Giacomo Benedetto
@gbenedetto.bsky.social
European politics
FRSA
#T1D
Academic posts at @jeanmonnetrhul.bsky.social
FRSA
#T1D
Academic posts at @jeanmonnetrhul.bsky.social
That's me inelgible for a US visa then. #T1D
The Trump administration has ordered visa officers to deny immigrants who are obese or have certain health issues, in yet another instance of the president’s strange obsession with physical traits. trib.al/b0AtL8r
Trump Says U.S. Visas Can Be Denied to Fat People From Now On
New State Department guidance encourages embassies and consulates to deny visas to people with obesity or other health issues.
trib.al
November 8, 2025 at 12:57 PM
That's me inelgible for a US visa then. #T1D
FT reporting that the Brits want to rejoin Erasmus+ but with a 50% rebate. I'll just let that sink in #EUreset #Erasmus on.ft.com/43d4lGI
EU demands UK pay into budget as part of relationship ‘reset’
Growing tension between London and Brussels just six months after summit set out to build stronger ties
on.ft.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:47 AM
FT reporting that the Brits want to rejoin Erasmus+ but with a 50% rebate. I'll just let that sink in #EUreset #Erasmus on.ft.com/43d4lGI
Reform's Councillor Gaynor Jean-Louis was elected in May and resigned in September having never attended a Council meeting www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Lib Dems take Bromsgrove seat after Reform resignation
Sam Ammar wins a Worcestershire County Council by-election in Bromsgrove South ward.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Reform's Councillor Gaynor Jean-Louis was elected in May and resigned in September having never attended a Council meeting www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The European Commisson should steer well clear of adding pension reform as an item of conditionality to the #EUbudget #MFF www.politico.eu/article/eu-f...
EU considers withholding funds from countries that don’t fix pension systems
Brussels fears Europe’s aging population will cause fiscal crises unless member countries address unsustainable retirement systems.
www.politico.eu
October 20, 2025 at 10:45 AM
The European Commisson should steer well clear of adding pension reform as an item of conditionality to the #EUbudget #MFF www.politico.eu/article/eu-f...
The European Commisson should steer well clear of adding pension reform as an item of conditionality to the #EUbudget #MFF www.politico.eu/article/eu-f...
EU considers withholding funds from countries that don’t fix pension systems
Brussels fears Europe’s aging population will cause fiscal crises unless member countries address unsustainable retirement systems.
www.politico.eu
October 20, 2025 at 10:45 AM
The European Commisson should steer well clear of adding pension reform as an item of conditionality to the #EUbudget #MFF www.politico.eu/article/eu-f...
A few weeks ago at @cont.europarl.europa.eu I was honoured to present research on the #EUbudget audit and #discharge for 1996 that led to the resignation of the @ec.europa.eu in 1999. www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/e... @euauditors.bsky.social @rhulpir.bsky.social #BrusselsTreaty1975
Conference on 50 years of the budgetary Treaty of Brussels | Other events | Events | CONT | Committees | European Parliament
All the available information relating to other public CONT events involving external speakers. Links to programmes and contributions from speakers.
www.europarl.europa.eu
October 12, 2025 at 10:03 AM
A few weeks ago at @cont.europarl.europa.eu I was honoured to present research on the #EUbudget audit and #discharge for 1996 that led to the resignation of the @ec.europa.eu in 1999. www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/e... @euauditors.bsky.social @rhulpir.bsky.social #BrusselsTreaty1975
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At the start of September, I was very pleased to give a paper at the UK PSA Teaching & Learning Conference. My talk focused on my experience of taking undergrads to Brussels to visit the EU's institutions and to evaluate de-colonisation at the Africa Museum in Tervuren. @rhulpir.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM
At the start of September, I was very pleased to give a paper at the UK PSA Teaching & Learning Conference. My talk focused on my experience of taking undergrads to Brussels to visit the EU's institutions and to evaluate de-colonisation at the Africa Museum in Tervuren. @rhulpir.bsky.social
All European Parliament committees are now on Bluesky.
We are delighted to announce that the European Parliament's Bluesky family is expanding, with the arrival of accounts for each of the Parliament's Committees 🦋
Check out the full list below, and follow them for regular updates on Committee activity - votes, meetings, etc.!
Check out the full list below, and follow them for regular updates on Committee activity - votes, meetings, etc.!
September 19, 2025 at 7:12 AM
All European Parliament committees are now on Bluesky.
11-post thread that describes the violent but gradual establishment of fascism in Italy during the 1920s with no single Enabling Law. It may be a more valid comparator for today's challenges than the rapid establishment of authoritarianism in Germany in 1933.
The rise of authoritarianism and autarky. Italy, 1921-26, is a more relevant comparator than Germany in 1933. By 1926, fascist totalitarianism was in place. In a climate of militia violence and several fascist laws from 1924, the dictatorship took hold and not through a single Enabling Act. 1/n
September 13, 2025 at 5:48 PM
11-post thread that describes the violent but gradual establishment of fascism in Italy during the 1920s with no single Enabling Law. It may be a more valid comparator for today's challenges than the rapid establishment of authoritarianism in Germany in 1933.
The rise of authoritarianism and autarky. Italy, 1921-26, is a more relevant comparator than Germany in 1933. By 1926, fascist totalitarianism was in place. In a climate of militia violence and several fascist laws from 1924, the dictatorship took hold and not through a single Enabling Act. 1/n
September 13, 2025 at 9:13 AM
The rise of authoritarianism and autarky. Italy, 1921-26, is a more relevant comparator than Germany in 1933. By 1926, fascist totalitarianism was in place. In a climate of militia violence and several fascist laws from 1924, the dictatorship took hold and not through a single Enabling Act. 1/n
I was delighted to present my experience of leading a study trip for students to Brussels.
An exciting talk about the benefits of policy field trips in teaching European politics at PSA #Teaching & #Learning Network Conference @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @royalholloway.bsky.social by @gbenedetto.bsky.social#
September 5, 2025 at 11:17 AM
I was delighted to present my experience of leading a study trip for students to Brussels.
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The #UACES2025 @uaces.bsky.social conference drew to a close today. I was very pleased to present a paper on the EU's future financing. #EUbudget #OwnResources www.conftool.org/uaces2025/in... cc: @rhulpir.bsky.social
September 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The #UACES2025 @uaces.bsky.social conference drew to a close today. I was very pleased to present a paper on the EU's future financing. #EUbudget #OwnResources www.conftool.org/uaces2025/in... cc: @rhulpir.bsky.social
Did the pool of potential switchers Cons (ex-Remainer, one nation) => LibDem already reach its ceiling in 2024?
LibDems may still gain some Cons seats through Cons vote loss to Reform rather than LibDem vote gain.
LibDems may still gain some Cons seats through Cons vote loss to Reform rather than LibDem vote gain.
With no apparent (further) loss from the Conservatives to the LibDems since 2024 given the formers' rightward shift.
September 3, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Did the pool of potential switchers Cons (ex-Remainer, one nation) => LibDem already reach its ceiling in 2024?
LibDems may still gain some Cons seats through Cons vote loss to Reform rather than LibDem vote gain.
LibDems may still gain some Cons seats through Cons vote loss to Reform rather than LibDem vote gain.
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I am very honoured to be chairing the first plenary session at the #UACES2025 @uaces.bsky.social conference about the 75th anniversary of the #SchumanDeclaration #SchumanPlan hosted by @ljmuofficial.bsky.social cc: @rhulpir.bsky.social @royalholloway.bsky.social www.conftool.org/uaces2025/in...
September 1, 2025 at 8:44 AM
I am very honoured to be chairing the first plenary session at the #UACES2025 @uaces.bsky.social conference about the 75th anniversary of the #SchumanDeclaration #SchumanPlan hosted by @ljmuofficial.bsky.social cc: @rhulpir.bsky.social @royalholloway.bsky.social www.conftool.org/uaces2025/in...
Salisbury by night
August 28, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Salisbury by night
The UK constitution is even more vulnerable than the US constitution: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
The UK constitution is more vulnerable than the US constitution
In the face of an illiberal, radical assault, what has happened politically in America could easily happen in the UK
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
August 28, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The UK constitution is even more vulnerable than the US constitution: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
A monument that includes memory of the resistance. Note the flag, the language, and the years.
Morts pour la patrie et la liberté.
1915-1918
1940-1945
Morts pour la patrie et la liberté.
1915-1918
1940-1945
August 18, 2025 at 7:41 AM
A monument that includes memory of the resistance. Note the flag, the language, and the years.
Morts pour la patrie et la liberté.
1915-1918
1940-1945
Morts pour la patrie et la liberté.
1915-1918
1940-1945
An interesting question: how high is the denial of evolution in The Netherlands, a rational country that has a hardcore Calvinist minority? Do the Spanish and the Italians accept evolution more than the Dutch? @joostvanspanje.bsky.social
Why many Americans still think Darwin was wrong.
Answer in short: Protestant fundamentalism and general idiocy.
theconversation.com/why-many-ame...
Answer in short: Protestant fundamentalism and general idiocy.
theconversation.com/why-many-ame...
Why many Americans still think Darwin was wrong, yet the British don’t
Fundamentalists don’t necessarily examine evolution and then reject it; they tend to start with the conclusion that it must be false and work backwards.
theconversation.com
July 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
An interesting question: how high is the denial of evolution in The Netherlands, a rational country that has a hardcore Calvinist minority? Do the Spanish and the Italians accept evolution more than the Dutch? @joostvanspanje.bsky.social
Why many Americans still think Darwin was wrong.
Answer in short: Protestant fundamentalism and general idiocy.
theconversation.com/why-many-ame...
Answer in short: Protestant fundamentalism and general idiocy.
theconversation.com/why-many-ame...
Why many Americans still think Darwin was wrong, yet the British don’t
Fundamentalists don’t necessarily examine evolution and then reject it; they tend to start with the conclusion that it must be false and work backwards.
theconversation.com
July 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Why many Americans still think Darwin was wrong.
Answer in short: Protestant fundamentalism and general idiocy.
theconversation.com/why-many-ame...
Answer in short: Protestant fundamentalism and general idiocy.
theconversation.com/why-many-ame...
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15 July 1964 | Costa/ENEL ruling. Or how an unpaid electricity bill led to one of the key principles of EU law.
A groundbreaking case that established the principle of primacy of EU law over the laws of member states.
#EUHistory 🧵🇪🇺
A groundbreaking case that established the principle of primacy of EU law over the laws of member states.
#EUHistory 🧵🇪🇺
July 15, 2025 at 6:47 AM
15 July 1964 | Costa/ENEL ruling. Or how an unpaid electricity bill led to one of the key principles of EU law.
A groundbreaking case that established the principle of primacy of EU law over the laws of member states.
#EUHistory 🧵🇪🇺
A groundbreaking case that established the principle of primacy of EU law over the laws of member states.
#EUHistory 🧵🇪🇺
3rd Reading of the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers Bill) in the Lords, 21 July 2025. bills.parliament.uk/bills/3755/s...
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill 3rd reading - Parliamentary Bills - UK Parliament
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill 3rd reading sittings
bills.parliament.uk
July 14, 2025 at 6:45 AM
3rd Reading of the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers Bill) in the Lords, 21 July 2025. bills.parliament.uk/bills/3755/s...
I am delighted that this is now published in @wepsocial.bsky.social : our assessment of the 2020 negotiations on #RuleofLaw #conditionality and grants vs loans in the #RRF. #FunctionalSpillover #EUbudget
Online first: "Exploring the EU’s response to the COVID-19 and Rule of Law crises through functional spill-over" by David Moloney & @gbenedetto.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1080/0140...
doi.org/10.1080/0140...
July 5, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I am delighted that this is now published in @wepsocial.bsky.social : our assessment of the 2020 negotiations on #RuleofLaw #conditionality and grants vs loans in the #RRF. #FunctionalSpillover #EUbudget
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Last month I was very pleased to host a Jean Monnet seminar in London on the democratic versus audit-based accountabilities within the EU's finances #EUbudget. Thanks to María-Luisa Sánchez-Barrueco, Andreea Hancu Budui, and Paul Stephenson for their papers. 1/2
July 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Last month I was very pleased to host a Jean Monnet seminar in London on the democratic versus audit-based accountabilities within the EU's finances #EUbudget. Thanks to María-Luisa Sánchez-Barrueco, Andreea Hancu Budui, and Paul Stephenson for their papers. 1/2