Christophe Christiaens
@chchristiaens.bsky.social
Twitter exile.
Brompton evangelist and speciality coffee drinker. Day job in Public Affairs. Alumnus @collegeofeurope. Posts in English and Dutch. My views only; RT≠endorse
Brompton evangelist and speciality coffee drinker. Day job in Public Affairs. Alumnus @collegeofeurope. Posts in English and Dutch. My views only; RT≠endorse
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(Migrating some Twitter threads to BS)
With the #Holocaust Memorial day coming up (27 January, follow @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social ), I wanted to share a personal story from 2019.
In short, I found out that my parents-in-law in #Slovakia live on the site of a WW2 concentration camp (sort of).
With the #Holocaust Memorial day coming up (27 January, follow @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social ), I wanted to share a personal story from 2019.
In short, I found out that my parents-in-law in #Slovakia live on the site of a WW2 concentration camp (sort of).
Next week is #HolocaustRemembranceDay, do follow
@auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social
for more background on this.
I wanted to follow up on a story I a couple of weeks ago on the tragic history of the lost Jewish community in my wife's hometown of Nove Mesto Nad Vahom in #Slovakia.
@auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social
for more background on this.
I wanted to follow up on a story I a couple of weeks ago on the tragic history of the lost Jewish community in my wife's hometown of Nove Mesto Nad Vahom in #Slovakia.
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The scramble for Europe is just beginning on.ft.com/3X16XUC | opinion
The scramble for Europe is just beginning
As the EU struggles to defend its interests, outside powers play divide and rule
on.ft.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The scramble for Europe is just beginning on.ft.com/3X16XUC | opinion
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While the rest of Europe prepares for Christmas with bright lights and decorations, Kherson is hanging anti-drone nets over its streets, trying to shield civilians from russia’s “human safari.”
November 16, 2025 at 3:33 PM
While the rest of Europe prepares for Christmas with bright lights and decorations, Kherson is hanging anti-drone nets over its streets, trying to shield civilians from russia’s “human safari.”
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💥Viktor Orbán’s media doxxed 200,000 opposition supporters by publishing stolen personal data, including names & addresses – unprecedented in Hungarian politics. Recovering from this, opposition leader Péter Magyar held a rally in Győr, saying they are the majority — and they’re not afraid of Orbán.
November 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
💥Viktor Orbán’s media doxxed 200,000 opposition supporters by publishing stolen personal data, including names & addresses – unprecedented in Hungarian politics. Recovering from this, opposition leader Péter Magyar held a rally in Győr, saying they are the majority — and they’re not afraid of Orbán.
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Brussels and Washington are still fully at odds when it comes to climate change and energy policy, despite the EU’s promise to buy hundred of billions of dollars of American oil and gas and ongoing work to pick apart Green Deal legislation www.euractiv.com/news/energy-...
Energy commissioner draws clear line between EU and US at COP30 climate talks | Euractiv
Carbon markets, offshore wind, fossil fuels reduction: Europe climate vision keeps clashing with that of Donald Trump’s US
www.euractiv.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Brussels and Washington are still fully at odds when it comes to climate change and energy policy, despite the EU’s promise to buy hundred of billions of dollars of American oil and gas and ongoing work to pick apart Green Deal legislation www.euractiv.com/news/energy-...
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NEW from Ipsos
Satisfaction with the PM remains unchanged since September, continuing to be the worst ever recorded by Ipsos for a Prime Minister, going back to 1977…
Satisfaction with the PM remains unchanged since September, continuing to be the worst ever recorded by Ipsos for a Prime Minister, going back to 1977…
November 16, 2025 at 11:41 AM
NEW from Ipsos
Satisfaction with the PM remains unchanged since September, continuing to be the worst ever recorded by Ipsos for a Prime Minister, going back to 1977…
Satisfaction with the PM remains unchanged since September, continuing to be the worst ever recorded by Ipsos for a Prime Minister, going back to 1977…
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In the 2015 attacks, 130 people were killed, including at the Bataclan concert hall. France is still wrestling with how to remember the deadliest attack on its soil in modern history and how to live with it.
A decade after the Bataclan attacks, France is still grappling with how to remember
In the 2015 attacks, 130 people were killed, including at the Bataclan concert hall. France is still wrestling with how to remember the deadliest attack on its soil in modern history and how to live with it.
n.pr
November 16, 2025 at 11:51 AM
In the 2015 attacks, 130 people were killed, including at the Bataclan concert hall. France is still wrestling with how to remember the deadliest attack on its soil in modern history and how to live with it.
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The president of Finland, Alexander Stubb, said a ceasefire in Ukraine is unlikely before the end of the year, pointing to the spring as a more plausible time for progress in ending the war.
‘Not very optimistic:’ Finnish president downplays prospects of Ukraine ceasefire this year
“I’m not very optimistic about achieving a ceasefire or the beginning of peace negotiations, at least this year,” Alexander Stubb told the AP.
www.politico.eu
November 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The president of Finland, Alexander Stubb, said a ceasefire in Ukraine is unlikely before the end of the year, pointing to the spring as a more plausible time for progress in ending the war.
New toy arrived eaelier this week - @homewizardenergy.bsky.social 2.4 kwh plug in home battery.
To increase the self consumprion of the energy from our 14 PV panels - but belgian weather hasnt been helpfull so far
To increase the self consumprion of the energy from our 14 PV panels - but belgian weather hasnt been helpfull so far
November 14, 2025 at 10:06 PM
New toy arrived eaelier this week - @homewizardenergy.bsky.social 2.4 kwh plug in home battery.
To increase the self consumprion of the energy from our 14 PV panels - but belgian weather hasnt been helpfull so far
To increase the self consumprion of the energy from our 14 PV panels - but belgian weather hasnt been helpfull so far
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GLP-1s are being studied for a wide range of conditions. Now, scientists will test whether their anti-inflammatory properties can help alleviate symptoms of #LongCovid. @wired.com @emilymullin.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/weight...
www.wired.com/story/weight...
Weight-Loss Drug Zepbound Is Being Tested as a Treatment for Long Covid
GLP-1s are being studied for a wide range of conditions. Now, scientists will test whether their anti-inflammatory properties can help alleviate symptoms of long Covid.
www.wired.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:22 PM
GLP-1s are being studied for a wide range of conditions. Now, scientists will test whether their anti-inflammatory properties can help alleviate symptoms of #LongCovid. @wired.com @emilymullin.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/weight...
www.wired.com/story/weight...
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Is AI making job recruitment less meritocratic? We're getting some v interesting research studies on this question now, and the news is... not good. @jburnmurdoch.ft.com & I dive in, in the latest edition of our newsletter The AI Shift www.ft.com/content/e5b7...
November 14, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Is AI making job recruitment less meritocratic? We're getting some v interesting research studies on this question now, and the news is... not good. @jburnmurdoch.ft.com & I dive in, in the latest edition of our newsletter The AI Shift www.ft.com/content/e5b7...
This coffee bar should open a branch in Brussels.
November 14, 2025 at 8:58 AM
This coffee bar should open a branch in Brussels.
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The European Commission wants to end a customs exemption for cheap parcels two years earlier than planned, a letter seen by POLITICO spells out.
Brussels wants to end tax exemption on cheap parcels from early 2026
Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič calls to bring forward change by two years to deal with flood of packages.
www.politico.eu
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The European Commission wants to end a customs exemption for cheap parcels two years earlier than planned, a letter seen by POLITICO spells out.
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Dutch gov going to Beijing for Nexperia talks next wk
"We welcome China’s openness for furthering close engagement, including in-person. Early next week, a senior official delegation from my Ministry will travel to Beijing to continue efforts to find mutually agreeable solution”
"We welcome China’s openness for furthering close engagement, including in-person. Early next week, a senior official delegation from my Ministry will travel to Beijing to continue efforts to find mutually agreeable solution”
November 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Dutch gov going to Beijing for Nexperia talks next wk
"We welcome China’s openness for furthering close engagement, including in-person. Early next week, a senior official delegation from my Ministry will travel to Beijing to continue efforts to find mutually agreeable solution”
"We welcome China’s openness for furthering close engagement, including in-person. Early next week, a senior official delegation from my Ministry will travel to Beijing to continue efforts to find mutually agreeable solution”
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Schuman roundabout c.1971. The Hexagons presumably represent the original Six. The version we see today represents work in progress 🙏
November 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Schuman roundabout c.1971. The Hexagons presumably represent the original Six. The version we see today represents work in progress 🙏
'Hoe vaak ik aan het Romeinse Rijk denk? Sinds 'Anno 117: Pax Romana' dag en nacht'
www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...
www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...
Hoe vaak ik aan het Romeinse Rijk denk? Sinds 'Anno 117: Pax Romana' dag en nacht | VRT NWS: nieuws
Het nieuwe videospel 'Anno 117: Pax Romana' is een absolute aanrader voor liefhebbers van strategiegames. In een periode van relatieve vrede in het Romeinse Rijk mag jij bepalen hoe Latium en Albion e...
www.vrt.be
November 13, 2025 at 9:52 AM
'Hoe vaak ik aan het Romeinse Rijk denk? Sinds 'Anno 117: Pax Romana' dag en nacht'
www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...
www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...
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For sale, one of the last surviving luxury mansions in rue de la Loi, from 1860. In 1900, architect Léon Govaerts added an art nouveau bank in the back yard. Asking price €25m.
www.immobestinternational.com/fr/detail/58...
www.immobestinternational.com/fr/detail/58...
November 11, 2025 at 11:13 AM
For sale, one of the last surviving luxury mansions in rue de la Loi, from 1860. In 1900, architect Léon Govaerts added an art nouveau bank in the back yard. Asking price €25m.
www.immobestinternational.com/fr/detail/58...
www.immobestinternational.com/fr/detail/58...
"Ik zie mezelf niet meer zo vroeg opstaan": RTL-reportage over misbruik uitkeringen maakt veel los in Wallonië
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"Ik zie mezelf niet meer zo vroeg opstaan": RTL-reportage over misbruik uitkeringen maakt veel los in Wallonië | VRT NWS: nieuws
Altijd op de hoogte van het laatste nieuws uit binnen- en buitenland dankzij de betrouwbare en diepgaande berichtgeving van VRT NWS.
vrtnws.be
November 11, 2025 at 7:48 AM
"Ik zie mezelf niet meer zo vroeg opstaan": RTL-reportage over misbruik uitkeringen maakt veel los in Wallonië
vrtnws.be/p.d9j4P7453bV
vrtnws.be/p.d9j4P7453bV
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The last Belgian soldier to be killed during WWI was a private called Marcel Terfve. He was shot at 10.42 on 11/11 by a German machine gun near the Gent-Terneuzen canal. He in the Belgian army since 1914 and sadly almost made it throught the entire war #armisticeday #LestWeForget
November 11, 2025 at 7:07 AM
The last Belgian soldier to be killed during WWI was a private called Marcel Terfve. He was shot at 10.42 on 11/11 by a German machine gun near the Gent-Terneuzen canal. He in the Belgian army since 1914 and sadly almost made it throught the entire war #armisticeday #LestWeForget
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With regard to Russia, Germans still aren’t sure what happened. 39% say Germany “has shown too much understanding for Russia” in recent years. But 26% say it didn’t show enough. And 23% say it was just right, so the problem was elsewhere. 🤷♀️
November 11, 2025 at 7:29 AM
With regard to Russia, Germans still aren’t sure what happened. 39% say Germany “has shown too much understanding for Russia” in recent years. But 26% say it didn’t show enough. And 23% say it was just right, so the problem was elsewhere. 🤷♀️
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11 November 1921 | A Dutch Jewish woman, Alida Content-Levie, was born in Meppel.
In October 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive. Her younger brother Max (in the picture) was murdered in a gas chamber.
In October 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive. Her younger brother Max (in the picture) was murdered in a gas chamber.
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
11 November 1921 | A Dutch Jewish woman, Alida Content-Levie, was born in Meppel.
In October 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive. Her younger brother Max (in the picture) was murdered in a gas chamber.
In October 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive. Her younger brother Max (in the picture) was murdered in a gas chamber.
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Today on #RemembranceDay, I am thinking about the amazing soldiers I had the privilege to serve with over 35 years in the Army. I am also thinking about the previous generations who served, suffered and sacrificed so much for our freedoms. Lest we forget.
November 11, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Today on #RemembranceDay, I am thinking about the amazing soldiers I had the privilege to serve with over 35 years in the Army. I am also thinking about the previous generations who served, suffered and sacrificed so much for our freedoms. Lest we forget.
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EPP leader Manfred Weber just gave a very good keynote speech on the future of Europe in Berlin tonight, putting forward seven principles for a stronger EU.
Quick thread:
Quick thread:
November 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
EPP leader Manfred Weber just gave a very good keynote speech on the future of Europe in Berlin tonight, putting forward seven principles for a stronger EU.
Quick thread:
Quick thread:
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The heath benefits of multilingualism appear to be far beyond prior expectations
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Multilingualism and Extending Healthspan
Evidence for a new independent lifestyle factor linked to healthy aging
erictopol.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The heath benefits of multilingualism appear to be far beyond prior expectations
erictopol.substack.com/p/multilingu...
erictopol.substack.com/p/multilingu...
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🚨🚨 Belgian court convicts two for EU funds misuse linked to #NigelFarage's Brexit group. Great report by @elisabraun.bsky.social on a decade-long probe into alleged misuse of EU funds by associates of top #Brexit campaigner. www.euractiv.com/news/belgian...
Belgian court convicts two for EU funds misuse linked to Nigel Farage's Brexit group | Euractiv
Verdict ends decade-long probe into alleged misuse of EU funds by associates of top Brexit campaigner
www.euractiv.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
🚨🚨 Belgian court convicts two for EU funds misuse linked to #NigelFarage's Brexit group. Great report by @elisabraun.bsky.social on a decade-long probe into alleged misuse of EU funds by associates of top #Brexit campaigner. www.euractiv.com/news/belgian...