Alberto Alemanno

That’s what jupiterian leadership should be about

🇫🇷 preparing for snap elections end of November (to counter pressure on Macron’s resignation) #france #Macron #ElectionsLegislatives2025

Trump went against universities, law firms, now is targeting philanthropies.

These threats chill hundreds of thousands of charities and grantees who lack the resources to fight back such as ⁦‪@OpenSociety‬⁩ ⁦‪@Harvard‬⁩ cc ⁦‪@JFK_America‬⁩

How to get France out of its political impasse?

1. Snap presidential elections (after budget’s approval)

2. Snap political elections (again)

3. No election but asking FN to form a government and road test coexistence

Other options?

Von der Leyen’s political troubles are self-inflicted: she still hasn’t chosen which parliamentary majority to build her reform agenda on

The Omnibus simplification proposal proved she can’t have it both ways—relying on both pro-EU forces and the far right. You can’t satisfy everyone.

#EUCO #play

Let me get this straight:

The two motions of censure vs Von der Leyen signal a long overdue and healthy democratization of EU politics, but her political troubles are self-inflicts.

French PM resigns, plunging Macron’s reign into chaos The new administration had been appointed less than twelve hours before resigning.

As predicted: French PM and government resign (!)

Doing more of the same and with the same team is diabolicum www.politico.eu/article/fren...

Von der Leyen’s political troubles are self-inflicted: she still hasn’t chosen which parliamentary majority to build her reform agenda on

The Omnibus simplification proposal proved she can’t have it both ways—relying on both pro-EU forces and the far right. You can’t satisfy everyone.

#EUCO #play

Europe should be standing up to Trump and Putin – instead it is mirroring them | Alberto Alemanno Public opinion is clamouring for closer EU cooperation. The last thing we need is Ursula von der Leyen pandering to the far right, says Alberto Alemanno, Jean Monnet professor of EU law at HEC Paris

It’s high time to present European integration not as a threat to national identity, but as the means to protect and strengthen it -
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The EU wants to position AI not merely as a productivity tool, but as a “strategic asset” that must be tightly integrated into the EU’s institutional, industrial and security systems and of its member states

Canada, take note

“We were VERY naive to leave our public space to social media networks controlled by US or Chinese companies that don’t share our interests and are not interested in survival of our democracies”

French President Emmanuel Macron

Check minute 19
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Andrej Babis, the populist, pro-Russian billionaire, WON the #CzechElections with 36% of the vote.

This will further tip the EU political balance to the right, with Babis joining Orban & Fico in opposing support to Ukraine and testing domestic and EU democratic institutions

#EUCO #Czechia

Italy increasingly isolated in Europe after France, the UK, Spain and others recognised Palestinian statehood.

PM Meloni is failing to put pressure on Israel alongside others but that’s what Italian public opinion demands.

Brussels Democracy Dialogue 2025: Time to reset! On 14 October, FES invites experts to Brussels to exchange progressive ideas and discuss the question: How can we revitalise European democracies?

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🚨 Do not miss the Brussels Democratic Dialogue organised by Friedrich Ebert Stiftung which this year will explore the following question: How can we revitalise European democracies?

📅 14 Oct
⏰ 09:00–19:00
📍 Brussels

👉 Info: bit.ly/46Nv3GK

Von der Leyen’s political group - the @EPPGroup - is turning against her on:

- Omnibus

- MFF

Will @vonderleyen emancipate herself from her party to deliver on her promises?

"Once more it’s the nation state and our national Poltical class that prevent europe from being effective and credible on the international stage."

Should the EU respond to Russia’s incursions? Spoiler alert: EU governments don't want to hand defence over to the EU

Should the EU respond to Russia’s incursions?
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Great line

Nato must step up its response to Russia’s hybrid war, but the question remains: how?

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4 years after the Russian invasion, that war is no longer an Ukrainian problem but an EU affair, due to increase of attacks on EU eastern flank and US disengagement from & betrayal of its traditional ally.

Paradoxically it’s Ukraine - not the EU27 - to be better prepare today to counter the Russians than it was 4 years ago.

4 years after the Russian invasion, that war is no longer an Ukrainian problem but an EU affair, due to increase of attacks on EU eastern flank and US disengagement from & betrayal of its traditional ally.

Denmark drone incursions: All signs point to Russia? Three ships with Russian links have emerged as possibly playing a role in the mysterious drone flights that closed a number of Denmark's airports several times this week. The vessels were spotted off…

Three ships with Russian links have emerged as possibly playing a role in the mysterious drone flights that closed a number of Denmark's airports several times this week. The vessels may have served as launch pads for the drones. www.france24.com/en/europe/20...

« able lawyers have to a large extent allowed themselves to become adjuncts of great corporations and have neglected their obligation to use their powers for the protection of the people. »

Louis Brandeis, 1905

European and Arab states have opposed the idea of an international trusteeship, believing it would marginalise the Palestinians and lack legitimacy in the eyes of Gazans

More to come :-) — testing the format

Why is Trump NOW ready to support Ukraine?

Weeks ago: Ukraine should concede land to Russia.

Now: Kyiv can win it all as Russia is a paper tiger.

Are European leaders winning Trump’s support or is Trump playing them? @thegoodlobby.bsky.social