1/ The rolling 🇷🇺 missile attacks on #Kyiv again spur a debate about "killing the archer" and which weapon to use. Here #Taurus for example, but I read the same argument for different 🇺🇸systems too. www.chathamhouse.org/2026/07/ukra... However, things are complicated, so a 🧵

Ukraine needs help against Russian missiles now. What more can allies do?

Recent air defence pledges won’t deliver interceptors for years. Europe could help now by providing fighter cover, or by delivering more offensive weapons. Will it act?

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but hey, we are okay! 💪🏻 🇪🇺 Last meeting before summer break with the one and only @praesidentin.netzwerk-ebd.de #europeanminds

Allein in der Region #Kyjiw sind in dieser Nacht zu Mittwoch mindestens 14 Menschen gestorben. Warum? Die ukrainische Armee konnte keine einzige Rakete aus #Russland abschießen. Weil es an Abfangraketen fehlt, die die #EU (auch #Deutschland) liefern könnte. #Sommer2026

Steff. Do.@steffendobb.bsky.social · 4d ago

Die EU hat die Mittel & die Verantwortung den Himmel über der #Ukraine zu schließen, damit dieses Morden endet. Die EU unter @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu schafft es nicht, ihre Mitgliedstaaten von der Notwendigkeit dieser Maßnahmen zu überzeugen. Und jede Nacht sterben weitere unschuldige Bürger.

Die Ereignisse von Ceuta und die „Solidarität“ in der EU: Fragen an den EU-Kommissar Magnus Brunner. www.zdfheute.de/video/heute-...

Brunner zu Ceuta:"Das müssen wir unterbinden"

"Frontex muss in Zukunft eine wichtigere Rolle spielen", so EU-Kommissar Magnus Brunner. Der Fall Ceuta zeige, wie wichtig es sei, gegen organisierte Kriminalität vorzugehen.

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The fun bit is asking Turkish officials, "Against whom?"

(((Tendar)))@tendar.bsky.social · 2d ago

Turkish forces deployed five F-16 fighter jets to Estonia, supporting the Baltic flank of NATO.

Flussbetten, die trocken fallen. Wälder, die brennen. Meere, die stinkend warm sind. Kernkraftwerke ohne Kühlung. Raffinerien ohne Rohstoffe. Meinten Sie: #Technologieofen?

Will Europeans 🇪🇺 fight for their country? The gap between Nordic/Baltic countries (we're ready) vs southern EU countries (no thanks) is huge. Can closer involvement increase resilience & preparedness to create a stronger deterrence? By @nathalietocci.bsky.social www.economist.com/by-invitatio...

Would Europeans fight, if it came to that?

Putting boots on the ground would not help Ukraine, but it might help Europe find the stomach for war, writes Nathalie Tocci

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Vance, Farage and Weidel posted fear-mongering messages about a Spanish migrant crisis that weren't true. They haven't retracted them. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

The Far Right Is Distorting Ceuta

We’ve seen this before.

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Wir haben es mit einer Bewegung zu tun, deren Ziel ein faschistischer Staat ist. #noAfD @ilkokowalczuk.bsky.social @taz.de taz.de/Ilko-Sascha-...

Europa ist kein Organigramm. Für das neue @bpb.de -Heft zur EU durfte ich als Gutachter praktische Einblicke in Gesetzgebung und Interessenvertretung einbringen. Klasse auch : mehrere #EBDGrafik en @netzwerk-ebd.de wurden aufgegriffen. #EBDPolitik #DEinEU #lobbyEU huettemann.eu/de/2026/08/e...

Europa ist kein Organigramm - Bernd Hüttemann

Europa lässt sich nicht mit einem Organigramm erklären. Wer verstehen will, wie die Europäische Union tatsächlich funktioniert, muss nicht nur auf Kommission, Parlament und Rat schauen. Man muss auch ...

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I finally got around to this @turkeybooktalk.bsky.social conversation with @sinemadar.bsky.social Very rich discussion and well worth your time turkeybooktalk.podbean.com/e/sinem-adar...

Sinem Adar on Turkey's role in a fracturing Western alliance | Turkey Book Talk

Sinem Adar, head of the Centre for Applied Turkey Studies at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, on Turkey's international profile and domestic political trajectory after its ...

turkeybooktalk.podbean.com

Something that I didn’t hear so far: JP Morgan was behind both flop attempts to hijack football into private hands - the European Superleague and the sale of the World Cup. Nine Inch Nails “I am afraid of Americans” come to my mind...

Fifa scraps proposal to sell off stakes in World Cup after widespread backlash

Gianni ⁠Infantino has said Fifa ​has scrapped plans to ⁠sell a stake in the World ⁠Cup to private ​investors ‌after widespread ‌backlash

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before it becomes digital... beautiful retro money #euro 💶 🇪🇺

European Central Bank@ecb.europa.eu · 2w ago

Ten selected design proposals for the next series of euro banknotes have been unveiled. Explore the proposals and tell us which ones you prefer. Have your say surveys.ecb.europa.eu/10b/ecbeuro/

Exzellenter Kommentar meines Kollegen @schieritz.bsky.social zum europäischen Versagen bei der Reaktion auf die Krise in Ceuta www.zeit.de/politik/2026...

Ceuta: Ein Fest für die Feinde Europas

Die Reaktionen auf den Ausnahmezustand in Ceuta? Teils faktenfreies Spanien-Bashing. Man muss festhalten: Friedrich Merz fiel hier beinahe positiv auf.

zeit.de

“Zusammenfassung: Die Europäer haben auf eine Bedrohung von außen nicht gemeinsam reagiert, sondern sind übereinander hergefallen. Der gestrige Tag war ein schwarzer Tag für Europa und ein Fest für seine Feinde.” www.zeit.de/politik/2026...

Ceuta: Ein Fest für die Feinde Europas

Die Reaktionen auf den Ausnahmezustand in Ceuta? Teils faktenfreies Spanien-Bashing. Man muss festhalten: Friedrich Merz fiel hier beinahe positiv auf.

zeit.de

"What is Fascism?" The third lecture in my new online course, "Hitler and Stalin today" A guest lecture by @marcishore.bsky.social re.bsky.social Hosted by the Munk School @utoronto.ca Full lecture here: snyder.substack.com/p/what-is-fa...

"anyone familiar with 🇪🇺 law would have known that Ceuta is not part of the Schengen area in the same way as mainland 🇪🇸 . [Sánchez] says there was therefore no "technical" justification for neighbouring countries to restrict movement or reinforce border controls" @mariatad.bsky.social

🇬🇧Berlin’s elections on 20 September decide the composition of the Abgeordnetenhaus and the district assemblies. German citizens can vote at state level, while EU citizens can vote in local elections.

The bad news is that Italy has illegally reimposed border controls on Spain, without the Commission publicly objecting to it.

Ursula von der Leyen@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 4d ago

I held a conference call with Commissioners @magnusbrunner.bsky.social and Dubravka Šuica for an update on the situation in Ceuta. The good news is that the vast majority of those who arrived illegally have returned to Morocco, due to the effective work of Spanish and Moroccan law enforcement.

Spanish PM rebukes ‘selfish’ EU allies over Ceuta backlash

Spanish PM rebukes ‘selfish’ EU allies over Ceuta backlash

Data released by the Spanish Interior Ministry revealed that nearly 48,300 people voluntarily returned to Morocco

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CN #Ceuta Ukrainischer Außenminister Volltext in Alt

👇 nordic splendid isolation illusion @manuelmueller.foederalist.eu @praesidentin.netzwerk-ebd.de

Jan Kammerath@derjanni.wsocial.eu · 4d ago

I think Sweden 🇸🇪, Finland 🇫🇮 and Denmark 🇩🇰 need to contribute much more to the European Union 🇪🇺, intellectually not financially. My impression is that the politely reserved Scandinavian mentality blocks these countries from making the necessary intellectual contributions.

Die EU hat die Mittel & die Verantwortung den Himmel über der #Ukraine zu schließen, damit dieses Morden endet. Die EU unter @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu schafft es nicht, ihre Mitgliedstaaten von der Notwendigkeit dieser Maßnahmen zu überzeugen. Und jede Nacht sterben weitere unschuldige Bürger.

Anton Gerashchenko@antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 4d ago

Russia attacked Ukraine with 35 missiles, including 27 ballistic missiles, and 185 drones overnight. In Kyiv, nine people were killed and 28 more were injured. Seven districts of the capital were affected.

Benvenuta, cara Susanna! #ITinEU #europeanmind

Susanna Cafaro@suncafaro.wsocial.eu · 4d ago

Finally landed on #W, having long abandoned #X and without believing that a platform could ever be #truth. It is not about being European; it is more about being ourselves. Hello all!

#Ceuta is just the latest episode in the weaponisation (Morocco) and instrumentalisation (Italy) of the #migration crisis. What does the political debate look like in Spain? On Italian news, not a clue about that...

Es gibt noch starke Reden eines Bundespräsidenten...

Alexander Van der Bellen @bundespraesident.at · 2w ago

Es ist die Aufgabe unserer freien, liberalen Demokratie Menschen zu verbinden.

hömma @uwiworks.bsky.social und Stefan Evers aus dem gleichen Paderborner Gymnasium? Wieder was chelernt... #chessesmarianee #berlinWahl [Table Today – mit Michael Bröcker und Helene Bubrowski] Ist Berlin noch zu retten? Mit Stefan Evers podcastaddict.com/table-today-...

@bmi.bund.de 👀

Jacob Öberg@profjacob.bsky.social · 4d ago

🚨🚨 Important clarification: there is no legal basis under the #Schengen Code or the Treaties for unilaterally suspending the Schengen agreement against another EU MS under these circumstances. #ceuta www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

Russia commits war crimes every single day

Anton Gerashchenko@antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 4d ago

It was a massive attack involving dozens of ballistic missiles. Russia killed nine people and injured 28 more, including four children, in Kyiv overnight. Civilian infrastructure was heavily damaged across multiple districts of the city.

Reality check #Ceuta and #Melilla and #Schengen area: nope. Everything else is willful manipulation by your respective politicians.