A monumental loss for friends of philosophy, humanism and those who share his conviction that a democratic Europe should aspire to be more than a negatively integrated market. Rest in peace, Jürgen Habermas 🤍

Comme promis, un texte où je persiste et signe : le film "Le mage du Kremlin" est dangereux, car il se met au service du pouvoir russe en diffusant une vision du pays exactement conforme à ce que le Kremlin veut nous faire penser. colinlebedev.fr/2026/01/22/h...

Une merveilleuse analyse sur la tension entre la promesse d'efficacité technocratique et les institutions démocratiques. D'actualité frappante en suivant le débat européen sur les omnibus.

In 2009, J. Parent argued that federalism is motivated by security threats rather than economic gains. He speculated the following: “When Europe menaced U.S. security, the United States united. Should the United States return the favor in kind, Europe, too, could unite”.

Absolutely in love with this idea! Helps to solve two of the most pressing issues of our time: biodiversity loss and Russian expansionism, as Hans Joosten puts it. on.ft.com/4n0zF2H

In early 1990, just before Gorbachev’s visit to Lithuania, hundreds of Latvians sent telegrams to the Lithuanian national movement Sąjūdis, expressing their support for Lithuania’s plans to declare independence.

Von der Leyen ”pledged to legally codify the freedom of scientific research on the continent by proposing a “European Research Area Act.”

A must read. The essence of Ru diplomacy, summarized by a graduate of Ru's top diplomatic academy: "we were taught to cite international law while violating its spirit, to defend norms while dismantling them and to speak of peace while justifying and waging wars."

Some observations about the Marine Le Pen verdict: 1) WOW. They really went for it: prison term (w/electronic tag) and 5 years of ineligibility. That's almost exactly what the prosecutors asked for, so she's seriously guilty. 2) Will this halt the progress of the far-right in France? No. But... 1/

When the hypocrisy of anti-EU parties profiting off the EU finally catches up

Vous savez ce que c'est le problème, au fond ? C'est ça. L'absence de décence. Dans la vraie vie, aucun condamné n'a accès à une tribune nationale pour "dire sa vérité".

À jamais, Marine! 🍾

‘While Giorgia Meloni has proved to be shrewd on the national and the international stage, she is also operating in a country where the normalisation of the far right has been advancing for decades.’ @jwmueller-pu.bsky.social on Italy’s far-right president: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Das Schuldenpaket ist durch. 513 Abgeordnete haben dafür gestimmt. Das Quorum lag bei 489. Das ist eine relativ satte Mehrheit.

On a brighter note: Poland has already showed that democratic backsliding is not irreversible. Will Hungary be the next?

Surprise! The Russians, who have repeatedly said they don't want a ceasefire, have once again said they don't want a ceasefire

1/ Donald Trump may be aiming to annex the Great Lakes – and possibly south-eastern Ontario in a maximalist scenario – and kick Canada out of NORAD, judging by first-hand accounts of talks between Canada and the Trump Administration. ⬇️

Becoming a military global power by accident would be very EU

Georgia is going full Euromaidan, and the pro-Kremlin bloc is doing what they do best - intimidate, imprison and beat up people. Stay strong my Georgian friends, you will prevail! 🇬🇪

Der Kapitän des chinesischen Schiffs, das im Verdacht steht, die beiden Kabel in der Ostsee beschädigt zu haben, ist: Russe. Na sowas.

A reminder that Russia has not gained upper hand in its war in Ukraine because it has nuclear weapons. It has gained upper hand because it has supporters (North Korea, Iran and China) who supply it with missiles, drones, ammunition, and are even willing to send troops to fight with Russian troops.