Jennifer Rankin
@jenniferrankin.bsky.social
Brussels correspondent, the Guardian
When it comes to Donald Trump's latest trade war with the EU, it’s Brussels that risks chickening out by @nathalietocci.bsky.social
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In Trump’s game of chicken, the EU cannot afford to back down | Nathalie Tocci
When threatened with US tariffs, Europe was initially bullish. But the influence of nationalist leaders sympathetic to Trump has caused a split, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci
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July 16, 2025 at 9:11 AM
When it comes to Donald Trump's latest trade war with the EU, it’s Brussels that risks chickening out by @nathalietocci.bsky.social
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EU risks breaking international law over Israel gas deal. The little-known EU-Israel energy relationship under the spotlight via @globalwitness.org report
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EU risks breaking international law over Israel gas deal, say campaigners
Europe accused of ‘trampling over Palestinian rights’ with deal linked to imports from pipeline running parallel to Gaza coast
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July 16, 2025 at 9:09 AM
EU risks breaking international law over Israel gas deal. The little-known EU-Israel energy relationship under the spotlight via @globalwitness.org report
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Not so many abstentions on paper, but there were at least 83 MEPs in Strasbourg who did not cast a vote.
Compare the 77% turnout in the VDL vote, with the 88% turnout in the very next vote.
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Compare the 77% turnout in the VDL vote, with the 88% turnout in the very next vote.
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Von der Leyen survives censure vote but faces calls to reverse EU’s rightward drift
Debate on motion against European Commission president lifts lid on simmering discontent among MEPs
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July 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Not so many abstentions on paper, but there were at least 83 MEPs in Strasbourg who did not cast a vote.
Compare the 77% turnout in the VDL vote, with the 88% turnout in the very next vote.
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Compare the 77% turnout in the VDL vote, with the 88% turnout in the very next vote.
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"A proxy war" - the vote of censure against Ursula von der Leyen won't pass, but it reveals the discontent of many MEPs who voted for her only one year ago.
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Ursula von der Leyen faces rare censure vote in European parliament
European Commission president expected to survive but ballot likely to reveal discontent about EU’s rightward drift
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July 10, 2025 at 9:47 AM
"A proxy war" - the vote of censure against Ursula von der Leyen won't pass, but it reveals the discontent of many MEPs who voted for her only one year ago.
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Palestinian who worked for EU in Gaza accuses Brussels of ‘abandoning’ him after office closed via @lisaocarroll.bsky.social
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Palestinian who worked for EU in Gaza accuses Brussels of ‘abandoning’ him after office closed
Exclusive: Mohammed Baraka asks von der Leyen for help, saying he is stranded in Cairo without residency rights
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July 10, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Palestinian who worked for EU in Gaza accuses Brussels of ‘abandoning’ him after office closed via @lisaocarroll.bsky.social
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EU no longer willing to act alone on climate - @fionaharvey.bsky.social on what the European Commission's 2040 proposal means
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EU no longer willing to act alone on climate, 2040 emissions target signals
Bloc’s ambition has been curtailed by rise of rightwing populists across the continent
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July 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
EU no longer willing to act alone on climate - @fionaharvey.bsky.social on what the European Commission's 2040 proposal means
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From travels on Air Force One with Donald Trump to banter over Brexit: my profile of Maroš Šefčovič, the current longest-serving European commissioner, now at the centre of EU-US trade talks.
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He was the EU’s great Brexit survivor. Can Maroš Šefčovič now pull off a trade deal with Trump?
EU’s longest-serving commissioner faces arguably his sternest test with the clock ticking before 9 July deadline
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July 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
From travels on Air Force One with Donald Trump to banter over Brexit: my profile of Maroš Šefčovič, the current longest-serving European commissioner, now at the centre of EU-US trade talks.
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Latest on EU-Israel association agreement review. The EU could discuss “further measures and come back to this in July” if no improvement in dire humanitarian situation in Gaza.
Meanwhile some countries blocking mentioning article 2 review in EU summit text.
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Meanwhile some countries blocking mentioning article 2 review in EU summit text.
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EU may take action against Israel if conditions in Gaza do not improve
Bloc’s foreign affairs chief warns of a response unless action is taken to ‘stop the suffering’ in Gaza Strip
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June 24, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Latest on EU-Israel association agreement review. The EU could discuss “further measures and come back to this in July” if no improvement in dire humanitarian situation in Gaza.
Meanwhile some countries blocking mentioning article 2 review in EU summit text.
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Meanwhile some countries blocking mentioning article 2 review in EU summit text.
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The EU signs a defence agreement with “the most European of the non-European countries".
Meanwhile the 2017 EU-Canada trade deal remains unratified by 10 EU member states.
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Meanwhile the 2017 EU-Canada trade deal remains unratified by 10 EU member states.
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Canada and EU sign defence pact amid strained US relations and global instability
Amid Trump’s disrespect of old allies, EU and Canada vow more support for Ukraine and joint work on climate crisis
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June 24, 2025 at 7:00 AM
The EU signs a defence agreement with “the most European of the non-European countries".
Meanwhile the 2017 EU-Canada trade deal remains unratified by 10 EU member states.
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Meanwhile the 2017 EU-Canada trade deal remains unratified by 10 EU member states.
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The very difficult dilemma of the climate crisis laid bare in this great report by Ajit Niranjan from the site of Portuguese lithium mines.
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The ‘sacrifice zone’: villagers resist the EU’s green push for lithium mining
Residents of a Portuguese rural idyll where four vast mines are planned are among those who feel they will pay too high a cost for the energy transition
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June 21, 2025 at 8:45 AM
The very difficult dilemma of the climate crisis laid bare in this great report by Ajit Niranjan from the site of Portuguese lithium mines.
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In its incredibly cautious way, EU cites “indications” that Israel is breaking human rights obligations in Gaza and the West Bank - full report on leaked review www.theguardian.com/law/2025/jun...
EU cites ‘indications’ Israel is breaching human rights obligations over conduct in Gaza
Leaked document marks significant moment in relations with ally but stops short of calling for immediate sanctions
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June 21, 2025 at 8:40 AM
In its incredibly cautious way, EU cites “indications” that Israel is breaking human rights obligations in Gaza and the West Bank - full report on leaked review www.theguardian.com/law/2025/jun...
Art deco was the first artistic movement that sought to appeal to a wide public say curators of a new exhibition in Brussels.
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Brussels celebrates art deco’s mass-produced objects for the middle class
An exhibition in the Belgian capital shows the artistic style was first to seek to appeal to a wider group of consumers
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June 9, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Art deco was the first artistic movement that sought to appeal to a wide public say curators of a new exhibition in Brussels.
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“I was worried that I would start finding the situation normal. But it never happened.” Must read by @theguardian.com former Jerusalem correspondent www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
‘I worried I might start finding it normal. But I never did’ – what I learned as the Guardian’s Jerusalem correspondent
After four years reporting from Israel and Palestine, our correspondent is returning to the UK. She reveals the grief, horror and hope that defined her time there
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May 29, 2025 at 8:52 AM
“I was worried that I would start finding the situation normal. But it never happened.” Must read by @theguardian.com former Jerusalem correspondent www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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So as to not deter any applicants: the picture with the link is not the flat on offer! 🤭
A free flat for a fortnight: the German city offering perks to fight depopulation www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j... via @theguardian.com @deborahcole.bsky.social
A free flat for a fortnight: the German city offering perks to fight depopulation
Eisenhüttenstadt, once a socialist vision but now at risk of becoming a ghost town, seeks to ditch its far-right image
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June 9, 2025 at 7:06 AM
So as to not deter any applicants: the picture with the link is not the flat on offer! 🤭
Nicușor Dan, the modest maths prodigy and anti-corruption campaigner who beat an ultranationalist to Romania’s presidency. Profile by Jon Henley.
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Nicușor Dan, the maths prodigy who beat an ultranationalist for Romanian presidency
Bucharest’s crusading mayor appeals for ‘specialists, civil society, new people’ to help him deliver change
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May 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Nicușor Dan, the modest maths prodigy and anti-corruption campaigner who beat an ultranationalist to Romania’s presidency. Profile by Jon Henley.
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What will be agreed at today's EU-UK summit
* security and defence partnership, unlocking defence contracts for British arms firms;
* reciprocal access on fishing rights until 30 June 2038;
*SPS deal (don't know yet if this is the final deal);
* youth mobility scheme - details still to be finalised.
* security and defence partnership, unlocking defence contracts for British arms firms;
* reciprocal access on fishing rights until 30 June 2038;
*SPS deal (don't know yet if this is the final deal);
* youth mobility scheme - details still to be finalised.
May 19, 2025 at 7:39 AM
What will be agreed at today's EU-UK summit
* security and defence partnership, unlocking defence contracts for British arms firms;
* reciprocal access on fishing rights until 30 June 2038;
*SPS deal (don't know yet if this is the final deal);
* youth mobility scheme - details still to be finalised.
* security and defence partnership, unlocking defence contracts for British arms firms;
* reciprocal access on fishing rights until 30 June 2038;
*SPS deal (don't know yet if this is the final deal);
* youth mobility scheme - details still to be finalised.
A pretty significant concession from the EU that likely helped the breakthrough. The UK has granted the EU full access to British waters until 30 June 2038 - a 12-year extension. But UK gets the SPS deal indefinitely, so not tied to fishing.
May 19, 2025 at 7:33 AM
A pretty significant concession from the EU that likely helped the breakthrough. The UK has granted the EU full access to British waters until 30 June 2038 - a 12-year extension. But UK gets the SPS deal indefinitely, so not tied to fishing.
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🇪🇺🇬🇧EU reset update: understand there was a late night breakthrough in talks between two sides to secure landmark deal, but that there are still some steps to take.
Monday’s @theguardian.com front page: Talks on reset of UK-EU relations go ‘down to wire’ before summit www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
May 19, 2025 at 5:45 AM
🇪🇺🇬🇧EU reset update: understand there was a late night breakthrough in talks between two sides to secure landmark deal, but that there are still some steps to take.
EU ambassadors meeting this morning have decided to approve all three texts to be agreed at the EU-UK summit at Lancaster House. (Launch of written procedure - approval process).
May 19, 2025 at 7:11 AM
EU ambassadors meeting this morning have decided to approve all three texts to be agreed at the EU-UK summit at Lancaster House. (Launch of written procedure - approval process).
Disappointed EU diplomats say UK needs to give more ground on fishing and youth mobility deal. The Commission told member states talks with London were very difficult.
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EU and UK at loggerheads over fishing rights and youth mobility
Tensions mount as EU diplomats seek common ground for wide-ranging reset in relations with Britain
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May 15, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Disappointed EU diplomats say UK needs to give more ground on fishing and youth mobility deal. The Commission told member states talks with London were very difficult.
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An “act of war” or just restitution- the debate on Russia’s frozen assets. A profile on the little known Belgian institution that holds so much of them. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Calls for Russia’s frozen assets held in Belgium to be used in rebuilding Ukraine
Brussels-based Euroclear holds most of Russia’s frozen assets but confiscation could be ‘act of war’
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May 14, 2025 at 11:33 AM
An “act of war” or just restitution- the debate on Russia’s frozen assets. A profile on the little known Belgian institution that holds so much of them. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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Today's Pfizergate ruling is a landmark. The EU court clearly said that the Commission was wrong in its decision on the text messages between president Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla. The decision can't be read other than as stern rebuke for the Commission.
Some key takeaways 🧵
Some key takeaways 🧵
May 14, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Today's Pfizergate ruling is a landmark. The EU court clearly said that the Commission was wrong in its decision on the text messages between president Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla. The decision can't be read other than as stern rebuke for the Commission.
Some key takeaways 🧵
Some key takeaways 🧵
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God there were so many of these…
April 29, 2025 at 5:32 AM
God there were so many of these…
How a day of chaos in Spain and Portugal unfolded with @ashifakassam.bsky.social and @jakubkrupa.bsky.social
Stay for the phlegmatic Madrid resident at the end.
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Stay for the phlegmatic Madrid resident at the end.
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‘People were stunned’: how massive blackout unfolded across Spain and Portugal
With mobile networks down and much of Spain’s transport system paralysed, people were left to navigate the chaos as best they could
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April 29, 2025 at 7:36 AM
How a day of chaos in Spain and Portugal unfolded with @ashifakassam.bsky.social and @jakubkrupa.bsky.social
Stay for the phlegmatic Madrid resident at the end.
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Stay for the phlegmatic Madrid resident at the end.
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"Between pragmatism and polite, almost jocular, panic." Rush to buy supplies in Madrid as blackout hits -
@swajones.bsky.social on the scene in the Spanish capital.
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@swajones.bsky.social on the scene in the Spanish capital.
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‘Any radios?’ Rush to buy supplies in Madrid as blackout hits
The lights may be out, but life goes on for families and businesses across the Spanish capital
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April 29, 2025 at 7:33 AM
"Between pragmatism and polite, almost jocular, panic." Rush to buy supplies in Madrid as blackout hits -
@swajones.bsky.social on the scene in the Spanish capital.
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@swajones.bsky.social on the scene in the Spanish capital.
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