The recognition of the Palestinian state by 16 EU member states (out of 27) is the closest thing national leaders did to respond to citizens’ demands while standing up against Donald Trump. A timid act of resistance to the former ally?

“I never planned to become President of my country. It happened to me as an active citizen and public interest lawyer who entered politics after the killing of Jan Kuciak” Zuzana Kaputova opening of @Ashoka participatory hub in Brussels @AshokaBelgium @Changemakers cc: @TheGoodLobby

Just 2 months before #COP30, the EU has FAILED to agree on a legally binding Nationally Determined Contribution plan. Internal political splits are undermining what could have been a crucial moment for EU climate leadership to inspire global action.A missed opportunity when the world needs it most.

Viktor Orbán's propaganda machine released a pseudo-report dismissing all Jean Monnet professors as "propagandists." 1. We're funded to study EU integration, not promote it 2. Many Jean Monnet scholars are among the EU's sharpest critics - including myself 3. Funding goes to universities not us

It's particularly rich that a think tank directly funded by an authoritarian government, which has systematically dismantled academic freedom in Hungary, is lecturing others about "academic independence." The only one literally paid to produce propaganda here is the report's author.

Viktor Orbán's propaganda machine released a pseudo-report dismissing all Jean Monnet professors as "propagandists." 1. We're funded to study EU integration, not promote it 2. Many Jean Monnet scholars are among the EU's sharpest critics - including myself 3. Funding goes to universities not us

After days of Sweden-bashing by Viktor Orban, its Prime Minister reacts to the Hungarian head of government The tone and gravity of the attack by @viktororban.bsky.social against another fellow member of #EUCO is unprecedented within the EU It’s not pretty

🇪🇺 Europe is at a crossroads. Last week, VDL delivered her State of the Union address — but as our founder, Prof. @alemanno.bsky.social, argues in his latest @projectsyndicate.bsky.social column, the EU is running out of time to turn its rhetoric into results. 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/48naKST

🇪🇺 During an interview with Nicole Scicluna, assistant professor at Hong Kong Baptist University for the programme ‘A Europe without borders?’, our founder, Professor @alemanno.bsky.social, discusses the current situation of ECIs. 📺 Full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUIf...

EU leaders remain accountable to national constituencies, not European ones, making consensus-seeking their rational survival strategy. Until Europe creates genuinely transnational democratic parties, it’ll remain structurally incapable of decisive action. My letter to @financialtimes.com

EU leaders remain accountable to national constituencies, not European ones, making consensus-seeking their rational survival strategy. Until Europe creates genuinely transnational democratic parties, it’ll remain structurally incapable of decisive action. My letter to @financialtimes.com

European independence cannot be established in speeches. Unless von der Leyen is ready to do what it takes to advance the ambitions that she so eloquently proclaims, she will remain a symbol of Europe’s unfulfilled promise. My latest @projectsyndicate.bsky.social prosyn.org/txn9zS5 #SOTEU #EUCO

Moscow’s second breach of Nato territory within a week occurred in Romania When / where the next provocation ? Perhaps ⁦‪Viktor Orban ‬⁩‬⁩ knows it? #euco

The myth of over regulation persists : Here the ⁦‪Financial Times provides more anecdotal evidence blaming regulation for all sins, but it fails to distinguish between regulation’s costs and benefits, regulation adoption and its (more rare) enforcement, etc

European independence cannot be established in speeches. Unless von der Leyen is ready to do what it takes to advance the ambitions that she so eloquently proclaims, she will remain a symbol of Europe’s unfulfilled promise. My latest for @projectsyndicate.bsky.social lnkd.in/d4hBMphN

Unless @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu is ready to do what it takes to advance the ambitions that she so eloquently proclaims, she will remain a symbol of Europe’s unfulfilled promise - By @alemanno.bsky.social tomorrowsaffairs.com/the-tragic-i... @projectsyndicate.bsky.social #TrumpTariffs

The myth of over regulation persists : Here the ⁦‪Financial Times provides more anecdotal evidence blaming regulation for all sins, but it fails to distinguish between regulation’s costs and benefits, regulation adoption and its (more rare) enforcement, etc

This article by @alemanno.bsky.social is worth a few minutes of your time. Whenever someone says the EU capitulated, or the EU is weak, be sure to push back, and insist that it is national governments that block strong EU action and hold back our continent. They should stick to the national level.

There's an unhealthy silence in the EU on the role that Greek ship owners played in helping Putin build his shadow fleet and the flood of transshipments going to Russia from all across the EU. I'm deeply grateful to @marcbrost.bsky.social at Germany's FOCUS Magazin for letting me write about this...

While @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu pays lip service to the concerns of ordinary Europeans, she remains beholden to national capitals on a number of crucial issues, points out @HECParis @alemannoEU. And they are hardly throwing their support behind her agenda. www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/v...

The EU Commission’s ability to respond to the concerns of ordinary Europeans is constrained by national politicians, which are happy to blame “Brussels” for the lack of progress. To break this von der Leyen must risk her own political capital. Will she? www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/v...

The EU Commission’s ability to respond to the concerns of ordinary Europeans is constrained by national politicians, which are happy to blame “Brussels” for the lack of progress. To break this von der Leyen must risk her own political capital. Will she? www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/v...

The amount of bullshit articles churned by @economist.com is unprecedented

“I don’t think there’s political room to amend a legislative text that is essentially a copy-and-paste of a sui-generis political deal negotiated in an unusual manner,” said @alemanno.bsky.social professor of EU law at @hecparis.bsky.social www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article...

Life is ours to be spent, not to be saved JH Lawrence

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Looks like von der Leyen got her 1st #SOTEU right ✅ Showed unprecedented responsiveness to Europeans’ demands - whether on Gaza, housing crisis, or cost of living. Less convincing on EU-US trade relations, Green Deal - still listening too much to national capitals

🇪🇺 For today’s #SOTEU to succeed, @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu must go beyond Draghi’s recipe. Address citizens’ real concerns—housing, cost of living—while making EU more independent: bolder stance on US/Russia/China, Ukraine peace talks, suspend EU-Israel ties www.reuters.com/business/von...

So what does Macron do? He chooses yet another poster boy of Macronism. Perseverare diabolicum! www.politico.eu/article/macr... #france

I’ve been a staunch critic of Ursula von der Leyen since her day one at the helm of the EU Commission, but not on this EU leaders are scapegoating for their own shortcomings Alone she can’t retaliate against the US, act decisively on Gaza, or broker Ukraine talks. That’s not what capitals want

Would you be favorable to @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu’s stepping back from Commission President? Le Grand Continent asks the taboo question, and breaks it with over 51% of respondents favorable due to lack of responsiveness to Trump racketeering & co. #EUCO legrandcontinent.eu/fr/eurobazoo...

How would a US’ recession alter Trumpism’s course? That’s my question today

Looks like EU multilingualism is no longer an insurmountable obstacle to pan-EU conversations #pixel10 x.com/Rixhabh__/st... x.com/rixhabh__/st...

Trump’s promise to deliver on the economy is undermined by fresh new data: - US jobs growth grinds to a halt - US inflation remains high (>2%)

Oops. The Paris reassurance plan suddenly looks less reassuring www.ft.com/content/b41e...

Unbelievable to hear Trump complain about Europeans still buying Russian oil—when it’s his allies, Hungary and Slovakia, doing the buying. And the rest of the EU? Turning a blind eye while Putin’s Trojan horses run wild.

Encouraged by Trump, 26 European nations pledged a post‑war “reassurance force” for Ukraine—land, air, and sea support to deter future Russian aggression. But the Kremlin blew it off, claiming Western guarantees “definitely cannot” secure Kyiv. www.reuters.com/world/europe...

EU Parliament prepares fresh censure motion against von der Leyen over: - Gaza inaction - weak US trade terms, and - Green Deal retreat Good for EU democracy—but these failures belong to member governments, not just the Commission @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu

EU Parliament prepares fresh censure motion against von der Leyen over: - Gaza inaction - weak US trade terms, and - Green Deal retreat Good for EU democracy—but these failures belong to member governments, not just the Commission @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu

The demand for European integration has never been clearer. What are national leaders waiting for? - 68% want the EU to play a bigger role in protecting them from global crises. - 90% say member states should be MORE united. - 77% say the EU needs MORE resources (eg EU wide taxes)

Putin, once a pariah, is now on a victory tour: The West shook his hand in Alaska, the East rolled out the red carpet in China. And didn’t have to change a thing

The demand for European integration has never been clearer. What are national leaders waiting for? - 68% want the EU to play a bigger role in protecting them from global crises. - 90% say member states should be MORE united. - 77% say the EU needs MORE resources (eg EU wide taxes)

Wow. The EU was ready to sanction Google for abusing its ad monopoly today. But it was blocked after pressure from EU Trade Commissioner @marossefcovic.bsky.social & the U.S. DoJ. Europe just chose Washington’s corporate interests over its own citizens. Unprecedented. Self-inflicted.

Let me get this straight: The EU isn’t held back by rivals, but by itself. Look at France, Germany & co: after 70 years of unprecedented socio-economic integration, 27 insulated political systems manufacture domestic constraints preventing the EU from projecting true independence on the world

Ben Hodges: "What worries me most is the silence of senior U.S. military leaders" Even Israeli generals challenge Bibi! url:https://agendapublica.es/noticia/20114/ben-hodges-what-worries-me-most-is-silence-of-senior-us-military-leaders @agendapublica.es

How deeply concerned are we, @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu ?

Let me get this straight: The EU isn’t held back by rivals, but by itself. Look at France, Germany & co: after 70 years of unprecedented socio-economic integration, 27 insulated political systems manufacture domestic constraints preventing the EU from projecting true independence on the world

Read how bog restoration might reveal a multipurpose measure to defend their borders and fight climate change www.politico.eu/article/russ...

« Liberty is the power we have over ourselves » - Hugo Grotius Difficult to find a more fitting quote ahead of EU defense ministers summit #euco

Easy Euro-bashing by Giorgia Meloni one of the EU ‘leaders’ who has preempted the EU from pushing back against Trump to defend domestic interests. Shame shame shame t.co/cscRi8ZCrw