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𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐎𝐋𝐃 𝐓𝐎𝐑 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺
@haroldtor.dontthinktoomuch.com
Global & EU Regulatory Advocacy Consultant. Humanist, Stoic.
Organiser of #BeersPoliticsEU
(Γνῶθι σεαυτόν/Σεαυτὸν αἰδοῦ)
🌞Hi all! Hope you've had a good summer break !
Hope to see you at our post-summer get-together #BeersPoliticsEU:

🗓️ Tuesday 30 September, 17.30 onwards
📌 Grand Central
RSVP: meetu.ps/e/PvLNJ/kDTc...
meetu.ps
September 3, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Drop by tonight at #BeersPoliticsEU: "Artificial Intelligence or Artificially Intelligent: Will the #BrusselsBubble burst under the threat of #AI?"!

📍Mundo Matongé
🗓️27 May, 18h onwards

meetu.ps/e/P2Y5S/kDTc...
Artificially Intelligent: Will the Brussels Bubble burst under the threat of AI?, Tue, May 27, 2025, 5:30 PM | Meetup
#BeersPoliticsEU: "Artificial Intelligence or Artificially Intelligent: Will the Brussels Bubble burst under the threat of AI?" In recent years, we see a proliferation of
meetu.ps
May 27, 2025 at 5:39 AM
#BeersPoliticsEU is on @bruzzbe.bsky.social ! 🤩
Many thanks to everyone who takes part actively in our policy discussions. It's always great fun seeing everyone engaged in policies!

www.bruzz.be/videoreeks/b...
BeersPoliticsEU: 'We organiseren elke maand een debat, meestal op café'
Wat in Barcelona begon onder de naam 'Beers & Politics' heeft ook Brussel bereikt. Elke maand gaat een panel in gesprek over een actueel beleidsthema. En het publiek hoeft niet te zwijgen.
www.bruzz.be
March 31, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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Take part in this #event on 25 March and find out what you always wanted to know about #lobbying. #BeersPoliticsEU
March 10, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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🗓️ Event tip: 25 March 2025! Everything you always wanted to know about lobbying. Register now! #BeerPoliticsEU 👇
March 10, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Join us for the next #BeersPoliticsEU on "Access Granted. How Transparent is Lobbying in Brussels?"
📍 Location: Beer Manía, Chaussée de Wavre 174/176, 1050 Brussels
🗓️ Date: Tuesday, 25 March 2025
🪴 Doors open: 17:30
⌛ Time: 18:00-19:00
🎫 Entrance: FREE
Signup: www.meetup.com/beers-politi...
#BeersPoliticsEU: "Access Granted. How Transparent is Lobbying in Brussels?", Tue, Mar 25, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup
**#BeersPoliticsEU: "Access Granted. How Transparent is Lobbying in Brussels?"** Lobbying is not a dirty word. It is an essential tool in democracies where citizens, compa
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March 10, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Out and about with @calmacki.bsky.social and @annicaryng.bsky.social for the Schuman Show. The finale was brilliant!!
March 2, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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on.ft.com/4ifoiS9 Ukraine agrees minerals deal with US
Ukraine agrees minerals deal with US
[FREE TO READ] Kyiv hopes agreement on jointly exploring resources will improve relations with Trump administration
on.ft.com
February 25, 2025 at 7:37 PM
🎊Join us on 28JAN at our NY #BeersPoliticsEU session on Rail for Real:
🎤Jakop Dalunde, exMEP
🎤Jedde Hollewijn, ETF
🎤Blaž Pongračič, CER
🎤Elmer van Buuren, ALLRAIL
🎤@jonworth.eu Rail Campaigner
Thx to our sponsor @znconsulting.com!
ℹ️https://www.meetup.com/beers-politics-eu/events/305605511/
#BeersPoliticsEU: Rail for Real- How can we fix EU crossborder railways in 2025?, Tue, Jan 28, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup
**#BeersPoliticsEU: "Rail for Real: How can we fix EU crossborder railways in 2025?"** 🎉 HAPPY NEW YEAR! Welcome back, #BrusselsBubble. To kick off 2025, we are holding o
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January 23, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Trump just gave the least gracious inauguration speech that gaslighted the previous administration in Biden's face.
January 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
It may be slow news day but can be quite interesting! Whether one is willing to try something new is quite revealing about their capacity to understand or even agree.

www.politico.eu/article/food...
6 times food diplomacy went wrong
From menu complaints to vomiting incidents, some spreads have left hosts — or guests — in a pickle.
www.politico.eu
December 26, 2024 at 7:47 AM
Back to Cortoriacum to celebrate a Middle Eastern teenage mum's childbirth from a passing fling 2000 years ago. Any excuse is a good one if it brings the family together for love and support! 🎁🎄 Merry Christmas everyone!
December 25, 2024 at 12:56 PM
Great piece on the differences between Bluesky and the rest:
1. They recognise one doesn't change their opinion on socme
2. Echo chambers are bound to form
3. But they prefer to be a vehicle rather than the cul de sac of info (i.e. links)

@pweiss.bsky.social
Brilliant Bluesky piece by @zoecrowther.bsky.social (who I'm taking credit for radicalising on this subject). They weigh in on echo chamber: "You don't change your mind by going to a public square with somebody else shouting their different opinion at you"

www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Bluesky Wants To Be 'Part Of' Westminster Conversation
A senior executive of Bluesky has said that she wants the emerging social media platform to be “part of the conversation” in Westminster and expand...
www.politicshome.com
December 7, 2024 at 7:47 PM
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Scoop:

Here are the new spokespeople for the European Commission that will start December 1.

Chief spox Paula Pinho, deputies: Arianna Podesta, Stefan de Keersmaecker

Foreign affairs: Anouar El Anouni, Anitta Hipper

Budget: Balazs Ujvari

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November 30, 2024 at 3:38 PM
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The EU Parliament has elected Von der Leyen's new Commission, set to take office on Dec 1.

370 MEPs voted in favor - 31 fewer than for VdL's own confirmation in June.

Given defections from the ranks of her informal coalition (EPP, S&D, Renew), votes from ECR (33) and Greens (27) proved decisive.
November 27, 2024 at 1:50 PM
It's no longer viable to divide parties into a left right ideological spectrum. But what is clear is the forthcoming difficulty in reaching consensus on many issues.
November 27, 2024 at 7:55 AM
📊Those data geeks among us who are now on Bluesky may need some analytics currently not available. But fret not, for @bskyhub.com is here!

Check them out! bskyhub.com
Cc @jonworth.eu @pweiss.bsky.social
Please share the love!💙
Bsky Hub - Your Bluesky Companion
Track Profiles, View Analytics, Export Data and more. BlueSky Analytics - Track, Analyze and Grow your Bluesky Account.
bskyhub.com
November 26, 2024 at 10:02 AM
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Here’s a short story about who wins and loses from the status quo of our inheritance tax rules - and about, what you might politely call ‘sub-optimal’ journalism🧵
November 25, 2024 at 5:00 PM
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If you study the European Union 🇪🇺, EU politics, or European integration, this is a great starter pack btw. 🙏🏻 @chriswratil.bsky.social
#eusky #academicsky

go.bsky.app/Bg7sPSp
November 26, 2024 at 7:17 AM
Here's a list of #MEPs who are now on #Bluesky 💙🦋

Feel free to follow the ones you care about!

bsky.app/profile/did:...
November 25, 2024 at 3:41 PM
Are you part of the #BrusselsBubble? Here's a starter pack with some #EUinfluencers to start with. I'll add more once they're coming onboard #Bluesky!
go.bsky.app/Pkwg2sq
November 25, 2024 at 2:47 PM