Jarek Wisniewski
@jwisniewski.bsky.social
Clerk to the European Affairs Committee (House of Lords). Ex-diplomacy. Foreign, security & defence policy, Europe, NATO. Personal views & opinions. Bias football takes. Fulham FC
On Tues (7 July) from 11am we're holding an evidence session on the UK's participation in Erasmus+ in 2027, hearing from Universities UK @universities-uk.bsky.social & the Association of Colleges @aoc-info.bsky.social. Watch here 🔽 committees.parliament.uk/event/27754/...
7 July 2026 - Erasmus+ - Oral evidence - Committees - UK Parliament
11:00 - Room 4, Palace of Westminster
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A delegation led by our Chair, Lord Stirrup, visited Paris on Tues 23 June to participate in a joint meeting with the Committee on European Affairs of the French Senate - a return visit after a London meeting last year. Read the Chairs' joint statement: committees.parliament.uk/publications...
Cabinet Office Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds has written to us to say the date of the UK-EU summit has been set & we can now agree a date for him to appear before us. We finished our other planned evidence-taking for our 'dynamic alignment' inquiry yesterday committees.parliament.uk/publications...
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Dynamic alignment inquiry latest: we're taking evidence tomorrow, Tues 16 June from 11am, on the prospective UK-EU Electricity Agreement on which negotiations have just started, with witnesses incl. @energy-uk.org.uk & @octopus.energy. Watch live here ⬇️ committees.parliament.uk/event/27571/...
16 June 2026 - Dynamic Alignment - Oral evidence - Committees - UK Parliament
11:00 - Room 1, Palace of Westminster
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Today, Tues 9 June from 11:00am, we're taking evidence on how Parliament might scrutinise dynamic alignment with EU rules, from @hansardsociety.bsky.social, @hhesterm.bsky.social, and former Committee Chairs Sir Bill Cash & Lord Kinnoull. Watch here 🔽 committees.parliament.uk/event/27453/...
9 June 2026 - Dynamic Alignment - Oral evidence - Committees - UK Parliament
11:00 - Room 4A, Palace of Westminster
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Tomorrow, Tues 9 June from 11:00am, we're taking evidence on how Parliament might scrutinise dynamic alignment with EU rules, from @hansardsociety.bsky.social, @hhesterm.bsky.social, and former Committee Chairs Sir Bill Cash & Lord Kinnoull. Watch here 🔽 committees.parliament.uk/event/27453/...
9 June 2026 - Dynamic Alignment - Oral evidence - Committees - UK Parliament
11:00 - Room 4A, Palace of Westminster
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An exciting opportunity to work with us on European and international affairs! The Committee Office is looking for an analyst to support the work of @lordseuroaffairs.parliament.uk, @lordsniscom.parliament.uk, International Relations and Defence Committee and International Agreements Committee
For anyone who missed it - you can watch the session on-demand and the transcript should be up soon!
House of Lords European Affairs Committee@lordseuroaffairs.parliament.uk · 2mo agoThis morning (Tues 2 June) from 11:00am we're taking evidence on the prospective UK-EU ETS linkage agreement, as part of our inquiry into dynamic alignment 🔽
2/ My speech at the #NATO Parliamentary Assembly session in Vilnius 🇱🇹 ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Speech by Commissioner Kubilius at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly session
Your Excellency President of Lithuania,\nMr President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly,\nMister Speaker of Seimas,\nMadam Prime Minister of Lithuania,\nDear friends,\nWelcome to Seimas, my Parliamen...
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Europe needs national Parliaments also to answer - how do we build a post cold war NATO 3.0? How we are going to make the European Pillar of NATO stronger? In order to make our transatlantic NATO stronger. How to achieve Single Defence Market in the EU? 1/
A very timely session on dynamic alignment and the prospective UK-EU SPS agreement Tomorrow, 11:00 UK time!
House of Lords European Affairs Committee@lordseuroaffairs.parliament.uk · 3mo agoWe're continuing our inquiry into UK-EU dynamic alignment with evidence sessions TOMORROW on the prospective SPS agreement (Tues 19 May 11:00am), with stakeholders & experts. 📺 Watch live 🔽 committees.parliament.uk/event/27245/...
One of the most amazing spontaneous initiatives in the history of Polish internet 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 3mo agoPolish influencer’s nine-day, non-stop live stream raises £50m for cancer charity
A new report by the House of Lords International Relations and Defence Committee looking into the UK-US relationship 🔴 Lord Robertson: “One of our central conclusions is that the UK must move beyond the sentimental notion of a ‘special relationship’”. committees.parliament.uk/committee/36...
Adjusting to new realities: rebalancing the UK-US partnership - Committees - UK Parliament
The House of Lords International Relations and Defence Committee has today published its report, ‘Adjusting to new realities: rebalancing the UK-US partnership’.
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Our call for evidence for our dynamic alignment inquiry closes on Mon (20 Apr)! And on Tues at 11:00 am we're taking evidence from business orgs & trade experts incl. the CBI & British Chambers of Commerce. Get all the info on our inquiry 🔽 committees.parliament.uk/work/9684/dy...
Dynamic Alignment - Committees - UK Parliament
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An excellent session with the Norwegian and Swiss Ambassadors, now available on demand 📺⬇️
House of Lords European Affairs Committee@lordseuroaffairs.parliament.uk · 4mo agoToday! 14 April, 11:00am, we're hearing from the Swiss & Norwegian Ambassadors to the UK, for our inquiry into dynamic alignment. And our call for evidence remains open. Watch today's session here 🔽 parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
A wonderful obituary to an excellent scholar, great teacher and, most importantly, a good person www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
Peter Duncan obituary
Other lives: Lecturer at UCL who wrote books on Russian politics and advised the House of Commons
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An excellent explanation of what dynamic alignment is by Professor @cbarnard.bsky.social. There’s more! 📖 committees.parliament.uk/oralevidence...
Oral evidence - 24 Mar 2026
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House of Lords European Affairs Committee@lordseuroaffairs.parliament.uk · 4mo agoDynamic alignment is high on the UK news agenda today-& we're doing an inquiry into it. Our Call for Evidence is still open & we take evidence tomorrow, 14/4, from the Swiss & Norwegian Ambassadors to the UK, to find out how it works in their countries. Prof. Catherine Barnard told us what it is 🔽
Something for all UK-EU relationship watchers: what lessons can the UK learn from the Swiss and Norwegian models of cooperation with the European Union More info ⬇️
House of Lords European Affairs Committee@lordseuroaffairs.parliament.uk · 4mo agoNext Tues, 14 April, at 11am we're hearing from the Swiss & Norwegian Ambassadors to the UK for our current inquiry into dynamic alignment. And our call for evidence remains open - to 9am 20 April. Get all the info about our inquiry here: committees.parliament.uk/work/9684/dy...
Next Tues, 14 April, at 11am we're hearing from the Swiss & Norwegian Ambassadors to the UK for our current inquiry into dynamic alignment. And our call for evidence remains open - to 9am 20 April. Get all the info about our inquiry here: committees.parliament.uk/work/9684/dy...
A week today, 14 April at 11am, the Swiss & Norwegian Ambassadors to the UK are giving evidence to our inquiry into dynamic alignment. And our call for evidence remains open - for another fortnight, to 9am 20 April. Get all the info about our inquiry here: committees.parliament.uk/work/9684/dy...
Dynamic Alignment - Committees - UK Parliament
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A very interesting read. In my previous life, when I was working on a PhD thesis on European energy security (in particular, on narratives about Russian energy), OIES somehow always ended on the “favourable towards Russia” scale (especially around RU-UA energy crises of 2006 & 2009)
Peter Geoghegan@petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 4mo ago🧵 Oxford Institute for Energy Studies often cited in UK media stories on oil and gas But how independent is it? Its staff includes director of major sanctioned Russian gas firm and researcher accused of pushing Kremlin talking points New on Democracy for Sale: open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
Thanks Dave Musgrove for having me on the podcast to discuss the origins of the international order, why it’s unravelling and what’s to be done. The story starts in WWII with 🇬🇧 diplomats shaping the future, as my new book Peace Makers relates. geni.us/PeaceMakers podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...
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Reminder: our call for evidence for our inquiry into dynamic alignment is open! Deadline: 9am 20 April. We're interested in economic/trade/regulatory impacts of the prospective UK-EU dynamic alignment agreements + how a system of dynamic alignment might work committees.parliament.uk/call-for-evi...
Call for Evidence - Committees - UK Parliament
Written submissions
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A powerful Report. I agree with their most striking conclusion: “Preparing for a ‘worst-case scenario’ whereby Europe can no longer rely on US support in the event of a crisis, the Government must work with European partners to invest in its own capabilities to offset this potential withdrawal”.
MPs and Lords call for more clarity on Government’s plan for UK national security - Committees - UK Parliament
Report: The National Security Strategy
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📢 The Swiss and Norwegian Ambassadors to the UK are giving evidence to our inquiry into dynamic alignment on Tues 14 April at 11am. And our call for evidence is open! Get all the info about our inquiry here: committees.parliament.uk/work/9684/dy...
Dynamic Alignment - Committees - UK Parliament
The committee wants to hear your views. We welcome submissions from anyone with answers to the questions in the call for evidence. You can submit evidence until Monday 20 April 2026.
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Our 1st evidence session for our new inquiry into dynamic alignment is Tues 24/3, 11:30am, with -Catherine Barnard, Prof. of European Law, Cambridge Uni/UK in a Changing Europe -David Collins, Prof. of Intl Economic Law, City St George’s, Uni of London Watch here 🔽 parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...
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House of Lords European Affairs Committee@lordseuroaffairs.parliament.uk · 5mo agoWe've launched an inquiry into dynamic alignment. We're interested in issues incl. how the process might work, lessons from other countries, parliamentary scrutiny, role of the devolveds, & GDP/trade/regulatory implications. Deadline for submissions: 20 April committees.parliament.uk/committee/51...
Lords European Affairs Cttee's new inquiry into dynamic alignment ⬇️. Cttee wants to inform the House (esp. its consideration of Gov's 'reset Bill' when we get there) on issues arising from this potential change to the UK-EU relationship & welcomes submissions that would help with this. Deadline 20/4
House of Lords European Affairs Committee@lordseuroaffairs.parliament.uk · 5mo agoWe've launched an inquiry into dynamic alignment. We're interested in issues incl. how the process might work, lessons from other countries, parliamentary scrutiny, role of the devolveds, & GDP/trade/regulatory implications. Deadline for submissions: 20 April committees.parliament.uk/committee/51...
