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Duroyan Fertl ᚇᚓᚑᚏᚐᚇᚐᚅ
@dfertl.bsky.social
Political analyst. Nordic co-ord Rosalux EU.
Ex EU advisor Sinn Féin & The Left (I helped drive Brexit into the Irish Sea).
Píobaireacht & zouks. Climate alarmist. Fenian. gRBB.
Notions.👨🏻‍🌾
🏡 KBH NV / BÁC / Hintadupfing (Gathang-guba Barray) / Walpy City
"leaders of Europe’s center-left and liberal groups say the European People’s Party has gone too far in working with the #farright. They also say there’s nothing they can do about it"
#Socialdemocrats & #liberals: No strategy. No self-awareness. No clue.
Just stop it.
www.politico.eu/article/epp-...
November 26, 2025 at 8:51 PM
“In Denmark, Social Democracy Is Failing
Around Europe, old labor parties have alienated their base by forming grand coalitions with center-right forces. In #Denmark, #MetteFrederiksen ‘s #SocialDemocrats have pursued this same strategy with the same dismal results”
jacobin.com/2025/11/denm...
In Denmark, Social Democracy Is Failing
Around Europe, old labor parties have alienated their base by forming grand coalitions with center-right forces. In Denmark, Mette Frederiksen’s Social Democrats have pursued this same strategy with t...
jacobin.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:26 PM
#Ireland ‘s Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan has signalled plans to follow Britain in aping #Denmark ‘s failed #racist #migration policy: ignoring the real crises making #refugees, & risking emboldening the #farright, to deflect from domestic inequality
#SpéirGorm
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Opinion: The real migration crisis is not the one you’ve been hearing about
‘Politics of affect’ stokes anxieties about immigration, allowing Government to then respond
www.irishtimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
"Inside Story of How the #GreenParty Turned Red
The rightwing media…tried to force the Greens into a little box marked “eco” because they didn’t want to talk about the party’s #socialist ideas… #Polanski has triggered the tabloids into a “reds under the beds” panic"
novaramedia.com/2025/11/13/t...
The Inside Story of How the Green Party Turned Red | Novara Media
Zack Polanski’s smash-hit eco-populism might seem like a sudden gear-change for the Green party. In fact it’s part of a tectonic shift some of its members have been driving for more than a decade. Ada...
novaramedia.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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A major FT exposé finds rampant labour & human rights abuse in global #tuna supply chains.

For us at @itfglobalunion.bsky.social, this is nothing new.

Tuna is a USD40 billion industry. We need to address the root causes of this phenomenon head-on.

1/5

#BizHumanRights #UNForumBHR
November 24, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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Our reaction to the COP30 outcomes.
The agreement edges the world slightly forward but it’s not nearly enough.
When COP happens next year in Turkey, Ireland will play a key role with EU Council Presidency and actions must speak louder than words.
www.friendsoftheearth.ie/news/friends...
Friends of the Earth responds to COP30 conclusion - Courage in short supply as COP30 delivers bare minimum | Friends of the Earth
Outcome of climate conference, coinciding with Paris Agreement 10-year anniversary, bring limits and weaknesses of the UN process into stark relief.   Responding to the COP Outcome, CEO of &#8230...
www.friendsoftheearth.ie
November 24, 2025 at 11:25 AM
#COP30 talks in #Bélem, #Brazil, failed on all counts.
The #COP mechanism for global #climate governance is well and truly broken.
In the words of the #Colombia delegation: "A consensus imposed under #climatedenialism is a failed agreement”
#ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction
drilled.media/news/COP30-w...
COP-tastrophe: How the COP of Implementation, Truth, Forests, and Indigenous Peoples Failed on All Counts
COP30 began full of promise but ended as yet another reminder that the mechanism for global climate governance is broken.
drilled.media
November 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
“The ‘ #Danishmodel’ is the darling of centre-left parties like #Labour. The problem is, it doesn’t even work in #Denmark
This week’s local elections are the latest reminder that when #socialdemocrats move rightwards, they’re making a mistake”
#migration #farright
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The ‘Danish model’ is the darling of centre-left parties like Labour. The problem is, it doesn’t even work in Denmark | Cas Mudde
This week’s local elections are the latest reminder that when social democrats move rightwards, they’re making a mistake, says academic and author Cas Mudde
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Seeing as they've *already* evacuated all the fossil fuel and industrial agriculture lobbyists, maybe best to just not let them back in?

#COP30
November 21, 2025 at 9:35 AM
#Spain ‘s Supreme Court intensifies its right-wing #lawfare against the govt of Prime Minister #PedroSánchez, banning Attorney General Álvaro García Ortiz from public office for two years over baseless accusations and risking a constitutional crisis in the process.
www.politico.eu/article/spai...
Sánchez vs. the judges
Spain’s top court ousts attorney general, escalating the prime minister’s feud with the judiciary.
www.politico.eu
November 21, 2025 at 8:25 AM
An Irish #Farmers Journal (IFJ) investigation in #Brazil shows dangers of the EU- #Mercosur trade deal.
"were able to walk into over a dozen agri-stores… buy any amount of #antibiotics without showing any prescription, ID or herd number… not asked any questions”
#SpéirGorm
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
IFJ probe 'undermines' EU-Mercosur trade deal, says IFA
The Irish Farmers' Association has said an investigation carried out by the Irish Farmers Journal in Brazil undermines arguments by the European Commission that the EU-Mercosur trade deal should be ap...
www.rte.ie
November 21, 2025 at 8:09 AM
In case you were still wondering, the research is now crystal clear: #farright parties are not weakened by being allowed into government.
On the contrary, they increase their vote share by an average of six percent at the subsequent election.
sciety.org/articles/act...
Taming the far right? Government inclusion strengthens rather than weakens far-right parties
Can inclusion in government break the appeal of far right parties? This question is critical given the global rise of far-right parties which makes government formation increasingly difficult. Comment...
sciety.org
November 21, 2025 at 7:54 AM
#Cop30: dozens of countries threaten to block resolution unless it contains roadmap to #fossilfuel phase-out…
#Brazil had been planning to drop a roadmap to a transition away from #fossilfuels amid opposition from petro states”
#ClimateCrisis #Bélem
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cop30: dozens of countries threaten to block resolution unless it contains roadmap to fossil fuel phase-out
Exclusive: The Guardian understands Brazil had been planning to drop a roadmap to a transition away from fossil fuels amid opposition from petro states
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Sometimes the irony hurts.
A literal fire broke out at the #COP30 #climate talks in #Bélem, #Brazil.
People warned each other & quickly evacuated.
Firefighters arrived promptly & put out the blaze.
The exact opposite of how the world has addressed the #ClimateCrisis
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
COP30 attendees in Brazil forced to evacuate pavilion following fire
Officials say the fire was contained within six minutes, and 13 attendees were treated for smoke inhalation.
www.aljazeera.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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🌍 An international meeting took place in Belém, before COP30, calling for a radical transformation of the global financial system to meet the climate challenge.

It brought together people from 11 countries. We participated as well!

🔗Read our full article: www.european-left.org/powerful-bel...
November 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
"After Landmark EU Court Judgement: The EU #MinimumWageDirective Is Alive and Kicking
The landmark ruling validates the directive's approach to adequate wages and #collectivebargaining, dealing only minor setbacks to its implementation"
#MinimumWage #SocialPillar
www.socialeurope.eu/after-landma...
After Landmark EU Court Judgement: The EU Minimum Wages Directive Is Alive and Kicking
The landmark ruling validates the directive's approach to adequate wages and collective bargaining, dealing only minor setbacks to its implementation across Europe.
www.socialeurope.eu
November 20, 2025 at 1:23 PM
"Up to €2.7m worth of energy ‘wasted’ every day by State, committee told"
#Ireland 's govt is dumping up to €450 million of #windenergy every year, while 550,000 households suffer #fuelpoverty.
Utter madness.
#renewables #costofliving #windfarms #climate #SpéirGorm
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/soci...
Up to €2.7m worth of energy ‘wasted’ every day by State, committee told
Wind farms wound down or shut down at night while households are in fuel poverty, says energy charity chief
www.irishtimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:56 PM
#Denmark 's Social Democrats got a bloody nose in #Copenhagen & nationally in this week's local elections, but they kept the role of mayor in the small bourgeois enclave of #Frederiksberg, with the help of posters like this:
"...not so social democratic that it matters"
Truth in advertising…
#kv25
November 20, 2025 at 11:35 AM
“The EU’s #farright has tasted power. Now it wants action on migrants, cars and red tape
The European People’s Party says it is a “lie” they negotiated with far right on green rules rollback”
[But it’s true…]
#CSDDD #deregulation #CAP #migration #climate
www.politico.eu/article/eu-f...
The EU’s far right has tasted power. Now it wants action on migrants, cars and red tape
The European People’s Party says it is a “lie” they negotiated with far right on green rules rollback.
www.politico.eu
November 20, 2025 at 8:23 AM
“French conservatives are inching towards a pact with #LePen that could enable a #farright takeover of the country…
the firewall between the mainstream centre right and the extreme right is breaking down as #LesRépublicains struggle for survival”
#France
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
French conservatives are inching towards a pact with Le Pen that could enable a far-right takeover of the country | Paul Taylor
In trying to woo Le Pen’s voters, Les Républicains risk destroying France’s Gaullist legacy and putting Paris on a collision course with the EU, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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"fresh survey of eight sites along WA's Ningaloo Reef has revealed more than 60 per cent of corals have died [..] Of the 1,600 corals counted in March, only 600 were still alive come late October"
November 19, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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In early 2025, the Israeli military launched an operation that emptied three Palestinian refugee camps. They've blocked their residents from returning and razed many of their homes.

In a new report, HRW finds that Israeli forces carried out war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.
November 20, 2025 at 5:30 AM
As anticipated, Green Left (Socialist People's Party, F) candidate #SisseMarieWelling has been made Lord Mayor of #Copenhagen, ending 100 years of Social Democrat rule.
Despite radical left #Enhedslisten receiving the most votes (again), right-wing parties pointed to #Welling for the role.
#KV25
The Social Democrats (A) have conceded defeat, but not the “red majority” to their left many expected in #Copenhagen, complicating negotiations & playing the Social Liberals (B) into the mix: potentially benefiting Green Left (F) over #Enhedslisten (Ø), who will be disappointed with the result
#kv25
Denmark, Preliminary final election result:

Copenhagen local election

Ø (LEFT): 22.1% (-2.5)
F (Greens/EFA): 17.9% (+6.9)
A (S&D): 12.7% (-4.5)
C (EPP): 11.3% (-1.8)
B (RE): 10.5% (-1.4)
V (RE): 6.1% (-1.6)
I (EPP): 5.2% (+2.5)
...

+/- vs. 2021 election result

➤ europeelects.eu/denmark
November 19, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Disastrous local election for #Denmark's Social Democrats nationwide, while the centre-right lost ground to the hard & #farright.
#kv25
Denmark, Preliminary final election result:

Local election

A (S&D): 23.2% (-5.2)
V (RE): 17.9% (-3.3)
C (EPP): 12.7% (-2.5)
F (Greens/EFA): 11.1% (+3.5)
Ø (LEFT): 7.1% (-0.2)
O (PfE): 5.9% (+1.8)
I (EPP): 5.5% (+4.3)
B (RE): 5.4% (-0.2)
...

+/- vs. 2021 election result

➤ europeelects.eu/denmark
November 19, 2025 at 8:20 AM
The Social Democrats (A) have conceded defeat, but not the “red majority” to their left many expected in #Copenhagen, complicating negotiations & playing the Social Liberals (B) into the mix: potentially benefiting Green Left (F) over #Enhedslisten (Ø), who will be disappointed with the result
#kv25
Denmark, Preliminary final election result:

Copenhagen local election

Ø (LEFT): 22.1% (-2.5)
F (Greens/EFA): 17.9% (+6.9)
A (S&D): 12.7% (-4.5)
C (EPP): 11.3% (-1.8)
B (RE): 10.5% (-1.4)
V (RE): 6.1% (-1.6)
I (EPP): 5.2% (+2.5)
...

+/- vs. 2021 election result

➤ europeelects.eu/denmark
November 19, 2025 at 6:42 AM