Paul Adamson
@padamson.bsky.social
Founder/Editor of Encompass. Chairman of Forum Europe and Forum Global. Chairman of the EU-UK Forum. Host of ‘In Conversation’ podcast.
EU budget: Is cohesion policy’s federalism killing the MFF reform? url:https://encompass-europe.com/comment/eu-budget-is-cohesion-policys-federalism-killing-the-mff-reform @schwabvonpostel.eu
November 13, 2025 at 8:59 AM
EU budget: Is cohesion policy’s federalism killing the MFF reform? url:https://encompass-europe.com/comment/eu-budget-is-cohesion-policys-federalism-killing-the-mff-reform @schwabvonpostel.eu
What's (not) happening at #COP30 encompass-europe.com/cartoons
November 10, 2025 at 8:19 AM
What's (not) happening at #COP30 encompass-europe.com/cartoons
Another terrific oped, Andrew observer.co.uk/news/columni... @andrewrawnsley.bsky.social
Zohran Mamdani’s victory shows the power of charisma in politics | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Another terrific oped, Andrew observer.co.uk/news/columni... @andrewrawnsley.bsky.social
Great write up by @eddywax.bsky.social @euractiv.com of my latest podcast chat (with former European Commission Secretary General, Catheine Day): www.euractiv.com/news/commiss...
Commission adviser floats ending 'lifetime' EU civil service jobs | Euractiv
Catherine Day urged faster hiring and a shift towards tech talent
www.euractiv.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Great write up by @eddywax.bsky.social @euractiv.com of my latest podcast chat (with former European Commission Secretary General, Catheine Day): www.euractiv.com/news/commiss...
encompass-europe.com/comment/euro... @erik-jones.bsky.social @eui-eu.bsky.social @vanghel.bsky.social
Europe: mortal, yet resilient
The European Union can fail, but it doesn’t have to. That is the message that you read across Emmanual Macron’s 2024 Sorbonne speech, in Mario Draghi’s 2024 report on…
encompass-europe.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Former Secretary General of the European Commission, Catherine Day, on the case for reforming its civil service encompass-europe.com/podcasts/the...
The Case for Reforming the European Commission's Civil Service
Paul Adamson talks to Catherine Day
encompass-europe.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Former Secretary General of the European Commission, Catherine Day, on the case for reforming its civil service encompass-europe.com/podcasts/the...
´The U.S. is now predictably unpredictable and reliably unreliable´: Anu Bradford at day’s @cfg-thinktank.bsky.social conference.
October 29, 2025 at 8:52 AM
´The U.S. is now predictably unpredictable and reliably unreliable´: Anu Bradford at day’s @cfg-thinktank.bsky.social conference.
Reposted by Paul Adamson
In a very candid and wide ranging conversation I talk to former European Commission President, José Manuel Barroso,
about the need for the EU to rise to the challenges it is now facing. encompass-europe.com/podcasts/eur...
about the need for the EU to rise to the challenges it is now facing. encompass-europe.com/podcasts/eur...
October 21, 2025 at 7:36 AM
In a very candid and wide ranging conversation I talk to former European Commission President, José Manuel Barroso,
about the need for the EU to rise to the challenges it is now facing. encompass-europe.com/podcasts/eur...
about the need for the EU to rise to the challenges it is now facing. encompass-europe.com/podcasts/eur...
The saga continues...(encompass-europe.com/cartoons)
October 20, 2025 at 7:33 AM
The saga continues...(encompass-europe.com/cartoons)
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At @foederalist.eu, I have a tradition of publishing a way-too-early piece about potential next EP lead candidates shortly after the mid-term reshuffle (www.foederalist.eu/2017/02/spit..., www.foederalist.eu/2022/02/euro...).
But this time, it seems I'll be a latecomer to the speculation party.
But this time, it seems I'll be a latecomer to the speculation party.
October 17, 2025 at 7:45 AM
At @foederalist.eu, I have a tradition of publishing a way-too-early piece about potential next EP lead candidates shortly after the mid-term reshuffle (www.foederalist.eu/2017/02/spit..., www.foederalist.eu/2022/02/euro...).
But this time, it seems I'll be a latecomer to the speculation party.
But this time, it seems I'll be a latecomer to the speculation party.
New work by Peter Schrank in the Encompass cartoon gallery...
October 12, 2025 at 6:24 AM
New work by Peter Schrank in the Encompass cartoon gallery...
New podcast - with the former Director General of the WTO and former European Commissioner for Trade, Pascal Lamy: encompass-europe.com/podcasts/eur...
Europe and the New World Trade Order
Paul Adamson talks to Pascal Lamy
encompass-europe.com
October 8, 2025 at 11:44 AM
New podcast - with the former Director General of the WTO and former European Commissioner for Trade, Pascal Lamy: encompass-europe.com/podcasts/eur...
The great Peter Schrank in the Encompass cartoon gallery (encompass-europe.com/cartoons)...
September 27, 2025 at 7:04 AM
The great Peter Schrank in the Encompass cartoon gallery (encompass-europe.com/cartoons)...
Reposted by Paul Adamson
📣👇my piece today on Starmer’s approach to bilateralism with 🇪🇺 member states. He is much better at it than his recent predecessors … BUT ‘Starmer may have proven himself a good diplomat, but so far, this is not a quality that has endeared him to the British public.’ 🙏 @padamson.bsky.social
September 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
📣👇my piece today on Starmer’s approach to bilateralism with 🇪🇺 member states. He is much better at it than his recent predecessors … BUT ‘Starmer may have proven himself a good diplomat, but so far, this is not a quality that has endeared him to the British public.’ 🙏 @padamson.bsky.social