Nika Prislan

A European living in Brussels. / Usual caveats.

[Jonathan Haidt @JonHaidt]

A stunning essay in the FT on the international decline in the ability to read, reason, focus, and learn new things.
It began or accelerated in the early 2010s.
It's hitting teens AND adults.
Self-report and objective scores.
by @jburnmurdoch

https://t.co/gPGrShE2dk

[Pablo R. Suanzes @Suanzes]

Ahora que están recogiendo las cosas, unos cuantos libros que me han ayudado estos años a entender mejor lo que pasaba en la UE. Sin ningún orden ni jerarquía.

[GZERO Media @gzeromedia]

Are we headed for a brighter future or a world without freedom?

The answer rests largely in the (hugely powerful) hands of big tech, @ianbremmer writes in his latest column

https://t.co/5UWCqFtSkl

[EU Council @EUCouncil]

⚖️To try to strike a balance between solidarity & responsibility, the Council has reached an agreement on new migration rules.

The new management & solidarity mechanism #AMMR is:
☑️simple
☑️predictable
☑️workable

Find out more⬇️
#JH⚖️To try to strike a balance between solidarity & responsibility, the Council has reached an agreement on new migration rules.

The new management & solidarity mechanism #AMMR is:
☑️simple
☑️predictable
☑️workable

Find out more⬇️
#JH⚖️To try to strike a balance between solidarity & responsibility, the Council has reached an agreement on new migration rules.

The new management & solidarity mechanism #AMMR is:
☑️simple
☑️predictable
☑️workable

Find out more⬇️
#JHA

[Xavi Ruiz @xruiztru]

More than half of the sunniest cities in Europe are Spanish. Top destinations for catching daylight rays:

🇪🇸 1. Alicante
🇮🇹 2. Catania
🇪🇸 3. Murcia

[EU Institute for Security Studies @EU_ISS]

Snapshot of European military capabilities & how the EU fares compared to the US (2020).

📌From our 2022 Yearbook of European security

🧵👇 More visuals in thread
#EUdefence @DanielFiott

[Nika Prislan @nprisl]

Carmen Romero, vicesecretaria general de asuntos diplomáticos de la OTAN: "Ucrania es nuestra guerra, porque Putin quiere destruir nuestra forma de vida"

https://t.co/V1xwKYLOAn

[Nika Prislan @nprisl]

There is a planet with clouds made of sand. Sour milk is often perfectly safe to consume. And 72 other facts that blew @TheAtlantic’s science, technology, and health reporters’ minds this year: https://t.co/XNNxnKcklF

[Nika Prislan @nprisl]

BBC News - Afghanistan: 'I drug my hungry children to help them sleep'
https://t.co/ZMqcIWNrua

[Carlos Cam @_carloscam_]

La invasión de #Ucrania por parte de #Rusia ha llevado al mundo occidental (y más allá) a emitir una condena casi unánime.

Sin embargo, la realidad es que hay países que han aumentado sus importaciones rusas desde entonces, incluida España. https://t.co/1nO6Atwl0o

[Nika Prislan @nprisl]

Biden’s National Security Strategy Focuses on China, Russia and Democracy at Home https://t.co/JPrRinPhRT

[Nika Prislan @nprisl]

Viaje al pasado por las villas amuralladas más bonitas (y mejor conservadas) de España

https://t.co/n4p9Hhjz7J

[Luka Dončić @lukadoncic]

Incredible lo de España, enhorabuena chicos!!👏

[Simon Nixon @Simon_Nixon]

Extraordinary stats. Britain rapidly becoming not just the sick man of Europe but the poor man too...
https://t.co/QLAP8NhKvg

[Nika Prislan @nprisl]

Oppressive Blackouts Force Lebanese to Change Rhythm of Life https://t.co/wDyOtsSS2m

[Nika Prislan @nprisl]

Los paramilitares rusos de Wagner ya controlan el grifo migratorio en el Sahel https://t.co/mo6qXPYcB3

[Nika Prislan @nprisl]

Nine myths about the effects of sanctions and business retreats, debunked. https://t.co/RQRvaN1LFY

[Kevin Bayer 🇪🇺 @kevinbayer_]

"31 Chinese cities are under full or partial lockdowns, affecting 247.5mn people in regions accounting for about 17.5 per cent of the country’s economic activity.."

China narrowly misses second-quarter contraction as zero-Covid batters economy via @FT https://t.co/OoGqTbf956

[Luís Pousa 🇪🇺 🌻 @luispousa]

Mi filósofo favorito de todos los tiempos es Mike Tyson, que resumió siglos de metafísica y miles de páginas sobre las zozobras del ser en una frase:
—Todo el mundo tiene un plan hasta que le cae la primera hostia.
https://t.co/xkUnd4tE4A