Chair in European Values (UCLouvain)
@values4eu.bsky.social
Dedicated to promoting debate on European values in their diversity & complexity | Focus: refugees, values & emotions, history of "European values", ... | Former chair-holder: @wimweymans.bsky.social |En|Fr|Nl|De www.uclouvain.be/europeanvalues
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Why, when, and how did #europeanvalues over their rivals as a tool to legitimize the European project? Find out in this new essay "Young and Ambivalent. A New Look at the Recent
Rise of European Values, Their History, Precursors and Critics" (open access) www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-...
Rise of European Values, Their History, Precursors and Critics" (open access) www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-...
Why, when, and how did #europeanvalues over their rivals as a tool to legitimize the European project? Find out in this new essay "Young and Ambivalent. A New Look at the Recent
Rise of European Values, Their History, Precursors and Critics" (open access) www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-...
Rise of European Values, Their History, Precursors and Critics" (open access) www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-...
September 28, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Why, when, and how did #europeanvalues over their rivals as a tool to legitimize the European project? Find out in this new essay "Young and Ambivalent. A New Look at the Recent
Rise of European Values, Their History, Precursors and Critics" (open access) www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-...
Rise of European Values, Their History, Precursors and Critics" (open access) www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-...
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✊ Hoe werd popmuziek een instrument voor verzet in Oost-Europa? Peter Vermeersch volgde jonge muzikanten in Belarus. Hij vertelt over zijn reis. https://loom.ly/plbrxE0
🤝 @paxchristivl.bsky.social @uitgeverijsu.bsky.social
🤝 @paxchristivl.bsky.social @uitgeverijsu.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 6:45 AM
✊ Hoe werd popmuziek een instrument voor verzet in Oost-Europa? Peter Vermeersch volgde jonge muzikanten in Belarus. Hij vertelt over zijn reis. https://loom.ly/plbrxE0
🤝 @paxchristivl.bsky.social @uitgeverijsu.bsky.social
🤝 @paxchristivl.bsky.social @uitgeverijsu.bsky.social
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Save the date: Our Conference "Re-Visions of history in right-wing populism and the far right. European and global perspectives"
📆 8-10 September 2025
📍 Schumannstr. 8, 1017 Berlin
The conference is a collaboration with @boell.de and @maxweberstiftung.de
Register: calendar.boell.de/en/event/re-...
📆 8-10 September 2025
📍 Schumannstr. 8, 1017 Berlin
The conference is a collaboration with @boell.de and @maxweberstiftung.de
Register: calendar.boell.de/en/event/re-...
July 31, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Save the date: Our Conference "Re-Visions of history in right-wing populism and the far right. European and global perspectives"
📆 8-10 September 2025
📍 Schumannstr. 8, 1017 Berlin
The conference is a collaboration with @boell.de and @maxweberstiftung.de
Register: calendar.boell.de/en/event/re-...
📆 8-10 September 2025
📍 Schumannstr. 8, 1017 Berlin
The conference is a collaboration with @boell.de and @maxweberstiftung.de
Register: calendar.boell.de/en/event/re-...
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New publication, open access: Happy to see this last and maybe most important article of my PhD research published. I argue that liberal democracies cannot require 'shared values', neither of migrants (only), as is the case for the integration requirement... (1/4)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
August 4, 2025 at 7:31 AM
New publication, open access: Happy to see this last and maybe most important article of my PhD research published. I argue that liberal democracies cannot require 'shared values', neither of migrants (only), as is the case for the integration requirement... (1/4)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Bart Verheijen: Het zoeken naar zondebokken zal de democratie blijvend beschadigen www.bnnvara.nl/joop/artikel...
Het zoeken naar zondebokken zal de democratie blijvend beschadigen - Joop - BNNVARA
Door groepen uit te sluiten en permanent verdacht te maken hanteren rechtspopulisten een totalitair middel dat de democratie blijvend zal beschadigen.
www.bnnvara.nl
July 30, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Bart Verheijen: Het zoeken naar zondebokken zal de democratie blijvend beschadigen www.bnnvara.nl/joop/artikel...
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'Democratie is niet iets hinderlijks op het pad van sterk leiderschap en goed bestuur. Het maakt er integraal deel van uit.'
👉 Mijn opinie in De Tijd via www.tijd.be/opinie/colum...
👉 Mijn opinie in De Tijd via www.tijd.be/opinie/colum...
July 11, 2025 at 6:02 AM
'Democratie is niet iets hinderlijks op het pad van sterk leiderschap en goed bestuur. Het maakt er integraal deel van uit.'
👉 Mijn opinie in De Tijd via www.tijd.be/opinie/colum...
👉 Mijn opinie in De Tijd via www.tijd.be/opinie/colum...
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EU ROL - New JCMS article of interest out 'Money Talks? The Effectiveness of Sanctions in the ‘Rule of Law’ Conflict in the European Union'
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
July 7, 2025 at 7:10 AM
EU ROL - New JCMS article of interest out 'Money Talks? The Effectiveness of Sanctions in the ‘Rule of Law’ Conflict in the European Union'
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Another recent open-access book some will find interesting: Inside Asylum Appeals by Nick Gill and others. It's a comparative study involving observations of appeal hearings + research interviews covering Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy and the UK. www.routledge.com/Inside-Asylu...
Inside Asylum Appeals: Access, Participation and Procedure in Europe
Appeals are a crucial part of Europe’s asylum system but they remain poorly understood. Building on insights and perspectives from legal geography and socio-legal studies, this book shines a light on ...
www.routledge.com
April 25, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Another recent open-access book some will find interesting: Inside Asylum Appeals by Nick Gill and others. It's a comparative study involving observations of appeal hearings + research interviews covering Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy and the UK. www.routledge.com/Inside-Asylu...
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Hongarije schendt de waarden van artikel 2 van het EU-verdrag. Belangrijke conclusie van de advocaat-generaal bij het Hof van Justitie. Definitief arrest in het najaar curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/...
June 5, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Hongarije schendt de waarden van artikel 2 van het EU-verdrag. Belangrijke conclusie van de advocaat-generaal bij het Hof van Justitie. Definitief arrest in het najaar curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/...
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De EU onder druk: kan Brussel Hongarije nog in de pas laten lopen?
www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...
www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...
De EU onder druk: kan Brussel Hongarije nog in de pas laten lopen? | VRT NWS: nieuws
Kan Hongarije blijven dwarsliggen in de Europese Unie of krijgt de Commissie deze week meer munitie van het Europees Hof van Justitie? Het is uitkijken naar de conclusie van de advocaat-generaal donde...
www.vrt.be
June 3, 2025 at 5:31 AM
De EU onder druk: kan Brussel Hongarije nog in de pas laten lopen?
www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...
www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...
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[Event]
The Institut d'études européennes ULB welcomes you to the Book pre-launch Debate: 'What do judges do, and how do they perceive their role when democracy is under strain?'
June the 5th at 5pm.
The Institut d'études européennes ULB welcomes you to the Book pre-launch Debate: 'What do judges do, and how do they perceive their role when democracy is under strain?'
June the 5th at 5pm.
May 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
[Event]
The Institut d'études européennes ULB welcomes you to the Book pre-launch Debate: 'What do judges do, and how do they perceive their role when democracy is under strain?'
June the 5th at 5pm.
The Institut d'études européennes ULB welcomes you to the Book pre-launch Debate: 'What do judges do, and how do they perceive their role when democracy is under strain?'
June the 5th at 5pm.
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[Média]
«Mémoire, histoire, symboles : à la recherche du récit européen»
Une interview de François Foret, Professeur à SciencePo ULB (Centre d'étude de la vie politique de l'ULB - Cevipol), à Ouest France.
www.ouest-france.fr/europe/debat...
«Mémoire, histoire, symboles : à la recherche du récit européen»
Une interview de François Foret, Professeur à SciencePo ULB (Centre d'étude de la vie politique de l'ULB - Cevipol), à Ouest France.
www.ouest-france.fr/europe/debat...
June 1, 2025 at 8:04 AM
[Média]
«Mémoire, histoire, symboles : à la recherche du récit européen»
Une interview de François Foret, Professeur à SciencePo ULB (Centre d'étude de la vie politique de l'ULB - Cevipol), à Ouest France.
www.ouest-france.fr/europe/debat...
«Mémoire, histoire, symboles : à la recherche du récit européen»
Une interview de François Foret, Professeur à SciencePo ULB (Centre d'étude de la vie politique de l'ULB - Cevipol), à Ouest France.
www.ouest-france.fr/europe/debat...
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20 out of the 27 EU countries today signed a declaration condemning Viktor Orban's ban on pride parades in Hungary.
The map very much resembles the old iron curtain divide, with the glaring exception of 🇮🇹Italy which has joined with Hungary and 5 other Eastern European countries in refusing to sign.
The map very much resembles the old iron curtain divide, with the glaring exception of 🇮🇹Italy which has joined with Hungary and 5 other Eastern European countries in refusing to sign.
May 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM
20 out of the 27 EU countries today signed a declaration condemning Viktor Orban's ban on pride parades in Hungary.
The map very much resembles the old iron curtain divide, with the glaring exception of 🇮🇹Italy which has joined with Hungary and 5 other Eastern European countries in refusing to sign.
The map very much resembles the old iron curtain divide, with the glaring exception of 🇮🇹Italy which has joined with Hungary and 5 other Eastern European countries in refusing to sign.
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#SaveTheDate
Le 26 mai 2025, nous explorons la désobéissance sous toutes ses formes, du Moyen Âge à nos jours !
10ᵉ journée d’étude #ModerNum à la KBR (Bruxelles).
Programme & inscriptions : modernum.hypotheses.org/je2025
#histoire #recherche #colloque
Le 26 mai 2025, nous explorons la désobéissance sous toutes ses formes, du Moyen Âge à nos jours !
10ᵉ journée d’étude #ModerNum à la KBR (Bruxelles).
Programme & inscriptions : modernum.hypotheses.org/je2025
#histoire #recherche #colloque
May 15, 2025 at 9:20 AM
#SaveTheDate
Le 26 mai 2025, nous explorons la désobéissance sous toutes ses formes, du Moyen Âge à nos jours !
10ᵉ journée d’étude #ModerNum à la KBR (Bruxelles).
Programme & inscriptions : modernum.hypotheses.org/je2025
#histoire #recherche #colloque
Le 26 mai 2025, nous explorons la désobéissance sous toutes ses formes, du Moyen Âge à nos jours !
10ᵉ journée d’étude #ModerNum à la KBR (Bruxelles).
Programme & inscriptions : modernum.hypotheses.org/je2025
#histoire #recherche #colloque
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Interested in The Rule of Law, Multi-layered Human Rights Protection and Constitutional Resilience? Then this conference and CALL FOR PAPERS 👇(to mark the 75th anniversary of the ECHR (and the 35th anniversary of the Venice Commission) might be for you. www.linkedin.com/posts/centre...
Call for Papers | Centre for European Law and Internationalisation - CELI
Interested in The Rule of Law, Multi-layered Human Rights Protection and Constitutional Resilience? Then this conference and CALL FOR PAPERS 👇(to mark the 75th anniversary of the ECHR (and the 35th ...
www.linkedin.com
April 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Interested in The Rule of Law, Multi-layered Human Rights Protection and Constitutional Resilience? Then this conference and CALL FOR PAPERS 👇(to mark the 75th anniversary of the ECHR (and the 35th anniversary of the Venice Commission) might be for you. www.linkedin.com/posts/centre...
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You are warmly invited to this important lecture on #university #education in #urkaine:
📅 Date: Tuesday, 3 June 2025
🕕 Time: 18:00
📍 Location: Kleine Aula 00.15, Sint-Michielsstraat 6, 3000 Leuven
Registration is now open!
Scan the QR code on the poster or use this link: lnkd.in/eHujaUGKhttp...
📅 Date: Tuesday, 3 June 2025
🕕 Time: 18:00
📍 Location: Kleine Aula 00.15, Sint-Michielsstraat 6, 3000 Leuven
Registration is now open!
Scan the QR code on the poster or use this link: lnkd.in/eHujaUGKhttp...
May 21, 2025 at 1:17 PM
You are warmly invited to this important lecture on #university #education in #urkaine:
📅 Date: Tuesday, 3 June 2025
🕕 Time: 18:00
📍 Location: Kleine Aula 00.15, Sint-Michielsstraat 6, 3000 Leuven
Registration is now open!
Scan the QR code on the poster or use this link: lnkd.in/eHujaUGKhttp...
📅 Date: Tuesday, 3 June 2025
🕕 Time: 18:00
📍 Location: Kleine Aula 00.15, Sint-Michielsstraat 6, 3000 Leuven
Registration is now open!
Scan the QR code on the poster or use this link: lnkd.in/eHujaUGKhttp...
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In this year's Speech to Europe, @leaypi.bsky.social tackled the crisis of political belonging and the projection of systemic failure onto those denied inclusion.
Watch one of this week's most popular IWM YouTube videos here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RPW...
Watch one of this week's most popular IWM YouTube videos here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RPW...
A Speech to Europe 2025 - Lea Ypi: “Migration and Citizenship in the Twenty-First Century”
YouTube video by IWMVienna
www.youtube.com
May 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
In this year's Speech to Europe, @leaypi.bsky.social tackled the crisis of political belonging and the projection of systemic failure onto those denied inclusion.
Watch one of this week's most popular IWM YouTube videos here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RPW...
Watch one of this week's most popular IWM YouTube videos here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RPW...
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New EU ROL/constititional crisis book of interest to add to the reading list - 'Saving the European Union from its Illiberal Member States' www.waterstones.com/book/saving-...
May 15, 2025 at 3:23 PM
New EU ROL/constititional crisis book of interest to add to the reading list - 'Saving the European Union from its Illiberal Member States' www.waterstones.com/book/saving-...
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Thanks for the article. As many say at these days "We are not America!". Europe remains based on social values and its excellence remains research on society and humanities as a proud seal of civilisation.
May 5, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Thanks for the article. As many say at these days "We are not America!". Europe remains based on social values and its excellence remains research on society and humanities as a proud seal of civilisation.
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If you have 25 minutes on VE weekend do yourself a favour and listen to this Arte interview (in 🇬🇧) with colleague @fromtga.bsky.social on where we are in Europe.
If we're serious about learning from history, we should know that Europe can stand the current winds and "nothing in life is inevitable".
If we're serious about learning from history, we should know that Europe can stand the current winds and "nothing in life is inevitable".
Timothy Garton Ash: "Der Westen als geopolitischer Akteur existiert nicht mehr" - Interview mit Timothy Garton Ash - Die ganze Doku | ARTE
Timothy Garton Ash ist einer der bekanntesten europäischen Historiker, Professor am St. Antony's College in Oxford und in Stanford. Der Großteil seiner Arbeit als Historiker (und als Journalist) befas...
www.arte.tv
May 10, 2025 at 11:10 AM
If you have 25 minutes on VE weekend do yourself a favour and listen to this Arte interview (in 🇬🇧) with colleague @fromtga.bsky.social on where we are in Europe.
If we're serious about learning from history, we should know that Europe can stand the current winds and "nothing in life is inevitable".
If we're serious about learning from history, we should know that Europe can stand the current winds and "nothing in life is inevitable".
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We nodigen u graag uit voor de boekvoorstelling van Polsslag, het nieuwe boek van Peter Vermeersch.
22 Mei 2025, 19:30 (deuren),
Campus Corso, Diestestraat 253, Leuven
R.S.V.P soc.kuleuven.be/lines/fcee/n...
Voor meer informatie over het boek, bezoek www.petervermeersch.net
#Belarus #kuleuven
22 Mei 2025, 19:30 (deuren),
Campus Corso, Diestestraat 253, Leuven
R.S.V.P soc.kuleuven.be/lines/fcee/n...
Voor meer informatie over het boek, bezoek www.petervermeersch.net
#Belarus #kuleuven
April 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
We nodigen u graag uit voor de boekvoorstelling van Polsslag, het nieuwe boek van Peter Vermeersch.
22 Mei 2025, 19:30 (deuren),
Campus Corso, Diestestraat 253, Leuven
R.S.V.P soc.kuleuven.be/lines/fcee/n...
Voor meer informatie over het boek, bezoek www.petervermeersch.net
#Belarus #kuleuven
22 Mei 2025, 19:30 (deuren),
Campus Corso, Diestestraat 253, Leuven
R.S.V.P soc.kuleuven.be/lines/fcee/n...
Voor meer informatie over het boek, bezoek www.petervermeersch.net
#Belarus #kuleuven
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[Rayonnement]
Vendredi 16 mai à 12h15, Justine Lacroix, Professeure à SciencePo ULB (Centre de théorie politique), présentera un séminaire intitulé :
«Les valeurs de l'Europe, un enjeu démocratique»
à l'invitation de l'Institut de sociologie
Salle Rokkan
12e niveau du bât. S
Av. Jeanne, 44
1050 Bxl
Vendredi 16 mai à 12h15, Justine Lacroix, Professeure à SciencePo ULB (Centre de théorie politique), présentera un séminaire intitulé :
«Les valeurs de l'Europe, un enjeu démocratique»
à l'invitation de l'Institut de sociologie
Salle Rokkan
12e niveau du bât. S
Av. Jeanne, 44
1050 Bxl
April 25, 2025 at 9:14 AM
[Rayonnement]
Vendredi 16 mai à 12h15, Justine Lacroix, Professeure à SciencePo ULB (Centre de théorie politique), présentera un séminaire intitulé :
«Les valeurs de l'Europe, un enjeu démocratique»
à l'invitation de l'Institut de sociologie
Salle Rokkan
12e niveau du bât. S
Av. Jeanne, 44
1050 Bxl
Vendredi 16 mai à 12h15, Justine Lacroix, Professeure à SciencePo ULB (Centre de théorie politique), présentera un séminaire intitulé :
«Les valeurs de l'Europe, un enjeu démocratique»
à l'invitation de l'Institut de sociologie
Salle Rokkan
12e niveau du bât. S
Av. Jeanne, 44
1050 Bxl
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👆Truth is up for election & #journalism is on the frontlines—can it still defend #democracy in the age of #AI & disinformation?
This event will bring together voices from European newsrooms, academia & policy.
📅When?
Monday 28.04, 12.30–19.00
📍Where?
Norway House,Brussels
www.uib.no/en/brussels-...
This event will bring together voices from European newsrooms, academia & policy.
📅When?
Monday 28.04, 12.30–19.00
📍Where?
Norway House,Brussels
www.uib.no/en/brussels-...
Journalistic Weapons
Truth is up for election, and journalism is on the frontlines—can it still defend democracy in the age of AI and disinformation? The University of Bergen and Media Cluster Norway are pleased to welcom...
www.uib.no
April 22, 2025 at 9:12 AM
👆Truth is up for election & #journalism is on the frontlines—can it still defend #democracy in the age of #AI & disinformation?
This event will bring together voices from European newsrooms, academia & policy.
📅When?
Monday 28.04, 12.30–19.00
📍Where?
Norway House,Brussels
www.uib.no/en/brussels-...
This event will bring together voices from European newsrooms, academia & policy.
📅When?
Monday 28.04, 12.30–19.00
📍Where?
Norway House,Brussels
www.uib.no/en/brussels-...
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[Activité]
Le REPI Recherche et Etudes en Politique Internationale vous invite au séminaire
«La Trahison des mots. Notes sur le langage abîmé de la guerre de Gaza».
Avec Didier Fassin (Professeur au Collège de France)
Le 14 mai à 12h00
Auditoire Lallemand.
Le REPI Recherche et Etudes en Politique Internationale vous invite au séminaire
«La Trahison des mots. Notes sur le langage abîmé de la guerre de Gaza».
Avec Didier Fassin (Professeur au Collège de France)
Le 14 mai à 12h00
Auditoire Lallemand.
April 20, 2025 at 2:24 PM
[Activité]
Le REPI Recherche et Etudes en Politique Internationale vous invite au séminaire
«La Trahison des mots. Notes sur le langage abîmé de la guerre de Gaza».
Avec Didier Fassin (Professeur au Collège de France)
Le 14 mai à 12h00
Auditoire Lallemand.
Le REPI Recherche et Etudes en Politique Internationale vous invite au séminaire
«La Trahison des mots. Notes sur le langage abîmé de la guerre de Gaza».
Avec Didier Fassin (Professeur au Collège de France)
Le 14 mai à 12h00
Auditoire Lallemand.
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🚨🚨A delegation of EU lawmakers visiting Hungary has called on @ec.europa.eu to bring an action before the CJEU to suspend a new law banning Budapest Pride, as they criticised a “very hostile atmosphere” for LGBTQ+ people in the country. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
MEPs call for EU court to suspend Hungary’s Pride ban
Visiting delegation find ‘hostile atmosphere’ for LGBTQ+ people and say country heading in ‘wrong direction’
www.theguardian.com
April 17, 2025 at 8:13 AM
🚨🚨A delegation of EU lawmakers visiting Hungary has called on @ec.europa.eu to bring an action before the CJEU to suspend a new law banning Budapest Pride, as they criticised a “very hostile atmosphere” for LGBTQ+ people in the country. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...