Isabelle Ioannides
@isabelleioannides.bsky.social
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EU affairs and international relations geek - all things security, peace and crisis management, EU enlargement, impact evaluation/policy learning. Balkans & Med aficionado. Strictly my views.
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What is new in the Growth Plan? What incentives does it provide for the #WesternBalkans to undertake required reforms? How can the Growth Plan help curb corruption? What if #EUenlargement to the Western Balkans doesn't happen? Listen to my interview on ERT here:
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What is new in the Growth Plan? What incentives does it provide for the #WesternBalkans to undertake required reforms? How can the Growth Plan help curb corruption? What if #EUenlargement to the Western Balkans doesn't happen? Listen to my interview on ERT here:
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What a thrill to present the inaugural lecture on "#EU #enlargement in a Changing World: Strengthening #Europe's Unity & Resilience" to bright young professionals from the #Visegrad countries, #WB6 & Eastern trio, at the Visegrad Summer School, in Krakow. All that thx to Villa Decius Association! 🙏
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WR Mead @gmfus.bsky.social's Brussels Forum says that #Cyprus likely to become a "frontline state" in a world where the #EU is unable to fill the #European space that #Trump has left behind, and that #Turkey (as other powers) is trying to move into.

#geopolitics101
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It's always something to venture into the streets behind the Brussels South train station (#Bruxelles midi). How can the so-called capital of #Europe let this neighbourhood in such a mess? It's the first thing a foreigner sees of #Brussels!
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📍 If you are in Brussels next Tuesday, do not miss the launch of #IDEES Magazine's latest issue dedicated to the Western Balkans.

A discussion on geopolitics, enlargement and illiberalism with @isabelleioannides.bsky.social, Berta López Domènech (EPC) & myself.

🔗 Register here lnkd.in/emc-fe8G
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💥 On May 20th I will be in Brussels for the launch of the latest #IDEES Magazine, an issue dedicated to the Balkans.

Join @isabelleioannides.bsky.social, Berta López Domènech & myself for a discussion on all things EU-WB. And take home a copy of the magazine!

🔗 Register here lnkd.in/emc-fe8G
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Has the #EU-#UK TCA facilitated #trade? My latest briefing assesses the TCA's implementation over the past two years. Despite continuing challenges, the TCA can be an opportunity for deepening EU-UK relations at a time of geoeconomic disruptions.
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EU-UK trade flows: Continuities, changes and trends | Think Tank | European Parliament
EU-UK trade flows: Continuities, changes and trends
www.europarl.europa.eu
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J'ai eu l'occasion, grâce au journal @lesoir.be, de voir en avant-première le film de Régis Wargnier 'La Réparation'. Une histoire touchante et une interprétation merveilleuse de Julia de Nunes - je vous le recommande vivement!
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“No government — regardless of which party is in power — should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue,” Alan Garber, Harvard’s president, said about President Trump's demands. nyti.ms/4jzSS9W
The gates of Harvard University. The text reads: "Harvard Says It Will Not Comply With Trump Administration's Demands." Photo by Sophie Park for The New York Times.
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“American government, American foreign policy, and American trade policy are slowly being transformed, not to benefit Americans but to benefit the president, his family, and his friends.”

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Kleptocracy, Inc.
Under Trump, conflicts of interest are just part of the system.
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Congratulations to Albania for taking another step towards EU membership

Today, we opened the Internal Market cluster. While tariffs return elsewhere, we’ll be breaking down barriers to trade and business.

Happy to see us building a more united & secure Europe together.
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The only countries in #Europe with no #rail services. Ashamed to say I come from one of the them.

Maybe @jonworth.eu can help!

#train #tram