@jonhenley Not actually true, obviously π:
Your Montenegro EU summit article June 5 Guardian
"Ursula von der Leyen, who attended the summit alongside Merz...and the Italian prime minister, Giorgia Meloni"
You might like to acknowledge that's actually not true about Meloni!
Or say nothing!
@POLITICOEurope Good luck in Be Ellen!
@ellenoregan
"Ru brcaster not indpdt" silly excuse, how indpt is Israel KAN?!
+Only a "problem" 2022 w multiple countries threat of pull out, unofficially acknowledged:
against Israel it's not yet same.
+Of course Ru still in it if *hadn't* invaded Ukr!
@BelgianFOI@iguardans@POLITICOEurope Contd (2)
And of course Russia would still be in it if they*hadn't* invaded Ukraine, who would believe otherwise?!
@BelgianFOI@iguardans@POLITICOEurope Contd...
It only became a problem in 2022 when 7 countries immediately said they'd pull out, and more were likely to follow, as unofficially acknowledged.
As yet the complaints against Israel haven't reached that level.
@BelgianFOI@iguardans@POLITICOEurope Yes the Israel broadcaster is a good similar example of questionable independence βsame with some others broadcasters.
And Russian broadcaster wasn't independent long before 2022,
the Swedish guy who ran the show before Martin Green said as much.
@swheaton@politicoryan Ah the Weekender, ? a lot of (North American based) geopolitical pontification with Anne McElvoy again, doesn't she have her own show for that.
Bring back Sarah Wheaton and EU please, thanks!