One month in Switzerland and bilingualism really does feel like

Built in the 13th century. So that mosque stood for 800 years with every sort of person from every place and every religion in the world passing through Gaza century after century, only for it to be blown up by some shithead loser sitting behind a computer that we probably paid for.

So that's Ireland, Slovenia and Iceland that will officially pull out of #Eurovision 2026 if Israel takes part. Go on, Spain, you're up next.

- you clean up that banksy? - sure did, your honour, leaving a perfect, permanent outline, imbuing the work with real fuckin gravitas while making its point better than the artist did himself just like you asked

Rewatching old Eurovision shows (from not even 5 years ago) feels almost dystopian in 2025. Like, what do you mean Russia, Belarus, Turkey and Hungary used to participate?!

This potential move from the EPP is so long overdue that I cannot take it seriously. And even more ridiculous when you read the alleged reasons prompting Weber's plans. Also, Euractiv's calling Vučić Serbia's PM is not even that far off. Who even knows who Serbia's actual PM is?

✨ Excited to announce I will be spending the upcoming semester at @unifr.bsky.social as a PhD scholarship holder. I will be working on a chapter of my PhD dissertation under the wing of Prof. Natasha Wunsch and the rest of the department. Many exciting things to come! 🤩

🇷🇸La crisis política y social en Serbia se agudiza con el paso de las semanas. El gobierno del presidente Vucic responde con dureza a los críticos y agita el fantasma de una presunta injerencia extranjera. 🎙️ @aestesop.bsky.social rtve.es/a/16707670/

🎙️🗣️ Comento para @rne5continentes.bsky.social la situación actual en Serbia y la nueva oleada de violencia contra las protestas estudiantiles

What Gresa is saying here is spot on. Being a victim of the system while unleashing your racism against Albanians or chanting "Kosovo je Srbija" is outright self-sabotaging. This narrative is so deeply rooted in Serbian society that it will take more than Vučić's/SNS's demise to change it.

El caso Montoro es un agravio personal para una generación entera

‼️maxima difusión

If you support trans people but not Palestinians, you’ve misunderstood the fight. Queer & Palestinian liberation are both about tearing down the same colonial systems that criminalize existence, surveil bodies, and justify genocide of both in the name of order. These are not separate struggles.

Hoy se cumplen 30 años de la masacre y genocidio en #Srebrenica. ✍🏻 @mrtables.bsky.social dedica un reportaje en @ctxt.es a explicar el trauma, las décadas de negación, y el fracaso de occidente hasta hoy. Con comentarios de un servidor.

Orgullo mariliendre: por qué es tan potente la amistad entre chicas y maricas

When ordering a coffee in Spain, be aware it needs to pierce your intestines all the way through. If it does not, then you have been ripped off.

really fucking with the energy of the official romania tiktok account

¿Cuánto cuesta un voto para el partido del gobierno en Serbia? En el pueblo de Vražogrnac, para ser exactos, cuesta un litro de aceite y otro de azúcar, sal, judías, arroz, cuatro latas de conserva, algo de carne y 35 euros en metálico. n1info.rs/vesti/video-...

Happening tomorrow!

📍 If you are in Brussels next Tuesday, do not miss the launch of #IDEES Magazine's latest issue dedicated to the Western Balkans. A discussion on geopolitics, enlargement and illiberalism with @isabelleioannides.bsky.social, Berta López Domènech (EPC) & myself. 🔗 Register here lnkd.in/emc-fe8G

📍 If you are in Brussels next Tuesday, do not miss the launch of #IDEES Magazine's latest issue dedicated to the Western Balkans. A discussion on geopolitics, enlargement and illiberalism with @isabelleioannides.bsky.social, Berta López Domènech (EPC) & myself. 🔗 Register here lnkd.in/emc-fe8G

The EU last week: if Vučić goes to Moscow on Friday that'll have serious consequences for Serbia The EU on Monday:

Croatia's #Eurovision entry is so not my cup of tea, but reading how Marko Bošnjak has been angering bigots is simply delicious

Some movement in Brussels to lift the economic and diplomatic sanctions against Kosovo, according to @newunionpost.bsky.social

💥 On May 20th I will be in Brussels for the launch of the latest #IDEES Magazine, an issue dedicated to the Balkans. Join @isabelleioannides.bsky.social, Berta López Domènech & myself for a discussion on all things EU-WB. And take home a copy of the magazine! 🔗 Register here lnkd.in/emc-fe8G

La iniciativa ciudadana para prohibir las terapias de conversión en la Unión Europea terminará en una semana y aún faltan 3000 firmas españolas para llegar a nuestro umbral. Por favor, firmad: se tarda menos de un minuto y es un tema trascendental. eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#...

It's only five days until #Eurovision kicks off, so here are five songs that were performed on the Eurovision stage which mean or have meant something to me. Starting off with the eccentric, nostalgic and incredibly wholesome entry from #Latvia in 2000:

💥 On May 20th I will be in Brussels for the launch of the latest #IDEES Magazine, an issue dedicated to the Balkans. Join @isabelleioannides.bsky.social, Berta López Domènech & myself for a discussion on all things EU-WB. And take home a copy of the magazine! 🔗 Register here lnkd.in/emc-fe8G

Spaniards and Portuguese living abroad and following the massive power outage like:

Novi Sad - 6 months after the corruption-based killing of 16 people, police is trying to break the students blockade today, using excessive force towards peaceful citizens who don‘t give up demanding justice and accountability

Will the EPP drown in Valencia’s floodwaters?

Another day, another blockage of the start of work of the Kosovo Parliament. While MPs finally took oath, the candidate for the Speaker of the Parliament, minister of justice during Vetevendosje's 4year rule, Albulena Haxhiu, received only 57 out of 120 votes. Let's see on next session on Monday.

The human race is perpetuating itself just fine; natalist anxieties only make sense if you’re concerned about the growth of certain demographics relative to others, which of course is the far right’s entire concern.

💥🎙️ I had the pleasure to talk to @neweasterneurope.eu's podcast, Talk Eastern Europe, on the links between illiberalism and EU enlargement, and on what this means for the Western Balkans' EU accession prospects. You can listen to it here 👇🏻 talkeasterneurope.eu/episodes/epi...

💥🎙️ I had the pleasure to talk to @neweasterneurope.eu's podcast, Talk Eastern Europe, on the links between illiberalism and EU enlargement, and on what this means for the Western Balkans' EU accession prospects. You can listen to it here 👇🏻 talkeasterneurope.eu/episodes/epi...

Estas últimas semanas se han desatado protestas masivas en varios países de los Balcanes. Miles de personas han clamado contra la corrupción y el autoritarismo de sus gobiernos, o para mostrar apoyo a la UE. Lo cuento en @ctxt.es con la colaboración de @aestesop.bsky.social ctxt.es/es/20250301/...

¿Hay esperanza para los movimientos cívicos en los Balcanes? ✍️🏻 Escribe @mrtables.bsky.social para @ctxt.es sobre los últimos meses de protestas en la región y en sus alrededores, con contribuciones de un servidor. Corrupción, protesta y represión en los Balcanes

"¿Cómo va a ser mi hijo un mierda misógino, si pongo el lavavajillas y llevo calcetines de aguacates?".

🔴📣 Call for non-Visegrad 4 experts 💡 Applications are open for the Think Visegrad Fellowship 2025. A research stipend for a 6-to-8-week stay at a V4 host institution & the chance to pursue your own research project 🇨🇿🇭🇺🇸🇰🇵🇱 More info 👇🏻 think.visegradfund.org/fellowship/

A group of Neonazis in 🇦🇹 created fake social media accounts to lure homosexual men to "dates" where they then attacked, robbed, and seriously injured them—one case possibly handled as attempted murder. They humiliated survivors, filmed it, and uploaded it to private chat groups. 15 arrests so far.

"We strongly urge you to use this moment to send a clear message on behalf of the EU: #Serbia urgently needs a transitional government of electoral confidence and civic unity to restore public trust and lay the groundwork for genuinely free and fair elections." n1info.rs/english/news...

Hungary bans Pride events and plans to use facial recognition to target attenders

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"Son hombres que deberían darse cuenta que el patriarcado es también destructivo con ellos. Que los conduce a la soledad, a la infelicidad, a la falta de relaciones cercanas, y que de todo eso se derivan problemas de salud mental al intentar demostrar que son hombres todo el tiempo."

💰🏝️Viktor Orbán's daughter Sára, his son-in-law & grandkids returned from the Maldives on a private jet owned by OTP Bank. A gift bag revealed their stay at Velaa, an exclusive luxury island resort. Public money well spent. 📸: Daniel Nemeth, photoreporter who was surveilled with Pegasus spyware.

The risk of war in the EU is increasing and I am glad my closest circle is openly talking about it as a likelihood. We agree we must gather resources & strategies to better cope if—once—it arrives. My recommended starter pack is this leaflet that Sweden has circulated domestically for years now:

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