internal reforms of its own might be needed! We need to remove some of the unanimity hurdles in the Council, we need to look at Qualified Majority Voting. And this is crucial because enlargement is the thing to do"

- @IEP_Berlin Director and TEPSA Board Member @FundaTekin17

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Following the initial debate we are opening the floor for the final Q&A of the #PolishPPC🇵🇱

Head over to follow along on our @YouTube channel⤵️
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@YouTube .@CloosJim and @VisegradInsight's Magdalena Jakubowska close the #PolishPPC🇵🇱

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The #PolishPPC has just come to an end. Special thanks to our co-organisers @ISE_UJ & @VisegradInsight

Be sure to stay tuned to our channels for video recordings of key panels, full conference photography, and much more coming next week!

For now, check out the #TEPSArecommendations to #EU2025PL 👉

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@YouTube @CloosJim @VisegradInsight @ISE_UJ @threadreaderapp please unroll