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EU defend freedom & democracy in a world returning to global power competition.
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Stronger together. Federal 🇪🇺 #TechSovereignty #EUroStack
EU defend freedom & democracy in a world returning to global power competition.
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Stronger together. Federal 🇪🇺 #TechSovereignty #EUroStack
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Talk in Europe now is a "two-speed EU" or Coalitions of the Willing.
My Charlemagne this week is on how to turn the European Union into the European Onion—a multi-layered construct with a core and outer tiers.
Unity still matters. Getting stuff done matters more.
www.economist.com/europe/2026/...
My Charlemagne this week is on how to turn the European Union into the European Onion—a multi-layered construct with a core and outer tiers.
Unity still matters. Getting stuff done matters more.
www.economist.com/europe/2026/...
The European Onion is a joke whose time has come
A new model of European integration, without the tears
www.economist.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Talk in Europe now is a "two-speed EU" or Coalitions of the Willing.
My Charlemagne this week is on how to turn the European Union into the European Onion—a multi-layered construct with a core and outer tiers.
Unity still matters. Getting stuff done matters more.
www.economist.com/europe/2026/...
My Charlemagne this week is on how to turn the European Union into the European Onion—a multi-layered construct with a core and outer tiers.
Unity still matters. Getting stuff done matters more.
www.economist.com/europe/2026/...
Now with new service provider & on a EU server and under EUs jurisdiction. 👇🇪🇺
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February 17, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Now with new service provider & on a EU server and under EUs jurisdiction. 👇🇪🇺
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Following Meloni's announcement that she'll make Italy an 'observer' in Trump's Board of Peace (defying EU understanding on non-participation), 🇪🇺President von der Leyen has had to scramble to send one of her commissioners to observe Thursday's meeting.
EU to send commissioner for Mediterranean to Trump’s Board of Peace meeting
Ursula von der Leyen won’t travel to Washington for Gaza talks, but Dubravka Šuica will be there.
www.politico.eu
February 17, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Following Meloni's announcement that she'll make Italy an 'observer' in Trump's Board of Peace (defying EU understanding on non-participation), 🇪🇺President von der Leyen has had to scramble to send one of her commissioners to observe Thursday's meeting.
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💥INVESTIGATION: Romania’s pro-Russian far-right leader George Simion may have lost at home, but his online campaign machine gave foreign help to Karol Nawrocki in Poland — and is now powering Law and Justice’s populist comeback bid.
How Romanians Helped Conservative Brothers in Poland Win Elections - VSquare.org
We go behind the scenes of the “MEGA” movement and reveal European Trumpists between Bucharest and Warsaw.
vsquare.org
February 17, 2026 at 1:58 PM
💥INVESTIGATION: Romania’s pro-Russian far-right leader George Simion may have lost at home, but his online campaign machine gave foreign help to Karol Nawrocki in Poland — and is now powering Law and Justice’s populist comeback bid.
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This monday morning, this is the most positive. I don't know about W, but if ID is required for a profile and its a EU commercial social media, I will likely go with Eurosky.
The reason is that Eurosky offers a true European alternative, that is not run by commercial interests, and can
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The reason is that Eurosky offers a true European alternative, that is not run by commercial interests, and can
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@eurosky.social is launching.
February 16, 2026 at 9:17 AM
This monday morning, this is the most positive. I don't know about W, but if ID is required for a profile and its a EU commercial social media, I will likely go with Eurosky.
The reason is that Eurosky offers a true European alternative, that is not run by commercial interests, and can
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The reason is that Eurosky offers a true European alternative, that is not run by commercial interests, and can
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🇬🇪Georgia is sliding into a legal dictatorship. Not overnight. Step by step. Each protest is met with a new tailored law.
Each law designed to exhaust, criminalize, and isolate society until resistance itself becomes illegal.
Here is how the latest law changes everything.
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Each law designed to exhaust, criminalize, and isolate society until resistance itself becomes illegal.
Here is how the latest law changes everything.
1/11
February 1, 2026 at 2:33 PM
🇬🇪Georgia is sliding into a legal dictatorship. Not overnight. Step by step. Each protest is met with a new tailored law.
Each law designed to exhaust, criminalize, and isolate society until resistance itself becomes illegal.
Here is how the latest law changes everything.
1/11
Each law designed to exhaust, criminalize, and isolate society until resistance itself becomes illegal.
Here is how the latest law changes everything.
1/11
Forget the far right. The kids want a
'United States of Europe.'
On social media, the upcoming generation is expressing more European solidarity than the continent has seen in decades.
#EU
www.politico.eu/article/unit...
'United States of Europe.'
On social media, the upcoming generation is expressing more European solidarity than the continent has seen in decades.
#EU
www.politico.eu/article/unit...
Forget the far right. The kids want a ‘United States of Europe.’
Based on social media, the upcoming generation is expressing more European solidarity than the continent has seen in decades.
www.politico.eu
December 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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That US tech companies spend 10x as much on lobbying in Brussels as the next big group (pharma - not even car), shows how big the gig for keeping EU dependent on US tech, infrastructure, datacenters, social media/online shops/online adds/AI/software is a gravy train run by in reality US monopolies
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Tech companies now spend €151m a year on lobbying in Brussels — a 33-percent increase on 2023. With the backing of the US government, they hope to push the EU Commission while it's looking towards simplifying its digital regulations.
Big Tech lobbying of Brussels now €151m a year, new study finds
Tech companies now spend €151m a year on lobbying in Brussels — a 33-percent increase on 2023. With the backing of the US government, they hope to push the EU Commission while it's looking towards simplifying its digital regulations.
euobserver.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:49 AM
That US tech companies spend 10x as much on lobbying in Brussels as the next big group (pharma - not even car), shows how big the gig for keeping EU dependent on US tech, infrastructure, datacenters, social media/online shops/online adds/AI/software is a gravy train run by in reality US monopolies
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"The EU is now “faced with protectionism and unilateral action” and the “return of hard military power,” Draghi said, arguing that the EU is not equipped to address these challenges.
“A new pragmatic federalism is the only viable path”
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#EUsky #EUdef
"The EU is now “faced with protectionism and unilateral action” and the “return of hard military power,” Draghi said, arguing that the EU is not equipped to address these challenges.
“A new pragmatic federalism is the only viable path”
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#EUsky #EUdef
The European Union is “struggling” to respond to the changing world order, former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said late Friday, promoting “pragmatic federalism” as a way to overcome the bloc’s difficulties.
Draghi pushes ‘pragmatic federalism’ to get Europe out of its predicament
The EU is now “faced with protectionism and unilateral action” and the “return of hard military power,” Draghi said, arguing that the EU is not equipped to address these cha…
www.politico.eu
October 26, 2025 at 10:16 AM
This is stil very relevant read:
"They still don’t understand that the most important thing to do right now is not to spend more but to as quickly as possible give Europe the ability to defend itself without (or from) the United States."
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"They still don’t understand that the most important thing to do right now is not to spend more but to as quickly as possible give Europe the ability to defend itself without (or from) the United States."
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🇪🇸PM Pedro Sanchez is cutting a lonely figure as he enters the #EUCO summit right now in Brussels.
For his refusal to bend to the 🇺🇸president's extortion, he has been vilified by other European governments. Those anti-Sanchez briefings have grown more intense over the past week.
For his refusal to bend to the 🇺🇸president's extortion, he has been vilified by other European governments. Those anti-Sanchez briefings have grown more intense over the past week.
Spain just announced €6.9 billion in defence spending. The problem? They're buying weapons from a Spanish provider.
The US military-industrial complex doesn't like that.
As Sanchez talks of an EU army, he's chastised by other 🇪🇺leaders for not giving in to Trump's command to spend more on 🇺🇸weapons.
The US military-industrial complex doesn't like that.
As Sanchez talks of an EU army, he's chastised by other 🇪🇺leaders for not giving in to Trump's command to spend more on 🇺🇸weapons.
October 26, 2025 at 10:06 AM
1 year after his report, Draghi pushes for EU pragmatic federalism, as a response to EUs being slow to act, when the world has grown hostile in both trade, democracy & security, eg returned to global power competition.
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This should be your reading today.
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#EUsky #EUdef
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This should be your reading today.
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#EUsky #EUdef
The European Union is “struggling” to respond to the changing world order, former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said late Friday, promoting “pragmatic federalism” as a way to overcome the bloc’s difficulties.
Draghi pushes ‘pragmatic federalism’ to get Europe out of its predicament
The EU is now “faced with protectionism and unilateral action” and the “return of hard military power,” Draghi said, arguing that the EU is not equipped to address these cha…
www.politico.eu
October 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Fedora is controlled by IBM, a US tech company bent on keeping its EUropean gig going, while moving its European profits back to US.
Another argument for EU not to rely on US commercial & legal software, even when its FOSS. IBM is still in control, & designed to keep EU depdendent on US.
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Another argument for EU not to rely on US commercial & legal software, even when its FOSS. IBM is still in control, & designed to keep EU depdendent on US.
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Fedora allowing AI-assisted contributions has started a lot of discussions. Some distros have banned AI-assisted contributions for now, but what if Linus Torvalds starts using AI to help with kernel maintenance?
youtu.be/72t0Tq-clrw
diginomica.com/kubecon-chin...
youtu.be/72t0Tq-clrw
diginomica.com/kubecon-chin...
Fedora Allows AI-Assisted Contributions, Will the Rest of Linux Follow?
YouTube video by LivingLinux
youtu.be
October 25, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Fedora is controlled by IBM, a US tech company bent on keeping its EUropean gig going, while moving its European profits back to US.
Another argument for EU not to rely on US commercial & legal software, even when its FOSS. IBM is still in control, & designed to keep EU depdendent on US.
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Another argument for EU not to rely on US commercial & legal software, even when its FOSS. IBM is still in control, & designed to keep EU depdendent on US.
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Europe's spies are learning to trust each other - thanks to #Trump
by Antoaneta Roussi
Doubts over transatlantic intelligence sharing is bringing European intelligence agencies closer together.
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
by Antoaneta Roussi
Doubts over transatlantic intelligence sharing is bringing European intelligence agencies closer together.
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Europe’s spies are learning to trust each other — thanks to Trump
Doubts over transatlantic intelligence sharing is bringing European intelligence agencies closer together.
www.politico.eu
October 22, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Europe's spies are learning to trust each other - thanks to #Trump
by Antoaneta Roussi
Doubts over transatlantic intelligence sharing is bringing European intelligence agencies closer together.
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
by Antoaneta Roussi
Doubts over transatlantic intelligence sharing is bringing European intelligence agencies closer together.
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
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Belgium & the others should not be left hanging for the assets for Ukraine. We need EU to take over the responsibility.
Again EU is caught out & ends up with national interests & endless vetoes. Its current form is unfit to act. #EUreforms are needed.
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Again EU is caught out & ends up with national interests & endless vetoes. Its current form is unfit to act. #EUreforms are needed.
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#EUsky
Belgium blocks Europe’s plan to use €183B in frozen Russian assets for Ukraine.
The EU calls for “more legal clarity.”
Ukraine calls for money.
One side will run out first.
The EU calls for “more legal clarity.”
Ukraine calls for money.
One side will run out first.
Frozen billions, frozen will: Belgium stops Europe’s Russian assets plan cold
Brussels won’t share. Belgium won’t pay alone. Ukraine waits.
euromaidanpress.com
October 25, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Belgium & the others should not be left hanging for the assets for Ukraine. We need EU to take over the responsibility.
Again EU is caught out & ends up with national interests & endless vetoes. Its current form is unfit to act. #EUreforms are needed.
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#EUsky
Again EU is caught out & ends up with national interests & endless vetoes. Its current form is unfit to act. #EUreforms are needed.
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#EUsky
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📸 There's a story behind this breathtaking shot of Hungary’s opposition rally marking the 1956 revolution: Orbán’s government banned drones to try conceal the crowd’s size. Yet a passenger on a landing plane caught the scene in Budapest from above — the photo hit Reddit and went viral instantly.
October 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
📸 There's a story behind this breathtaking shot of Hungary’s opposition rally marking the 1956 revolution: Orbán’s government banned drones to try conceal the crowd’s size. Yet a passenger on a landing plane caught the scene in Budapest from above — the photo hit Reddit and went viral instantly.
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It is a shame this heavily Washington-influenced Politico hit job doesn't mention the *reason* Sanchez opposes the spending
He's the only 🇪🇺leader calling out Trump's extortion for what it is, and calling for independent European defence
Obviously the 🇺🇸military-industrial complex doesn't like that
He's the only 🇪🇺leader calling out Trump's extortion for what it is, and calling for independent European defence
Obviously the 🇺🇸military-industrial complex doesn't like that
October 16, 2025 at 7:11 PM
It is a shame this heavily Washington-influenced Politico hit job doesn't mention the *reason* Sanchez opposes the spending
He's the only 🇪🇺leader calling out Trump's extortion for what it is, and calling for independent European defence
Obviously the 🇺🇸military-industrial complex doesn't like that
He's the only 🇪🇺leader calling out Trump's extortion for what it is, and calling for independent European defence
Obviously the 🇺🇸military-industrial complex doesn't like that
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As expected, Georgian Dream is now moving to disconnect Georgia’s education from Europe and international standards.
They change the systems for secondary and higher education so that there’s a mismatch with the “Bologna Process” for international recognition.
www.interpressnews.ge/ka/article/8...
They change the systems for secondary and higher education so that there’s a mismatch with the “Bologna Process” for international recognition.
www.interpressnews.ge/ka/article/8...
ირაკლი კობახიძე - გამონაკლისი სპეციალობების გარდა, უნდა გადავიდეთ 3+1 სისტემაზე, სადაც 3 წელი დაეთმობა ბაკალავრიატს და 1 წელი - მაგისტრატურას - ვფიქრობთ, რომ სკოლების ნაწილშიც უნდა გადავიდეთ 11-წლიან ...
ჩვენ ჩავატარეთ გარკვეული ანალიზი და ვფიქრობთ, რომ გამონაკლისი სპეციალობების გარდა, უნდა გადავიდეთ 3+1 სისტემაზე,
www.interpressnews.ge
October 17, 2025 at 6:28 AM
As expected, Georgian Dream is now moving to disconnect Georgia’s education from Europe and international standards.
They change the systems for secondary and higher education so that there’s a mismatch with the “Bologna Process” for international recognition.
www.interpressnews.ge/ka/article/8...
They change the systems for secondary and higher education so that there’s a mismatch with the “Bologna Process” for international recognition.
www.interpressnews.ge/ka/article/8...
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With Washington's behaviour over the past 8 months, it is laughably hypocritical for the Americans to be criticising China's rare earths move.
Trump has unleashed a free-for-all. Europeans need to wake up and realise the old rules don't apply any more. We're in a new world.
Trump has unleashed a free-for-all. Europeans need to wake up and realise the old rules don't apply any more. We're in a new world.
China has copied America's grab for power over semiconductor supply chains.
www.programmablemutter.com/p/china-has-...
www.programmablemutter.com/p/china-has-...
China has copied America's grab for semiconductor power
Six theses about the consequences
www.programmablemutter.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
With Washington's behaviour over the past 8 months, it is laughably hypocritical for the Americans to be criticising China's rare earths move.
Trump has unleashed a free-for-all. Europeans need to wake up and realise the old rules don't apply any more. We're in a new world.
Trump has unleashed a free-for-all. Europeans need to wake up and realise the old rules don't apply any more. We're in a new world.
While the West stood by and let Russia reassert its dominance by force over Chechnya, Georgia & others, pawing the way to the take-over of Crimea & Ukraine, because the West valued cheap Russian gas.
People are honoring the heroes who fell in the war in Abkhazia.
On this day 32 years ago, the capital of Abkhazia fell, and Russian-backed separatists took control of the region.
On this day 32 years ago, the capital of Abkhazia fell, and Russian-backed separatists took control of the region.
September 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
While the West stood by and let Russia reassert its dominance by force over Chechnya, Georgia & others, pawing the way to the take-over of Crimea & Ukraine, because the West valued cheap Russian gas.
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Protesters are now marching from the Heroes Square towards Rustaveli Avenue.
#GeorgiaProtests, Day 304
#GeorgiaProtests, Day 304
September 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Protesters are now marching from the Heroes Square towards Rustaveli Avenue.
#GeorgiaProtests, Day 304
#GeorgiaProtests, Day 304
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WATCH: Here’s where Netanyahu says the purchase of TIKTOK is important so Israel can “battle” for public opinion 🤔
(Sure sounds like they plan to manipulate the algorithm, with the help of the Trump allies buying it — and sounds like Elon is helping them too)
(Sure sounds like they plan to manipulate the algorithm, with the help of the Trump allies buying it — and sounds like Elon is helping them too)
September 27, 2025 at 3:31 AM
WATCH: Here’s where Netanyahu says the purchase of TIKTOK is important so Israel can “battle” for public opinion 🤔
(Sure sounds like they plan to manipulate the algorithm, with the help of the Trump allies buying it — and sounds like Elon is helping them too)
(Sure sounds like they plan to manipulate the algorithm, with the help of the Trump allies buying it — and sounds like Elon is helping them too)
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Just sent out a piece that reveals another drastic weakness in how the analytical community and the US government understands war. For years now, we have been force fed the narrative that Ukraine must draft its young male population and send them to the front. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
The Harping On Ukrainian Manpower Shows How Little Analysts Understand War
Packing the front line with more infantry over the last two years would have made little difference and could have weakened Ukraine
open.substack.com
September 27, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Just sent out a piece that reveals another drastic weakness in how the analytical community and the US government understands war. For years now, we have been force fed the narrative that Ukraine must draft its young male population and send them to the front. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
