@chottomatteo.bsky.social
EU civil servant in Paris with a focus on investor protection. Italian roots, a connection to Japan, and a love for 19th-century literature, history, and science. Searching for meaning, or at least a good book.
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Burner phones only for EU staff on US trips, Commission says
Burner phones only for EU staff on US trips, Commission says
www.euractiv.com
April 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Burner phones only for EU staff on US trips, Commission says
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The White House. The actual White House.
This is the attitude of every abuser, who is now fearful of the consequences of their abuse.
This is the attitude of every abuser, who is now fearful of the consequences of their abuse.
April 10, 2025 at 9:58 AM
The White House. The actual White House.
This is the attitude of every abuser, who is now fearful of the consequences of their abuse.
This is the attitude of every abuser, who is now fearful of the consequences of their abuse.
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For veterans of the Eurozone crisis, this is quite incredible - today Greece has a lower borrowing cost than both the UK and the US for their 10 year bonds.
I had to check, all of the previous so called 'PIIGS' (Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece, Spain) have lower borrowing costs than the US today.
I had to check, all of the previous so called 'PIIGS' (Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece, Spain) have lower borrowing costs than the US today.
April 9, 2025 at 11:31 AM
For veterans of the Eurozone crisis, this is quite incredible - today Greece has a lower borrowing cost than both the UK and the US for their 10 year bonds.
I had to check, all of the previous so called 'PIIGS' (Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece, Spain) have lower borrowing costs than the US today.
I had to check, all of the previous so called 'PIIGS' (Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece, Spain) have lower borrowing costs than the US today.
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Stock market collapsing
Heavy russian barrage of Ukraine
Chinese naval exercises off Taiwan
Trump golfing
Heavy russian barrage of Ukraine
Chinese naval exercises off Taiwan
Trump golfing
April 6, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Stock market collapsing
Heavy russian barrage of Ukraine
Chinese naval exercises off Taiwan
Trump golfing
Heavy russian barrage of Ukraine
Chinese naval exercises off Taiwan
Trump golfing
Yes yes yes. Never too soon
As the EU prepares to fine Elon Musk's X up to $1bn under the Digital Services Act, we'd like to remind everyone of our editorial we published in September last year.
euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
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?
euobserver.com
April 4, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Yes yes yes. Never too soon
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Le Pen's ban from running for office is neither an attack on democracy nor a boon for the far-right. It is a move by an independent judiciary to uphold the rule of law, protect the public from political corruption, and shore up French liberal democracy.
My latest for @heraldscotland.bsky.social:
My latest for @heraldscotland.bsky.social:
A strong judiciary is vital for preserving democracy
The notion that by exercising its crucial role to keep political corruption in check, the French judiciary is attacking democracy is a perversion of…
www.heraldscotland.com
April 4, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Le Pen's ban from running for office is neither an attack on democracy nor a boon for the far-right. It is a move by an independent judiciary to uphold the rule of law, protect the public from political corruption, and shore up French liberal democracy.
My latest for @heraldscotland.bsky.social:
My latest for @heraldscotland.bsky.social:
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Not a single administration “economist” has resigned?
April 4, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Not a single administration “economist” has resigned?
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The universal tariffs announced by the US are a major blow to businesses and consumers worldwide.
Europe is prepared to respond.
We'll always protect our interests and values.
We're also ready to engage.
And to go from confrontation to negotiation.
Full statement
→ europa.eu/!mHxFMh
Europe is prepared to respond.
We'll always protect our interests and values.
We're also ready to engage.
And to go from confrontation to negotiation.
Full statement
→ europa.eu/!mHxFMh
April 3, 2025 at 4:13 AM
The universal tariffs announced by the US are a major blow to businesses and consumers worldwide.
Europe is prepared to respond.
We'll always protect our interests and values.
We're also ready to engage.
And to go from confrontation to negotiation.
Full statement
→ europa.eu/!mHxFMh
Europe is prepared to respond.
We'll always protect our interests and values.
We're also ready to engage.
And to go from confrontation to negotiation.
Full statement
→ europa.eu/!mHxFMh
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Direct evidence of criminal election bribery under Wis. Stat. §12.11:
“‘My name’s Ekaterina Deistler,’ she said in a video posted Monday morning. ‘I did exactly what Elon Musk told everyone to do: sign the petition, refer friends and family, vote, and now I have a million dollars.’”
“‘My name’s Ekaterina Deistler,’ she said in a video posted Monday morning. ‘I did exactly what Elon Musk told everyone to do: sign the petition, refer friends and family, vote, and now I have a million dollars.’”
Bice: Elon Musk group removes video from $1M winner after she says she got money to 'vote'
Elon Musk's super PAC removed an X video from a $1M giveaway winner in which she said she received the money, in part, to 'vote.'
www.jsonline.com
April 2, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Direct evidence of criminal election bribery under Wis. Stat. §12.11:
“‘My name’s Ekaterina Deistler,’ she said in a video posted Monday morning. ‘I did exactly what Elon Musk told everyone to do: sign the petition, refer friends and family, vote, and now I have a million dollars.’”
“‘My name’s Ekaterina Deistler,’ she said in a video posted Monday morning. ‘I did exactly what Elon Musk told everyone to do: sign the petition, refer friends and family, vote, and now I have a million dollars.’”
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Good grief, can we desist with this nonsense. Barring convicted criminals from holding office - especially criminals convicted of abuses of power - is just basic civic sense. The option of not stealing taxpayers' money was right there. www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
Why Marine Le Pen should be allowed to run for president
Punish the offender without also punishing French democracy
www.economist.com
April 2, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Good grief, can we desist with this nonsense. Barring convicted criminals from holding office - especially criminals convicted of abuses of power - is just basic civic sense. The option of not stealing taxpayers' money was right there. www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
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Apart from everything else—his mendacity, his malevolence, his depravity—Trump is just … dumb.
For the second time in the last 24 hours, Trump suggests that he thinks he will be putting tariffs directly on fentanyl smuggled into the United States illegally.
April 2, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Apart from everything else—his mendacity, his malevolence, his depravity—Trump is just … dumb.
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Jordan Bardella : "Nous demandons la tolérance zéro pour tous les délinquants, sauf pour les affaires de détournement de fonds publics."
April 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Jordan Bardella : "Nous demandons la tolérance zéro pour tous les délinquants, sauf pour les affaires de détournement de fonds publics."
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The dildo of consequences rarely arrives lubed.
US officials have told European allies they want them to keep buying American-made arms, amid recent moves by the European Union to limit US manufacturers' participation in weapons tenders, five sources familiar with the matter told Reuters reut.rs/4jjPyj7
US officials object to European push to buy weapons locally
U.S. officials have told European allies they want them to keep buying American-made arms, amid recent moves by the European Union to limit U.S. manufacturers' participation in weapons tenders, five sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
reut.rs
April 2, 2025 at 9:51 AM
The dildo of consequences rarely arrives lubed.
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Crawford: Today, Wisconsinites fended off an unprecedented attack on our democracy, our fair elections, and our Supreme Court.. Wisconsin stood up and said that justice does not have a price, our courts are not for sale
April 2, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Crawford: Today, Wisconsinites fended off an unprecedented attack on our democracy, our fair elections, and our Supreme Court.. Wisconsin stood up and said that justice does not have a price, our courts are not for sale
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Trump has been able to operate with impunity at home. But there will be consequences abroad. The idea that you can attack allies economically, intervene in their politics, and ignore their security concerns, all while expecting them to buy your products like nothing has changed is laughable
US officials have told European allies they want them to keep buying American-made arms, amid recent moves by the European Union to limit US manufacturers' participation in weapons tenders, five sources familiar with the matter told Reuters reut.rs/4jjPyj7
US officials object to European push to buy weapons locally
U.S. officials have told European allies they want them to keep buying American-made arms, amid recent moves by the European Union to limit U.S. manufacturers' participation in weapons tenders, five sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
reut.rs
April 2, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Trump has been able to operate with impunity at home. But there will be consequences abroad. The idea that you can attack allies economically, intervene in their politics, and ignore their security concerns, all while expecting them to buy your products like nothing has changed is laughable
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So you break the law, get convicted accordingly by a court, and then the main worry is that the next election will lack legitimacy? Strikes me as an utterly specious argument. This would put Le Pen above the law and thereby undermine the rule of law.
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
Why Marine Le Pen should be allowed to run for president
Punish the offender without also punishing French democracy
www.economist.com
April 2, 2025 at 8:21 AM
So you break the law, get convicted accordingly by a court, and then the main worry is that the next election will lack legitimacy? Strikes me as an utterly specious argument. This would put Le Pen above the law and thereby undermine the rule of law.
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
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Congratulations to Judge Susan Crawford on her victory, and to the people of Wisconsin for electing a judge who believes in the rule of law and protecting our freedoms.
April 2, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Congratulations to Judge Susan Crawford on her victory, and to the people of Wisconsin for electing a judge who believes in the rule of law and protecting our freedoms.
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Nobody is above the law! ⚖️
That is the message that France has sent today by finding Marine Le Pen guilty. Democracy is not just built on elections, but on fairness, independent institutions and leaders who follow the rules that we all abide by
That is the message that France has sent today by finding Marine Le Pen guilty. Democracy is not just built on elections, but on fairness, independent institutions and leaders who follow the rules that we all abide by
March 31, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Nobody is above the law! ⚖️
That is the message that France has sent today by finding Marine Le Pen guilty. Democracy is not just built on elections, but on fairness, independent institutions and leaders who follow the rules that we all abide by
That is the message that France has sent today by finding Marine Le Pen guilty. Democracy is not just built on elections, but on fairness, independent institutions and leaders who follow the rules that we all abide by
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La décision de sanctionner quelqu'un qui ne respecte pas la loi revient à la justice, aux dernières nouvelles.
Procès du RN : « La décision de destituer un élu devrait revenir au peuple », estime Jean-Luc Mélenchon
➡️ https://l.humanite.fr/oUd
➡️ https://l.humanite.fr/oUd
March 31, 2025 at 5:44 PM
La décision de sanctionner quelqu'un qui ne respecte pas la loi revient à la justice, aux dernières nouvelles.
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Bonsoir TF1, je voudrai contester l'injustice de mon excès de vitesse devant le radar automatique sur la RN 104 de samedi après-midi, je peux passer au 20h demain soir ? Bisous
March 31, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Bonsoir TF1, je voudrai contester l'injustice de mon excès de vitesse devant le radar automatique sur la RN 104 de samedi après-midi, je peux passer au 20h demain soir ? Bisous
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Tankies: The EU is corrupt & politicians just steal public money
France: Convicts politician for stealing public money from EU
Tankies: Stealing public money from EU is now not wrong
France: Convicts politician for stealing public money from EU
Tankies: Stealing public money from EU is now not wrong
Marine Le Pen election ban is ludicrous unherd.com/newsroom/yan...
Yanis Varoufakis: Marine Le Pen election ban is ludicrous
The conviction of Marine Le Pen is the latest stage of Europe’s “descent into the abyss of totalitarianism”, according to former Greece finance minister Yanis Varoufakis. Earlier today, the Rassemblem...
unherd.com
April 1, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Tankies: The EU is corrupt & politicians just steal public money
France: Convicts politician for stealing public money from EU
Tankies: Stealing public money from EU is now not wrong
France: Convicts politician for stealing public money from EU
Tankies: Stealing public money from EU is now not wrong
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Has The Times got a list of crimes that right wing politicians should be allowed to commit with impunity?
April 1, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Has The Times got a list of crimes that right wing politicians should be allowed to commit with impunity?
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