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[ProfGB @ProfGBarrett]

Happy to see the publication of this volume on the legal dimension of European sovereignty, which I co-edited with Peter-Christian Müller-Graff, Jean-Philippe Rageade and Viktor Vadász, in addition to contributing a chapter of my own on EU fiscal policy. https://t.co/UXkg3DAHE2

[ECFR @ecfr]

The Russian threat is not going away any time soon. To defend themselves without America’s help, Europeans need to pursue a new, distinctly European model of defence and deterrence, write @_RafaelLoss, @mprochwicz, and @jana_puglierin
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https://t.co/1gBLFFxvB1

[TheJournal.ie @thejournal_ie]

Fine Gael's four MEPs have said they are deeply concerned by reports that a Russian-owned alumina refinery in Co Limerick may be supporting the illegal invasion and occupation of Ukraine.
https://t.co/Yv6OSLqY3L

[Marcos Agustín @marcosagusstinn]

The constant attack on Germany exists because Germany’s success has been so disproportionate for so long.

Yes, Germany has stagnated since 2022. Its industrial model was hit by the energy shock and years of underinvestment.

But pretending Germany is an economic failure is absurd.

Germany is still the world’s 3rd-largest economy, Europe’s largest economy and the backbone of the European industrial system.

It remains one of the world’s largest exporters and still runs one of the largest current-account surpluses on earth around 4.5% of GDP in 2025, second only to China in absolute terms.

Germany has the fiscal space to recover. Public debt was only 63.5% of GDP in 2025, far below the eurozone average of 87.8%.

[Michael McFaul @McFaul]

Thinking of my friend Alexei Navalny and his family today. He would have turned 50 today.
Goodbye to my fearless friend, Alexei Navalny https://t.co/HYsacXcJRT

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

The New World Screwworm, a grave parasitic threat, has just been detected in US cattle for the first time since it was eradicated in 1966.

The parasite's revival comes after Trump and DOGE slashed funding for Screwworm monitoring programs.

[ProfGB @ProfGBarrett]

Kristof:Musk & Trump-& Rubio(who let all this happen on his watch)-are learning that USAID wasn’t just a pet project of woke bleeding hearts. Their actions led to an immense number of unnecessary deaths worldwide & may have empowered Ebola.They made the world-& America-less safe.

[Nicholas Kristof @NickKristof]

Trump, Musk and Rubio slashed aid and scoffed that it was woke nonsense. Now they're seeing that it not only saved one life every 10 seconds but also protected us from diseases like Ebola. Their actions constituted a security failure as well as a moral one.
More broadly, their fecklessness contrasts with the courage and humanity of doctors and aid workers in Congo and Uganda, lacking adequate PPE but still risking the virus to care for fellow humans.
Trump, Musk and Rubio might learn something from them. https://t.co/kPKj7fqJFZ

[Nicholas Kristof @NickKristof]

Trump, Musk and Rubio slashed aid and scoffed that it was woke nonsense. Now they're seeing that it not only saved one life every 10 seconds but also protected us from diseases like Ebola. Their actions constituted a security failure as well as a moral one.
More broadly, their fecklessness contrasts with the courage and humanity of doctors and aid workers in Congo and Uganda, lacking adequate PPE but still risking the virus to care for fellow humans.
Trump, Musk and Rubio might learn something from them. https://t.co/kPKj7fqJFZ

[ProfGB @ProfGBarrett]

Is there any point at this stage in asking why? Do America's long-term interests (much less the world's) count for anything here? Is research to be regarded as worthless?

[CNN @CNN]

The Trump administration has announced it will dismantle a $368 million deep-ocean monitoring system that provides critical data on the world’s oceans. The decision is sparking alarm among experts that US is taking eyes off the oceans at a dangerous time. https://t.co/VcifYxiYcR

[Financial Times @FT]

Trump’s empire of debt https://t.co/UNhmTjmPOz

[NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 @NOELreports]

❗️The Cyprus Presidency of the EU Council began preparations to formally open Cluster One in accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova. It called the move a significant milestone in both countries’ European integration path and said discussions in the Council will continue in the coming days. #EU

[Visegrád 24 @visegrad24]

🇳🇴🇪🇺 Norway to reconsider joining the European Union

Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide has stated that the “favorable world” of the past 30 years no longer exists and has been replaced by a “crazy world.”

He noted that challenges such as China’s assertiveness, US trade tariffs, and the war in Ukraine are forcing the EU to play a much more active role in trade and security policy.

Although Norway has been part of the European Economic Area (EEA) since 1994 and adopts most EU rules, it has no voting rights in their development.

Eide emphasized that policy areas Norway previously avoided are now becoming critically important.

Meanwhile, neighboring Iceland plans to hold a referendum on resuming EU accession talks by 2027. If Iceland joins, Norway could find itself isolated among Nordic countries outside the Union.

[Donnacha Ó Beacháin @DonnachaDCU]

On @rte, I highlighted a striking contradiction

Australia banned the export of alumina to Russia, citing its critical role in the Kremlin's war machine

Yet, Ireland hosts Europe’s largest alumina refinery and exports to Russia have skyrocketed since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine

[Edward Luce @EdwardGLuce]

The vanity of a realist who can't acknowledge reality. Mearsheimer's account of how this war started and why Ukraine is fighting is shockingly bad.

[POLITICOEurope @POLITICOEurope]

EXCLUSIVE: Hungary has signaled it will drop its long-standing opposition to Ukraine’s bid for EU membership, allowing it and Moldova to begin formal negotiations to join the bloc in the coming days, four diplomats told POLITICO. https://t.co/B4jaW4lByv

[Alex Wickham @alexwickham]

Bloomberg News exclusive:

Vladimir Putin has been told by senior Russian officials that the war in Ukraine is becoming unaffordable, the most serious sign of internal division in Moscow since the full-scale invasion began

https://t.co/gpk6OChdlC

[FT Europe @ftbrussels]

Britain re-entering the EU ‘an inevitability’, says Treasury minister https://t.co/ewDylbXONN

[Caolan @CaolanReports]

Russian-owned refinery in Ireland. Hundreds of millions € of alumina shipped to Russia every year turns into aluminium for their weapons. Now they threaten: sanction us and Irish homes lose power.

This is the cost of letting the Kremlin own strategic infrastructure on EU soil.

[New York Times Opinion @nytopinion]

Defeating Viktor Orban’s autocracy after 16 years in power “had looked like an impossible quest,” M. Gessen writes. “The triumph was stunning — unique in our era of democratic backsliding — and it holds clear lessons for the United States.”
https://t.co/Pi2VZZCT95

[Irish Embassy Paris @IrlEmbParis]

Major milestone reached for the Celtic Interconnector: onshore cable works in Ireland are now complete, bringing 🇮🇪 and 🇫🇷 one step closer to a shared energy future.

Once operational, the 500km subsea link will power up to 450,000 homes and strengthen Europe’s energy security.

[Jason Pugh 🇨🇦 🏳️‍🌈 @TheJasonPugh]

WATCH: “Let’s be absolutely clear. Canada strong will help make America great again.” - @MarkJCarney

The Prime Minister of Canada’s closing comments at his address at the Economic Club of New York.