Europe Unpacked
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Europe Unpacked
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#Politics #RuleofLaw #Democracy #Diversity
#Connecting EU by rail, #EU doesn’t lack tracks. It lacks #interoperability. Different voltages, signalling systems and standards still turn borders into bottlenecks. The EC’s #2040 high-speed plan tries to unstick that ERTMS rollout, EU-wide approvals, simpler driver rules, cross-border ticketing.
December 26, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Why do US Big Tech libertarians hate the EU?
Because the EU is their biggest obstacle towards global market dominance and unchecked power over billions consumers.
#DigitalMarketsAct #EUtech #PlatformRegulation #BigTech #Antitrust #DigitalSovereignty
December 25, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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🍬‘One portion = Happiness!’

Great that Haribo have made giant stuffed toy versions of their sweets…🙄 Now they can market to kids *inside* their bedrooms.

This is of course a company who claim they don’t market to under 16s
December 24, 2025 at 6:49 AM
EU Data Union: Ambitious, But Who’s Steering?
With its new Data Union Strategy, the EU sets sights on boosting data availability for AI, simplifying digital rules, and strengthening global data partnerships.
#EUdata #AIEurope #Digital #BigTech
December 25, 2025 at 9:56 AM
EU Cultural Compass: Strategy or Symbolism?
The European Commission unveils a Cultural Compass to embed culture across EU policy—from foreign affairs to innovation. Key ideas: artistic freedom, youth participation, digital tools, and new EU-level cultural initiatives.
#EU #CreativeEurope #EUpolicy
December 25, 2025 at 9:46 AM
🚨 Unprecedented in Dutch parliamentary history: Second Chamber denies access to UN Special Rapporteur
Francesca Albanese. UN expert on human rights, was barred from meeting MPs.
#TweedeKamer
#DoYourJob #HumanRights #UN #Netherlands #Palestine
February 12, 2025 at 12:52 PM
1/ Dutch coalition party BBB collapses.
BBB promised to solve the nitrogen crisis. Instead, their Overijssel faction just fell apart. A major political blow. But the signs were there all along. Let me explain. 👇 (1/5)

#BBB #DutchPolitics #NitrogenCrisis
February 4, 2025 at 2:18 AM
China is not a dictatorship. The Uyghurs are not being oppressed and Pooh Bear is not prohibited. All of this is just ‘misinformation,’ according to #DeepSeek. #FreeSpeech #misinformation
January 27, 2025 at 6:43 PM
1/ 🏛️ Who really decides EU policies?
It’s not just governments. Big corporations, NGOs, and outside experts play a big role. The European Commission is smaller than most national ministries, so it relies heavily on outside input. 👇 (1/6)
#scandal #ngo #environment
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
Use of EU funds to lobby MEPs was ‘inappropriate’, commissioner says
The conservative European People’s Party (EPP) has questioned the use of public funds for campaigns they say run against the EU’s own interests. The Commission says it’s fixed the problem, but some se...
www.euronews.com
January 25, 2025 at 8:09 AM