Maricela Potoc
@maricelapotoc.bsky.social
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The European Union has now officially designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of the Iranian regime as a terrorist organisation.
February 19, 2026 at 4:51 PM
The European Union has now officially designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of the Iranian regime as a terrorist organisation.
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Romania: Smear Campaign, Death Threats and Harassment Against Journalist Emilia Şercan Over Report
Find out more 👉 go.coe.int/IOe7V
Alert submitted by @globalfreemedia.bsky.social AEJ @pressfreedom.bsky.social @europeanjournalists.org @ifjglobal.bsky.social @rsf.org
Photo: social media
Find out more 👉 go.coe.int/IOe7V
Alert submitted by @globalfreemedia.bsky.social AEJ @pressfreedom.bsky.social @europeanjournalists.org @ifjglobal.bsky.social @rsf.org
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February 18, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Romania: Smear Campaign, Death Threats and Harassment Against Journalist Emilia Şercan Over Report
Find out more 👉 go.coe.int/IOe7V
Alert submitted by @globalfreemedia.bsky.social AEJ @pressfreedom.bsky.social @europeanjournalists.org @ifjglobal.bsky.social @rsf.org
Photo: social media
Find out more 👉 go.coe.int/IOe7V
Alert submitted by @globalfreemedia.bsky.social AEJ @pressfreedom.bsky.social @europeanjournalists.org @ifjglobal.bsky.social @rsf.org
Photo: social media
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Romania: Investigative Journalist Brîndușa Armanca and PressHub Face Multiple Defamation Lawsuits Over Reports
Find out more 👉 go.coe.int/2uB9k
Alert submitted by the Association of European Journalists (AEJ)
#EuropeForFreeMedia
Photo: social media
Find out more 👉 go.coe.int/2uB9k
Alert submitted by the Association of European Journalists (AEJ)
#EuropeForFreeMedia
Photo: social media
February 18, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Romania: Investigative Journalist Brîndușa Armanca and PressHub Face Multiple Defamation Lawsuits Over Reports
Find out more 👉 go.coe.int/2uB9k
Alert submitted by the Association of European Journalists (AEJ)
#EuropeForFreeMedia
Photo: social media
Find out more 👉 go.coe.int/2uB9k
Alert submitted by the Association of European Journalists (AEJ)
#EuropeForFreeMedia
Photo: social media
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#OTD 20 years ago! 17 February 2006, Romania 🇷🇴 signed a European Cooperating State Agreement with ESA, becoming the third European country to attain this status. Romania became a full ESA Member State in 2011.
@eui-euarchives.bsky.social @eui-eu.bsky.social
@eui-euarchives.bsky.social @eui-eu.bsky.social
Romania becomes third ESA European Cooperating State
On 17 February 2006 Romania strengthened its relations with ESA by signing the European Cooperating State Agreement, becoming the third European country to join this status. Hungary was the first in A...
www.esa.int
February 17, 2026 at 4:23 PM
#OTD 20 years ago! 17 February 2006, Romania 🇷🇴 signed a European Cooperating State Agreement with ESA, becoming the third European country to attain this status. Romania became a full ESA Member State in 2011.
@eui-euarchives.bsky.social @eui-eu.bsky.social
@eui-euarchives.bsky.social @eui-eu.bsky.social
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📍Today, the EC informed Meta that blocking third-party AI assistants from WhatsApp may breach EU competition rules.
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Commission notifies Meta of possible interim measures to reverse exclusion of third-party AI assistants from WhatsApp
The European Commission has sent a Statement of Objections to Meta, setting out its preliminary view that Meta breached EU antitrust rules by excluding third party Artificial Intelligence (‘AI\') assi...
ec.europa.eu
February 9, 2026 at 9:10 AM
📍Today, the EC informed Meta that blocking third-party AI assistants from WhatsApp may breach EU competition rules.
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
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We've launched our largest Chips Act pilot line: NanoIC.
With a total investment of €2.5 billion, NanoIC will accelerate the development of next-generation semiconductor technology, essential for AI development, autonomous vehicles, healthcare and 6G mobile technology.
link.europa.eu/mbBxYm
With a total investment of €2.5 billion, NanoIC will accelerate the development of next-generation semiconductor technology, essential for AI development, autonomous vehicles, healthcare and 6G mobile technology.
link.europa.eu/mbBxYm
February 9, 2026 at 1:46 PM
We've launched our largest Chips Act pilot line: NanoIC.
With a total investment of €2.5 billion, NanoIC will accelerate the development of next-generation semiconductor technology, essential for AI development, autonomous vehicles, healthcare and 6G mobile technology.
link.europa.eu/mbBxYm
With a total investment of €2.5 billion, NanoIC will accelerate the development of next-generation semiconductor technology, essential for AI development, autonomous vehicles, healthcare and 6G mobile technology.
link.europa.eu/mbBxYm
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51% of people in the EU live in a house, 48% in a flat, and 1% in alternative homes. As housing challenges grow, the European Parliament is taking action.
Today, @hous.europarl.europa.eu will vote on proposals to help tackle the crisis.
Today, @hous.europarl.europa.eu will vote on proposals to help tackle the crisis.
February 9, 2026 at 5:43 PM
51% of people in the EU live in a house, 48% in a flat, and 1% in alternative homes. As housing challenges grow, the European Parliament is taking action.
Today, @hous.europarl.europa.eu will vote on proposals to help tackle the crisis.
Today, @hous.europarl.europa.eu will vote on proposals to help tackle the crisis.
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The EPP Group is working to make bullying in the digital world a criminal offence across the EU. On Tuesday, the Commission will present an action plan against cyberbullying.
🔗 Read more: epp.group/k5mi3jhi
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🔗 Read more: epp.group/k5mi3jhi
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February 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM
The EPP Group is working to make bullying in the digital world a criminal offence across the EU. On Tuesday, the Commission will present an action plan against cyberbullying.
🔗 Read more: epp.group/k5mi3jhi
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The EU is hiring graduates - from all study field!
The main entry-level competition (AD5) is opening again for the first time since 2019.
All you need is a university degree, fluency in two official EU languages, and EU citizenship.
👉 Apply via EPSO: link.europa.eu/gmMgbk
The main entry-level competition (AD5) is opening again for the first time since 2019.
All you need is a university degree, fluency in two official EU languages, and EU citizenship.
👉 Apply via EPSO: link.europa.eu/gmMgbk
February 5, 2026 at 1:49 PM
The EU is hiring graduates - from all study field!
The main entry-level competition (AD5) is opening again for the first time since 2019.
All you need is a university degree, fluency in two official EU languages, and EU citizenship.
👉 Apply via EPSO: link.europa.eu/gmMgbk
The main entry-level competition (AD5) is opening again for the first time since 2019.
All you need is a university degree, fluency in two official EU languages, and EU citizenship.
👉 Apply via EPSO: link.europa.eu/gmMgbk
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A large number of foreign correspondents working for @washingtonpost.com, including those covering the war in #Ukraine, have been laid off. We stand in solidarity with the affected employees & join @newsguild.org in condemning Jeff Bezos' leadership & vision as incompatible with The Post's mission.
Kyiv bureau among those axed by Jeff Bezos' Washington Post, hundreds of journalists laid off
"I was just laid off by The Washington Post in the middle of a warzone. I have no words. I'm devastated," Ukraine correspondent Lizzie Johnson wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
kyivindependent.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:26 PM
A large number of foreign correspondents working for @washingtonpost.com, including those covering the war in #Ukraine, have been laid off. We stand in solidarity with the affected employees & join @newsguild.org in condemning Jeff Bezos' leadership & vision as incompatible with The Post's mission.
This is outrageous! We cannot accept to have our biometric data shared without our consent with institutions who kidnap people, with a country who is ruled by a pedophile.
ICE's attempt to access EU biometric data is extremely worrying & unacceptable
EU must oppose the sharing of biometric data with the US while fundamental rights are at risk in the current political climate
Data protection is a pillar of our sovereignty & not a bargaining chip
EU must oppose the sharing of biometric data with the US while fundamental rights are at risk in the current political climate
Data protection is a pillar of our sovereignty & not a bargaining chip
February 3, 2026 at 5:21 PM
This is outrageous! We cannot accept to have our biometric data shared without our consent with institutions who kidnap people, with a country who is ruled by a pedophile.
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Europe and India are making history today.
We have concluded the mother of all deals.
We have created a free trade zone of two billion people, with both sides set to benefit.
This is only the beginning.
We will grow our strategic relationship to be even stronger.
We have concluded the mother of all deals.
We have created a free trade zone of two billion people, with both sides set to benefit.
This is only the beginning.
We will grow our strategic relationship to be even stronger.
January 27, 2026 at 6:46 AM
Europe and India are making history today.
We have concluded the mother of all deals.
We have created a free trade zone of two billion people, with both sides set to benefit.
This is only the beginning.
We will grow our strategic relationship to be even stronger.
We have concluded the mother of all deals.
We have created a free trade zone of two billion people, with both sides set to benefit.
This is only the beginning.
We will grow our strategic relationship to be even stronger.
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« The mother of all trade deals »
We are closing in on the 🇪🇺🇮🇳 Free Trade Agreement.
See you soon in Delhi.
We are closing in on the 🇪🇺🇮🇳 Free Trade Agreement.
See you soon in Delhi.
January 24, 2026 at 12:24 PM
« The mother of all trade deals »
We are closing in on the 🇪🇺🇮🇳 Free Trade Agreement.
See you soon in Delhi.
We are closing in on the 🇪🇺🇮🇳 Free Trade Agreement.
See you soon in Delhi.
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As long as the U.S. administration threatens Europe’s sovereignty and integrity, the trade deal stays in the freezer.
January 21, 2026 at 3:30 PM
As long as the U.S. administration threatens Europe’s sovereignty and integrity, the trade deal stays in the freezer.
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Europe is ready to deliver on a powerful new agenda with India.
Today, the EU agreed to move forward with the signature of a new Security and Defence Partnership.
I look forward to signing it next week during the EU-India Summit in New Delhi.
My intervention in #EPlenary ↓
Today, the EU agreed to move forward with the signature of a new Security and Defence Partnership.
I look forward to signing it next week during the EU-India Summit in New Delhi.
My intervention in #EPlenary ↓
January 21, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Europe is ready to deliver on a powerful new agenda with India.
Today, the EU agreed to move forward with the signature of a new Security and Defence Partnership.
I look forward to signing it next week during the EU-India Summit in New Delhi.
My intervention in #EPlenary ↓
Today, the EU agreed to move forward with the signature of a new Security and Defence Partnership.
I look forward to signing it next week during the EU-India Summit in New Delhi.
My intervention in #EPlenary ↓
You can watch her whole speech by accessing the link and scrolling until the end of the page. It's so frustrating that a speech so important is not published and promoted everywhere. We need our own social network!
#EuropeanUnion
#EuropeanUnion
Geopolitical shocks can - and must - be an opportunity for Europe.
The seismic shift underway makes it both possible & necessary to build a new European independence.
From security to the economy.
From defence to democracy.
Europe is gathering speed.
→ link.europa.eu/6qt6hC
The seismic shift underway makes it both possible & necessary to build a new European independence.
From security to the economy.
From defence to democracy.
Europe is gathering speed.
→ link.europa.eu/6qt6hC
January 21, 2026 at 1:38 AM
You can watch her whole speech by accessing the link and scrolling until the end of the page. It's so frustrating that a speech so important is not published and promoted everywhere. We need our own social network!
#EuropeanUnion
#EuropeanUnion
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Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away
thezebra.org
January 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
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🇪🇺🇺🇸 Europe may begin selling US assets in response to a new conflict with US, and this will collapse the dollar,- Bloomberg.
"Deutsche Bank analysts note that the US currently has vulnerability: living at the expense of the rest of the world. Europe may decide it no longer wants to finance the US."
"Deutsche Bank analysts note that the US currently has vulnerability: living at the expense of the rest of the world. Europe may decide it no longer wants to finance the US."
January 19, 2026 at 9:01 PM
🇪🇺🇺🇸 Europe may begin selling US assets in response to a new conflict with US, and this will collapse the dollar,- Bloomberg.
"Deutsche Bank analysts note that the US currently has vulnerability: living at the expense of the rest of the world. Europe may decide it no longer wants to finance the US."
"Deutsche Bank analysts note that the US currently has vulnerability: living at the expense of the rest of the world. Europe may decide it no longer wants to finance the US."
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Starmer, put Uk back in the EU
January 19, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Starmer, put Uk back in the EU
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Jennings: Let's not get our knickers in a twist here
McGowan: Why are you talking like that? It's insane. Your attitude is just horrifying…
McGowan: Why are you talking like that? It's insane. Your attitude is just horrifying…
January 20, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Jennings: Let's not get our knickers in a twist here
McGowan: Why are you talking like that? It's insane. Your attitude is just horrifying…
McGowan: Why are you talking like that? It's insane. Your attitude is just horrifying…
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The EU and Mercosur have signed two landmark deals:
🔹the EU-Mercosur partnership agreement
🔹an interim trade agreement
These agreements will strengthen political dialogue and economic cooperation and, once in force, will create the world's largest free-trade area.
More➡️ link.europa.eu/FxYRMp
🔹the EU-Mercosur partnership agreement
🔹an interim trade agreement
These agreements will strengthen political dialogue and economic cooperation and, once in force, will create the world's largest free-trade area.
More➡️ link.europa.eu/FxYRMp
January 17, 2026 at 6:08 PM
The EU and Mercosur have signed two landmark deals:
🔹the EU-Mercosur partnership agreement
🔹an interim trade agreement
These agreements will strengthen political dialogue and economic cooperation and, once in force, will create the world's largest free-trade area.
More➡️ link.europa.eu/FxYRMp
🔹the EU-Mercosur partnership agreement
🔹an interim trade agreement
These agreements will strengthen political dialogue and economic cooperation and, once in force, will create the world's largest free-trade area.
More➡️ link.europa.eu/FxYRMp
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After more than 25 years of negotiations, we have today signed the EU-Mercosur agreement.
We are strengthening our strategic partnership with Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay — building a shared market of nearly 700 million people.
We are strengthening our strategic partnership with Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay — building a shared market of nearly 700 million people.
January 17, 2026 at 7:18 PM
After more than 25 years of negotiations, we have today signed the EU-Mercosur agreement.
We are strengthening our strategic partnership with Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay — building a shared market of nearly 700 million people.
We are strengthening our strategic partnership with Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay — building a shared market of nearly 700 million people.
January 14, 2026 at 8:53 PM