The risk of NATO-skeptic, pro-Russia Călin Georgescu becoming Romania’s president next Sunday has cast a spotlight on the country’s growing military power and the increasingly important role it plays in NATO — With @gi_coi
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The new EU Commission led by Ursula von der Leyen just got the weakest mandate from the European Parliament than any Commission has for decades.
@MaxGriera and @gi_coi crunched the data in this piece: https://t.co/DxEER0H70C
The European Union is set to miss a global deadline for new climate targets … while preparing to lecture the world about the importance of those goals.
https://t.co/KR9ZYF3ePV
Lithuania's Andrius Kubilius was in the spotlight tonight as he faced three hours of questioning to see if he's cut out to become the EU's first-ever defense chief.
How did he do?
Here's our (mini) match report 👇
And here's a minute-by-minute recap: https://t.co/l7GqJV1TAm
During his commissioner hearing, Dan Jørgensen was asked whether he could guarantee an end of Russian energy imports to the EU by next year.
Jørgensen said he “cannot commit” to such an idea.
@gi_coi has more 👇
Follow along with our live blog here: https://t.co/w5IeKIosLZ
This week's Living Cities goes queer!
In the aftermath of the pandemic many LGBTQ+ spaces have struggled to survive — but local communities are stepping up to save them.
Plus: chatting sustainable art with @JanvanEyck_.
W/ @l_guillot and @fed_disario
https://t.co/TKunBOUBik
🗳️ A new edition of our Living Cities is out! This time, we're unravelling what feels like the gazillionth Belgian election this year: the municipal ones on Sunday. @gi_coi, we did it. @aitorehm will be back next week. https://t.co/4VE7JV1YCU
Struggling to untangle who's actually in charge of who in VDL's new commission?
I dug through 26 mission letters to figure it out…
Fully interactive graphic here: https://t.co/i7MeFxejVE
@pdallisonesque As always, thanks to the ace editing team @kelseylh and @stephanfaris who every week save our readers from mindblowing, unimaginable, previously unheard of typos. Always fighting the good fight.
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It’s time for a good ol’ newsletter takeover: I’m your @aitorehm for the week.
On the menu:
🏠 How Manchester does housing
💻 How to combat city disinformation
🌃 How Warsaw was rebuilt
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Bonus content: Our own deputy opinion editor Leyla and deputy EU editor + resident funny guy @pdallisonesque bring you some Manchester-themed bangers for the weekend.
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VdL is turning the screws on smaller EU countries to send women to Brussels to avoid the embarrassment of a male-dominated College. At least five countries including Slovenia and Malta face pressure https://t.co/G8kASmLTQU
Our story w/ @BMoens@MaxGriera@gi_coi@jacopobarigazzi
What a great time to be an Olympian scheduled to compete in the open-water swimming events in Paris.
Despite the authorities' efforts to clean up the Seine, there are mounting concerns over the river's water quality.
@nicolas_camut on @POLITICOEurope https://t.co/tRU8KaTff4