Gian-Paolo Accardo
@gpaccardo.bsky.social
🇮🇹 + 🇳🇱 in 🇧🇪 & 🇫🇷 | 🇪🇺 journalist | cofounder Voxeurop EDJNet europanow! | VP AJE France | Contributing to Internazionale & Libex | Oxford Climate Journalism Network alumnus | ECPMF SB member. Everything Europe.
À lire absolument : l'excellent travail de ma non moins excellente camarade Francesca Barca sur les origines paradoxales du concept de masculinisme.
Voxeurop – Independent European journalism@voxeurop.bsky.social · 2w ago#PulsEurope Féminicide d’Hélène Rytmann-Legotien : comment Louis Althusser a tué sa femme et “inventé” le #masculinisme merci à @lucienoyer.bsky.social, Francis Dupuis-Déri et Michel Lacroix voxeurop.eu/fr/feminicid...
A brilliant report from a place in Europe most people probably never heard of – except of course Voxeurop's readers:
Terje Helland@terjehelland.bsky.social · 2w ago🇲🇩Spent today in Comrat, capital of Gagauzia, Moldova's autonomous south. In the regional history museum, Governor Evghenia Guțul's official portrait still hangs as Bașkan. She has been in prison since March 2025. Here is a field report from Europe's strangest autonomy. 1/14
'The new laws and other measures have made it practically impossible for independent groups to operate sustainably, secure funding, and assist beneficiaries with the assurance that their personal data will not be disclosed.' Things in #Georgia got worse under our eyes. What a waste.
Terje Helland@terjehelland.bsky.social · 4w ago🇬🇪Human Rights Watch just published its Georgia report. It is devastating for the illegitimate Georgian Dream anti-EU government. Georgian Dream is dismantling independent civil society through law, prosecution and financial strangulation. hrw.org/news/2026/07... 1/8
Where one of my favourite political scientists explains why there is still some hope for the progressives:
Voxeurop – Independent European journalism@voxeurop.bsky.social · 4w ago🗳️ The #farright loses elections but keeps coming back. @casmudde.bsky.social warns: 'If the mainstream not only delivers but also inspires, these defeats won't be more than temporary interruptions.' By @gpaccardo.bsky.social : voxeurop.eu/en/cas-mudde... #PulsEurope @defenddemocracy.eurosky.social
‘The flamingo represents the internationalisation of a new Albania, but with a completely renewed, alternative, modern, and attractive image completely at odds with the way the government markets it, namely through glossy tourist posters.'
Voxeurop – Independent European journalism@voxeurop.bsky.social · last mo.🇦🇱 ‘ #Albania is not for sale’ 🦩 When plans to develop a protected Albanian island backed by Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, a generation that had been planning to leave decided to stay and fight instead. 🗒️ Michael Angelos Konstantopoulos ✏️ Franco Juri | Cartoon Movement 🔗 voxeurop.eu/en/flamingo-...
🌡️ The cartoon of the week: Europe is cooking, by 🇮🇹 @emadelrosso.bsky.social Central and Western Europe are being hit by an exceptional heatwave and record-breaking temperatures for the month of June. 🔗 More voxeurop.eu/en/cooked-eu... #climatecrisis #heatwave #europe
How Georgia's surveillance system has grown -- detailed & compelling piece by George Beridze. The tech comes from #Russia. algorithmwatch.org/en/russian-s...
See you here, Vladimir Vladimirovich (and so many more).
A moving tribute by my friend Carl Henrik to the great Croatian writer and his 'best friend', who passed on 20 June.
Voxeurop – Independent European journalism@voxeurop.bsky.social · last mo.🖤 Remembering Slavenka #Drakulić: A moral compass for Europe The Croatian writer and journalist leaves behind a legacy of unflinching truth-telling and moral courage, writes her close friend Carl Henrik Fredriksson in his moving eulogy. 🔗 voxeurop.eu/en/slavenka-...
✏️ The cartoon of the week, by Oliver Schopff 🇦🇹 🇬🇧 On 22 June, Keir Starmer announced his resignation as UK Prime minister and Labour leader. 🐈⬛ Including Starmer, Larry, the house cat at n°10, has seen six different PMs come and go since he took up his "post" in 2011. 🔗 voxeurop.eu/en/starmers-...
A must-read. Not only because Nino is an exquisite person, but because her essay digs into how Eastern and Western Europe got divided on higher education centuries ago:
Voxeurop – Independent European journalism@voxeurop.bsky.social · 2mo agoTbilisi's Ilia State Univrsity rector Nino Doborjginidze explores a critical question: How can universities – long the cradles of democracy and critical thought – help shape a European future for 🇬🇪 #Georgia? 🔗: voxeurop.eu/en/georgia-u... 📸 @gpaccardo.bsky.social On the banner: 'Not for sale!'
Mes brillantes camarades vous diront tout ce que vous devez savoir sur mon média préféré et ce qui rend cet ovni éditorial si spécial :
Voxeurop – Independent European journalism@voxeurop.bsky.social · 2mo agoPour tout savoir sur ce qui rend notre média unique (et exceptionnel), ne manquez pas ce rendez-vous!
A few takes from my first field trip to #Moldova.
Voxeurop – Independent European journalism@voxeurop.bsky.social · 2mo ago🇲🇩 From Europe’s most vulnerable state to its top EU accession performer? 🇪🇺 Brussels decided to open the 1st cluster of accession negotiations. Just a few years ago, #Moldova was seen as trapped in Russi's shadow and gas and corrupted. 🔗 Read the analysis by @gpaccardo.bsky.social #PulsEurope
This week, our newsletter is very personal and on topics that are dear to me. You're still in time to subscribe, so hurry up!
Voxeurop – Independent European journalism@voxeurop.bsky.social · 2mo ago💌 It's newsletter day! This week we look at 🇬🇪 #Georgia and 🇲🇩 #Moldova. Both applied for EU membership on the same day. One is on fast-track to accession, the other is backtracking full-speed. 🔹 Essays by Georgian authors & a report from Chisinau. 👉 Subscribe – it's free! voxeurop.eu/en/our-weekl...
🇦🇲 Il lento percorso europeo dell’ #Armenia, fatto (anche) di standard, infrastrutture, mobilità e riforme 🗳️ Le elezioni parlamentari di oggi cambieranno il corso degli eventi? 🎤 Abbiamo incontrato l'ambasciatore dell'🇪🇺 UE a Erevan. Leggi la sua analisi: voxeurop.eu/it/armenia-u... 🤝 #PulsEurope
We'll miss her wit and art.
Voxeurop – Independent European journalism@voxeurop.bsky.social · 2mo ago✏️ We choose the work of an Iranian artist – Nahid Maghsoudi –to pay tribute to Franco-Iranian artist, comic book author, and filmmaker Marjane #Satrapi, who died on 4 June. 🔗 Read more: voxeurop.eu/en/tribute-m...
🚨 Today, the EU’s Migration & Asylum Pact becomes law. Will it solve the crisis, or deepen it? 📈 The numbers don’t lie: Europe’s policies are pushing more people into irregularity. 📊 Dive into the data, in Catherine André & Céline Mouzon's analysis voxeurop.eu/en/data-euro... @edjnet.bsky.social
Check that out: the EU is turning into a massive irregular migrants factory:
Voxeurop – Independent European journalism@voxeurop.bsky.social · 2mo ago👮 The tightening of #immigration policies in the EU is creating thousands of undocumented migrants, leading to a cascade of problems. Yet alternatives do exist. 📊 Check out the data-driven analysis by Catherine André & Céline Mouzon, via @alternatives-economiques.fr : #migration
Niels is brilliant as usual:
Voxeurop – Independent European journalism@voxeurop.bsky.social · 2mo ago✏️ The cartoon of the week 🏔️ At the #Evian #G7, every effort has been made to accommodate the US president. The political agenda has been distorted to suit the tycoon’s taste. 🇩🇰 The view of Danish cartoonist Niels Bo Bojesen 🔗 voxeurop.eu/en/trump-evi...
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Voxeurop – Independent European journalism@voxeurop.bsky.social · 2mo ago📜 The European Pact on Migration and Asylum came into force today. ❓ What are the concrete changes it will bring? What impact on European democracies? 🎤 We'll be discussing this and more with our guests. 📆 16 June, 13:15 CEST. 👉 Register us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... 🤝 #PulsEurope
A Russian spy under diplomatic cover who spent years infiltrating think-tanks tied to the Orbán government was quietly sent home from Budapest — but only after Orbán's electoral defeat removed the shield that had protected him for months. VSquare.org
The Think-Tank Spy: Russian Diplomat Infiltrating Orbán's Right-Wing Elite Quietly Expelled - VSquare.org
A Russian spy who spent years infiltrating think-tanks and academic institutions close to the Orbán government was sent home from Budapest — but only after Viktor Orbán's electoral defeat removed the political obstacle that had shielded the operative for months.
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Albania is erupting for the second consecutive day in angry mass protests against the Kushner land seizure deal worth $4 billion.
Day 1561 of my 3 day war. This war has now lasted longer than Russia's involvement in WW1. An incompetent Czar presided over endless disasters, mass casualties & economic calamity causing the army to eventually mutiny. I remain a master strategist.
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Voxeurop – Independent European journalism@voxeurop.bsky.social · 2mo ago💌 It's newsletter day! This week we look at #Armenia, ahead of 7 June parliamentary election. 🗳️ Can a country this exposed – to #Russia, to #Azerbaijan, to its own trauma – afford the European future its people want? ✨ And much more. 👉 Subscribe voxeurop.eu/en/our-weekl...
I had the opportunity to visit Erevan lately and collect some insights on the political and social situation ahead of Sunday's parliamentary election. Have a read at the report I put together:
Voxeurop – Independent European journalism@voxeurop.bsky.social · 2mo ago🗳️ 🇦🇲 #Armenia 's 7 June parliamentary elections are fought in the shadow of war, trauma, and a geopolitical balancing act between #Russia and #Europe most Armenians never asked for. Read it all in @gpaccardo.bsky.social 's reportage. 🤝 With #PulsEurope 🔗 voxeurop.eu/en/armenia-u...
How authoritarian has Georgia become at this point? The @nytimes.com tracker on authoritarianism provides 12 dimensions, many of which are more universally applicable, from democratic control, courts, rule of law. Take a look. We're now collecting input to assess how these map onto Georgia.
Georgian Dream is creating its own Roskomnadzor. A special unit is being established within the Interior Ministry whose main function will be the “systematic monitoring of hate speech, offensive campaigns, and aggressive communication in public space,” 1/2
