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It began with coal and steel. But from the very start, our Union was always meant to be much more. 75 years ago, in Paris, with the signing of the Treaty of Paris, Europe chose a different path. One of unity over division, of peace over war.

From entrenched power to crushing defeat in one election. What changed in Hungary? A sharp letter from Cambridge Szeged Society chair Julia Seiber Boyd traces the long build-up to Orbán’s fall. eastangliabylines.co.uk/democracy/le...

NEW BLOGPOST: In 1990 Cambridgeshire County Council surveyed residents about transport improvements. Light rail came top. lostcambridge.wordpress.com/2026/04/15/6...

#LostCambridge 1990 local elections and @andrewduffeu.bsky.social makes the case for a Light Rail for Cambridge. (Is there a document or map for the CamTrack proposals anywhere?)

🌹 Former Labour Leader Lord Neil Kinnock calls for Proportional Representation! In an interview with @emmaburnell.bsky.social for @thefabians.bsky.social & @labourlist.bsky.social on Monday, he said electoral reform was "crucial" to renew British democracy for the 21st century. #FPTP #Elections

New post Some thoughts on the suggestion by pro-Brexit politicians that the government's proposal for "dynamic alignment" with EU rules would be a constitutional affront or would be an undemocratic subversion of the 2016 referendum. (It wouldn't.) publiclawforeveryone.com/2026/04/13/t...

The leader of the Lib Dems has come through with the put-down of the weekend for pro-Orban politician.

Incoming Hungarian PM Péter Magyar calls for the UK to rejoin the European Union: "I remember when I was a diplomat in Brussels... We were able to influence decisions. At the time, the Brits were also part of the EU. Let's hope they will rejoin."

Very much hoping to crack this open later today. @petermagyar.bsky.social

An outstanding article on how Turkey is failing to turn @ekremimamoglu.com into a criminal. #Silivri

March 2026 marks one year since Ekrem İmamoğlu, Istanbul’s elected mayor, was placed in detention and his trial formally began. DORUK ERHAN explores the surprising inefficacy of this autocratic lawfare, most visible in the political reception of the trial. verfassungsblog.de/holding-fast/

An outstanding article on how Turkey is failing to turn @ekremimamoglu.com into a criminal. #Silivri

It took more than 50 preliminary requests for the CJEU to finally call for a new legislative framework to remedy illegal judges. Until such a law is adopted, recusals will be carried out on a case-by-case basis. LAURENT PECH explains this uneasy twofold solution. verfassungsblog.de/polands-ille...

The CJEU ruled that silencing the opposition radio station Klubrádió in Hungary was incompatible with media freedom and pluralism. MELINDA RUCZ shows why the ruling marks a subtle but important shift in the CJEU’s approach to media freedom. verfassungsblog.de/the-frequenc...

Liberal Democrats get things done. We don’t do division. We do potholes and police officers, church roofs and clean rivers. We focus on the local issues that matter to you. Vote Liberal Democrat on 7th May.

Bad vibes. New post on my Brexit & Brexitism Blog looking at how discussion of Brexit and the reset is still saturated with dishonesty, and the latest episodes in the 'vibe politics' that have embedded that dishonesty in British politics: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/bad-...

The task we face in 2026 is to forge a new European Union, one with the strength and unity to overcome the challenges we face while defending our core values. For the UK this means rejoining the EU is not enough. We must commit to working for a deeper Union, no more opt-outs! (1/3)

Another killer blow to Irony.

The man who inflicted such a shitty, joyless Brexit on us can't bear to live in the reality he created.

encompass-europe.com/comment/is-b... @richardcorbett.bsky.social

Maintaining the US State Visit is a dismal remnant of Mandelson’s discredited strategy. Trump is deranged. King Charles risks humiliation in DC at the behest of Starmer. Cancel the trip. There’s a war on FFS.

Know them by the company they keep.

Maintaining the US State Visit is a dismal remnant of Mandelson’s discredited strategy. Trump is deranged. King Charles risks humiliation in DC at the behest of Starmer. Cancel the trip. There’s a war on FFS.

Good piece here by @vanghel.bsky.social on how the technocratic integration of Ukraine continues despite EU wavering, Trump betrayal and Putin invasion. encompass-europe.com/comment/ukra... @padamson.bsky.social

! The EU formally agrees to UK cherrypicking ! No doubt the British government will miss the opportunity to exploit this. www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/...

Brexit was sold as a plan. It promised control. It turned out to be an argument without a plan as to what came next, even years on. Now Britain has to work out what it actually wants from Europe writes Niall Ó Conghaile.

The fact that Zelensky has not told so many people to fuck off who more than deserved it over the years it is a testament to his character, patience and leadership. He never gives up trying to placate and persuade people no matter how ignorant & insufferable they are. I could never do it. Few could.

OK that’s quite funny www.reddit.com/r/cambridge/...

Viktor Orbán blocked the funds for Ukraine after having promised in December 2025 not to stand in the way. LUCAS SCHRAMM shows that this time the blackmail went too far. verfassungsblog.de/a-deal-is-a-...

This is very good, by the way.

encompass-europe.com/comment/from... @andrewduffeu.bsky.social

The British always prefer military alliances to economic integration. encompass-europe.com/comment/from...

Prove these twits wrong- write to your MP to tell them that the UK needs a referendum on rejoining the EU! www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/do-...

The Lisbon treaty is under strain: the new framework agreement between European Parliament and Commission should be followed by negotiations between MEPs and the Council of ministers. @europarl.europa.eu @eucouncil.bsky.social verfassungsblog.de/testing-mutu...

The EU’s institutional balance is under growing pressure. ANDREW DUFF (@andrewduffeu.bsky.social) on the revised Framework Agreement between the European Parliament and the Commission – and why the Council’s objections reveal deeper tensions within EU governance. verfassungsblog.de/testing-mutu...

The Lisbon treaty is under strain: the new framework agreement between European Parliament and Commission should be followed by negotiations between MEPs and the Council of ministers. @europarl.europa.eu @eucouncil.bsky.social verfassungsblog.de/testing-mutu...

"Ukrainian membership will make the EU a much more powerful player in global affairs ... Bringing Ukraine into the EU – and bringing Britain back against the odds – would be proof positive that the [EU] is learning to defend itself and live on into the 21st century with purpose and confidence." 👏👏

As war spreads across the Middle East, what can Europe do to defend itself ? @andriuskubilius.ec.europa.eu www.epc.eu/publication/...

At the same time, agree a new intergovernmental treaty on security and defence (including Canada, Ukraine and the UK) as the basis for an EU Security Council. 2/2 @consilium.europa.eu @cy2026eu.bsky.social @eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu @ec.europa.eu @europarl.europa.eu @kajakallas.bsky.social

The EU's future depends on it being larger and better defended than it is now. Here I propose revising the Copenhagen criteria, streamlining the enlargement process, and creating a new category of accession state. 1/2 www.epc.eu/publication/...

The EU's future depends on it being larger and better defended than it is now. Here I propose revising the Copenhagen criteria, streamlining the enlargement process, and creating a new category of accession state. 1/2 www.epc.eu/publication/...

@chrisgrey.bsky.social Here's my latest. The way back to Europe for Britain will be through a new security and defence treaty, alongside Ukraine. www.epc.eu/publication/...

🟡🔵 Ukraine’s accession and European defence are one strategy — the EU’s defining test. In our new Discussion Paper, @andrewduffeu.bsky.social argues Europe must innovate: fast-track Ukraine’s path and build common defence, including a European Security Council. Read 👇 www.epc.eu/publication/...

If Starmer ignored the law, right wing crowd would be baying he’s a warmonger. If he meekly followed Trump into a war which turned out badly, they’d be decrying him as another Blairite poodle of the US. They’ll never give him a fair shake, and in this case, he’s absolutely right to be cautious.

Embracing Anglo-Irish history will never oblige us to think better of Cromwell, says Taoiseach