Alejandro Tauber
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Since taking office, the new European Parliament has voted on at least 14 resolutions concerning Russia and Ukraine — a test of how its fresh line-up approaches foreign policy. A new data-driven investigation reveals 21 MEPs who most often back or excuse the Kremlin’s actions.
Europe’s new pro-Kremlin bloc takes shape in the European Parliament
Since taking office, the new European Parliament has voted on at least 14 resolutions concerning Russia and Ukraine — a test of how its fresh line-up approaches foreign policy. A new data-driven investigation reveals 21 MEPs who most often back or excuse the Kremlin’s actions.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Since taking office, the new European Parliament has voted on at least 14 resolutions concerning Russia and Ukraine — a test of how its fresh line-up approaches foreign policy. A new data-driven investigation reveals 21 MEPs who most often back or excuse the Kremlin’s actions.
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Europe remains the elephant in the room of the Dutch campaign ahead of October snap elections: it is there, it is hugely relevant, yet it is strangely ignored by most parties.
The EU is the elephant in the room in the Dutch snap election campaign
Europe remains the elephant in the room of the Dutch campaign ahead of October snap elections: it is there, it is hugely relevant, yet it is strangely ignored by most parties.
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September 4, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Europe remains the elephant in the room of the Dutch campaign ahead of October snap elections: it is there, it is hugely relevant, yet it is strangely ignored by most parties.
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Earlier this week, my former editor @alejandrotauber.bsky.social posted a call for pitches. He wanted the most insane, pie-in-the-sky policy proposals that Europe should adopt.
My idea was simple. Europe should declare war on big tech.
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My idea was simple. Europe should declare war on big tech.
whatwelost.substack.com/p/how-europe...
August 30, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Earlier this week, my former editor @alejandrotauber.bsky.social posted a call for pitches. He wanted the most insane, pie-in-the-sky policy proposals that Europe should adopt.
My idea was simple. Europe should declare war on big tech.
whatwelost.substack.com/p/how-europe...
My idea was simple. Europe should declare war on big tech.
whatwelost.substack.com/p/how-europe...
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On 27 May, an official document, The Need for Civilizational Allies in Europe, calling for regime change in European countries was published, written by a senior adviser for the Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor in the US State Department, writes Caroline de Gruyter.
Trump is working on regime change in Europe — fact, not conspiracy theory
On 27 May, an official document, The Need for Civilizational Allies in Europe, calling for regime change in European countries was published, written by a senior adviser for the Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor in the US State Department, writes Caroline de Gruyter.
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July 8, 2025 at 10:08 AM
On 27 May, an official document, The Need for Civilizational Allies in Europe, calling for regime change in European countries was published, written by a senior adviser for the Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor in the US State Department, writes Caroline de Gruyter.
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Kunnen Nederlandse melkveehouders tóch meer mest blijven uitrijden dan Brussel toestaat? Demissionair landbouwminister Femke Wiersma (BBB) wil het opnieuw gaan vragen. Uit interne documenten blijkt: de Europese Commissie heeft geen enkel vertrouwen meer in Nederland.
Caroline van der Plas leed een mestnederlaag in Brussel – maar doet alsof alles nog mogelijk is
Minister van Landbouw Femke Wiersma wil in Brussel wéér gaan vragen om een uitzondering op de Europese mestregels. Follow the Money vroeg de verslagen op van eerdere gesprekken die zij, haar topambten...
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July 7, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Kunnen Nederlandse melkveehouders tóch meer mest blijven uitrijden dan Brussel toestaat? Demissionair landbouwminister Femke Wiersma (BBB) wil het opnieuw gaan vragen. Uit interne documenten blijkt: de Europese Commissie heeft geen enkel vertrouwen meer in Nederland.
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Probably one of the better days to unearth this iconic article from our archives.
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Drainpipe of shame: How Orbán hypocrisy became a gay icon in Brussels
The drainpipe in Brussels where a far-right MEP fled a gay orgy still attracts tourists, who take pics to remember what Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán really represents.
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June 28, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Probably one of the better days to unearth this iconic article from our archives.
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euobserver.com/eu-political...
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Wilders vroeg zijn kiezers of zij meer of minder Europese Unie wilden. Dat ging de PVV wel even regelen. Maar eenmaal aan de macht droegen PVV-bewindslieden alleen maar bij aan meer Europese integratie. www.ftm.nl/artikelen/oo...
Wilders beloofde minder Europa, zijn ministers stemden juist voor meer
Jarenlang verweet de PVV dat Mark Rutte in Brussel ‘bij het kruisje’ tekende en zo meer Europese integratie mogelijk maakte. Maar wat deden PVV’ers toen ze zelf aan de macht waren? In Brussel instemme...
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June 25, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Wilders vroeg zijn kiezers of zij meer of minder Europese Unie wilden. Dat ging de PVV wel even regelen. Maar eenmaal aan de macht droegen PVV-bewindslieden alleen maar bij aan meer Europese integratie. www.ftm.nl/artikelen/oo...
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"Stabiel overheidsbeleid" framed rechts vaak, terwijl ze regels met jaren voorbereidingstijd in twijfel trekken.
De reactie van MVO:
"De partij geeft hiermee het signaal af dat bedrijven onder het mom van ‘regeldruk’ mogen wegkijken van misstanden, zoals kinderarbeid, in hun productieketens.”
De reactie van MVO:
"De partij geeft hiermee het signaal af dat bedrijven onder het mom van ‘regeldruk’ mogen wegkijken van misstanden, zoals kinderarbeid, in hun productieketens.”
Opvallende motie: VVD wil van groene wetten EU af
Twee Kamerleden van de VVD dienden gisteravond een opvallende motie in. Ze pleiten ervoor dat de regering zich inzet om twee groene wetten van de EU volledig in te trekken. Het gaat om de CSRD en CSDD...
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June 13, 2025 at 9:08 AM
"Stabiel overheidsbeleid" framed rechts vaak, terwijl ze regels met jaren voorbereidingstijd in twijfel trekken.
De reactie van MVO:
"De partij geeft hiermee het signaal af dat bedrijven onder het mom van ‘regeldruk’ mogen wegkijken van misstanden, zoals kinderarbeid, in hun productieketens.”
De reactie van MVO:
"De partij geeft hiermee het signaal af dat bedrijven onder het mom van ‘regeldruk’ mogen wegkijken van misstanden, zoals kinderarbeid, in hun productieketens.”
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A group of nearly 100 economists from across Europe has come out strongly against the European Commission’s efforts to water down key sustainability laws, warning that the rollback risks undermining both human rights and Europe’s industrial future.
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May 20, 2025 at 4:49 AM
A group of nearly 100 economists from across Europe has come out strongly against the European Commission’s efforts to water down key sustainability laws, warning that the rollback risks undermining both human rights and Europe’s industrial future.
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Made a little website - the inverse of a live blog, for stories that develop over years rather than hours.
Keeping track of news is hard – especially for stories that develop over years.
We're trying out a new format to keep track of long-running reporting, first on the EU-Tunisia migrant deal.
We've been reporting it for years, and hope this gives some more context on why it's important to follow.
We're trying out a new format to keep track of long-running reporting, first on the EU-Tunisia migrant deal.
We've been reporting it for years, and hope this gives some more context on why it's important to follow.
The EU-Tunisia migrant deal – in context
The EU is shaping its external migration strategy by partnering with a country that has repeatedly shown it does not comply with fundamental EU values. Here's why it matters.
Sometimes, it's hard to ...
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May 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Made a little website - the inverse of a live blog, for stories that develop over years rather than hours.
Today, we at @euobserver.com kicking off a campaign to find 2,500 new supporting members who believe, like us, that EU democracy needs independent watchdogs — not to punish wrongdoing, but to provide citizens with the information they need to make decisions (like punishing wrongdoing).
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May 5, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Today, we at @euobserver.com kicking off a campaign to find 2,500 new supporting members who believe, like us, that EU democracy needs independent watchdogs — not to punish wrongdoing, but to provide citizens with the information they need to make decisions (like punishing wrongdoing).
In 2022 schreef ik een verhaal voor @vn.nl over de macht die grote Amerikaanse cloud-aanbieders hebben over Europa.
Europa lijkt zich dat eindelijk te realiseren, en de big tech bedrijven zijn bang voor verlies van deze enorm lucratieve markt.
Lees het hier:
www.vn.nl/big-tech-en-...
Europa lijkt zich dat eindelijk te realiseren, en de big tech bedrijven zijn bang voor verlies van deze enorm lucratieve markt.
Lees het hier:
www.vn.nl/big-tech-en-...
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May 1, 2025 at 9:57 AM
In 2022 schreef ik een verhaal voor @vn.nl over de macht die grote Amerikaanse cloud-aanbieders hebben over Europa.
Europa lijkt zich dat eindelijk te realiseren, en de big tech bedrijven zijn bang voor verlies van deze enorm lucratieve markt.
Lees het hier:
www.vn.nl/big-tech-en-...
Europa lijkt zich dat eindelijk te realiseren, en de big tech bedrijven zijn bang voor verlies van deze enorm lucratieve markt.
Lees het hier:
www.vn.nl/big-tech-en-...
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The EU firm holding €183bn of frozen Russian assets has hired bodyguards for its top executives, according to a joint EUobserver investigation with Belgian daily De Morgen, Belgian weekly Humo, French daily Le Monde, and RFE/RL in Prague.
Euroclear CEO hired French bodyguards over Russia fears
The EU firm holding €183bn of frozen Russian assets has hired bodyguards for its top executives, according to a joint EUobserver investigation with Belgian daily De Morgen, Belgian weekly Humo, French daily Le Monde, and RFE/RL in Prague.
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March 6, 2025 at 6:32 AM
The EU firm holding €183bn of frozen Russian assets has hired bodyguards for its top executives, according to a joint EUobserver investigation with Belgian daily De Morgen, Belgian weekly Humo, French daily Le Monde, and RFE/RL in Prague.
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The EU Commission has unveiled a proposal to ease the regulatory burden on companies, but critics argue it fails to simplify and instead reverses key Green Deal achievements.
EU's green rules rollback criticised for 'missing the point'
The EU Commission has unveiled a proposal to ease the regulatory burden on companies, but critics argue it fails to simplify and instead reverses key Green Deal achievements.
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February 26, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The EU Commission has unveiled a proposal to ease the regulatory burden on companies, but critics argue it fails to simplify and instead reverses key Green Deal achievements.
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There are two takeaways from Sunday's election in Germany — it was the highest turnout in two generations, and four-in-five Germans refused to vote for the racist far-right.
80 percent said no — so let’s stop pretending the AfD speak for ‘The People’
There are two takeaways from Sunday's election in Germany — it was the highest turnout in two generations, and four-in-five Germans refused to vote for the racist far-right.
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February 24, 2025 at 1:56 PM
There are two takeaways from Sunday's election in Germany — it was the highest turnout in two generations, and four-in-five Germans refused to vote for the racist far-right.
Letta: “Of all the negative things coming from Trump, Musk, and Vance, Musk endorsing the AfD is the worst — absolutely the worst. … It’s a terribly stupid move.”
We met up with Enrico Letta, one of the architects of the EU's competitiveness agenda, to discuss Europe's economic and strategic response to an increasingly hostile world — without its key ally.
Letta: 'Don't cherry-pick my competitiveness report — eat the whole cake'
We met up with Enrico Letta, one of the architects of the EU's competitiveness agenda, to discuss Europe's economic and strategic response to an increasingly hostile world — without its key ally.
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February 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Letta: “Of all the negative things coming from Trump, Musk, and Vance, Musk endorsing the AfD is the worst — absolutely the worst. … It’s a terribly stupid move.”
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Greece has become the latest European government to hire Washington lobbyists as it seeks to curry favour with the capricious president Donald Trump.
Athens pays $600,000 to Washington lobbyists to be 'Trump-whisperers'
Greece has become the latest European government to hire Washington lobbyists as it seeks to curry favour with the capricious president Donald Trump.
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February 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Greece has become the latest European government to hire Washington lobbyists as it seeks to curry favour with the capricious president Donald Trump.
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Hidden in plain sight within the European Parliament's own rules of procedure is a little-known provision that could dramatically alter the Union's ability to defend its democratic values from internal threats. Let publisher @alejandrotauber.bsky.social introduce you to Rule 241.
Rule 241: the EU’s hidden ‘bombshell’ against anti-democratic forces
Legal scholars have dubbed it a "sleeping beauty" — a potent yet practically unused EU Parliament instrument akin to the EU's own Article 7, designed to safeguard the rule of law and the integrity of ...
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January 24, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Hidden in plain sight within the European Parliament's own rules of procedure is a little-known provision that could dramatically alter the Union's ability to defend its democratic values from internal threats. Let publisher @alejandrotauber.bsky.social introduce you to Rule 241.
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Perhaps now?
Why EU leaders should get off Musk's X
Leaders should ask themselves - is X really what I want my brand to be associated with?
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January 20, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Perhaps now?
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Allow us at EUobserver to blow our own trumpet as 2024 draws to a close, with a look back at the best of the journalistic path we follow — less frothy personality-driven politics, more policy, research and investigations.
EUobserver's Top 10 stories of 2024
Allow us at EUobserver to blow our own trumpet as 2024 draws to a close, with a look back at the best of the journalistic path we follow — less frothy personality-driven politics, more policy, research...
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December 27, 2024 at 9:42 AM
Allow us at EUobserver to blow our own trumpet as 2024 draws to a close, with a look back at the best of the journalistic path we follow — less frothy personality-driven politics, more policy, research and investigations.
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Eeuwig zonde.
VPRO stopt met Tegenlicht: 'Je gooit iets weg wat niet zomaar terug te krijgen is'
Documentaireprogramma: VPRO's Tegenlicht stopt na volgend jaar. De focus van VPRO komt meer op geopolitiek en buitenland-journalistiek te liggen, stelt de omroep. “Alsof wij ons niet met geopolitiek b...
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December 16, 2024 at 4:44 PM
Eeuwig zonde.
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The European Union's own policies often align with the interests of the ultra-wealthy.
This oligarchic drift risks turning the EU into a system that protects privilege over people, undermining the very values it claims to uphold.
This oligarchic drift risks turning the EU into a system that protects privilege over people, undermining the very values it claims to uphold.
Democracy for sale? Exposing the grip of Europe’s super-rich
Governance structures across Europe increasingly cater to wealth preservation rather than public welfare. Tax loopholes, opaque regulatory frameworks, and privatised public goods are symptoms of a sys...
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December 12, 2024 at 10:39 AM
The European Union's own policies often align with the interests of the ultra-wealthy.
This oligarchic drift risks turning the EU into a system that protects privilege over people, undermining the very values it claims to uphold.
This oligarchic drift risks turning the EU into a system that protects privilege over people, undermining the very values it claims to uphold.
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The EU’s leading conservative faction has stepped up its opposition to the bloc’s planned ban on combustion engines, arguing that it breaks the principle of ‘technological neutrality’ and is “irreconcilable with EU law”.
Ban on combustion engines 'irreconcilable with EU law', EPP claims
The EU’s leading conservative faction has stepped up its opposition to the bloc’s planned ban on combustion engines, arguing that it breaks the principle of ‘technological neutrality’ and is “irreconcilable...
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December 11, 2024 at 4:59 PM
The EU’s leading conservative faction has stepped up its opposition to the bloc’s planned ban on combustion engines, arguing that it breaks the principle of ‘technological neutrality’ and is “irreconcilable with EU law”.
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The number of 'revolving door' cases at the European Investment Bank is rising, pointing to a systemic issue at this key EU institution and endangering its integrity. Alarmingly, the Bank’s response until now seems to be one of sitting back and doing nothing about it.
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The European Investment Bank has a chronic 'revolving doors' problem
The number of 'revolving door' cases at the European Investment Bank is rising, pointing to a systemic issue at this key EU institution and endangering its integrity. Alarmingly, the Bank’s response...
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December 5, 2024 at 10:13 AM
The number of 'revolving door' cases at the European Investment Bank is rising, pointing to a systemic issue at this key EU institution and endangering its integrity. Alarmingly, the Bank’s response until now seems to be one of sitting back and doing nothing about it.
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Despite widespread opposition from civil society, farmers and unions on both sides of the Atlantic, the EU Commission is aiming to seal the deal during the Mercosur summit — precisely at the moment when Argentinian climate-denier Javier Milei takes over the Mercosur bloc’s rotating presidency.
The Mercosur deal — why would the EU trust a man like Milei?
Despite widespread opposition from civil society, farmers and unions on both sides of the Atlantic, the European Commission is aiming to seal the deal during the Mercosur summit in Uruguay on Thursday...
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December 4, 2024 at 12:38 PM
Despite widespread opposition from civil society, farmers and unions on both sides of the Atlantic, the EU Commission is aiming to seal the deal during the Mercosur summit — precisely at the moment when Argentinian climate-denier Javier Milei takes over the Mercosur bloc’s rotating presidency.