Meta and Google announced that they will ban EU-wide political ads once the new EU Political Advertising Regulation enters fully into force in October. Their reason? EU rules are too unclear and far-reaching, they say.

What a way to make foreign policy transparent!

I recently spoke with @Arnoutleclercq.bsky.social for @volkskrant.nl about how Elon Musk is amplifying claims that Romania’s democracy is under attack following Georgescu’a dismissal. You can read my insight, along with those of other experts - here: www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/h...

The Romanian Constitutional Court decided that Georgescu cannot run for president, as expected. Concerns nonetheless remain: George Simion (leader of AUR) may reportedly run in his stead with the promise of Georgescu as a prime minister stirileprotv.ro/amp/alegeri/...

How right-wing populists use lawyers and the law to implement their agendas? Join us for a discussion in Amsterdam on 21 March with Sarah de Lange, Scott Cummings, @karolinakocemba.bsky.social, Michał Stambulski. Here are a few pics that didn't become the event poster 😉 dezwijger.nl/programma/la...

🚨 Romanian President Klaus Iohannis resigns from his position, becoming the first president to do so in Romanian history in an attempt to circumvent his impeachment by parliament. Bizarrely, the move was backed by politically opposed parties on both the center-right and far-right.

Today, students of my course on the EU’s response to the war in Ukraine had the opportunity to hear from @jamespsexton.bsky.social (@tmcasser.bsky.social) on the interplay between the EU’s sanctions on Russia and international criminal justice. A truly insightful class!

ECtHR refuses interim measures to suspend effect of Romanian Constitutional Court decision annulling 1st round of presidential election. Request outside scope of interim measures: no imminent risk of irreparable harm to electoral rights.

Spoke briefly to @tvpworld.bsky.social news last night about the Romanian presidential elections. You can watch my full intervention here: youtu.be/pvimCoohKLA?... Many thanks to Sonja Agata Biscan for the invitation!

ANAF (the Romanian National Tax Authority) discovered that one of Georgescu’s TikTok promotional campaigns was funded by the National Liberal Party (PNL) with taxpayer money (snoop.ro reports) www.romaniajournal.ro/amp/politics...

Missed our expert discussion on the 2024 Romanian elections crisis? 🎥 Watch the recording now! We dove into #Georgescu’s rise, TikTok’s part in this, relevant legal/philosophical issues, and the Romanian civil society's response. 📌 youtu.be/9w65QdjfAQw?... #2024RomanianElections #Tiktok

The EU has imposed sanctions on Artem Kureev, a Russian intelligence officer, as part of its first package of restrictions on Russia's disinformation and hybrid activities. You can read all about Kureev here: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Join us this Wednesday for an in-depth discussion on Romania’s 2024 election annulment and TikTok's role in spreading propaganda! 🎙️ Each expert’s topic is highlighted in the upcoming posts. Don't miss them! 📅 Wed, Dec 18, 15:00 CET 🌐 Register: vu-live.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #Romania #TikTok

My comment on the Romanian Constitutional Court’s decision to annul elections is available now on @verfassungsblog.de Looking forward to discussing it!

The #Romanian Constitutional Court decided to annul the whole process of the presidential #elections: On which grounds? A short thread w/ main reasons 🧵⬇️ & here is the original www.ccr.ro/wp-content/u...

To the contrary, Romanian authorities clearly failed to prevent this outrageous interference - despite intel showing that his campaign had already been flagged in 2020. This is a sad attempt to bury under the carpet their misdeeds, and does nothing but prejudice trust in Romanian institutions.

What on earth is going on in Romania, and why did the Constitutional Court just annul the Presidential Elections? A 🧵 by a Romanian citizen abroad:

ICC issues arrest warrant for Netanyahu and Gallant Jurisdictional claims by Israel rejected: ICC has jurisdiction on the basis of the territorial jurisdiction of Palestine www.icc-cpi.int/news/situati...

In other news, the EU is finally considering sanctions on Israel - next week’s Foreign Affairs Council will be an interesting one! www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/war-gaz...

Great to be in such company✨ looking forward to connecting with you all!