As a new Irish citizen, I was very pleased to exercise my democratic rights by voting in today’s general election

If you are proud of Canada’s support for Ukraine over the last three years, Chrystia Freeland Chrystia Freeland is the person to thank for that. I am not sure we would have seen the magnitude of response to Russia’s illegal assault on Ukraine without her in the Trudeau government.

🚨Final REBUILD Working Paper: 'Fiscal Capacity' by REBUILD Centre PI Federico Fabbrini on #EMU, #ESM, #NGEU, and the #EuroCrisis. Find it here: bit.ly/4gUayMu This brings the final number of REBUILD WPs to 30! An outstanding achievement as the Centre wraps up next week

#Canada faces pressure from the US to become its '51st state,' but there's another path: joining the #EU. With shared values and interests, Canada could strengthen ties with Europe to counter the threat of economic coercion. Read more by Dr. Ian Cooper @iancooper.bsky.social: bit.ly/3FtrBXX

51st State? Canada Should Join the EU Instead My latest comment -- please share far and wide

Dump Hungary, accept Canada. A win-win for the EU!

Canada's new PM flies to Paris to visit Macron on Monday. He is going to Europe rather than Washington for his first foreign trip. ICYMI here is my piece on why it is imperative that Canada and the EU get closer together now 51st State? Canada Should Join the EU Instead

Today, DELI team members attended the launch of the 2025 Communicating Europe Initiative (CEI) by Irish Foreign Ministry. Dr. Ian Cooper presented our MOOC, The EU in Changing Times, which was granted CEI funding last year. Excited for the new call! Thomas Byrne Dublin City University

Our online course explores the EU's strategic response to challenges like #Covid19, #Brexit, the rule of law crisis and the war in #Ukraine. Click here to join: bit.ly/3zXdUOr

I'm very pleased that my recent piece on Canada/EU has been re-published by Irish Legal News! Canada's new PM has already made his first foreign visit to Europe (not the US, as is traditional) and is in talks with the EU about deeper defence cooperation irishlegal.com/articles/ian-c…

ICYMI: Catch up with the inaugural PROSPER Network Event with this report authored by Dr. Ian Cooper: Safeguarding Fundamental European Values in EU Economic Governance Ian Cooper @iancooper.bsky.social. Read it here: bit.ly/4cj4awK

Never underestimate the power of ridiculous ideas, said Wojciech Przybylski at this PROSPER event in Budapest

Here is my comment on the Canadian election

NEW: MY COMMENT ON THE CANADIAN ELECTION A Progressive Win in Canada, the ‘Most European of non-European Countries’ dcu.ie/blog/2151/prog… PLEASE SHARE

‘A Progressive Win in #Canada, the Most European of non-European Countries' Read the blog by Ian Cooper here: bit.ly/3Sm87Y8 Ian Cooper @iancooper.bsky.social Dublin City University

Annual Report 2025: Our first joint report from the Brexit Institute and DELI, since DELI’s founding in 2024. Read it here: bit.ly/3HKyJ3e

What does it mean for the EU to build “an Economy that Works for People”? Ian Cooper explores whether this phrase is more than just a slogan and argues it offers a coherent framework for EU economic policy. Check out the first PROSPER policy brief here: zenodo.org/records/157850…

Spent yesterday in the beautiful NUI building discussing federalism in Ireland. Jonathan Arlow John Doyle Jamie Pow Ian Cooper @iancooper.bsky.social Petra Malfertheiner. The picture may be shaky but the conversations were clear.

It was a real pleasure - and an education - to participate in this workshop. Thanks to the organizers!