Si il y'a un papier à lire sur la rupture du cordon sanitaire au Parlement européen, c'est bien celui de @simoncarraud.bsky.social & @lauramercier.bsky.social www.contexte.com/fr/article/e...

Super papier de nos géniaux journalistes tech @marie-colin.bsky.social et @leolct037.bsky.social sur la Commission qui s'apprête à "simplifier" le RGDP. Et c'était pas prévu. www.contexte.com/fr/article/t...

Très bon papier de @marie-colin.bsky.social sur ce qu'il faut attendre (ou pas) du futur texte de simplification européen sur le numérique. Via @contexte.com www.contexte.com/fr/article/t...

Crazy. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

A new week, a new colleague at @contexte.com. Welcome @sgcarroll.bsky.social! about.contexte.com/eu/about-us/...

Intéressante petite alerte ce midi du côté de chez @contexte.com où on apprend que la France et l'Espagne tentent sauver l'objectif européen d'interdire la vente de véhicules thermiques neufs après 2035. www.contexte.com/fr/actualite...

Très bonne enquête, signé de Cédric Vallet, sur le lobbying complexe des acteurs de la défense européenne. via @contexte.com www.contexte.com/fr/article/p...

Enquête très fouillée de Jamal El Hassani sur le foirage français -- presque industriel -- pour tenter de réguler la fast-fashion. Via @contexte.com www.contexte.com/fr/article/t...

For and against: Where EU member states stand on the Russian gas ban via @sunderjourno.bsky.social www.contexte.com/eu/article/e...

We might not have a French government but @contexte.com has a brilliant piece on the latest Paris-Berlin energy drama. via @annahbrt.bsky.social @thomaschemel.bsky.social www.contexte.com/eu/article/e...

Ukraine : Nous sommes profondément attristés d'apprendre l'assassinat du photojournaliste français Antoni Lallican par un drone russe aujourd'hui. Nous rendons hommage à son courage et celui des collègues qui couvrent la guerre. Nous exigeons que les auteurs de ce crime soient traduits en justice.

#Ukraine: We are deeply saddened to learn of the killing of French photojournalist Antoni Lallican by a Russian drone today. We pay tribute to the courage of Antoni and all the journalists who continue to cover the war. We demand that the perpetrators of his crime be brought to justice.

MEPs are on their way to agree to ban to Russian oil imports by the end of the year -- and to phase gas imports for 2027. www.contexte.com/eu/news/ener...

Assez étonné (ou pas) de voir que le débat Politique vs Justice est toujours partout sur radios/télés/médias. Mais j'ai vu aucun député ou sénateur proposer de revoir l'exécution provisoire ou autres Comme quoi, ca paie bien la posture.

Running gag -- La Commission européenne souhaite à nouveau décaler la mise en œuvre des nouvelles législations européennes sur la déforestation via @lauramercier.bsky.social www.contexte.com/fr/article/e...

Très chouette papier de @garancetournillon.bsky.social -- dans @contexte.com of course -- sur les politiques qui se recyclent dans les cabinets de conseil (spoiler alert: c'est pas si rentable) www.contexte.com/fr/article/p...

La Commission fait les yeux doux au Parlement européen ✍️ Quentin Ariès

Smart read by @davekeating.substack.com on what is at stake with the latest Eurovision drama. davekeating.substack.com/p/on-israel-...

Maybe the main news of this #SOTEU is the attendance of Jordan Bardella? (Who is doing a French only focus speech)

{Interlude Branding} I started a new job yesterday! 😮🔽 And thank you so @contexte.com for the amazing welcome! get.contexte.com/eu/about-us/...

No surprises, Macron will need to appoint his 7th PM since 2017. But with not 200 votes for the PM, it means that the 'alliance' between centrists and conservatives (roughly 230) is a mirage.

Le patriotisme à la française www.lemonde.fr/les-decodeur...

Why the French love the second-hand clothing app Vinted europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/worn-is...

Elle est tellement bien la revue de presse de @norahamadi.bsky.social sur France Inter! podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/d...

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I am on holidays but WTF www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

Protests Highlight Growing Discontent With Netanyahu and the Gaza War via @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/w...

So Trump is also cuddling a bit too much Lukashenko? To be fair, both men love gold and shiny things. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...

Von der Leyen survives the motion of confidence. But only 553 European lawmakers actually voted. And for the 167 missing, I believe there is a lot of French left-leaning MEPs + overall The Left. Maybe this explains why so few abstained? They were not bothered to vote?

If you want to laugh a bit: The "news website" EU reporter (basically a huge copy/paste operation of press releases) as an AI policy ... written 100% by AI tools. www.eureporter.co/ai-policy/

Really liked this episode (with a slight delay) of @evikiorri.bsky.social on the recent Greek scandal over EU funds corruption. (You should definitely put Long Story Short in your media digest!) shows.acast.com/europe-talks...

Exhibit A - the editor of Euractiv is obsessed with EU media funding (without doing a proper reporting on it but whatever) www.euractiv.com/section/all/... www.euractiv.com/section/poli...

Brilliant reporting by @contexte.com on the Mercosur battle plan in Europe (And this data visualisation <3) www.contexte.com/fr/article/a...

Von der Leyen (at last) is condemning the Pride ban in Hungary. Especially the fines, which are not complying with EU law. However, if she is 'an ally', it seems she will not go herself to Budapest this weekend.

Donc NYC, qui compte 10% de sa population qui s'identifie comme juive, aurait voté pour les Frères Musulmans? Ca match même pas beaucoup la carte électorale. Quand on pense que Fourest doit émarger à 10K par mois ... www.nytimes.com/interactive/... communitystudy.ujafedny.org/explore-data...

[Branding] I wrote a quick feature for Reset! on why we should still keep an eye on Hungary this weekend for pride ... but also after this summer for its Foreign Agent law. reset-network.eu/hungarys-lat...

Bruno Retailleau confirme ses petits côtés Trumpien.

Interesting. @manonboquen.bsky.social announced on Médiapart a future ECI on Gaza on a review of the EU-Israel association agreement. Could come as of this weekend as radical left groups are meeting to confirm a new alliance Full interview: www.mediapart.fr/journal/inte...

Was just checking the English conservative pravda. Still confused how it is somehow stuck in 1812.

Greenpeace 'borrowed' from a museum a wax figure of Emmanuel Macron. The sculpture was featured in a protest against imports of Russian gas. www.liberation.fr/societe/muse...

Interesting insights on what the new Polish far-right president could mean for the rule of law.

Interesting story in Le Monde in how Bardella, the likely far-right 2027 presidential candidate, is shifting its Italian alliances from Salvini to Meloni. (Though no news on the Lock Ness Monster of European far-right: the merge of parliamentary groups in the EP) www.lemonde.fr/politique/ar...

Have a nice Friday everyone! www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/w...

If you want to see a French bloodbath, I could not recommend more French Prime Minister talking to an investigative parliamentary committee. www.youtube.com/live/IaKqTi5...

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Dure soirée pour le Premier ministre la veille de son audition à l'Assemblée Nationale sur les violences sexistes et sexuelles dans les établissements scolaires -- y compris dans son fief et où il a mis ses enfants.

Big day for EU media @contexte.com published this morning its first English briefing on energy-climate! www.contexte.com/briefing/202...

For EU lobbying and transparency geeks: @contexte.com reports the EPP won't support a proposed investigative committee on NGOs funding - meaning that this committee supported by radical/far-right groups would not happen. COP vote is scheduled tomorrow. www.contexte.com/fr/actualite...

Let's call it for what it was: on sunday, we witnessed far right anti-Muslim terrorism in the streets of Brussels. Via @wort.lu www.wort.lu/internationa...

Le petit couac du mardi matin. Merz n'est pas élu Premier ministre au 1er tour du côté du Bundestag.