Aitor Hernández-Morales
@aitorehm.bsky.social
Journalist covering cities and Iberian affairs. Formerly in Miami, Madrid, Lisbon, Rome; now in Brussels (but often elsewhere). 🔁≠👍
Huge turnout on the second day of @stratosferica.bsky.social’s annual Utopian Hours conference in Turin … Come say hi if you’re here!
October 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Huge turnout on the second day of @stratosferica.bsky.social’s annual Utopian Hours conference in Turin … Come say hi if you’re here!
Asked if he'll resign if his center-right party performs poorly tonight, Portuguese PM Luís Montenegro employs the finest Lusitanian phrase: "Tira o cavalinho da chuva." To "get the pony out of the rain" is equivalent to telling folks to not hold their breath waiting for something that won't happen.
October 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Asked if he'll resign if his center-right party performs poorly tonight, Portuguese PM Luís Montenegro employs the finest Lusitanian phrase: "Tira o cavalinho da chuva." To "get the pony out of the rain" is equivalent to telling folks to not hold their breath waiting for something that won't happen.
I’m randomly in Oslo on the day the Nobel Peace Prize is to be announced.
October 10, 2025 at 8:58 AM
I’m randomly in Oslo on the day the Nobel Peace Prize is to be announced.
— Saint Schuman, failed to secure chamber's confidence
— Henri Queuille, failed to secure chamber's confidence
— Pierre Pflimlin, steps down to usher in De Gaulle and the eventual creation of the Fifth Republic
— Henri Queuille, failed to secure chamber's confidence
— Pierre Pflimlin, steps down to usher in De Gaulle and the eventual creation of the Fifth Republic
October 6, 2025 at 8:52 AM
— Saint Schuman, failed to secure chamber's confidence
— Henri Queuille, failed to secure chamber's confidence
— Pierre Pflimlin, steps down to usher in De Gaulle and the eventual creation of the Fifth Republic
— Henri Queuille, failed to secure chamber's confidence
— Pierre Pflimlin, steps down to usher in De Gaulle and the eventual creation of the Fifth Republic
— Fernand Bouisson, resigned after the chamber refused government full financial powers
— León Blum, resigned after the chamber refused government full financial powers
— Philippe Pétain, premiership ends when chamber gave him / Vichy Regime full constituent powers
— Vincent Auriol, caretaker
— León Blum, resigned after the chamber refused government full financial powers
— Philippe Pétain, premiership ends when chamber gave him / Vichy Regime full constituent powers
— Vincent Auriol, caretaker
October 6, 2025 at 8:47 AM
— Fernand Bouisson, resigned after the chamber refused government full financial powers
— León Blum, resigned after the chamber refused government full financial powers
— Philippe Pétain, premiership ends when chamber gave him / Vichy Regime full constituent powers
— Vincent Auriol, caretaker
— León Blum, resigned after the chamber refused government full financial powers
— Philippe Pétain, premiership ends when chamber gave him / Vichy Regime full constituent powers
— Vincent Auriol, caretaker
— Frédéric François-Marsal, took the job to send a message to MPs and then immediately resign
— Édouard Herriot, fails to secure the backing of the chamber
— Camille Chautemps, fails to secure the backing of the chamber
— Édouard Daladier, resigns after far-right riots leave 15 dead
— Édouard Herriot, fails to secure the backing of the chamber
— Camille Chautemps, fails to secure the backing of the chamber
— Édouard Daladier, resigns after far-right riots leave 15 dead
October 6, 2025 at 8:33 AM
— Frédéric François-Marsal, took the job to send a message to MPs and then immediately resign
— Édouard Herriot, fails to secure the backing of the chamber
— Camille Chautemps, fails to secure the backing of the chamber
— Édouard Daladier, resigns after far-right riots leave 15 dead
— Édouard Herriot, fails to secure the backing of the chamber
— Camille Chautemps, fails to secure the backing of the chamber
— Édouard Daladier, resigns after far-right riots leave 15 dead
By my quick count, Lecornu's record has only been beat by:
— Duke de Mortemart, named premier hours before Charles X abdicated
— Duke of Bessano, overthrown for being an idiot
— Armand Fallières, resigned after his bill to exile royal pretenders failed
— Alexandre Ribot, overthrown by the left
— Duke de Mortemart, named premier hours before Charles X abdicated
— Duke of Bessano, overthrown for being an idiot
— Armand Fallières, resigned after his bill to exile royal pretenders failed
— Alexandre Ribot, overthrown by the left
October 6, 2025 at 8:23 AM
By my quick count, Lecornu's record has only been beat by:
— Duke de Mortemart, named premier hours before Charles X abdicated
— Duke of Bessano, overthrown for being an idiot
— Armand Fallières, resigned after his bill to exile royal pretenders failed
— Alexandre Ribot, overthrown by the left
— Duke de Mortemart, named premier hours before Charles X abdicated
— Duke of Bessano, overthrown for being an idiot
— Armand Fallières, resigned after his bill to exile royal pretenders failed
— Alexandre Ribot, overthrown by the left
Poor Michel Barnier, whose record as the Fifth Republic's shortest-serving prime minister has held up for less than a year.
All hail Sébastien Lecornu, whose 27-day stint as head of government is now the one to beat.
All hail Sébastien Lecornu, whose 27-day stint as head of government is now the one to beat.
October 6, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Poor Michel Barnier, whose record as the Fifth Republic's shortest-serving prime minister has held up for less than a year.
All hail Sébastien Lecornu, whose 27-day stint as head of government is now the one to beat.
All hail Sébastien Lecornu, whose 27-day stint as head of government is now the one to beat.
Ojo, que parece que los trend-setters absolutos de este tema fueron quienes crearon la cuenta de bloques cebra en Instagram a principios de Julio.
Pero OLÉ la prensa nacional, en todo caso.
Pero OLÉ la prensa nacional, en todo caso.
October 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Ojo, que parece que los trend-setters absolutos de este tema fueron quienes crearon la cuenta de bloques cebra en Instagram a principios de Julio.
Pero OLÉ la prensa nacional, en todo caso.
Pero OLÉ la prensa nacional, en todo caso.
Una clara señala del éxito en el mundo del periodismo es que tus compañeros hagan eco — o, en su lugar, copien — algo que has escrito.
Según ese criterio, el triunfo de Albert Nogueras Tarrero con este tema, publicado en @eldiario.es hace un mes, es espectacular...
Según ese criterio, el triunfo de Albert Nogueras Tarrero con este tema, publicado en @eldiario.es hace un mes, es espectacular...
October 1, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Una clara señala del éxito en el mundo del periodismo es que tus compañeros hagan eco — o, en su lugar, copien — algo que has escrito.
Según ese criterio, el triunfo de Albert Nogueras Tarrero con este tema, publicado en @eldiario.es hace un mes, es espectacular...
Según ese criterio, el triunfo de Albert Nogueras Tarrero con este tema, publicado en @eldiario.es hace un mes, es espectacular...
I'm glad the stats prove I wasn't just imagining things during the years I spent in Portugal, during which I concluded its drivers were notably reckless, death-wishing lunatics.
That said, let's all spare a prayer for anyone who has to drive in Serbia.
Source: www.gov.uk/government/s...
That said, let's all spare a prayer for anyone who has to drive in Serbia.
Source: www.gov.uk/government/s...
September 25, 2025 at 10:25 AM
I'm glad the stats prove I wasn't just imagining things during the years I spent in Portugal, during which I concluded its drivers were notably reckless, death-wishing lunatics.
That said, let's all spare a prayer for anyone who has to drive in Serbia.
Source: www.gov.uk/government/s...
That said, let's all spare a prayer for anyone who has to drive in Serbia.
Source: www.gov.uk/government/s...
In case you missed it, we clarified the confusion about the timing of the European Commission's long-awaited Affordable Housing Plan in today's edition of Living Cities. For future clarifications of complex matters, make sure to sign up:
www.politico.eu/livingcities/
www.politico.eu/livingcities/
September 18, 2025 at 6:13 PM
In case you missed it, we clarified the confusion about the timing of the European Commission's long-awaited Affordable Housing Plan in today's edition of Living Cities. For future clarifications of complex matters, make sure to sign up:
www.politico.eu/livingcities/
www.politico.eu/livingcities/
Many happy returns to Bono, as well.
May 10, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Many happy returns to Bono, as well.
¡Viva San Schuman!
May 9, 2025 at 9:43 AM
¡Viva San Schuman!
One key takeaway tonight is that one historic trend has been broken.
May 8, 2025 at 5:57 PM
One key takeaway tonight is that one historic trend has been broken.
Reaparece la exvicepresidenta Soraya Sáez de Santamaría en la comisión de investigación parlamentaria sobre la llamada Operación Cataluña y mi única pregunta es ¿CUÁNDO DECLARA EL BOLSO?
May 5, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Reaparece la exvicepresidenta Soraya Sáez de Santamaría en la comisión de investigación parlamentaria sobre la llamada Operación Cataluña y mi única pregunta es ¿CUÁNDO DECLARA EL BOLSO?
This headline sums up the exhaustion in Spain, where the nationwide blackout comes in the same five year span that has included a pandemic, massive snowstorms, prolonged droughts, deadly floods, a war in Europe, etc. etc. etc.:
"Here we are, living through yet another historic moment..."
"Here we are, living through yet another historic moment..."
April 28, 2025 at 6:39 PM
This headline sums up the exhaustion in Spain, where the nationwide blackout comes in the same five year span that has included a pandemic, massive snowstorms, prolonged droughts, deadly floods, a war in Europe, etc. etc. etc.:
"Here we are, living through yet another historic moment..."
"Here we are, living through yet another historic moment..."
Also a big day for Commissioner @hadjalahbib.bsky.social and her once-ridiculed-and-now-highly-desired emergency kit.
April 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Also a big day for Commissioner @hadjalahbib.bsky.social and her once-ridiculed-and-now-highly-desired emergency kit.
Big day for Spanish islanders / residents of autonomous cities ✨
April 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Big day for Spanish islanders / residents of autonomous cities ✨
Apropos of today’s papal funeral, a factoid we point out in this week’s edition of Living Cities regarding Francis’ instructions to be buried in Santa Maria Maggiore: The precedent you’re looking for wasn’t set by Leo XIII, but rather by Innocent X.
www.politico.eu/newsletter/g...
www.politico.eu/newsletter/g...
April 26, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Apropos of today’s papal funeral, a factoid we point out in this week’s edition of Living Cities regarding Francis’ instructions to be buried in Santa Maria Maggiore: The precedent you’re looking for wasn’t set by Leo XIII, but rather by Innocent X.
www.politico.eu/newsletter/g...
www.politico.eu/newsletter/g...