Antoaneta Roussi

@antoanetaroussi.bsky.social

Cyber and intelligence reporter @politico.eu

NEW: Across Europe, the hunt is on for alternatives to the U.S.-based data analytics company that a number of government officials believe is too deeply lodged in some of the most sensitive areas of government. www.politico.eu/article/euro...

Europe wants to kick its Palantir habit

The U.S.-based data crunching firm is deeply embedded in the most sensitive European workflows, from policing to intelligence to health care. Finding alternatives won’t be easy.

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Great reporting from @antoanetaroussi.bsky.social here on the difficult problems facing the European Union's common foreign and security policy and the fading dreams of a shared intelligence picture. “We’re partners,” one of the senior national intelligence officials said. “But we’re not friends.”

EU’s intelligence hub eyes bigger role in security overhaul

A new EU security strategy is expected to propose changes to INTCEN as officials debate how to strengthen the sharing of intelligence.

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Bluesky under attack. (Maybe you noticed that Thursday.) "Bluesky’s website and app are still struggling on Friday after experiencing service interruptions that chief operating officer Rose Wang attributed to an ongoing cyberattack." techcrunch.com/2026/04/17/i...

Bluesky confirms DDoS attack is cause of continued app outages | TechCrunch

Bluesky has been experiencing ongoing service disruptions since just before 3 a.m. ET. on April 15.

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For years, satellite infrastructure was treated by European policymakers as a technical utility rather than a strategic asset. That all changed in 2022, when a cyberattack coincided with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. 🔗 politi.co/4pSyVyu

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Today it is #Venezuela. Tomorrow it may be #Greenland. Based on the behaviour of our current European leaders today and throughout 2025, there is no reason to assume they would do anything other than immediately surrender and accept the annexation.

A day that will live in infamy

The US has today bombed and invaded a sovereign country to execute regime change. European leaders are too terrified of Trump to condemn it. Will they react the same if the US invades Greenland?

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"The platform, called Beyond, pulled together hundreds of thousands of records from state databases to create detailed profiles on 🇮🇹 politicians, business leaders and other prominent figures." ✍️ @antoanetaroussi.bsky.social & Hannah Roberts www.politico.eu/article/ital...

How a hacking gang held Italy’s political elites to ransom

Wiretaps and arrest warrants reveal the intricate plot to build a database of high-level secrets — and blackmail Italy’s rich and powerful.

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New: European Commissioners are discussing today a proposal to partially suspend Israel's access to the EU's Horizon research funding program following calls from EU governments to increase pressure on Israel over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

EU Commission discusses curbs on Israel research funding amid Gaza pressure

European Commissioners will on Monday discuss a proposal to partially suspend Israel's access to the EU's Horizon research funding program following calls from EU governments to increase pressure on Israel over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

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