Jen Baker

Indie journo, presenter & #SciFi fan. My job is to talk about things that matter, I try to do it well. European. Feminist. #COYS!

[Jen Baker @BrusselsGeek]

My wake up call on how #BehaviouralAdvertising and an addiction to profits are feeding the #Disinformation monster that is eating #democracy.

[Dave Keating @DaveKeating]

Brussels police confirm to the Brussels Times that they were told by the US Embassy to eject two journalists from Sunday's 🇺🇸 "Freedom 250" event.

The journalists say they had asked Ambassador Bill White a question he didn't like. The embassy told the police they had made "threatening behaviour". No such behaviour is visible on the video shared by the journalists, who are simply asking a question.

"At one point, our services were called upon by the protocol unit, which reported threatening behaviour by two individuals towards the ambassador," a police spokesperson told The Brussels Times on Tuesday. "At the request of the embassy’s protocol unit, we escorted them out of the perimeter so that they could leave the site."
https://t.co/k2SqsYxRAk

[EU Perspectives @EUPerspectives]

In an exclusive interview with EU Perspectives during the EU Council in Brussels, @KarelHavlicek_, Czechia’s deputy prime minister and minister for industry and trade, shared his views on closer ties with the UK.

Karel Havlíček called the UK a great trading partner and an extremely strong economy for Europe. He noted that while he understands they are out of the EU, they remain part of Europe and are vital for automotive and energy.

Listen to the full interview hosted by @BrusselsGeek 👉 https://t.co/94xL1zPz3H

[EU Perspectives @EUPerspectives]

What does @AdrianMEDSforEU, Director General of Medicines for Europe, sees as the biggest challenge facing the pharmaceutical industry? Watch the full podcast episode 👉https://t.co/LcyDccMNNU #EUPerspectives
🎙️ Hosted by @BrusselsGeek

[EU Perspectives @EUPerspectives]

Is the EU working against itself? While we want to bring medicine production back to Europe, new regulations might be doing the opposite. MEP @KnotekOndrej highlights how contradicting policies are effectively expelling producers from EU soil.

Listen to the full story with @BrusselsGeek on the EU Perspectives Podcast 👉 https://t.co/u32LEDgHgZ

[BEREC @BERECeuropaeu]

🔊 Meet #BSF14 Master of Ceremony!

EU Policy & Tech Reporter Jennifer Baker will lead #BERECForum, focused on high-level discussions on the future of electronic communications in the EU.

📅 31 March 2026
📍 Brussels + online
🔗 Register: https://t.co/PD8oEcEX75

[BEREC @BERECeuropaeu]

At the 14th #BERECForum, Alejandra de Iturriaga, incoming BEREC Chair 2027, highlighted the power of collaboration in shaping Europe’s digital future. 🌐

#BSF14 #empoweringEUconnectivity

[BEREC @BERECeuropaeu]

At the 14th #BERECForum, Marko Mismas highlighted a clear priority: a competitive, resilient and future-proof connectivity ecosystem for Europe. 🌐

BEREC stands ready to contribute its expertise to the DNA legislative process.

#BSF14 #empoweringEUconnectivity

[Selamettin ERMİŞ @SelamettinErmis]

Brüksel'de AB Dijital Ağlar Yasası (DNA) çerçevesinde düzenlenen ve son derece önemli paneller ve anahtar konuşmacıların yer aldığı 14. BEREC Paydaşlar Forumuna Kurul Üyemiz Hüsnü KILIÇ ve UİD Uzm. Yrd. Zehra AKÇA ile katıldım. https://t.co/1YYPsbUIWJ

[Jen Baker @BrusselsGeek]

Pretty chilling comments from @jamie_raskin not only from a #BigTech #TechSovereignty perspective but from an #EUdemocracy one too!

[EU Perspectives @EUPerspectives]

US Congressman @jamie_raskin warned MEPs that Donald Trump’s attacks on EU tech laws are designed to boost far-right propaganda and disinformation 👉 https://t.co/ygPRB3Mwtx

[EU Perspectives @EUPerspectives]

An EU Advocate General has backed the right of member states to exclude Huawei from telecom networks due to national security risks. The opinion, involving a case with Elisa, suggests operators might not receive compensation for replacing the hardware 👉 https://t.co/Qpa9APWFoE

[EU Perspectives @EUPerspectives]

US Congressman @jamie_raskin warned MEPs that Donald Trump’s attacks on EU tech laws are designed to boost far-right propaganda and disinformation 👉 https://t.co/ygPRB3Mwtx

[EU Perspectives @EUPerspectives]

"China is becoming a global superpower in medicines as well," warns @AndyBounds, EU correspondent at the Financial Times. While the US has long dominated the field with a system designed to reward innovation and speed up market entry, Europe now faces a "twin challenge." Can the EU maintain its competitiveness while navigating rising costs and new global players?

To understand how geopolitical tensions are reshaping the pharmaceutical landscape, listen to the full episode of the EU Perspectives Podcast 👉 https://t.co/emvxBayI81

[EU Perspectives @EUPerspectives]

🚨 Is Meta’s "pay or ok" model a real choice or just a digital trap? Our @BrusselsGeek reports on the fresh standoff as @beuc and @AgustinReyna slam the new "ad breaks" as a "degraded experience" for users. @Meta claims it is playing by the rules, but the pressure in Brussels is mounting. (1/2)

[Elisa Mosini 🇪🇺🇮🇹 @MosiniElisa]

In all the tragedy happening in the world, there are moments that make me genuinely happy.

An Irish PM defending the British PM from attacks by the US President, and then turning to show solidarity with Ukraine.
This is European solidarity at its finest.
Honor to the Irish 🇮🇪.

[EU Perspectives @EUPerspectives]

In an interview with our @BrusselsGeek, Grégoire Vigroux, a founder of eYou, vows not to follow the @elonmusk model. In an attempt to fight the spread of fake news, the project aims at a "European mindset" of transparency, where AI competes to verify posts rather than pushing controversial content. https://t.co/aP8t2BwaAg

[Dave Keating @DaveKeating]

Wow what a night! Thanks to everyone who came to The Owned Continent book launch at Full Circle last night, and a special thanks to @ResPublica_EU for hosting the event!

It was full to the rafters, which I think shows how much appetite there is right now among Europeans to do something about this continent's America addiction.

There were so many good points made on the panel so it's hard to pick just a few, but one stood out to me. Pawel Zerka said that though I lamented in the book that Europeans had not yet woken up to the danger posed by America, he thinks that Europeans are right now waking up - but they're stuck in inertia and not yet ready to get up (out of bed). I agree. Something has changed in the 6 weeks since the book was published and that's the Greenland defence.

@alemannoEU made comparisons between the current awakening and the Italian Risorgimento. Just like 200 years ago Italians did not yet know they were Italian, today Europeans do not yet know they are European. @JamesKanter and I discussed why the white nationalist MAGA movement is so obsessed with Europe (I had several people in the audience tell me afterwards that this was something they hadn't thought of before). And Sophie in 't Veld made the inpassioned point that the intergovernmental model of the EU has failed, and we must reimagine the EU in order to save it.

And of course, @BrusselsGeek proded me on why I'm not being just like all the other Americans telling Europe what to do, and why the ownership of cereals is so personally vexing 😜 And we got a little discussion of the importance of Eurovision in there for good measure.

I know there were so many audience questions we didn't get to, but I'll have plenty of time to take your questions about the book at the Brussels Press Club book reading next week: https://t.co/kc9Pphs4o9

That event will be live streamed on https://t.co/JT6dRVDcfh and you can put your questions in there which I can answer live.

Let's not let people like Mark Rutte tell us we can't dream. Europe deserves to be independent, and we have all the tools we need to do it. The only thing we're missing is a belief in ourselves.

[EU Publications @EUPublications]

.@HardemanHildeML opening #EUOpenDataDays2025: 'We help ensure that data is findable, accessible, interoperable and
reusable for public administrations, businesses and the public. In a world where disinformation is rife, we provide data and information
people can trust.'

[EU Publications @EUPublications]

'Together, we can help shape a future where open data supports
progress and empowerment for all,' says @HardemanHildeML. 'Let’s make the most of the opportunity.'

Follow #EUOpenDataDays2025 LIVE
👉 https://t.co/ugCuF4uMQ1

[Rapporteur @rapporteur_news]

🐝 Protecting biodiversity - The EU's strategy for a resilient environment

Join this session as part of our Agrifood Policy Conference on 25 March.

📅 Register: https://t.co/215GKMKMzW

[Jen Baker @BrusselsGeek]

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