Adelina Marini
@adelinamarini.bsky.social
PhD candidate at KU Leuven studying the effectiveness of the EPPO in countries with captured judiciaries. Interested in rule of law, AI, digital rights, EMU law. Topic close to my heart: the CVM. European, feminist, believer in fairness, Haribo-addict
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We, and our hard won rights, are being sold to a US run by complete insanity for no meaningful benefit
POLITICO Europe@politico.eu · 3w agoThe European Commission has exempted wearable tech from rules requiring removable batteries, clearing a major hurdle for Meta’s smart glasses to take on the EU market following pressure from the U.S.
Why is the GenSec of #NATO sitting by without confronting Trump's ramblings and is even thanking him for his praise?! This is terrible to watch!
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4w agoTrump: "Spain is a wasted cause. We don't want to do any trade business with Spain anymore, by the way. I'd like to cut it off. Spain is a terrible partner in NATO. Cut off all trade with Spain, please. Including visits. We don't want anything to do. They're hopeless. Bad people."
The @ec.europa.eu now has the same approach to #RuleOfLaw issues in enlargement as it does within the #EU. The language sounds similar to the one that ended up in Court with the Commission's assessment of #Hungary's reforms. The Guardian of the Treaties seems to have a distorted view of reality
Euractiv@euractiv.com · 4w agoSerbia’s EU membership bid hits the wall
Russia's central bank is suing in the EU courts to annul the EU legislation providing for a loan to Ukraine - www.consilium.europa.eu/en/documents...
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There must be a special place in hell for HP and its idea to update its printer software by showing you first a black screen - enough long for you to think your computer shut down, while you're writing an important presentation due in 2 days. If only software companies were liable for all the stress
Good governments would act on the assumption that this summer will be one of the coolest we’ll experience from here on.
A very concerning development - the possibilities for checks & balances of #EU institutions are being deliberately reduced, which has huge repercussions for the #RuleOfLaw at #EU and national level. Anti-RoL political forces are getting further empowered euobserver.com/223533/the-e...
The European Union’s culture of secrecy is a threat to democracy
The EU is tightening its restrictions on the disclosure of its activities and documents. Of particular concern is the pending legislation on information security, which would introduce security classi...
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Russia is on the back foot: militarily, economically and politically. Now is the time to provide Ukraine with even greater support and to exert even more pressure on Russia to end the war. This was the focus of my discussion with Minister of Defence of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov.
Negotiations on the next MFF (2028-2034) are moving forward. The Council has agreed partial general approaches on three key programmes: 🔹 national and regional partnership plans 🔹 the European competitiveness fund 🔹 global Europe Find out more 👇 link.europa.eu/3GR4Pr
Major news from #Hungary: The term of prime ministers has been limited to two with a retroactive effect by way of a constitutional amendment. The Sovereignty Protection Office has also been dissolved #RuleOfLaw www.euractiv.com/news/hungary...
Hungary parliament passes two-term limit blocking Orbán comeback | Euractiv
The amendment was passed by the ruling Tisza party’s supermajority, with 135 votes in favour
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Major news from #Hungary: The term of prime ministers has been limited to two with a retroactive effect by way of a constitutional amendment. The Sovereignty Protection Office has also been dissolved #RuleOfLaw www.euractiv.com/news/hungary...
Hungary parliament passes two-term limit blocking Orbán comeback | Euractiv
The amendment was passed by the ruling Tisza party’s supermajority, with 135 votes in favour
euractiv.com
This is a very good point that suggests not a return to a past status quo but a commitment to an evolving #EU. The pre-Brexit situation is not there anymore
Chris Kendall@ottocr.at · 2mo agoThis. It is one thing to say “we ought not to have left - we should reverse that decision”. It is another to say “we believe in the European project and want to join.” This is why I agree with those who say that we should stop talking about “rejoin” and start framing it as “join”.
Tomorrow, Ukraine and Moldova will take a major step on their EU journey. The first Intergovernmental Conference will take place in Luxembourg. We will begin work on the Fundamentals cluster, which deals with values, democracy and the rule of law. The foundation of our Union.
The title of this piece sums up correctly the mood its reading delivers. A far-right-led #France is a huge danger for the #EU against which #Orban would seem like just a nuissance. Is the EU ready for this? Is #Germany? www.politico.eu/article/fran...
Jordan Bardella is coming for Europe
In an exclusive interview with POLITICO, the leader of the National Rally said he would seek to halve France’s contribution to the EU budget.
politico.eu
The referendum called by the #far-right in #Switzerland to adopt a bill putting a limit on the growth of Swiss population to 10 million by 2050 has failed yesterday in what is largely described as an anti-migration bill #migration www.euractiv.com/news/swiss-r...
Swiss reject divisive anti-immigration proposal | Euractiv
The rejected proposal sought measures to prevent the wealthy Alpine nation's population from exceeding 10 million before 2050
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Bulgaria will no longer send weapons to Ukraine, the country’s Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov has announced. The move has cemented the new government’s opposition to EU support for Kyiv.
Bulgaria halts Ukraine military aid
Prime Minister Rumen Radev believes the Ukrainian cause is “doomed.”
politico.eu
Shockingly little media coverage of this story. Even with wee Bovino's Nazi salute.
Francis Sedgemore@hesgen.com · 2mo agoBetter to call this event a pan-European Nazi summit, because that is exactly what it is.
Full solidarity and support to Romania following the crash of a Russian drone on a residential building in Galați, injuring civilians.
The European Commission calls on Hungary and other Eastern countries to remove their "unilateral" bans on Ukrainian agricultural products. "We do not believe that these measures, which risk fragmenting the single market, are justified." But the focus is engagement, not legal action.
Jorge Liboreiro@jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 3mo ago🚨 Hungary bans imports of agricultural products from Ukraine, Péter Magyar announces. Brussels previously criticised these bans as “unacceptable” because trade is an EU competence. Trade between the EU and Ukraine is governed by a 2025 agreement.
The ruling majority in #Greece continues its efforts to obstruct the work of the #EPPO by proposing an investigative judge to handle cases involving politicians www.ekathimerini.com/politics/130...
Justice minister rejects criticism from European prosecutors on MP probes | eKathimerini.com
Justice Minister Giorgos Floridis on Tuesday defended a proposed legislative amendment to speed up the investigation of cases allegedly involving members of Parliament, which has triggered complaints ...
ekathimerini.com
🗳️Slovakia: MEPs demand action to protect EU values and the EU budget Parliament wants the Commission to assess whether there could be a clear risk of a serious breach of the EU’s founding values by Slovakia’s government. Details⤵️ www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...
Slovakia: MEPs demand action to protect EU values and the EU budget | News | European Parliament
Parliament wants the Commission to assess whether there could be a clear risk of a serious breach of the EU’s founding values by Slovakia’s government.
europarl.europa.eu
The ruling majority in #Greece continues its efforts to obstruct the work of the #EPPO by proposing an investigative judge to handle cases involving politicians www.ekathimerini.com/politics/130...
Justice minister rejects criticism from European prosecutors on MP probes | eKathimerini.com
Justice Minister Giorgos Floridis on Tuesday defended a proposed legislative amendment to speed up the investigation of cases allegedly involving members of Parliament, which has triggered complaints ...
ekathimerini.com
First a WhatsApp chat, then a public event on a future coalition. Tomorrow's event organised by the 'Charlemagne Club' is the latest warning that the EPP is stepping away from the democratic centre and towards structural cooperation with the extremist right.
Quite the symbolism to take #Hungary on a frontsliding path on #Europe'sDay
Euractiv@euractiv.com · 3mo agoMagyar sworn in as Hungary’s ‘regime change’ PM
