Thomas Legrand: Face à la crise internationale, l’Europe sera souveraine si elle est fédérale www.liberation.fr/politique/fa...

So what the hell just happened? Two things: Ukraine will get 90 billion euros. And Orbán did not veto that even though he could have. How so? Short thread:

Is Germany again dragging its feet and undermining a "simple" solution to the Ukraine financing problem, instead pushing the ubercomplex reparations loan? It's a tempting eurocrisis reflex that if only there were a will in Berlin, there would be a better way. But there isn't. Here is why:

Did you know that the Member of the European Parliament in charge of dismantling the Green Deal is also the lobbyist for companies benefiting from this deregulation? Complaint lodged with @president.europarl.europa.eu cc @ombudsman.europa.eu #CSRD #CSDDD

An MEP presiding over a lobbying organisation for SMEs while leading European Parliament work on corporate sustainability and due diligence sounds like a conflict of interest to us. That's why we've submitted another complaint on an MEP side job. Read the full press release below: buff.ly/nZY9Vtb

Great launch of our new UG textbook last night in central #Athens @euerasmusplus.bsky.social involving a.o. @nstamouli.bsky.social and @telloglou2024.bsky.social

This is, sadly, exactly what we predicted would happen with the new make up of the EP (ecfr.eu/publication/...)

Our first event is the launch of the new UG textbook "Introduction to the EU's Political System" (this Wednesday in central #Athens). We are grateful to @nstamouli.bsky.social, @telloglou2024.bsky.social and Ant. Papayiannidis for agreeing to speak at the event @euerasmusplus.bsky.social

The NSS signals 2 big shifts for Europe 1. Europe will handle its own security now. They take the 5% commitment literally. 2. US plans lots of political interference to back the far right. This is what "restoring Europe’s civilizational self-confidence and Western identity" means. Buckle up.

The book is "open access" - free to read and download for everyone. academic.oup.com/book/60532?l...

Mon enquête sur la seule institution jusqu'ici au dessus de tout soupçon... www.liberation.fr/internationa...

The European Democracy Shield🛡️ is finally out today. Here is what it says (and what I think):🧵⬇️ commission.europa.eu/document/dow...

The #EuropeanCommission today presented its #democracyshield proposal and a Strategy for Civil Society - despite noble intentions, it sounded like ‘operation cognitive dissonance’ 😥🧵 The EC talks urgency and says democracy being under attack, but mostly presented existing & non-binding initiatives!

Jean Monnet was born #OTD in 1888

New textbook proofs as weekend reading.