Coffee Forum: Who Governs What? Citizens, Trust, & the Future of EU Governance.
Hosted by @macies.bsky.social
With: Franco Panciera, @angelaglezmontes.bsky.social, @bcaihuelas.bsky.social & @atiradocastro.bsky.social
🗓 Apr 16, 2026
📝 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#SocialContract
☕️ Let's talk about the EU #SocialContract and Digitisation.
We are hosting a public debate on how technology is reshaping our rights and obligations in Europe. 🇪🇺
📅 Friday, 13 March
🕙 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM (CET)
📍 Online via Zoom
Register here: essex-university.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#DigitalRights
🎙️ Episode 3 of “Rethink the Deal” is out!
Rachele Marconi interviews Carlo Maria Cantore on trade, sovereignty and the weaponisation of global commerce.
Part of EXPRESS2 WP5
🔥 NEW EPISODE | #Populism & Trade Wars
Are global trade wars the new front lines of the populist surge? We unpack how the weaponisation of trade policy is reshaping the EU #SocialContract.
With host Rachele Marconi & Carlo Maria Cantore.
🎧: open.spotify.com/episode/5qmm...
📺: youtu.be/13Jt1yE-fc
Cover image of the second episode of the EXPRESS2 podcast, with portrait of Rachele Marconi and Pasquale Annicchino.
Is politics becoming a ‘Cosmic War’? 🌌⚔️
Our latest #RethinkTheDeal podcast episode is OUT!
Host Rachele Marconi and Pasquale Annicchino explore how #Populism and apocalyptic narratives are testing our democratic foundations.
🎧 Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/2y8z...
#EUSocialContract
💔Is the pact between generations holding up?
💬Charles (77), shares his feeling of being forgot by the system.
We deserve a Europe that protects those who built it.
🗣️Tell us your view: form.typeform.com/to/dwtn2VMP
#SocialContract #FutureOfEurope #RethinkTheDeal #SeniorGeneration
"I thought that if I worked hard, I'd have a good life."
💔 #GenZ’s reality: low wages, few jobs.
Anna (24) says the system feels broken. What's your solution for a fairer future?
Take the survey now: form.typeform.com/to/wdi3KniL
#SocialContract #FutureOfEurope #RethinkTheDeal
Feeling stuck? 😔Emily (36) shares her #Millennial struggle: high costs, work stress, and the impossible dream of stability. It’s time to rethink the deal!
Watch her story and tell us what you would change for a fairer future: form.typeform.com/to/cbbEZvdp
#SocialContract #FutureOfEurope
🏥 @dublincityuni.bsky.social is leading the #EXPRESS2eu #disruptiveelement #Pandemics, examining the consequences of the pandemic. #FedericoFabbrini & #BeatriceMonciunskaite analyse lockdown #laws, #digital passes & tools to see how #crises stress #EUSocialContract.
👉 https://www.dcu.ie/
🌱Could a new #SocialContract survive another global #pandemics? @express2project.eu simulates #crises to refine #rights & #obligations that hold up #underpressure.
🚀Find out more: https://express2project.eu/en/new-social-contract
#Express2EU #EUSocialContract
🤔 @ec.europa.eu unveiled 2 #AI initiatives to boost '#digitalsovereignty': one to secure #EU infrastructure, one to oversee high-risk uses.
🗨️ Join the @express2project.eu #debate!
📰 www.eunews.it/en/2025/10/08/eu-commiss...
#Digitalism
⚠️ #Insecurity breeds #mistrust & #populism. @express2project.eu analyses #crisis hotspots and designs #legal, #social, #sustainable, #digital solutions to safeguard the #EUSocialContract.
🔗 https://express2project.eu/en/insecurity
#Express2EU #SocialContract #Security #Freepik
🧭 @express2project.eu is drafting #EUSocialContract by crowdsourcing #rights #duties & safeguards for a fair, tech-savvy, climate-ready future.
👉 https://express2project.eu/en/new-social-contract
@gentilegiulia.bsky.social @jamayoral.bsky.social @martinicogi.bsky.social@bcaihuelas.bsky.social
🌍 @express2project.eu ten-partner #Consortium blends #law, #tech, #climate and #citizen voices to rethink #EUSocialContract.
👉 https://express2project.eu/en/consortium
#Express2EU #EUResearch
📢On 29 Sept, #ScuolaSuperioreSant’Anna #STALS @martinicogi.bsky.social hosted the @express2project.eu #CoffeeForum: 'Saving the #EU from Its Illiberal Member States'.
👉Full details: express2project.eu/en/news-and-...
#EXPRESS2 #Populism #EUSocialContract #democracy
📅This September, @express2project.eu is holding...
#Co-creationWorkshops:
- ⚧️23/9: #GenderInequality #SUGender #SabanciUniversity
- 💻26/9: #Digitalisation @universityofessex.bsky.social
#CoffeeForum:
- 📢29/9: #Populism #ScuolaSuperioreSant’Anna
@martinicogi.bsky.social @gentilegiulia.bsky.social
🏛️ @uab.cat coordinates @express2project.eu, steers its theoretical framework & through @pruab.cat, shares every insight with the wider #public.
From #research design to outreach, the #UAB team keeps the quest for a new #EUSocialContract on course.
👉 https://express2project.eu/en/consortium
🌍 @express2project.eu is drafting a New #EUSocialContract that matches today’s #digital, #green & #diverse realities.
🚀 Through #research + #citizen deliberation, the project defines #rights, #duties & #governance that can withstand #future shocks.
ℹ️ https://express2project.eu/en/new-social-contract
🌍 The @express2project.eu 10-partner #Consortium blends #law, #tech, #climatescience, #gender studies & #citizen advocacy to study 7 disruptive elements & design a #New #EUSocialContract.
👉 Meet the team: https://express2project.eu/en/consortium
⚠️ #Populism excludes #minorities by claiming a single 'true' people.
🛠️ @express2project.eu studies these dynamics to protect #democratic checks and an #inclusive #SocialContract for all #Europeans.
👉 https://express2project.eu/en/populism
@martinicogi.bsky.social #ScuolaSantaAnnaPisa
🔎Name decoded: EXPRESS²:
1️⃣EXPRESS = move from tacit consent to #EXPRESSAPPROVAL of the #EUSocialContract.
2️⃣² = amplifying every voice: individual + collective, in drafting #rights & #duties for a #fair, resilient #EuropeFuture.
🧩 https://express2project.eu/en/project
#Express2EU
🌐 #Intersections reveals how overlapping shocks: #climate + #mistrust, #genderinequality + #pandemics, etc. magnify #risks to #EUSocialContract.
🧩This team, led by @profkochenov.bsky.social @weareceu.bsky.social, designs integrated fixes.
👉 https://express2project.eu/en/intersections
💻 @universityofessex.bsky.social joined #EXPRESS2 as #Digitalisation strand leader.
🚀Under @gentilegiulia.bsky.social, they study how #algorithms, #data economies & #platform power disrupt #EUSocialContract, & designs #governance for #transparency, fairness & #inclusion.
👉 https://www.essex.ac.uk/
⚖️ From under-representation to #antigender backlash, #inequality still shapes who has a voice in #Europe.
⚧️The #express2EU project examines #GenderInequality where laws fall short and how to rebuild an #inclusive #SocialContract for #allgenders.
👉 https://express2project.eu/en/gender-inequality
🌞Ready for the #EXPRESS2eu #SummerQuiz?
📝Test your knowledge on #EUsocialcontract & #disruptiveelements shaping #Europe’s #future.
🔍Stay tuned to the #Express2EU @Instagram #Stories: https://www.instagram.com/express2eu/
🗓 #Weekdays only; answers revealed the next day!
#SocialContract #Quiz
💻 #Tech change is rewriting #Europe’s #SocialContract. #EXPRESS2eu studies how #AI, #bigdata & platforms disrupt #rights, #responsibilities & #trust, while offering new chances for #transparency & #inclusion.
👉Discover our findings: https://express2project.eu/en/digitalisation
🏛️ @uc3m.es heads the #Mistrust strand in #EXPRESS2eu.
🧩By mapping where #transparency fails & #trust declines, #UC3M designs remedies to reinforce #Europe’s #SocialContract.
🔗 Learn more: https://www.uc3m.es/home
🌍Why a New #SocialContract? #European #society demands clearer #rights & #responsibilities for everyone in the #EU.
🛠️ #Express2EU is co-designing that #pact, turning silent consent into #express #approval through open #dialogue & #evidence.
ℹ️More: https://express2project.eu/en/new-social-contract
📣The 2ble-edged sword of #Populism: it claims to defend 'the people', but it actually harms the things that #protect them.
📺In this #clip, @martinicogi.bsky.social explains how this #rhetoric disrupts #EUSocialContract.
🎥 Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rr325GuKUHU
#ScuolaSantAnna #EXPRESS2
💻 #Digitalisation is transforming #society, #politics & #governance.
🧩 #EXPRESS2 studies how #AI, #data economies & #automation disrupt the #EUSocialContract & designs #policy paths; for #fairness, #accountability & #inclusion.
👉 https://express2project.eu/en/digitalisation
#Express2EU #DigitalTech
