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Adelina Marini @adelinamarini.bsky.social · 1d

This is an important development #DSA #TikTok

Henna Virkkunen @hennavirkkunen.bsky.social · 1d

Today, we preliminarily found TikTok in breach of #DSA for its addictive design.

This includes features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, and its highly personalised recommender system.

Henna Virkkunen @hennavirkkunen.bsky.social · 1d

Today, we preliminarily found TikTok in breach of #DSA for its addictive design.

This includes features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, and its highly personalised recommender system.

Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 2d

The addictive design of social media is a major problem with serious impacts on public health and endangering democracy

Our new report reveals intense #lobbying by Meta, Google, TikTok and Snap to block or water down EU measures against social media addiction 🚨
corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/a...

Addicted to the algorithm: how Big Tech lobbies to keep us hooked on social media | Corporate Europe Observatory

As the EU prepares the Digital Fairness Act to tackle the addictive nature of social media design, big tech aggressively protects its business models. With Trumpists and far-right allies likely to joi...

corporateeurope.org

Adelina Marini @adelinamarini.bsky.social · 3d

I wonder how it is in law

John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · 3d

Here’s what they found:

Women are interrupted more often than men—by about 10–20% in economics seminars.

Those interruptions are more likely to:
- Cut women off mid-sentence
- Come from men
- Be adversarial rather than clarifying in nature

John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · 3d

Here’s what they found:

Women are interrupted more often than men—by about 10–20% in economics seminars.

Those interruptions are more likely to:
- Cut women off mid-sentence
- Come from men
- Be adversarial rather than clarifying in nature

Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 4d

Breaking:

The European Commission said on Tuesday it would investigate Mandelson, who was European trade commissioner from 2004-8 before leaving early to return to UK politics.

Mandelson draws a pension from his time there and has to adhere to a code of conduct for former staff.

Adelina Marini @adelinamarini.bsky.social · 4d

I'm currently involved in a transparency battle with the Council over decision-making documents for my research. #Transparency is 1 of the pillars of the #RuleOfLaw in the #EU but access has been made harder in the past years

Alexander Fanta @alexfanta.bsky.social · 4d

🔍 Inside the EU's plan to classify (almost) everything
🪟 Court fights to make the EU Commission transparent
📱 Ombudsman probes VDL texts (again)

Our Secrecy Tracker newsletter gives you 2026's top transparency stories:

www.ftm.eu/newsletters/...

🙌 @ftm.eu @euobserver.com @investigate-europe.eu

Newsletter | Transparency battles shaping the EU in 2026

Follow the Money - Platform for investigative journalism

www.ftm.eu

Alexander Fanta @alexfanta.bsky.social · 4d

🔍 Inside the EU's plan to classify (almost) everything
🪟 Court fights to make the EU Commission transparent
📱 Ombudsman probes VDL texts (again)

Our Secrecy Tracker newsletter gives you 2026's top transparency stories:

www.ftm.eu/newsletters/...

🙌 @ftm.eu @euobserver.com @investigate-europe.eu

Newsletter | Transparency battles shaping the EU in 2026

Follow the Money - Platform for investigative journalism

www.ftm.eu

Adelina Marini @adelinamarini.bsky.social · 5d

at a time when HDZ does not look good in the polls, amid stubborn inflation, corruption scandals, and controversial political decisions. #Croatia #sport #FarRight #Populism

Adelina Marini @adelinamarini.bsky.social · 5d

The government, however, took over the event. Voices from the ruling party HDZ criticised the banning of 'patriotic' songs, loved by the handball players and which inspired their success. This marks another episode of the political fight between the ruling party and the opposition

Adelina Marini @adelinamarini.bsky.social · 5d

The #Croatian handball team finished 3rd at the European Championship and, as the tradition goes, a welcoming party was planned at the Ban Jelačić square. The players insisted Thompson to sing as well, which the city of Zagreb denied and the event was cancelled

Adelina Marini @adelinamarini.bsky.social · 5d

messages. Since then, the left-liberal mayor of Zagreb banned his further concerts. Thompson responded by uusing his platform to call for the replacement of the leftist government of Zagreb. More background on this here balkaninsight.com/2025/11/27/i...

In Croatia, Nationalist Singer Spars with Leftist Mayor Over Concerts

Tussle over concert permits between Zagreb’s left-green mayor and right-wing firebrand Marko Perkovic Thompson reflects unresolved ideological tensions in Croatia.

balkaninsight.com

Adelina Marini @adelinamarini.bsky.social · 5d

Very often too, a controversial singer, Marko Perković Thompson, known for his nationalist and pro-ustaša songs, performs at such concerts. Last year, he held a concert in Zagreb, which broke all records by bringing together half a million people from all over the Balkans, sending ultraconservative

Adelina Marini @adelinamarini.bsky.social · 5d

#Croatian PM Andrej Plenković (HDZ/EPP) goes full nationalist taking a dangerous far-right-route by politicising sport. Traditionally, major sports successes are celebrated by welcoming players at the main square in Zagreb. Such events are usually quite massive and involve concerts

Jakub Jaraczewski @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social · 5d

🇸🇰🇪🇺⚖️It took a while, but the Commission is finally, belatedly, getting tough on Fico's softcore rule of law crisis. While not as severe as in 🇭🇺🇵🇱, the slowly crawling dismantling of checks and balances by the Slovak government is finally getting the attention it deserves. 1/

Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · 9d

Repression cannot go unanswered.

EU Foreign Ministers just took the decisive step of designating Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organisation.

Any regime that kills thousands of its own people is working toward its own demise.

Adelina Marini @adelinamarini.bsky.social · 10d

I wonder has there ever been a man appointed minister of family, youth and children or whatever that position is called or is it always women?

Roberta Metsola @president.europarl.europa.eu · 12d

We have just signed the ban on Russian gas into law.

Europe is securing control of our energy supply and strengthening our autonomy.

Adelina Marini @adelinamarini.bsky.social · 12d

It's quite the development to witness how Europe is starting to show its trump-cards (pun intended) to the US

Norbert Röttgen @nroettgen.bsky.social · 12d

European allies give the United States far more than is often acknowledged: bases, overflight rights, intelligence, and forward presence. Without Europe, America would be less a global power.

www.defenseone.com/ideas/2026/0...

Trump’s Greenland threat has already hurt US security—but far worse may come

A hostile takeover would shatter America’s key alliance, limit its military’s global reach, and invite economic reprisal.

www.defenseone.com

Norbert Röttgen @nroettgen.bsky.social · 12d

European allies give the United States far more than is often acknowledged: bases, overflight rights, intelligence, and forward presence. Without Europe, America would be less a global power.

www.defenseone.com/ideas/2026/0...

Trump’s Greenland threat has already hurt US security—but far worse may come

A hostile takeover would shatter America’s key alliance, limit its military’s global reach, and invite economic reprisal.

www.defenseone.com

European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 12d

We are opening an investigation into Grok because we believe that X may have breached the DSA.

We have seen antisemitic content, non-consensual deepfakes of women, and child sexual abuse material.

In Europe, no company will make money by violating our fundamental rights.

link.europa.eu/Fh8h84

Judith Kohlenberger @judithkohlenberger.bsky.social · 12d

Wer meint, sowas wie ICE "kann bei uns nicht passieren", ist a) geschichtsvergessen und hat b) die Situation an den Außengrenzen & entlang der Balkanroute nicht verfolgt. Nur 1 Beispiel: 2021 prügelten vermummte Beamte der kroatischen Polizei auf Geflüchtete ein...
www.spiegel.de/ausland/kroa...

Kroatiens Innenminister Davor Božinović gibt Misshandlungen von Flüchtlingen durch Polizisten zu

Recherchen des SPIEGEL und weiterer Medienpartner belegen, dass kroatische Polizisten auf Flüchtlinge einprügelten. Innenminister Božinović räumt die Vorwürfe ein – will aber offenbar selbst keine Ver...

www.spiegel.de

Adelina Marini @adelinamarini.bsky.social · 13d

The 'Stranger Things' finale feels like the end of the Trump era - defeating evil, pushing back invasion, getting back to normality, to a liberal, rule-of-law-based normality

Adelina Marini @adelinamarini.bsky.social · 14d

Thanks for the advice 👏

Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 14d

A man told me yesterday that it was important to "take emotion out of the equation“ when analysing the situation in the US, at which point I told him very calmly that "a woman who disagrees with you is not necessarily emotional".

Ladies, it was a breakthrough.

I should have done this years ago.

Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 14d

A man told me yesterday that it was important to "take emotion out of the equation“ when analysing the situation in the US, at which point I told him very calmly that "a woman who disagrees with you is not necessarily emotional".

Ladies, it was a breakthrough.

I should have done this years ago.

POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 18d

Eurozone finance ministers today picked Croatia’s central bank governor, Boris Vujčić, as the European Central Bank’s next vice president — defying all expectations and the European Parliament’s calls for someone else.

Croatia secures shock victory in ECB race

Surprise choice of Boris Vujčić throws next year’s race for the European Central Bank’s top job wide open.

www.politico.eu

Stanley Pignal @spignal.bsky.social · 20d

2024: can Europe defend itself ALONGSIDE America?

2025: can Europe defend itself WITHOUT America?

2026: can Europe defend itself AGAINST America?

Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 21d

Finally, Europeans are taking to the streets to protest against the American aggression against Europe.

But it should not have taken this long. And it should not only be in 🇩🇰🇬🇱.

If you want your leaders to to stop their supplication to Trump and fight for you, then you need to tell them.

Thousands join 'Hands off Greenland' protests in Denmark against Trump

The protest followed Donald Trump's warning on Friday that he 'may put a tariff' on countries that oppose his plans to take over mineral-rich Greenland, which is an autonomous territory of Denmark.

www.lemonde.fr

Adelina Marini @adelinamarini.bsky.social · 22d

Meaning these politicians support Orban's anti-democratic, anti-rule of law, anti-human rights, and anti-European policies. Most of them lead significant majorities in significantly large #EU Member States

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 22d

Former Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has joined Benjamin Netanyahu, Giorgia Meloni, Marine Le Pen, Alice Weidel and Rob Schneider in a video voicing support for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán as he stands for reelection.

Morawiecki ruszył z odsieczą Orbanowi. Ramię w ramię z liderką AfD

Premier Włoch Giorgia Meloni, były premier Polski Mateusz Morawiecki, szefowa francuskiego Frontu Narodowego Marine Le Pen, Alice Weidel, współliderka skrajnie prawicowej Alternatywy dla Niemiec czy p...

www.rmf24.pl

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 22d

Former Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has joined Benjamin Netanyahu, Giorgia Meloni, Marine Le Pen, Alice Weidel and Rob Schneider in a video voicing support for Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán as he stands for reelection.

Morawiecki ruszył z odsieczą Orbanowi. Ramię w ramię z liderką AfD

Premier Włoch Giorgia Meloni, były premier Polski Mateusz Morawiecki, szefowa francuskiego Frontu Narodowego Marine Le Pen, Alice Weidel, współliderka skrajnie prawicowej Alternatywy dla Niemiec czy p...

www.rmf24.pl

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