Isabel Cane

Director @CaneAdvisory | Advisor @cipe_ACGC | Council @TechDiplomacy | Fellow @smi_uq | Critical Minerals | Quality Infrastructure | Trusted Tech & Integrity

[POLITICOEurope @POLITICOEurope]

Russia’s war in Ukraine is “closer to the end” than to the beginning, @general_ben said in our #POLITICOTheSpeakeasy.

“I can’t put a number on it, but the momentum has shifted, I think irreversibly.”

📹 Watch the full interview: https://t.co/NBdEnMzGRy

#GLOBSEC2026

[Michael McFaul @McFaul]

Wow. Deeply troubling.

[European Commission @EU_Commission]

The EU's support is making a real difference in people’s daily lives in the Western Balkans.

Today, we have released €158.9 million to Albania, Montenegro and North Macedonia, following progress on reforms in business competitiveness, innovation, education and digitalisation.

[Ministère de l'Économie et des Finances @Economie_Gouv]

🔴 La France engage la reconquête de sa souveraineté industrielle sur les terres rares et les aimants permanents.

Pour en savoir plus : https://t.co/J7QYiT1X8g

[Timothy Snyder @TimothyDSnyder]

1/3. And this is one more reason the war goes on in some form — people close to Trump are making money from it.
https://t.co/qml6HtJuiM

[Flora Garamvolgyi @floragaramvolgy]

Hungary’s future health secretary dancing on stage last night.
🎥: Noémi Zalavári

[Lili Bayer @liliebayer]

Scenes from Budapest tonight.

[Mark Rutte @SecGenNATO]

Welcome UK 🇬🇧 and Norwegian 🇳🇴 operations against Russian submarines in the High North. These efforts to disrupt Russian surveillance of our critical undersea infrastructure protect us all. NATO continues to constantly monitor Russian military activity in the region

[Scott North @ScottNorth64736]

The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) today signed a Project Development agreement with Pela Global Limited for the revival of a brownfield antimony mine and processing operation at the Krstov Dol Mine in North Macedonia. https://t.co/MS3ADW5cT5

[DFC Invests @DFCgov]

DFC signed a Project Development Agreement with Pela Global Limited to help revive the Krstov Dol Antimony Mine in North Macedonia – marking DFC’s first antimony investment and first project in the country.

Read more: https://t.co/nAkdPO9aTI

[U.S. Embassy North Macedonia @USEmbassySkopje]

.@DeputySecState Christopher Landau and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade @TimcoMucunski led the second U.S.-North Macedonia Strategic Dialogue in Washington, D.C. on April 7.  The Strategic Dialogue deepened the partnership between the United States and North Macedonia and advanced our shared goals of promoting peace, security, and prosperity. You can read the joint statement on the 🇺🇸 - 🇲🇰 Strategic Dialogue 👉 https://t.co/a3zMAxJsPS

[Ambassador Andrew Puzder @USAmbEU]

The United States and Europe are inextricably intertwined. We have the largest trade relationship in the history of the world and are currently negotiating three key agreements that will shape the future:

· Joint statement on trade
· Critical minerals agreement
· Pax Silica.

Together, these initiatives will strengthen our economic security and reinforce the U.S.-EU partnership.

[Australian Embassy, Brussels @AustraliaEU]

An important next step! 🇦🇺🤝🇪🇺
Connecting Australian researchers, industry and business with some of Europe’s best and brightest minds.

Building on decades of meaningful collaboration, Australia welcomes the start of Horizon Europe association negotiations with the EU today.

[European Australian Business Council (EABC) @EurAusBiz]

Thank you @EU_Commission President @vonderleyen for addressing the EABC yesterday.

As President von der Leyen powerfully observed “Trust is a precious currency, in increasingly short supply - its value is not only political but also economic.”

🇪🇺🤝🇦🇺 #FTA #SDP #HorizonEurope

[Bart Hoogeveen @BartHoogeveen]

This week 🇪🇺 President @vonderleyen and 🇦🇺 Prime Minister @AlboMP signed two major agreements:
- a free trade deal that has been under negotiation for eight years, and
- a new security and defence partnership that was agreed in less than five months.
⏰The PM also announced that Australia aims to become an Associate member of Horizon Europe, in his words ‘the largest research organisation in the world’.

A lot of ambition and potential to unlock.

In this @ASPI_org explainer report, I offer a deep-dive into the Security & Defence Partnership and look at the ingredients that would deliver impact and greater capability!⬇️

@EU_ASIAPAC @EUinAus @AustraliaEU @HorizonEU @dfat @EUSec_Defence @DefenceAust

[Isabel Cane @IssyCane]

🇦🇺🌏🇪🇺 Very excited to see Australia and Europe sign the trade deal to include critical minerals, defence and easing up access to professionals. Both continents bring complementary strengths that, together, can be far greater than the sum of their parts.

[Anthony Albanese @AlboMP]

Worlds apart, but now closer than ever 🇦🇺🇪🇺

Australia and Europe are taking our relationship to the next level with a once in a generation Free Trade Agreement and Security and Defence Partnership.

More jobs. More security. More local products in global markets.

And in an increasingly uncertain world, these relationships matter.

Because when we work together, we’re stronger than ever.

[Isabel Cane @IssyCane]

I’m just pleased the Kransky is safe 🤣🇦🇺💪🏼🇪🇺

[Australian Government @ausgov]

For more on the free trade agreement, read https://t.co/ARH5CXh1pG

[Isabel Cane @IssyCane]

A strong step forward for #Australia and #Europe cooperation - two parts of the value chain that have much to learn from each other. Critical minerals upstream meets midstream capability, and Australian research in accession to Horizon 👏🏼🇦🇺🇪🇺

[Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen]

Australia is one of the world’s most important producers of critical raw material.

In contrast, Europe is one of the world’s major users.

So today, we agreed on four major projects, covering production of rare earths, lithium, and tungsten.

And we also agreed to launch negotiations on Australia’s accession to Horizon, Europe’s flagship innovation programme!

[Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen]

🇦🇺 Honoured to be welcomed to Australia by the Governor-General, H.E. Sam Mostyn.

I’m here to celebrate the long-standing friendship between Europe and Australia, and this is the most perfect start to this visit.