Stijn Smismans
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Stijn Smismans
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Prof. of EU law and Governance, Cardiff University. All things EU, democracy, Governance, risk regulation, advocacy, industrial relations, public health, with a little flavour of UK, Italy and Belgium.
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mcopelov.bsky.social
It’s not going to be 🇪🇺. And it’s certainly not going to be 🇨🇳. Or 🇨🇦 or 🇬🇧 or 🇯🇵 or anyone else. It’s just going to be lots of needless destruction, on both the scientific and human levels.
davidho.bsky.social David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Jul 4
If people think American scientists are somehow going to land in Europe, I've got news for you about the difference between millions and billions.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Bar chart titled "Matters of Scale" comparing proposed US research budget cuts to the European Union's €500-million (US$571-million) "Choose Europe" fund. The chart shows: * National Institutes of Health (NIH): $8 billion in cancelled grants and $18 billion in proposed cuts by 2026 (long orange bar). * National Science Foundation (NSF): $5.1 billion in proposed cuts by 2026 (shorter orange bar). * EU's Choose Europe fund: $571 million (very short blue bar). The graphic highlights that the EU fund is much smaller in scale compared to the US budget cuts. Text above the chart explains the EU’s intention to attract US researchers in response to policy decisions by the convicted felon and rapist Donald Trump.
November 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
europollaw.bsky.social
Congratulations. Well deserved
October 19, 2025 at 8:09 AM
europollaw.bsky.social
Bristol South in the latest poll will be Green, and so it will be indeed
October 5, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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europeanpowell.bsky.social
Given this EXTENSIVE presence across UK institutions, Palantir involvement in Brit Card is not just possible - it’s PROBABLE.
MY FOI DEMANDS ANSWERS ON:
✅ Is Palantir contracted for Brit Card technology?
✅ What’s the contract value & scope?
✅ How will our biometric/personal data be used?
September 25, 2025 at 9:08 PM