Gian-Paolo Accardo
@gpaccardo.bsky.social
🇮🇹 + 🇳🇱 in 🇧🇪 & 🇫🇷 | 🇪🇺 journalist | cofounder Voxeurop EDJNet europanow! | VP AJE France | Contributing to Internazionale & Libex | Oxford Climate Journalism Network alumnus | ECPMF SB member. Everything Europe.
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December 2, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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#Belarus jails another couple for politics. Stanislau Machalau received 4 years; Sviatlana Yakubovich - 5 years. He had already served 3 years as a political prisoner and was re-arrested a year later under new charges.
The regime never lets activists go.
The regime never lets activists go.
December 2, 2025 at 10:44 AM
#Belarus jails another couple for politics. Stanislau Machalau received 4 years; Sviatlana Yakubovich - 5 years. He had already served 3 years as a political prisoner and was re-arrested a year later under new charges.
The regime never lets activists go.
The regime never lets activists go.
On this day in 1991 🇺🇦 #Ukraine voted for its independence from the Soviet Union. Voters in all of the country's regions, including the illegally annexed by Russia ones of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Crimea voted "yes" with a clear majority.
December 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
On this day in 1991 🇺🇦 #Ukraine voted for its independence from the Soviet Union. Voters in all of the country's regions, including the illegally annexed by Russia ones of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Crimea voted "yes" with a clear majority.
Nice to know one can count on Cas:
It's time to start thinking about my annual "looking-ahead" piece for @voxeurop.bsky.social - it's going to be a crucial year for (U.S.) democracy and will EUrope finally move on?
This is what I wrote when looking ahead to 2025...
This is what I wrote when looking ahead to 2025...
Cas Mudde: In 2025, Europe must learn to stand on its own two feet
The EU faces a turbulent 2025 as internal divisions, weakened leadership in France and Germany, and Trump’s return strain its unity, says the far-right expert.
voxeurop.eu
November 30, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Nice to know one can count on Cas:
Alors que l' #Ukraine 🇺🇦 lutte pour sa survie et que ses alliés hésitent ou font carrément le jeu de la Russie, le blocage de la #Belgique 🇧🇪 sur l'utilisation des avoirs russes qu'elle détient apapraît comme une capitulation morale :
voxeurop.eu/fr/prudence-...
voxeurop.eu/fr/prudence-...
La prudence de la Belgique sur les avoirs russes gelés est une trahison de l'Ukraine
Le refus de la Belgique de saisir les milliards russes bloqués dans une société basée à Bruxelles pour aider l'Ukraine est présenté comme une mesure de prudence. En réalité, il protège les profits au ...
voxeurop.eu
November 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Alors que l' #Ukraine 🇺🇦 lutte pour sa survie et que ses alliés hésitent ou font carrément le jeu de la Russie, le blocage de la #Belgique 🇧🇪 sur l'utilisation des avoirs russes qu'elle détient apapraît comme une capitulation morale :
voxeurop.eu/fr/prudence-...
voxeurop.eu/fr/prudence-...
💪 I am full of admiration for the brave Georgians who have been challenging their government and its authoritarian drift for a year now, in the name of those same European values whose importance we no longer appreciate.
To better understand what it means, read out our selection:
To better understand what it means, read out our selection:
🕯️ It's been a year today since people took the streets in #Georgia 🇬🇪 to protest against the pro-Russian government's decision to move away from the path to EU accession. We've been following it closely through local expert and sources.
Check out our selection 🧵
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Check out our selection 🧵
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Georgian businesses start paying the price for the country's drift towards Russia
While the pro-Kremlin government official figures celebrate a record tourism boom, Georgia’s hospitality sector faces closures, layoffs and plummeting prices – as political turmoil and uncertainty sca...
voxeurop.eu
November 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
💪 I am full of admiration for the brave Georgians who have been challenging their government and its authoritarian drift for a year now, in the name of those same European values whose importance we no longer appreciate.
To better understand what it means, read out our selection:
To better understand what it means, read out our selection:
My latest take on online child protection in Europe, in collaboration with my brilliant fellows from the #Pulse network:
The continent is torn between banning certain content, implementing age verification and addressing privacy risks, while also holding platforms accountable. Amid rising harm and political pressure, experts insist that digital literacy and shared responsibility must prevail.
#PulseEurope
#PulseEurope
From bans to ‘chat control’: Europe’s uneasy quest to regulate childhood online
Europe is racing to protect children online. The continent is torn between banning certain content, implementing age verification and addressing privacy risks, while also holding platforms accountable...
voxeurop.eu
November 28, 2025 at 3:08 PM
My latest take on online child protection in Europe, in collaboration with my brilliant fellows from the #Pulse network:
A selection of what we've published lately on Georgia to better understand what has been happening since last year and where it is heading, despite the people's protests.
🕯️ It's been a year today since people took the streets in #Georgia 🇬🇪 to protest against the pro-Russian government's decision to move away from the path to EU accession. We've been following it closely through local expert and sources.
Check out our selection 🧵
voxeurop.eu/en/georgia-b...
Check out our selection 🧵
voxeurop.eu/en/georgia-b...
Georgian businesses start paying the price for the country's drift towards Russia
While the pro-Kremlin government official figures celebrate a record tourism boom, Georgia’s hospitality sector faces closures, layoffs and plummeting prices – as political turmoil and uncertainty sca...
voxeurop.eu
November 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
A selection of what we've published lately on Georgia to better understand what has been happening since last year and where it is heading, despite the people's protests.
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Considered extinct until twenty years ago, the northern bald ibis is being painstakingly reintroduced into the Alps, partly with EU funding and know-how.
@martaabba.bsky.social - @journalismfund.bsky.social
@martaabba.bsky.social - @journalismfund.bsky.social
While Europe protects the northern bald ibis, Italy protects its poachers
Considered extinct until twenty years ago, the northern bald ibis is being painstakingly reintroduced into the Alps, partly with EU funding and know-how. But the project is facing obstacles in the for...
voxeurop.eu
November 28, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Considered extinct until twenty years ago, the northern bald ibis is being painstakingly reintroduced into the Alps, partly with EU funding and know-how.
@martaabba.bsky.social - @journalismfund.bsky.social
@martaabba.bsky.social - @journalismfund.bsky.social
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💌 Your favourite #newsletter is out later today. This week, some ≠ stories about #migration:
🔸@martaabba.bsky.social & Lucrezia Tiberio on 🇧🇩 women's integration in 🇮🇹 & 🇩🇪
🔸@francesca-b.bsky.social on how 🇺🇦 refugees have become far-right's scapegoats in CEE
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🔸@martaabba.bsky.social & Lucrezia Tiberio on 🇧🇩 women's integration in 🇮🇹 & 🇩🇪
🔸@francesca-b.bsky.social on how 🇺🇦 refugees have become far-right's scapegoats in CEE
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November 27, 2025 at 11:17 AM
💌 Your favourite #newsletter is out later today. This week, some ≠ stories about #migration:
🔸@martaabba.bsky.social & Lucrezia Tiberio on 🇧🇩 women's integration in 🇮🇹 & 🇩🇪
🔸@francesca-b.bsky.social on how 🇺🇦 refugees have become far-right's scapegoats in CEE
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🔸@martaabba.bsky.social & Lucrezia Tiberio on 🇧🇩 women's integration in 🇮🇹 & 🇩🇪
🔸@francesca-b.bsky.social on how 🇺🇦 refugees have become far-right's scapegoats in CEE
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#endviolenceagainstwomen #25november
#Gaslighting a form of manipulation coined to describe relational abuse within couples, has become a tool for collective political analysis. What does this shift from the private to the public sphere say about our era?
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#Gaslighting a form of manipulation coined to describe relational abuse within couples, has become a tool for collective political analysis. What does this shift from the private to the public sphere say about our era?
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Gaslighting in politics: how a female experience became universalised
Gaslighting, a form of manipulation coined to describe relational abuse within couples, has become a tool for collective political analysis. What does this shift from the private to the public sphere ...
voxeurop.eu
November 25, 2025 at 8:38 AM
#endviolenceagainstwomen #25november
#Gaslighting a form of manipulation coined to describe relational abuse within couples, has become a tool for collective political analysis. What does this shift from the private to the public sphere say about our era?
voxeurop.eu/en/gaslighti...
#Gaslighting a form of manipulation coined to describe relational abuse within couples, has become a tool for collective political analysis. What does this shift from the private to the public sphere say about our era?
voxeurop.eu/en/gaslighti...
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#25november
The #MeToo movement and feminist activism thrown the spotlight back onto one of feminism's historic slogans: ‘The personal is political’. How can we talk about femicide and patriarchy without taking into account the powerful – even structural – relationship between love and violence?
#25november
The #MeToo movement and feminist activism thrown the spotlight back onto one of feminism's historic slogans: ‘The personal is political’. How can we talk about femicide and patriarchy without taking into account the powerful – even structural – relationship between love and violence?
Lea Melandri: ‘Love has been a veil’ for domestic violence - Voxeurop
The #MeToo movement and feminist activism around the world have thrown the spotlight back onto one of feminism's historic slogans: ‘The personal is political’. How can we talk about femicide and patri...
voxeurop.eu
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 AM
#25november
The #MeToo movement and feminist activism thrown the spotlight back onto one of feminism's historic slogans: ‘The personal is political’. How can we talk about femicide and patriarchy without taking into account the powerful – even structural – relationship between love and violence?
#25november
The #MeToo movement and feminist activism thrown the spotlight back onto one of feminism's historic slogans: ‘The personal is political’. How can we talk about femicide and patriarchy without taking into account the powerful – even structural – relationship between love and violence?
Reposted by Gian-Paolo Accardo
#PulseEurope
#endviolenceagainstwomen #25november
Is masculinity really experiencing a “crisis”, as we so often hear? Has feminism gone too far? Behind such ideas lie prejudices – not just misogyny and anti-feminism, but also misplaced masculinism and even violence.
#PulseEurope
#endviolenceagainstwomen #25november
Is masculinity really experiencing a “crisis”, as we so often hear? Has feminism gone too far? Behind such ideas lie prejudices – not just misogyny and anti-feminism, but also misplaced masculinism and even violence.
‘The crisis of masculinity’, a long-lasting myth – A conversation with Francis Dupuis-Déri
Is masculinity really experiencing a “crisis”, as we so often hear? Has feminism gone too far? Behind such ideas lie prejudices – not just misogyny and anti-feminism, but also misplaced masculinism an...
voxeurop.eu
November 25, 2025 at 8:41 AM
#PulseEurope
#endviolenceagainstwomen #25november
Is masculinity really experiencing a “crisis”, as we so often hear? Has feminism gone too far? Behind such ideas lie prejudices – not just misogyny and anti-feminism, but also misplaced masculinism and even violence.
#PulseEurope
#endviolenceagainstwomen #25november
Is masculinity really experiencing a “crisis”, as we so often hear? Has feminism gone too far? Behind such ideas lie prejudices – not just misogyny and anti-feminism, but also misplaced masculinism and even violence.
Reposted by Gian-Paolo Accardo
The argument that immigration has a negative impact on public safety has become a running theme in public debate, and goes hand in hand with the old stereotype of violence against “our” #women. By @francesca-b.bsky.social
#RightWatch #endviolenceagainstwomen
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#RightWatch #endviolenceagainstwomen
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voxeurop.eu
November 25, 2025 at 11:48 AM
The argument that immigration has a negative impact on public safety has become a running theme in public debate, and goes hand in hand with the old stereotype of violence against “our” #women. By @francesca-b.bsky.social
#RightWatch #endviolenceagainstwomen
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#RightWatch #endviolenceagainstwomen
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The debate around EU’s Directive on violence against women revealed the centrality of the concept of consent in the fight against gender-based and sexual violence – and the divisions that still exist around this notion. By Sarah Rost.
#endviolenceagainstwomen
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#endviolenceagainstwomen
voxeurop.eu/en/violence-...
Tackling violence against women: the elusive concept of consent
The EU’s Directive on violence against women was adopted in May 2024.
voxeurop.eu
November 25, 2025 at 11:50 AM
The debate around EU’s Directive on violence against women revealed the centrality of the concept of consent in the fight against gender-based and sexual violence – and the divisions that still exist around this notion. By Sarah Rost.
#endviolenceagainstwomen
voxeurop.eu/en/violence-...
#endviolenceagainstwomen
voxeurop.eu/en/violence-...
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✏️ The "peace plan" for ending the war in #Ukraine 🇺🇦 presented by the White House might very well have been inspired by the Kremlin. Will president #Zelensky bite the forbidden fruit?
The look of 🇳🇱 cartoonist Joep Bertrams:
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The look of 🇳🇱 cartoonist Joep Bertrams:
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Peace plan for Ukraine: The Forbidden fruit
On 21 November, the United States presented a draft plan for ending the war in Ukraine, urging Kyiv and its allies to accept it by Thanksgiving.
voxeurop.eu
November 26, 2025 at 9:18 AM
✏️ The "peace plan" for ending the war in #Ukraine 🇺🇦 presented by the White House might very well have been inspired by the Kremlin. Will president #Zelensky bite the forbidden fruit?
The look of 🇳🇱 cartoonist Joep Bertrams:
voxeurop.eu/en/forbidden...
The look of 🇳🇱 cartoonist Joep Bertrams:
voxeurop.eu/en/forbidden...
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The Sudetenland was ceded to Germany. It did not stop World War II.
Do not let history repeat itself.
Do not let history repeat itself.
November 22, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The Sudetenland was ceded to Germany. It did not stop World War II.
Do not let history repeat itself.
Do not let history repeat itself.
Reposted by Gian-Paolo Accardo
Reposted by Gian-Paolo Accardo
#PulseEurope
Les attaques violentes contre les femmes par des hommes radicalisés se multiplient sur le sol européen.
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Les attaques violentes contre les femmes par des hommes radicalisés se multiplient sur le sol européen.
voxeurop.eu/fr/incel-eur...
Au-delà des incels : l'Europe face au terrorisme masculiniste
Les attaques violentes contre les femmes par des hommes radicalisés se multiplient sur le sol européen.
voxeurop.eu
November 19, 2025 at 2:38 PM
#PulseEurope
Les attaques violentes contre les femmes par des hommes radicalisés se multiplient sur le sol européen.
voxeurop.eu/fr/incel-eur...
Les attaques violentes contre les femmes par des hommes radicalisés se multiplient sur le sol européen.
voxeurop.eu/fr/incel-eur...
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#PusleEurope
Plusieurs pays de l'UE ont intégré l'éducation sexuelle et/ou affective et relationnelle dans les écoles : les résistances sont encore nombreuses, renforcées par la vague conservatrice qui traverse le continent.
voxeurop.eu/fr/combattre...
Plusieurs pays de l'UE ont intégré l'éducation sexuelle et/ou affective et relationnelle dans les écoles : les résistances sont encore nombreuses, renforcées par la vague conservatrice qui traverse le continent.
voxeurop.eu/fr/combattre...
La lutte contre la violence sexiste passe par l'éducation à la vie affective, relationnelle et sexuelle
Plusieurs pays de l'UE ont intégré l'éducation sexuelle et/ou affective et relationnelle dans les écoles, mais les résistances sont encore nombreuses.
voxeurop.eu
November 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
#PusleEurope
Plusieurs pays de l'UE ont intégré l'éducation sexuelle et/ou affective et relationnelle dans les écoles : les résistances sont encore nombreuses, renforcées par la vague conservatrice qui traverse le continent.
voxeurop.eu/fr/combattre...
Plusieurs pays de l'UE ont intégré l'éducation sexuelle et/ou affective et relationnelle dans les écoles : les résistances sont encore nombreuses, renforcées par la vague conservatrice qui traverse le continent.
voxeurop.eu/fr/combattre...
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#PulseEurope
Sur le Danube, entre la Bulgarie et la Roumanie, l’île de Béléné a été choisie par le Parti communiste bulgare pour accueillir un camp de travail destiné aux opposants politiques.
voxeurop.eu/fr/belene-bu...
Sur le Danube, entre la Bulgarie et la Roumanie, l’île de Béléné a été choisie par le Parti communiste bulgare pour accueillir un camp de travail destiné aux opposants politiques.
voxeurop.eu/fr/belene-bu...
Sur l’île de Béléné, la mémoire emprisonnée du communisme bulgare
Sur le Danube, entre la Bulgarie et la Roumanie, l’île de Béléné a été choisie par le Parti communiste bulgare pour accueillir un camp de travail destiné aux opposants politiques.
voxeurop.eu
November 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
#PulseEurope
Sur le Danube, entre la Bulgarie et la Roumanie, l’île de Béléné a été choisie par le Parti communiste bulgare pour accueillir un camp de travail destiné aux opposants politiques.
voxeurop.eu/fr/belene-bu...
Sur le Danube, entre la Bulgarie et la Roumanie, l’île de Béléné a été choisie par le Parti communiste bulgare pour accueillir un camp de travail destiné aux opposants politiques.
voxeurop.eu/fr/belene-bu...
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#PulseEurope
La masculinité est-elle vraiment en “crise”, comme on l’entend souvent dire ? Le féminisme va-t-il trop loin?
voxeurop.eu/fr/crise-mas...
La masculinité est-elle vraiment en “crise”, comme on l’entend souvent dire ? Le féminisme va-t-il trop loin?
voxeurop.eu/fr/crise-mas...
La “crise de la masculinité” , un mythe tenace. Entretien avec Francis Dupuis-Déri
La masculinité est-elle vraiment en “crise”, comme on l’entend souvent dire ? Le féminisme va-t-il trop loin? Derrière ce genre de discours se cachent des préjugés, allant de la misogynie à l’antifémi...
voxeurop.eu
November 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
#PulseEurope
La masculinité est-elle vraiment en “crise”, comme on l’entend souvent dire ? Le féminisme va-t-il trop loin?
voxeurop.eu/fr/crise-mas...
La masculinité est-elle vraiment en “crise”, comme on l’entend souvent dire ? Le féminisme va-t-il trop loin?
voxeurop.eu/fr/crise-mas...
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💌 Your favourite #newsletter is out later today! This week, our inequalities editor @francesca-b.bsky.social and her partners from #PulseEurope delve into gender-based violence and #masculinism, and how to prevent young men from becoming violent partners.
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November 20, 2025 at 10:53 AM
💌 Your favourite #newsletter is out later today! This week, our inequalities editor @francesca-b.bsky.social and her partners from #PulseEurope delve into gender-based violence and #masculinism, and how to prevent young men from becoming violent partners.
✍ Register: voxeurop.eu/en/our-weekl...
✍ Register: voxeurop.eu/en/our-weekl...
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🇧🇪 #Belgium’s refusal to seize 🇷🇺 #Russia’s frozen billions to help 🇺🇦 #Ukraine is framed as prudence.
In reality, says Xhabir Deralla in this strong op-ed, it shields profit over principle – and risks turning Europe’s financial heart into a refuge for aggression.
voxeurop.eu/en/belgiums-...
In reality, says Xhabir Deralla in this strong op-ed, it shields profit over principle – and risks turning Europe’s financial heart into a refuge for aggression.
voxeurop.eu/en/belgiums-...
Belgium’s caution on frozen Russian assets betrays Ukraine
Belgium’s refusal to seize Russia’s frozen billions to help Ukraine is framed as prudence. In reality, it shields profit over principle — and risks turning Europe’s financial heart into a refuge for a...
voxeurop.eu
November 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
🇧🇪 #Belgium’s refusal to seize 🇷🇺 #Russia’s frozen billions to help 🇺🇦 #Ukraine is framed as prudence.
In reality, says Xhabir Deralla in this strong op-ed, it shields profit over principle – and risks turning Europe’s financial heart into a refuge for aggression.
voxeurop.eu/en/belgiums-...
In reality, says Xhabir Deralla in this strong op-ed, it shields profit over principle – and risks turning Europe’s financial heart into a refuge for aggression.
voxeurop.eu/en/belgiums-...
Not all the fish we eat comes clean:
🎣 In the waters off The #Gambia 🇬🇲 , a ghost fleet of Chinese-owned trawlers continues to plunder the seabed, robbing Africa’s smallest mainland nation of its marine resources to feed Europe.
An investigation by @damancini.bsky.social ✍ & @guypeterson.bsky.social 📸
voxeurop.eu/en/illegal-f...
An investigation by @damancini.bsky.social ✍ & @guypeterson.bsky.social 📸
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The Gambia’s stolen catch: How Chinese trawlers feed Europe’s seafood market
In the waters off The Gambia, a ghost fleet of Chinese-owned trawlers continues to plunder the seabed, robbing Africa’s smallest mainland nation of its marine resources. Collisions with local artisana...
voxeurop.eu
November 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Not all the fish we eat comes clean: