Pietro Guastamacchia
@ilpiotr.bsky.social
Journalist @ANSA
Currently in Eu affairs
Russia - Eastern Europe - Caucasus
Currently in Eu affairs
Russia - Eastern Europe - Caucasus
Is @MarionMarechal the next face of the Ecr? Who is the French conservative leader and why does Meloni like her more than Marine Le Pen👇
www.ilfoglio.it/esteri/2025/...
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Meloni punta su Marion Maréchal come volto europeo dei conservatori
Per una destra liberale, ma conservatrice. L'Ecr guarda alla nipote di Marine Le Pen come punto di contatto tra la premier italiana e la destra francese, la cui alleanza è frenata...
www.ilfoglio.it
February 6, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Is @MarionMarechal the next face of the Ecr? Who is the French conservative leader and why does Meloni like her more than Marine Le Pen👇
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"I’m suspicious of those who respond to the suffering of others with tears and dramatic public displays of sympathy. In my experience, the people who behave this way are usually not the ones who have truly suffered". The never boring Žižek strikes again👇
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Slavoj Zizek: Leftists falsify the choice that Ukrainians face during wartime
In times of war, the fundamental questions of survival, morality, and identity not only dominate the discourse but also expose the fissures in global political ideologies. Amid the clamor of media nar...
kyivindependent.com
January 30, 2025 at 8:41 AM
"I’m suspicious of those who respond to the suffering of others with tears and dramatic public displays of sympathy. In my experience, the people who behave this way are usually not the ones who have truly suffered". The never boring Žižek strikes again👇
kyivindependent.com/slavoj-zizek...
kyivindependent.com/slavoj-zizek...
Elements of @eppgroup.bsky.social warned Manfred Weber against the Austrian coalition. What about your "pro EU, pro Ukraine, pro rule of law"? reminded eastern conservative MEPs to prevent OVP coalition with "pro-Moscow" FPO
The story on @ilfoglio.bsky.social 👇
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The story on @ilfoglio.bsky.social 👇
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L'Europa sente la scossa austriaca e teme l'avanzata dell'ultradestra filoputiniana
Le preoccupazioni del Ppe per l’alleanza a Vienna con l’Fpö antieuropea; per l'Övp non è possibile una coalizione con la sinistra. Le elezioni in Germania e il ti...
www.ilfoglio.it
January 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Elements of @eppgroup.bsky.social warned Manfred Weber against the Austrian coalition. What about your "pro EU, pro Ukraine, pro rule of law"? reminded eastern conservative MEPs to prevent OVP coalition with "pro-Moscow" FPO
The story on @ilfoglio.bsky.social 👇
www.ilfoglio.it/esteri/2025/...
The story on @ilfoglio.bsky.social 👇
www.ilfoglio.it/esteri/2025/...
🚨Interesting experiment in the #EuropeanParliament. ANSAeuropa learns that to avoid the "empty hemicycle" effect for the 2 topical debates next Tuesday and Wednesday, EP is considering not publishing the speakers list forcing MEPs to stay in while waiting for their turn.
January 16, 2025 at 9:45 AM
🚨Interesting experiment in the #EuropeanParliament. ANSAeuropa learns that to avoid the "empty hemicycle" effect for the 2 topical debates next Tuesday and Wednesday, EP is considering not publishing the speakers list forcing MEPs to stay in while waiting for their turn.
✖️Elon Musk name will not appear in the title of next Tuesday's EP debate on "Foreign interference and distorted algorithms". Epp , Ecr , Patriots and Esn, the groups of the so-called #VenezuelaMajority, opposed the naming of the US tycoon, AnsaEuropa learns.
January 16, 2025 at 9:29 AM
✖️Elon Musk name will not appear in the title of next Tuesday's EP debate on "Foreign interference and distorted algorithms". Epp , Ecr , Patriots and Esn, the groups of the so-called #VenezuelaMajority, opposed the naming of the US tycoon, AnsaEuropa learns.
🚨 Morawiecki has just been elected as the new leader of the ECRparty, taking over from Giorgia Meloni as head of the European Conservative Reformists. Carlo Fidanza, Marion Marechal and George Simion will be the party's vice-presidents
January 14, 2025 at 12:12 PM
🚨 Morawiecki has just been elected as the new leader of the ECRparty, taking over from Giorgia Meloni as head of the European Conservative Reformists. Carlo Fidanza, Marion Marechal and George Simion will be the party's vice-presidents
Nato Secretary General @markrutte.bsky.social tells AFET Committee MEPS today that "2% of GDP for defence is nowhere near enough".
January 13, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Nato Secretary General @markrutte.bsky.social tells AFET Committee MEPS today that "2% of GDP for defence is nowhere near enough".
Reposted by Pietro Guastamacchia
However, there's no official record of this meeting. When questioned, Commission spokespersons said they had “no meeting to confirm." Together with
@ilpiotr.bsky.social , I filed a formal information request, only to receive a response stating that:
@ilpiotr.bsky.social , I filed a formal information request, only to receive a response stating that:
January 13, 2025 at 10:29 AM
However, there's no official record of this meeting. When questioned, Commission spokespersons said they had “no meeting to confirm." Together with
@ilpiotr.bsky.social , I filed a formal information request, only to receive a response stating that:
@ilpiotr.bsky.social , I filed a formal information request, only to receive a response stating that:
Von der Giorgia: the story of a friendship and a political alliance from their first meeting to the present day. A duo driven by common interests that will continue as long as their goals remain aligned.
👇Long Format today on @mm-ilfoglio-bot.bsky.social 👇
👇Long Format today on @mm-ilfoglio-bot.bsky.social 👇
January 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Von der Giorgia: the story of a friendship and a political alliance from their first meeting to the present day. A duo driven by common interests that will continue as long as their goals remain aligned.
👇Long Format today on @mm-ilfoglio-bot.bsky.social 👇
👇Long Format today on @mm-ilfoglio-bot.bsky.social 👇
According to this Georgian government tweet, 🇮🇹 is among the countries that have "expressed their position in support of 🇬🇪". A very vague wording, nevertheless we checked if Italy opposed any measures and qualified sources confirmed to us that nothing of the sort happened.
December 17, 2024 at 7:15 PM
According to this Georgian government tweet, 🇮🇹 is among the countries that have "expressed their position in support of 🇬🇪". A very vague wording, nevertheless we checked if Italy opposed any measures and qualified sources confirmed to us that nothing of the sort happened.
Reposted by Pietro Guastamacchia
A Ukrainian official said Kyiv was responsible for the assassination of Gen. Igor Kirillov, the chief of Russia’s radioactive, chemical and biological defense forces.
Bomb Kills Russian General in Moscow
The general, Igor Kirillov, died after a bomb in a scooter exploded, officials said. He was the head of Russia’s radioactive, chemical and biological defense forces.
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2024 at 10:40 AM
A Ukrainian official said Kyiv was responsible for the assassination of Gen. Igor Kirillov, the chief of Russia’s radioactive, chemical and biological defense forces.
🇺🇦💰🕊️Responding to Greek @ecrgroup.bsky.social MEP Emmanouil Fragkos' Parliamentary question, Commissioner Piotr Serafin today published one of the most up to date and detailed breakdowns of how much EU spent so far to support Ukraine's war against Russia: Total amount: 124 billion euros.
December 16, 2024 at 11:19 AM
🇺🇦💰🕊️Responding to Greek @ecrgroup.bsky.social MEP Emmanouil Fragkos' Parliamentary question, Commissioner Piotr Serafin today published one of the most up to date and detailed breakdowns of how much EU spent so far to support Ukraine's war against Russia: Total amount: 124 billion euros.
Sergei Lavrov’s arrival at the @OSCE summit in Malta —the first time on EU soil since the war— brought no progress in the peace process, only more tension between Moscow, Washington, and Kyiv.
From Malta for @ansaeuropa
👇 #OSCE #Lavrov #UkraineWar
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From Malta for @ansaeuropa
👇 #OSCE #Lavrov #UkraineWar
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Accuse e minacce, scontro all'Osce tra Lavrov e Blinken - Altre news - Ansa.it
Lo show del capo della diplomazia di Mosca. Il segretario di stato Usa: "Tsunami di diffamazione" (ANSA)
www.ansa.it
December 6, 2024 at 11:23 AM
Sergei Lavrov’s arrival at the @OSCE summit in Malta —the first time on EU soil since the war— brought no progress in the peace process, only more tension between Moscow, Washington, and Kyiv.
From Malta for @ansaeuropa
👇 #OSCE #Lavrov #UkraineWar
www.ansa.it/europa/notiz...
From Malta for @ansaeuropa
👇 #OSCE #Lavrov #UkraineWar
www.ansa.it/europa/notiz...
At this moment, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, EU High Representative Kaja Kallas and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiga are all in the same place, just a few hundred metres apart. This is the closest we've ever been to a peace summit since 2022.
December 4, 2024 at 10:33 PM
At this moment, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, EU High Representative Kaja Kallas and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiga are all in the same place, just a few hundred metres apart. This is the closest we've ever been to a peace summit since 2022.
🚨🇷🇺✈️🇪🇺 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has landed here in Malta. It's his first visit to the EU since the war in Ukraine began. Tomorrow he will address the
#OSCE ministerial summit. His flight avoided the airspace of any other EU country.
#OSCE ministerial summit. His flight avoided the airspace of any other EU country.
December 4, 2024 at 10:31 PM
🚨🇷🇺✈️🇪🇺 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has landed here in Malta. It's his first visit to the EU since the war in Ukraine began. Tomorrow he will address the
#OSCE ministerial summit. His flight avoided the airspace of any other EU country.
#OSCE ministerial summit. His flight avoided the airspace of any other EU country.
🇲🇹Ciao Malta.
I am on the island until Friday for the #OsceMinisterial2024
It's a special summit, as Lavrov will be visiting an EU country for the first time since 2022. Blinken will also be on the island, the two might meet.
If anyone's around, let's chat...
I am on the island until Friday for the #OsceMinisterial2024
It's a special summit, as Lavrov will be visiting an EU country for the first time since 2022. Blinken will also be on the island, the two might meet.
If anyone's around, let's chat...
December 3, 2024 at 9:45 AM
🇲🇹Ciao Malta.
I am on the island until Friday for the #OsceMinisterial2024
It's a special summit, as Lavrov will be visiting an EU country for the first time since 2022. Blinken will also be on the island, the two might meet.
If anyone's around, let's chat...
I am on the island until Friday for the #OsceMinisterial2024
It's a special summit, as Lavrov will be visiting an EU country for the first time since 2022. Blinken will also be on the island, the two might meet.
If anyone's around, let's chat...
"look all around there's nothing but @bluesky" Jimmy Cliff
November 25, 2024 at 9:04 AM
"look all around there's nothing but @bluesky" Jimmy Cliff
At the congress of the Movimento 5 Stelle in Rome today, Giuseppe Conte instead of inviting Manon Aubry and Martin Schirdewan, the leaders of his European group The Left, invited the leader of the German conservative left Sahra Wagenknecht, whose party BSW antagonizes Die Linke.
November 24, 2024 at 2:45 PM
At the congress of the Movimento 5 Stelle in Rome today, Giuseppe Conte instead of inviting Manon Aubry and Martin Schirdewan, the leaders of his European group The Left, invited the leader of the German conservative left Sahra Wagenknecht, whose party BSW antagonizes Die Linke.
"Lega will not vote for the new Commission", says @PaoloBorchia to @ilfoglio_it. "Meloni has gone with the 'mainstream', let's see where it takes her", adds the head of the Lega delegation, stressing that the Venezuela majority "is still on the table".
www.ilfoglio.it/poli...
www.ilfoglio.it/poli...
La Lega “non farà da stampella a nessuno” al voto sulla commissione, ci dice il capogruppo Borchia | Il Foglio
"Meloni mainstream, noi no. Ecco perché voteremo contro Ursula. Troppe le figure politiche di scarsa qualità (eccetto Fitto e Varhelyi). Forza Italia decida cosa vuole fare da grande". Parla il presidente degli eurodeputati del Carroccio
www.ilfoglio.it
November 22, 2024 at 6:56 AM
"Lega will not vote for the new Commission", says @PaoloBorchia to @ilfoglio_it. "Meloni has gone with the 'mainstream', let's see where it takes her", adds the head of the Lega delegation, stressing that the Venezuela majority "is still on the table".
www.ilfoglio.it/poli...
www.ilfoglio.it/poli...
Here is the coalition pact between @RenewEurope @EPPGroup @TheProgressives. The fate of the pro-EU coalition in Brussels hangs on these two pages.
November 20, 2024 at 6:07 PM
Here is the coalition pact between @RenewEurope @EPPGroup @TheProgressives. The fate of the pro-EU coalition in Brussels hangs on these two pages.
Reposted by Pietro Guastamacchia
🚨🇪🇺We have a deal! 🇪🇺🚨
The three centrist old-timers, EPP, S&D and Renew, have agreed on a political platform to lead the EU Parliament for the next five years an unfreeze remaining commissioners.
Euractiv has obtained the draft agreement. Read it here 👇
www.euractiv.com/section/poli...
The three centrist old-timers, EPP, S&D and Renew, have agreed on a political platform to lead the EU Parliament for the next five years an unfreeze remaining commissioners.
Euractiv has obtained the draft agreement. Read it here 👇
www.euractiv.com/section/poli...
Commission deal struck, centrist agreement confirmed
The deal clears the way for a final vote on the new Commission by MEPs on 27 November.
www.euractiv.com
November 20, 2024 at 5:53 PM
🚨🇪🇺We have a deal! 🇪🇺🚨
The three centrist old-timers, EPP, S&D and Renew, have agreed on a political platform to lead the EU Parliament for the next five years an unfreeze remaining commissioners.
Euractiv has obtained the draft agreement. Read it here 👇
www.euractiv.com/section/poli...
The three centrist old-timers, EPP, S&D and Renew, have agreed on a political platform to lead the EU Parliament for the next five years an unfreeze remaining commissioners.
Euractiv has obtained the draft agreement. Read it here 👇
www.euractiv.com/section/poli...
🚨 The political group coordinators of the relevant European Parliament committees for the vote on the 6 VPs and Commissioner Varhely have been informed of a possible meeting to unblock the nominations as early as today at 18:00. @ANSAeuropa learns
November 20, 2024 at 3:12 PM
🚨 The political group coordinators of the relevant European Parliament committees for the vote on the 6 VPs and Commissioner Varhely have been informed of a possible meeting to unblock the nominations as early as today at 18:00. @ANSAeuropa learns
The Council today appointed João Cravinho @JoaoCravinho
as EU Special Representative (EUSR) for the Sahel. He will take over from the Italian Emanuela Del Re @ecdelre.
as EU Special Representative (EUSR) for the Sahel. He will take over from the Italian Emanuela Del Re @ecdelre.
November 18, 2024 at 9:05 AM
The Council today appointed João Cravinho @JoaoCravinho
as EU Special Representative (EUSR) for the Sahel. He will take over from the Italian Emanuela Del Re @ecdelre.
as EU Special Representative (EUSR) for the Sahel. He will take over from the Italian Emanuela Del Re @ecdelre.
European Parliament vice-president @pinapic speaks to @ilfoglio and confirms that @TheProgressives are not "against giving Italy a vice-presidency".Picierno adds that it is Giorgia Meloni, not the left, who is currently making things difficult for Fitto.
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Picierno (Pd): “Non siamo contrari alla vicepresidenza Fitto” | Il Foglio
La vicepresidente dem del Parlamento europeo: "Chi gli mette i bastoni tra le ruote è Meloni, non noi. Nessuna pregiudiziale dai socialisti"
www.ilfoglio.it
November 16, 2024 at 8:56 AM
European Parliament vice-president @pinapic speaks to @ilfoglio and confirms that @TheProgressives are not "against giving Italy a vice-presidency".Picierno adds that it is Giorgia Meloni, not the left, who is currently making things difficult for Fitto.
www.ilfoglio.it/poli...
www.ilfoglio.it/poli...
Rama fuori dal Pse, ma poi no. Come sono andate le cose?
L'imbarazzo del Pse per il Pd che vorrebbe espellere Edi Rama
Elly Schlein agita la vigilia del congresso del Partito Socialista europeo per l'accordo tra l'Italia e l'Albania sui migranti. Poi ridimensiona l'attacco. A Malaga si torn...
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November 10, 2023 at 6:34 AM
Rama fuori dal Pse, ma poi no. Come sono andate le cose?