Germany now says it will soon be independent of Russian energy. It's taken a year, while Merkel had 16 years and said it was impossible! As welcome as all these moves are to finally stand up to Russia, they expose the appeasement of previous admins.
The president of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, will appoint a new chief of staff: Matthew Tabone.
Her brother in law.
Is it the best choice to restore the credibility of the Parliament after the QatarGate?
My story for @ilfoglio_it
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⚡️ BREAKING: #Iran football team captain defies regime, backs protests: “We have to accept that conditions in our country are not right & our people are not happy. They should know that we are with them. And we support them. And we sympathize with them regarding the conditions.”
At the unveiling of Boris Nemtsov Plaza in London. A wonderful tribute being presented by Evgenia Kara Murza who’s husband is now one of the highest profile political prisoners in Russia. True bravery in the face of evil.
Feels very different now from when I used to deal with loads of these callers. The difference, I suppose, between fighting a fire that’s still raging & surveying the charred wreckage of a beautiful old building with a bloke who insists he prefers it that way.
ÉNORME. Le groupe @coldplay accompagne à la guitare la voix de Shervin Hajjipour qui interprète « Barayeh (Pour) », l’hymne de la révolte en #Iran vendredi 28 octobre lors de leur concert à Buenos Aires en Argentine. #MahsaAmini
This man is responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of people, for the kidnap of children, for torture, rape, cultural destruction and millions of refugees, and he talks about "conservative" values? His only values are those of a criminal thug and serial liar
Whoever attacked the Crimean bridge timed it for dawn to minimize civilian casualties. Putin also launches attacks at dawn, but does so to maximize casualties in the civilian centers he repeatedly targets. 1/4
Come quando parlando di un’opera lirica ci si sofferma sulla performance di un mezzosoprano di complemento, vorrei notare che le 2 forze politiche del gruppo Liberale Renew Europe, +E e Azione-IV hanno complessivamente preso il 10,6%. Mai successo prima. Ora pace e unità tra i 2.
A soli 2000 km da qui, oggi vengono a prenderti con un fucile, per farti votare quello che dicono loro.
Non abituiamoci mai alla bellezza e all’importanza della democrazia. Amiamola e curiamola con tutto quello che abbiamo.
Buon voto!