I fully agree, a must read, also to understand how complicated will be future talks the day they will happen

here's how an embassy works

The Dutch are often too critical of Italy but how can one deny this image in Maastricht as the Italian public debt keeps on rising basically ignored by Rome?

Eickhout the best one, Zimmermann disappointing, VDL, not loser but neither winner, Nico Schmit, who? #MaastrichtDebate

All ready in the press room for the #MaastrichtDebate as the question for von der Leyen remains: why if you are a queen you accepted to lower your status having to compete directly with the other candidates? Let’s see if she’ll remain the queen, enjoy the debate

Think you know Ursula von der Leyen? Think again.

With the EU election just over a month away, her team wants to transform her image from a tough crisis-manager-in-chief to a more personal and warm mother and grandmother.

Ursula, rebranded 👇

politico.eu/article/ursula…

'I hereby resign my resignation'
#sanchez

Today we celebrate 50 years of Freedom.

Liberdade!

Happy 25th of April!

These are serious times.

The Royal court 🇸🇪 has announced that Crown Princess Victoria this autumn will begin special officer training to gain deeper understanding of tactics, war science and military strategy at Swedish Defence University and within the Swedish Armed Forces

My hot take on Macron's speech:
- as always indicative he really *thinks* about Europe. Unlike Scholz he cares about this stuff
- this was pretty campaign-y in some ways, which means it won't have same impact as Sorbonne 1.
- but pushing again the idea of more joint spending

And also Viva o 25 de Abril to all Portoguese friends

Buona Festa della Liberazione a tutte e a tutti. #25aprile

Thanks BBC News (World) for highlighting our story 👇

jacopo barigazzi Karl Mathiesen Alex Ward Camille Gijs Stephan Faris

politico.eu/article/donald…

No need of Trump, speaking to Kissinger (with JFK in office) Adenauer had already many doubts on US determination to protect NATO allies

Will a potential second Trump presidency tear Europe apart, or will EU leaders double down on their support to Ukraine in the face of Trump?

We took a dip dive. W/ top team jacopo barigazzi Alex Ward Karl Mathiesen Camille Gijs

politico.eu/article/donald…

🇷🇼🇬🇧 Il piano Ruanda del Regno Unito è il simbolo di cosa siamo diventati.

Spendere 700 milioni di euro sull'unghia, più 175.000 euro per persona deportata in Ruanda, piuttosto che accogliere.

Con 175.000 euro si paga l'accoglienza di una persona in Italia per QUINDICI anni.

#Italy : We join Domani and partners in a petition calling on Italian judicial and political authorities to respect the right to report, free press and the public’s right to independent media following the prosecution of 3 of Domani's reporters – Giovanni Tizian, Nello

Three journalists from 🇮🇹 newspaper & partner Domani are facing up to 9 years in prison for having done their job. We stand in solidarity with them, & invite those who care for #MediaFreedom to sign the following petition. #DomaniFreeJournalism editorialedomani.it/politica/itali…

+++ Petition against attacks on #Domani newspaper, and for #mediafreedom in #Italy +++

💥70 international organisations & media outlets sign this call

⁦EFJ⁩ ⁦IFJ⁩ ⁦Ricardo Gutiérrez⁩ ⁦Attila Mong⁩ ⁦IPI - The Global Network for Independent Media⁩ editorialedomani.it/politica/itali…

I have rarely found something more worrying me than the longtermism movement, it just looks as one of those bad translations of the Übermensch theguardian.com/technology/202…