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If it looks like ethnic cleansing, it probably is ⁦Haaretz.com⁩ haaretz.com/opinion/editor…

This👇 is my sense too, also due to the strict choreography by Von der Leyen and Weber (each for their own interests) Still, things remain unpredictable. Esp. when integrity questions flare up and responses are not adequate But that’s not the substantial politics one would wish

How the US election may unsettle #Europe -ft.com/content/cd8fb6… via @ft

2025 marks a big transition for JEPP . With Jeremy Richardson retiring as co editor-in-chief at the end of the year, you will encounter new names and new faces in JEPP’s editorial orbit. Come and meet our five new associate editors (thread) /1

Bernard Manin (1951-2024)

Seems the grand deal is holding so far of not rejecting any Commissioners, as he was seen as one of the likeliest to go for bringing down.

1) What sorts of scenarios could await Europe in event of Trump 2.0? My colleagues Jeremy Shapiro, Majda Ruge & Célia Belin outlined six: - Minsk 3.0 - China crisis - IRA for fossil fuels - NATO on ice - escalation in Middle E - an illiberal international ecfr.eu/publication/im…

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Here is my take on what we need to do to manage our shared and effective macroeconomic sovereignty in the #Eurozone The paper takes a republican approach and argues for higher levels of cross border coordination between national parties: we cannot rely on intergovernmentalism!

UPDATE-The postponement of today’s decision on Várhelyi’s approval changes everything: MEP's go-ahead on the Hungarian is now directly tied to the fates of the Commission’s VPs, who will face questioning by MEPs tomorrow. Here’s a 🧵 on the power dynamics at play.

Er, it seems to me that the European Parliament is making a terrible mess of auditioning the new college of Commissioners. Time for reform. Sophia Russack covers the issues well. European Parliament ceps.eu/ceps-publicati… via CEPS ThinkTank

As per Europarliamentarian Daniel Freund: "Under pressure from the Christian Democrats, the decisions on all Vice-Presidents of the European Commission have been postponed from today to tomorrow. They are expected to be voted on as a package solution." news.danielfreund.eu/civicrm/mailin…

This👇 is unprecedented,I think It institutionalises the tit-for-tat strategy that has been looming over the Commission hearings Concretely, the left can only oppose ECR Fitto at the price of having S&D Ribera rejected No individual assessment on their (democratic) merits allowed

🇪🇺🧵The Brussels standoff: a thread. What is happening with Commission von der Leyen 2.0? Is it all drama, or is it really falling off a cliff?

👉🏻Commission update in today’s Playbook w/Eddy Wax ✍️ - VDL meeting fails to seal deal - S&D and EPP grow apart as their demands increase and stance hardens - Metsola and Hayer mediating - Delays, real *possibility* of no commission by Dec My take🧵 politico.eu/newsletter/bru…

Fascinating stuff, notably the conclusion that in external (and European) affairs national loyalty should always trump ideological and party preferences. I thought research on the European Parliament has long shown that we have moved far beyond that point (one for Simon Hix )

⚡️Along with Uğur Aytaç, we're convening a panel on technology, work, and the prospects of democratizing the economy as part of the 2025 European Consortium for Political Research General Conference. Check the CfP here philevents.org/event/show/129… & send us your abstracts! Thanks for sharing!

The deal between EPP Group S&D Group & Renew Europe to help the von der Leyen College to be confirmed on 27/11