Maria Skóra

🔈 Event alert! Join @annawojcik.bsky.social and me for an online discussion exploring the Polish experience since 2023. 📅 28 October 2026 🕔 17:00–18:00 CET 💻 Online 🔗 Registration: www.kozminski.edu.pl/en/node/13634

📢 Event alert Solidarity in Action: From Local Streets to Digital Spaces 📅 16/10/2026, 14:15 – 19:00 📍 Stadtwerkstatt, Berlin I will have the great pleasure of speaking on behalf of our research team at @polsozrat.bsky.social about our upcoming report on democratic scepticism!

Today is the Day of German Unity, commemorating the unification in 1990 🇩🇪 I would like this day to also be a day of German unity for all of us who live here: German, not German, new German. "Jetzt wächst zusammen, was zusammengehört" Fahrplan für Berlin: www.berlin.de/kultur-und-t...

📢 Event alert 💥 EU-Fachkonferenz „Zwischen Freizügigkeit und demokratischer Teilhabe – EU-Migration als gelebter Zusammenhalt“ 📅 Do, 1. Oktober 2026, 09:30–17:00 Uhr 📍 Verbindungsbüro des Europäischen Parlaments, Unter den Linden 78, 10117 Berlin 👉 weitere Infos: polskarada.de/eu-fachkonfe...

Big day today!

📢 Event alert Join us next week for a conversation with @liambyrnemp.bsky.social and @ankehassel.bsky.social about the populist revolt reshaping democratic politics and rebuilding the political centre! Registration: www.hertie-school.org/en/events/ev...

Thank you to all those in Sachsen-Anhalt who *did not vote* for the #AfD. You give me hope in these shitty times.

🔥 Hot off the press 🔥 Autocratic ‘playbooks’ are easy to copy and adopt. For the 🇩🇪-🇵🇱 magazine DIALOG I compiled some insights from #Hungary and #Poland. But in #Germany we shouldn’t feel too complacent either... ➡️ Link: dialogonline.net/2026/09/04/p...

Deutsch Bahn always in the mood for jokes.... 🤡 #deutschebahn

The horseshoe theory today: #Italy #Denmark

🔥 Hot off the press! Together with @annawojcik.bsky.social we explored the meanders of democratic front-sliding in #Poland The article is now available in free access at the Hague Journal on the Rule of Law: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Meanwhile, following the elections in #Hungary, a vibe shift has also occured in the Visegrad Group 🇨🇿🇭🇺🇵🇱🇸🇰 ❓️ A new political constellation, old problems. What future lie ahead for the V4? I discuss this in OKO.press (in 🇵🇱): oko.press/grupa-wyszeh...

➡️ Today on @tvpworld.bsky.social we discussed the #AfD party congress. 🇩🇪 Upcoming regional elections could give the party even more room for maneuver: both to test ideas and bring disruption to Bundesrat. ❗️This is why the AfD poses a serious risk to #Germany. Full video: youtu.be/Sl-xm3Sy_Ys?...

I brought this poster back from my research stay in the U.S. in the fall of 2024. Obviously it has not lost its relevance.. #America250 #July4

The heatwave has officually arrived. 40 in #Berlin, at least on my kitchen window... #heatwave #climatechange

I am not a football fan. I am not rooting for #Germany, I am rooting for its representation, reflecting the composition of contemporary German society better than the Bundestag, and still facing racism. A great text by @rosaluxstiftung.bsky.social (in 🇩🇪) www.rosalux.de/news/id/5489...

📢 Event alert! Join us for the next talk of the Heartlands Transformation Network! 💥 on reclaiming democracy in Hungary 🇭🇺 Poland 🇵🇱 the UK 🇬🇧 and the US 🇺🇸 ➡️ Wednesday, June 24, 10.00 ET // 16.00 CET Powered by Jefferson Educational Society Register here: www.jeserie.org/events/detai...

25 years of #warsawpride / Parada Równości 🏳️‍🌈🇵🇱 Great to be part of this crowd, the fight for equality in #Poland continues. FYI: the electoral promises of the Tusk government have not yet been delivered, neither on women's rights, nor on LGBTQ+ issues.

🇵🇱 🇩🇪 Is there room for an even deeper Polish-German cooperation? Always! But unresolved historical issues cast a long shadow over the future. Sad circumstances for the 35th anniversary of the Treaty on Good Neighbourliness.. Full interview at @tvpworld.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuZE...

One success after another, Mr. Merz... #Germany www.dw.com/en/un-securi...

As promised, Péter Magyar, the new Prime Minister of #Hungary, has just completed his first foreign visit, choosing #Poland as his destination 🇭🇺 🇵🇱 This morning, I discussed the most important conclusions of this visit at @tvpworld.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZbV...

📢 @re-publica.com kicks off on Monday in Berlin! Join me for a talk about these magic moments that save democracy... 📅 When? Monday, May 18 🕡 What time? 17:30–18:00 📍 Location? STATION Berlin ⚡ Where? Lightning Box 3 🇬🇧 in English re-publica.com/de/session/w...

Epic fail of Polish diplomacy. And just a few days ago Radek Sikorski informed the public that there was no way the United States would admit Ziobro to the country.. #Poland

Friedrich Merz promised a new political direction: restoring order and implementing necessary reforms. Meanwhile, trust in his government is waning, fuelling radical ideas and populism #Germany For @oko.press I wrote about the first anniversary of Chancellor Merz (in 🇵🇱) oko.press/bardzo-dobrz...

Want to know more about the EU efforts to strengthen democratic resilience? Check out our latest TEPSA Brief, which assesses the potential the European Democracy Shield 📖 ✍️Written by @yorkalbrecht.bsky.social, @mariaskora.bsky.social & @lizasaris.bsky.social Read it here🔗 tepsa.eu/analysis/the...

📢 Event alert! Join us next week to explore what data says about the rule of law in EU enlargement countries! 🇪🇺 📅 Wednesday, May 13 🕥 9.30 - 10.30 am 📍 via Zoom 🌟 @iep-berlin.de Register for the breakfast briefing using the link below ⬇️ tinyurl.com/RA-breakfast...

🇭🇺 Please allow me to add a few thoughts about the future of #Hungary after the fateful election on April 12. 🇵🇱 Reflecting in the meanders of the Polish way to democratic front-sliding. #Poland ➡️ Link: revdem.ceu.edu/2026/04/21/m...

Amen ⬇️

Not only did Polish allies of Orbán believe till the last moment that he was winning the election, but also their leader repeated fake news in a live interview about a puppy microwaved by Magyar... Don't play with disinfo, kids, don't try it at home... #Poland #Hungary youtube.com/shorts/UB26V...

#Hungary 2026: Elections, Institutions, Participation 🇭🇺 Join us on site in #Budapest or online wherever you are for a workshop on campaigns and information environments, rules, enforcement and litigation, and participation, representation and mobilisation ⬇️ www.reconstitution.eu/news/news-de...

The result of Hungarian election sends shockwaves around the world, including Poland. For example, where will 'political refugees' find a safe heaven now, once the friendly Orban regime has gone...? #sorrynotsorry #Poland #Hungary For context: verfassungsblog.de/ziobros-asyl...

Hungarians head to the polls 🇭🇺 Viktor Orban has been in power since 2010. This time, a real challenger emerged. At @tvpworld.bsky.social I shared a few thoughts on this truly historical election, important not only for #Hungary but also #Europe and beyond. www.youtube.com/watch?v=feje...

You know things are not going in a good direction when sociology becomes the enemy. It rings a bell, at least to me... www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...

🏁 This is the home stretch! Today on radio @tokfm.bsky.social we spoke about JD Vance and his visit to Hungary, a gesture of support for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán 🇭🇺 Will this help tip the scales? Tune in here (PL) audycje.tokfm.pl/podcast/1908...

🗣️ Join us for this event in #Budapest! 🇭🇺 We will discuss the election results as well as their domestic and international repercussions. Potential lessons learnt and parallels with other democratically back- and front-sliding countries will be of particular focus. Register here ⬇️

On a positive note: the Supreme Administrative Court ruled that EU law requires Polish civil status registers to record same-sex marriages concluded abroad. #Poland. kph.org.pl/en/the-supre...

What was hoped to be a breakthrough in curbing rule of law breaches in the EU, crumbles under its politicised use. A sad development indeed. Water on the mill and music to the ears of both autocrats in spe and autocrats in residence.

💥 Episode 5 of The Playbook has landed! 💥 We are travelling back to #Hungary, #Poland and the #USA to see how autocrats undermine academic and artistic freedom. Powered by @bpb.de Listen here (in DE): www.bpb.de/mediathek/po...

Meanwhile... the fourth episode of our Playbook podcast is here! 💥 This time, we discuss civil society: the power of mobilisation, moral courage, and the role of control mechanisms in protecting it. We visit Serbia, Slovakia, and Iran. ➡️ www.bpb.de/mediathek/po...

In Tutzing today, at the famous Akademie für Politische Bildung, joining the meeting about threats to judicial independence. I will be speaking about social and cultural factors of rule of law resilience. Thank you @verfassungsblog.de for invitation!

💬 Weekend tip: the third episode of our podcast is out, this time about the role of the media and media literacy for rule of law resilience. Starring #Hungary 🇭🇺, #Austria 🇦🇹, #Estonia 🇪🇪 Powered by @bpb.de ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Available at (in 🇩🇪): www.bpb.de/mediathek/po...