Nikos Lampropoulos
@nlampro.bsky.social
EU policies and politics. Cohesion. Media. Working for the ESPON Programme. Previously Euractiv Greece.
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It is easy to #green an old model; it is much harder to admit the model is broken. Sedita, @larscoenen.bsky.social & @dfkogler.bsky.social argue in @regionalstudies.bsky.social for a fundamental rethinking the policy scaffolding. #Innovation must serve a #sustainable future. doi.org/10.1080/0034...
December 5, 2025 at 11:08 AM
It is easy to #green an old model; it is much harder to admit the model is broken. Sedita, @larscoenen.bsky.social & @dfkogler.bsky.social argue in @regionalstudies.bsky.social for a fundamental rethinking the policy scaffolding. #Innovation must serve a #sustainable future. doi.org/10.1080/0034...
If this was coming from Putin we would be accusing him for propaganda, election interference etc. what Europe's response will be this time? And can we continue being allies after this?
December 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
If this was coming from Putin we would be accusing him for propaganda, election interference etc. what Europe's response will be this time? And can we continue being allies after this?
Journalists should be the first to safeguard the quality of the news. Unfortunately it seems that media companies start using the arguments SM platforms were using all those years: "we are not responsible for the quality, it is up to the reader to check and decide" www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/poli...
December 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Journalists should be the first to safeguard the quality of the news. Unfortunately it seems that media companies start using the arguments SM platforms were using all those years: "we are not responsible for the quality, it is up to the reader to check and decide" www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/poli...
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Small apartments. Big rents? Finding a 45 m² flat should be an accessible option, yet for millions of Europeans, it can cost more than half their income. ESPON HOUSE4ALL shows how this apartment size, highlights financial challenges across Europe.
Read the full analysis: https://loom.ly/71dX888
Read the full analysis: https://loom.ly/71dX888
November 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Small apartments. Big rents? Finding a 45 m² flat should be an accessible option, yet for millions of Europeans, it can cost more than half their income. ESPON HOUSE4ALL shows how this apartment size, highlights financial challenges across Europe.
Read the full analysis: https://loom.ly/71dX888
Read the full analysis: https://loom.ly/71dX888
"The bloc has traded its role as global tech cop for a ticket to the AI race". It should not be just a ticket, but an opportunity to reset. It's time to invest the enormous amounts we spend on non-EU tech in European industry with contracts & trust. To be resilient we need to become first autonomous
November 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"The bloc has traded its role as global tech cop for a ticket to the AI race". It should not be just a ticket, but an opportunity to reset. It's time to invest the enormous amounts we spend on non-EU tech in European industry with contracts & trust. To be resilient we need to become first autonomous
It is impressive how quickly war related topics became the norm for Europeans and they do not even sock anymore. We were late in realising the danger. Hard dilemmas ahead for Europeans collectively and for each country.
November 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
It is impressive how quickly war related topics became the norm for Europeans and they do not even sock anymore. We were late in realising the danger. Hard dilemmas ahead for Europeans collectively and for each country.
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Battery-powered locomotive for cold climates unveiled https://bit.ly/3W0gKJN
Battery-powered locomotive for cold climates unveiled
Battery-powered locomotive for cold climates unveiled https://bit.ly/3W0gKJN
bit.ly
September 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Battery-powered locomotive for cold climates unveiled https://bit.ly/3W0gKJN
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European governments voting with their money. Only 8% of new German defence procurement planned to go to US companies. Wise move.
Germany’s €80B rearmament plan sidelines US weapons
A procurement plan obtained by POLITICO shows Berlin’s rearmament spree will overwhelmingly benefit European industry.
www.politico.eu
September 23, 2025 at 7:16 AM
European governments voting with their money. Only 8% of new German defence procurement planned to go to US companies. Wise move.
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‼️The EP’s Legal Affairs Committee is expected to vote to reject the request to lift the immunity of 3 Hungarian opposition politicians protecting them from facing 🇭🇺 law enforcement proceedings, @politico.eu reports. One of them is Péter Magyar, main challenger of PM Orbán in the elections next year
September 23, 2025 at 7:26 AM
‼️The EP’s Legal Affairs Committee is expected to vote to reject the request to lift the immunity of 3 Hungarian opposition politicians protecting them from facing 🇭🇺 law enforcement proceedings, @politico.eu reports. One of them is Péter Magyar, main challenger of PM Orbán in the elections next year
USAs decline in two news posts...
September 22, 2025 at 7:01 AM
USAs decline in two news posts...
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More than 450 million Europeans. 29 countries. 1 shared freedom.
This year, we mark 40 years of Schengen!
The Schengen Agreement has reshaped how over 450 million Europeans live, work and travel.
This year, we mark 40 years of Schengen!
The Schengen Agreement has reshaped how over 450 million Europeans live, work and travel.
August 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM
More than 450 million Europeans. 29 countries. 1 shared freedom.
This year, we mark 40 years of Schengen!
The Schengen Agreement has reshaped how over 450 million Europeans live, work and travel.
This year, we mark 40 years of Schengen!
The Schengen Agreement has reshaped how over 450 million Europeans live, work and travel.
#Vacations coffee. Larissa (Greece) is probably the city with more cafes than any other in Europe 🌍
August 12, 2025 at 8:15 AM
#Vacations coffee. Larissa (Greece) is probably the city with more cafes than any other in Europe 🌍
I'm amazed at how the country we were always considering as an example of democracy and freedom hits a new low every day. Just remember this next time you go voting to "protest" without thinking the implications your vote might have.
May 28, 2025 at 8:26 AM
I'm amazed at how the country we were always considering as an example of democracy and freedom hits a new low every day. Just remember this next time you go voting to "protest" without thinking the implications your vote might have.
1/2 Quoting the Press release of @ec.europa.eu for the new MFF [...] we need to introduce new own resources. The status quo is not an option. Choices need to be made.
Choices seem to be made through:
Choices seem to be made through:
February 12, 2025 at 9:43 AM
1/2 Quoting the Press release of @ec.europa.eu for the new MFF [...] we need to introduce new own resources. The status quo is not an option. Choices need to be made.
Choices seem to be made through:
Choices seem to be made through:
One more disturbing, in so many ways, news:
Facebook pays (another) 27M to the US President
A precedent is now set for those excluded for hate speech
A perfect excuse for social media platforms to stop monitoring their content.
Is there a way out of this ?
Facebook pays (another) 27M to the US President
A precedent is now set for those excluded for hate speech
A perfect excuse for social media platforms to stop monitoring their content.
Is there a way out of this ?
January 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
One more disturbing, in so many ways, news:
Facebook pays (another) 27M to the US President
A precedent is now set for those excluded for hate speech
A perfect excuse for social media platforms to stop monitoring their content.
Is there a way out of this ?
Facebook pays (another) 27M to the US President
A precedent is now set for those excluded for hate speech
A perfect excuse for social media platforms to stop monitoring their content.
Is there a way out of this ?
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Shape the Future of Territorial Development: Submit your abstract for the ESPON Scientific Conference 2025!
Are you a researcher with innovative ideas and evidence-based insights on territorial development? Share your work at the ESPON Scientific Conference in June 2025!
loom.ly/lUII3qU
Are you a researcher with innovative ideas and evidence-based insights on territorial development? Share your work at the ESPON Scientific Conference in June 2025!
loom.ly/lUII3qU
January 30, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Shape the Future of Territorial Development: Submit your abstract for the ESPON Scientific Conference 2025!
Are you a researcher with innovative ideas and evidence-based insights on territorial development? Share your work at the ESPON Scientific Conference in June 2025!
loom.ly/lUII3qU
Are you a researcher with innovative ideas and evidence-based insights on territorial development? Share your work at the ESPON Scientific Conference in June 2025!
loom.ly/lUII3qU
The moment of truth for Europe is coming soon...
January 23, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The moment of truth for Europe is coming soon...
Dear @nytimes.com The term is not expansion it's occupation.
January 8, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Dear @nytimes.com The term is not expansion it's occupation.
The Trump/Musk effect
Breaking News: Meta said it would end its fact-checking program and rely instead on Facebook and Instagram users to add notes or corrections to posts. The move is likely to please the incoming Trump administration and its conservative allies.
Meta Reveals Plan to Alter Fact-Checking Program
The move will end a third-party fact-checking system and rely on users to add notes or corrections to posts. It is likely to please the incoming Trump administration and its conservative allies.
www.nytimes.com
January 7, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The Trump/Musk effect
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"Almost every day now, as the inauguration of Donald Trump approaches, I receive queries like these from fellow Americans. The personalized nature of the decision to go into exile means that it is very difficult to counsel people. However, we can learn from the history of such fateful choices."
Stay and Resist, or Go into Exile?
The dilemma of whether (and when) to leave the country when autocracy arrives
open.substack.com
January 3, 2025 at 9:16 PM
"Almost every day now, as the inauguration of Donald Trump approaches, I receive queries like these from fellow Americans. The personalized nature of the decision to go into exile means that it is very difficult to counsel people. However, we can learn from the history of such fateful choices."
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Be more like 🇫🇮 is I think generally good advice on matters of security.
Our take on the tanker and cables. cc @alanderminna.bsky.social
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
Our take on the tanker and cables. cc @alanderminna.bsky.social
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
Finland’s seizure of a tanker shows how to fight Russian sabotage
The growing threat to undersea cables demands a robust response
www.economist.com
January 2, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Be more like 🇫🇮 is I think generally good advice on matters of security.
Our take on the tanker and cables. cc @alanderminna.bsky.social
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
Our take on the tanker and cables. cc @alanderminna.bsky.social
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
Vilnius. A clear message
December 25, 2024 at 8:18 AM
Vilnius. A clear message
In July 2023 I was wondering if Europe is ready to shoot the blue bird (aka Twitter) -since its new owner was already using it as a weapon.
After Musk's support of AfD, Farage and the like, it is clear that Europe should act now.
After Musk's support of AfD, Farage and the like, it is clear that Europe should act now.
Is Europe ready to shoot the blue bird?
What’s your favourite Netflix -or Amazon Prime- series? For those of us into social media or tech (for work or pleasure), it is the thriller "100 ways to kill a bird and make money out of it": a serie...
www.linkedin.com
December 20, 2024 at 5:43 PM
In July 2023 I was wondering if Europe is ready to shoot the blue bird (aka Twitter) -since its new owner was already using it as a weapon.
After Musk's support of AfD, Farage and the like, it is clear that Europe should act now.
After Musk's support of AfD, Farage and the like, it is clear that Europe should act now.
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We're investing €100 million to upgrade Cyprus's road network, boosting regional connectivity, road safety, and climate resilience.
The loan aligns with EU goals for sustainable transport and infrastructure, and supports the national transport plan.
➡️ bit.ly/3ZSUYcO
The loan aligns with EU goals for sustainable transport and infrastructure, and supports the national transport plan.
➡️ bit.ly/3ZSUYcO
December 20, 2024 at 10:26 AM
We're investing €100 million to upgrade Cyprus's road network, boosting regional connectivity, road safety, and climate resilience.
The loan aligns with EU goals for sustainable transport and infrastructure, and supports the national transport plan.
➡️ bit.ly/3ZSUYcO
The loan aligns with EU goals for sustainable transport and infrastructure, and supports the national transport plan.
➡️ bit.ly/3ZSUYcO