Joosep Värk

Some last minute persuasion going on in the doorstep queue #EUCO

I hope the Estonian PM will have a follow-up on this one in the doorstep. I’m being told by Estonian officials that she is considering singing a song. #kidding #EUCO

Mel Gibson should have a sequel to "What Women Want". But this time it will be "What Viktor Orban Wants". And I hope the genre will still be romantic fantasy comedy. #EUCO

Elections in the Netherlands are just amazing. This is a polling station in a brewery which happens to be located in an old church building. This gem is called the Wispe Brouwerij in Weesp.

Similarly to Finland, Estonia has also seen a rise in activity on the border with Russia.

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Links to the the polls.
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Estonian PM Kaja Kallas open to being next NATO chief The leader said she’d like to be considered for the top job at the Cold War-era alliance.

It is a clear sign that her days as the PM are counted because of the domestic reasons. Her personal rating has not recovered since the beginning of her husband’s Russian business scandal and now the party is going down to historical lows as well.

EU's 20 billion euro plan for Ukraine military aid hits resistance | Reuters A European Union plan to spend up to 20 billion euros ($21.4 billion) on military aid for Ukraine is meeting resistance from EU countries and may not survive in its current form, diplomats say.

BRUSSELS, Nov 10 (Reuters) - A European Union plan to spend up to 20 billion euros on military aid for Ukraine is meeting resistance from EU countries and may not survive in its current form, diplomats say.

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The Estonian government before the weekly meeting. It’s the Estonian Halloween called Mardipäev if you were wondering what’s up.
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I have taken this train once because of a delay by DB (of course!). And I was also extremely happy, although the ride itself felt pretty odd. What a gem!

Every time you read a Politico article about 🇮🇱🇵🇸, keep in mind that their German owner has a manifesto commitment to support 🇮🇱 which all Politico reporters must abide by.

Important to know the context of where publications are coming from.

The EU’s plan to regain its competitive edge Brussels is trying to devise another new strategy amid fears of being left even further behind the US and China

“The EU economy, in dollar terms, is 65 per cent of the size of the US economy. That’s down from 91 per cent in 2013. Per capita, US gross domestic product is more than twice the size of the EU’s, and the gap is increasing.”

We truly need that “whatever it takes” style Super Mario back once again!

Giorgia Meloni’s call is unfortunate. But having listened to it entirely, I must say it could have been way worse. The fatigue has been on full display lately, and the hawkish folks might have feared much darker thoughts by Meloni in semiprivate conversations.

Dutch PM Rutte builds an early head of steam for NATO’s top job Mark Rutte will have to overcome his country’s spotty defense spending record and the desire to see a woman head the alliance to become the next secretary-general.

“Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas is one of the world's leading voices on supporting Ukraine, but some in Western Europe and the U.S. believe that a Baltic head of NATO would be too provocative for Moscow.”

How is it fine to say that somebody’s origin is too provocative for the job?

It seems to me that the EU bubble success measurement for Bluesky will be the EUCOs to come this season. And possibly the migration of Sam Morgan’s special EUCO threads.