Martín Roberts 🇪🇺 🇪🇸 🇬🇧 🚲
@madridcorro.bsky.social
Best Foreign Correspondent in Spain Prize-winner, roamed the world for @Reuters. @nytimes.com acclaimed translator. Anglo-Spaniard in Madrid. Cyclist. Replies≠endorsements. YNWA.
Premio al Mejor Corresponsal Extranjero en España, traductor literario
Premio al Mejor Corresponsal Extranjero en España, traductor literario
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This is why electrification means more energy security:
In 2024, ~81% of EU electricity came from locally sourced fuels (57% excluding nuclear). Just 19% relied on imported fossil fuels.
Fossil fuels are mostly imported.
Source @ember-energy.org
In 2024, ~81% of EU electricity came from locally sourced fuels (57% excluding nuclear). Just 19% relied on imported fossil fuels.
Fossil fuels are mostly imported.
Source @ember-energy.org
February 15, 2026 at 3:37 PM
This is why electrification means more energy security:
In 2024, ~81% of EU electricity came from locally sourced fuels (57% excluding nuclear). Just 19% relied on imported fossil fuels.
Fossil fuels are mostly imported.
Source @ember-energy.org
In 2024, ~81% of EU electricity came from locally sourced fuels (57% excluding nuclear). Just 19% relied on imported fossil fuels.
Fossil fuels are mostly imported.
Source @ember-energy.org
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This is an important and thought-provoking thread, well worth your time.
“Coalitions of the willing” are back in vogue. Internationally, that makes sense. But in the EU context, I don’t buy the hype. In fact, it leads to the wrong conclusions and risks weakening the one institutional framework that actually gives Europe collective power in a world without rules.
Thread:
Thread:
February 15, 2026 at 3:24 PM
This is an important and thought-provoking thread, well worth your time.
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Fergal Keane: veteran Irish foreign correspondent leaves BBC after 37 years
Threats to a free press from oligarchs are now greater than ever, warns journalist as he departs reporting role
www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/0...
Threats to a free press from oligarchs are now greater than ever, warns journalist as he departs reporting role
www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/0...
Fergal Keane: veteran Irish foreign correspondent leaves BBC after 37 years
Threats to a free press from oligarchs are now greater than ever, warns journalist as he departs reporting role
www.irishtimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Fergal Keane: veteran Irish foreign correspondent leaves BBC after 37 years
Threats to a free press from oligarchs are now greater than ever, warns journalist as he departs reporting role
www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/0...
Threats to a free press from oligarchs are now greater than ever, warns journalist as he departs reporting role
www.irishtimes.com/media/2026/0...
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14 February 1894 | A Polish woman, Anna Nędza, was born in Mszana Dolna.
In #Auschwitz from 29 January 1943.
No. 32357
She perished in the camp on 27 April 1943.
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Women at Auschwitz:
📖 Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/
🎧 Podcast: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8
In #Auschwitz from 29 January 1943.
No. 32357
She perished in the camp on 27 April 1943.
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Women at Auschwitz:
📖 Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/
🎧 Podcast: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8
February 14, 2026 at 9:00 AM
14 February 1894 | A Polish woman, Anna Nędza, was born in Mszana Dolna.
In #Auschwitz from 29 January 1943.
No. 32357
She perished in the camp on 27 April 1943.
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Women at Auschwitz:
📖 Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/
🎧 Podcast: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8
In #Auschwitz from 29 January 1943.
No. 32357
She perished in the camp on 27 April 1943.
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Women at Auschwitz:
📖 Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/
🎧 Podcast: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8
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“Peter Mandelson's ministerial “executive” assistant sent Jeffrey Epstein a copy of a government speech before it was delivered to the public, just days after the paedophile financier was released from prison…”
Hard to believe this wasn’t at Mandelson’s behest
news.sky.com/story/mandel...
Hard to believe this wasn’t at Mandelson’s behest
news.sky.com/story/mandel...
Mandelson's assistant sent Epstein government speech before it was delivered
Documents from the Epstein files suggest Peter Mandelson's government assistant when he was a minister in 2009 was in contact with Jeffrey Epstein. Then business secretary, Lord Mandelson is now under...
news.sky.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:30 AM
“Peter Mandelson's ministerial “executive” assistant sent Jeffrey Epstein a copy of a government speech before it was delivered to the public, just days after the paedophile financier was released from prison…”
Hard to believe this wasn’t at Mandelson’s behest
news.sky.com/story/mandel...
Hard to believe this wasn’t at Mandelson’s behest
news.sky.com/story/mandel...
No surprise there: yougov.co.uk/internationa...
Many Europeans now see US as a threat to Europe | YouGov
While people in the six largest European countries prioritise European autonomy over the US-Europe alliance, they are unwilling to take the steps needed to build Europe up as a rival power
yougov.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 7:09 AM
No surprise there: yougov.co.uk/internationa...
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Seeing lots of commentary along the lines of 'no-one saw the Mandelson scandal coming', which just isn't true.
Some of us have been warning about it for years. Here's what I wrote two years ago bylinetimes.com/2024/01/04/k...
Some of us have been warning about it for years. Here's what I wrote two years ago bylinetimes.com/2024/01/04/k...
Keir Starmer Faces an Immediate Test of His Pledge to 'Crackdown on Cronyism'
The Labour leader's decision to make restoring trust in public life the centre piece of his election campaign, raises questions about his own record
bylinetimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Seeing lots of commentary along the lines of 'no-one saw the Mandelson scandal coming', which just isn't true.
Some of us have been warning about it for years. Here's what I wrote two years ago bylinetimes.com/2024/01/04/k...
Some of us have been warning about it for years. Here's what I wrote two years ago bylinetimes.com/2024/01/04/k...
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11 February 1916 | Polish woman Seweryna Szmaglewska was born in Przygłów.
In #Auschwitz from 6 October 1942
No. 22090
She escaped during the evacuation. After the war - a writer, the author of one of the first books about Auschwitz, „Smoke over Birkenau”.
In #Auschwitz from 6 October 1942
No. 22090
She escaped during the evacuation. After the war - a writer, the author of one of the first books about Auschwitz, „Smoke over Birkenau”.
February 11, 2026 at 9:00 AM
11 February 1916 | Polish woman Seweryna Szmaglewska was born in Przygłów.
In #Auschwitz from 6 October 1942
No. 22090
She escaped during the evacuation. After the war - a writer, the author of one of the first books about Auschwitz, „Smoke over Birkenau”.
In #Auschwitz from 6 October 1942
No. 22090
She escaped during the evacuation. After the war - a writer, the author of one of the first books about Auschwitz, „Smoke over Birkenau”.
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11 February 1943 | A transport of 1,000 Jews deported by the from #Drancy camp in German-occupied #France arrived at #Auschwitz. SS doctors sent 77 men & 91 women to the camp. The remaining 832 people were murdered in gas chambers.
Among them was Henri Latowicz. He was almost 3.
Among them was Henri Latowicz. He was almost 3.
February 11, 2026 at 1:00 PM
11 February 1943 | A transport of 1,000 Jews deported by the from #Drancy camp in German-occupied #France arrived at #Auschwitz. SS doctors sent 77 men & 91 women to the camp. The remaining 832 people were murdered in gas chambers.
Among them was Henri Latowicz. He was almost 3.
Among them was Henri Latowicz. He was almost 3.
#LaTartaDelPresidente peli muy recomendada sobre el día a día de un pueblo acosado por la dictadura de Sadam Husein, y los bombardeos y las sanciones de EE.UU.
Gracias a @diasdecine.bsky.social por la recomendación, a
@atalantefilms.bsky.social por distribuirla.
youtu.be/yFg9Hu5SxLg?...
Gracias a @diasdecine.bsky.social por la recomendación, a
@atalantefilms.bsky.social por distribuirla.
youtu.be/yFg9Hu5SxLg?...
LA TARTA DEL PRESIDENTE | Teaser tráiler oficial VOSE | 6 de febrero en cines
YouTube video by Atalante
youtu.be
February 11, 2026 at 7:47 AM
#LaTartaDelPresidente peli muy recomendada sobre el día a día de un pueblo acosado por la dictadura de Sadam Husein, y los bombardeos y las sanciones de EE.UU.
Gracias a @diasdecine.bsky.social por la recomendación, a
@atalantefilms.bsky.social por distribuirla.
youtu.be/yFg9Hu5SxLg?...
Gracias a @diasdecine.bsky.social por la recomendación, a
@atalantefilms.bsky.social por distribuirla.
youtu.be/yFg9Hu5SxLg?...
Follow the money:
FYI @kathylove.bsky.social @aafkevanzwieten.bsky.social
fortune.com/2026/02/09/c...
FYI @kathylove.bsky.social @aafkevanzwieten.bsky.social
fortune.com/2026/02/09/c...
Investors are already nervy about international buyers backing away from US debt: China might be beginning to do just that | Fortune
BRIC nations have been "quietly leaving the Treasury market," ING observed in December.
fortune.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Follow the money:
FYI @kathylove.bsky.social @aafkevanzwieten.bsky.social
fortune.com/2026/02/09/c...
FYI @kathylove.bsky.social @aafkevanzwieten.bsky.social
fortune.com/2026/02/09/c...
America (from Chile to Puerto Rico) is Bad Bunny, says Spain's newspaper of record
FYI @dankaszeta.bsky.social :
elpais.com/opinion/2026...
FYI @dankaszeta.bsky.social :
elpais.com/opinion/2026...
América es Bad Bunny
La memorable actuación del cantante en la Super Bowl golpea al corazón de la xenofobia trumpista
elpais.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:37 AM
America (from Chile to Puerto Rico) is Bad Bunny, says Spain's newspaper of record
FYI @dankaszeta.bsky.social :
elpais.com/opinion/2026...
FYI @dankaszeta.bsky.social :
elpais.com/opinion/2026...
Macron isn't mincing his words here. @kathylove.bsky.social @aafkevanzwieten.bsky.social
Macron met en garde sur les menaces américaines : « Ne croyez pas une seconde que c’est fini » www.huffingtonpost.fr/internationa...
Macron met en garde sur les menaces américaines : « Ne croyez pas une seconde que c’est fini » www.huffingtonpost.fr/internationa...
« Ne croyez pas une seconde que c’est fini » : Macron met en garde sur les menaces américaines
Dans un entretien donné à plusieurs journaux européens, le chef de l’État pointe « l’instabilité à la microseconde » des États-Unis et invite à s’en détacher.
www.huffingtonpost.fr
February 10, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Macron isn't mincing his words here. @kathylove.bsky.social @aafkevanzwieten.bsky.social
Macron met en garde sur les menaces américaines : « Ne croyez pas une seconde que c’est fini » www.huffingtonpost.fr/internationa...
Macron met en garde sur les menaces américaines : « Ne croyez pas une seconde que c’est fini » www.huffingtonpost.fr/internationa...
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Le plein-emploi en 2027, le pari perdu d’Emmanuel Macron
Le plein-emploi en 2027, le pari perdu d’Emmanuel Macron
Le chef de l’Etat s’était fixé comme objectif de ramener le taux de chômage à 5 % à la fin de son second mandat. Un cap inatteignable au vu des chiffres de l’Insee publiés mardi 10 février, qui révèlent une hausse de 0,6 point sur un an, pour atteindre 7,9 %.
www.lemonde.fr
February 10, 2026 at 6:55 AM
Le plein-emploi en 2027, le pari perdu d’Emmanuel Macron
The European Alliance of Academies asks Madrid Regional government to reconsider drastic budget cuts for world-renowned @cbamadrid.es
allianceofacademies.eu/news/declara...
allianceofacademies.eu/news/declara...
Declaration against Budget Cuts for the Círculo de Bellas Artes de Madrid - European Alliance of Academies
allianceofacademies.eu
February 10, 2026 at 7:14 AM
The European Alliance of Academies asks Madrid Regional government to reconsider drastic budget cuts for world-renowned @cbamadrid.es
allianceofacademies.eu/news/declara...
allianceofacademies.eu/news/declara...
"The strategy of kowtowing to Trump doesn't work" Macron tells Spain's newspaper of record: elpais.com/internaciona...
Emmanuel Macron: “La estrategia de doblegarse ante EE UU no da resultados”
El presidente francés defiende una Europa soberana ante los ataques de Trump y un panorama de “inestabilidad permanente”
elpais.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:59 AM
"The strategy of kowtowing to Trump doesn't work" Macron tells Spain's newspaper of record: elpais.com/internaciona...
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This is absolutely insane. The sort of Kafka-esque nightmare you would find in a Philip K Dick book set far in the dystopian future. A window on America tumbling into autocracy.
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:59 AM
This is absolutely insane. The sort of Kafka-esque nightmare you would find in a Philip K Dick book set far in the dystopian future. A window on America tumbling into autocracy.
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
his is dreadful news because obviously it isn't just about AFP but making a stand against the likes of the Other Place.
www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
'We, journalists of Agence France-Presse, believe management's plan would lead to our complete demise'
OP-ED. In an effort to cut costs, Agence France-Presse (AFP) management wants to reduce the number of expatriate positions by two-thirds. The reform, which would spell the end of staff mobility, would...
www.lemonde.fr
February 9, 2026 at 11:20 AM
his is dreadful news because obviously it isn't just about AFP but making a stand against the likes of the Other Place.
www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
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8 February 1901 | A Pole, Walenty Ostrowski, was born in Błędowa. A teacher.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from Tarnów on 14 June 1940 in the first transport of Poles to the camp.
No. 225
He perished in the camp on 15 August 1942.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from Tarnów on 14 June 1940 in the first transport of Poles to the camp.
No. 225
He perished in the camp on 15 August 1942.
February 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM
8 February 1901 | A Pole, Walenty Ostrowski, was born in Błędowa. A teacher.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from Tarnów on 14 June 1940 in the first transport of Poles to the camp.
No. 225
He perished in the camp on 15 August 1942.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from Tarnów on 14 June 1940 in the first transport of Poles to the camp.
No. 225
He perished in the camp on 15 August 1942.
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These 13 Countries Will Pay Winter Olympic Gold Medalists $100,000 — Or More
These 13 Countries Will Pay Winter Olympic Gold Medalists $100,000 — Or More
Americans who top the podium at the Milan Cortina Games will be in line for a $37,500 bonus. Their competitors could collect as much as $800,000.
www.forbes.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:55 AM
These 13 Countries Will Pay Winter Olympic Gold Medalists $100,000 — Or More