Isabelle Ioannides
@isabelleioannides.bsky.social
EU affairs and international relations geek - all things security, peace and crisis management, EU enlargement, impact evaluation/policy learning. Balkans & Med aficionado. Strictly my views.
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What is new in the Growth Plan? What incentives does it provide for the #WesternBalkans to undertake required reforms? How can the Growth Plan help curb corruption? What if #EUenlargement to the Western Balkans doesn't happen? Listen to my interview on ERT here:
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What is new in the Growth Plan? What incentives does it provide for the #WesternBalkans to undertake required reforms? How can the Growth Plan help curb corruption? What if #EUenlargement to the Western Balkans doesn't happen? Listen to my interview on ERT here:
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September 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
What is new in the Growth Plan? What incentives does it provide for the #WesternBalkans to undertake required reforms? How can the Growth Plan help curb corruption? What if #EUenlargement to the Western Balkans doesn't happen? Listen to my interview on ERT here:
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The Trump administration pushed out a university president – its latest bid to close the American mind | Robert Reich
The Trump administration pushed out a university president – its latest bid to close the American mind | Robert Reich
Demanding that the University of Virginia’s president resign is taken from the Viktor Orbán playbook of authoritarianism
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July 7, 2025 at 11:27 AM
The Trump administration pushed out a university president – its latest bid to close the American mind | Robert Reich
What a thrill to present the inaugural lecture on "#EU #enlargement in a Changing World: Strengthening #Europe's Unity & Resilience" to bright young professionals from the #Visegrad countries, #WB6 & Eastern trio, at the Visegrad Summer School, in Krakow. All that thx to Villa Decius Association! 🙏
July 2, 2025 at 6:56 PM
What a thrill to present the inaugural lecture on "#EU #enlargement in a Changing World: Strengthening #Europe's Unity & Resilience" to bright young professionals from the #Visegrad countries, #WB6 & Eastern trio, at the Visegrad Summer School, in Krakow. All that thx to Villa Decius Association! 🙏
After the UN, now NATO. www.politico.eu/article/mark...
Mark Rutte DOGEs NATO with dozens of job cuts
Transatlantic military chief slashes roles and eliminates divisions as U.S. President Donald Trump’s reluctant commitment overshadows the alliance.
www.politico.eu
June 19, 2025 at 8:19 AM
After the UN, now NATO. www.politico.eu/article/mark...
WR Mead @gmfus.bsky.social's Brussels Forum says that #Cyprus likely to become a "frontline state" in a world where the #EU is unable to fill the #European space that #Trump has left behind, and that #Turkey (as other powers) is trying to move into.
#geopolitics101
#geopolitics101
June 11, 2025 at 12:03 PM
WR Mead @gmfus.bsky.social's Brussels Forum says that #Cyprus likely to become a "frontline state" in a world where the #EU is unable to fill the #European space that #Trump has left behind, and that #Turkey (as other powers) is trying to move into.
#geopolitics101
#geopolitics101
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EU officials accuse bloc of taking ‘little to no meaningful action’ on Gaza
EU officials accuse bloc of taking ‘little to no meaningful action’ on Gaza
EU Staff for Peace letter accuses institution bosses of failing to exert influence to help Palestinians
A group of EU officials has written to the leaders of the European institutions criticising the bloc for “little or no meaningful action” in response to the dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
The group EU Staff for Peace said that more than 2,000 officials working for the European Commission, European parliament and EU agencies had signed a letter drafted in May 2024 which accused the EU of apathy to the plight of Palestinians. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
May 26, 2025 at 5:38 AM
EU officials accuse bloc of taking ‘little to no meaningful action’ on Gaza
Excited to see our @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social research report on the EU Growth Plan for the Western Balkans.
What are the Growth Plan's premises, esp. its economic underpinnings? What risks and benefits? Can the Growth Plan revitalise EU enlargement?
www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-res...
What are the Growth Plan's premises, esp. its economic underpinnings? What risks and benefits? Can the Growth Plan revitalise EU enlargement?
www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-res...
The European Union Growth Plan for the Western Balkans: A reality test for EU enlargement
The EU's Growth Plan for the Western Balkans represents a major shift and opportunity for the region's Euro-Atlantic aspirations.
www.atlanticcouncil.org
May 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Excited to see our @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social research report on the EU Growth Plan for the Western Balkans.
What are the Growth Plan's premises, esp. its economic underpinnings? What risks and benefits? Can the Growth Plan revitalise EU enlargement?
www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-res...
What are the Growth Plan's premises, esp. its economic underpinnings? What risks and benefits? Can the Growth Plan revitalise EU enlargement?
www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-res...
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📍 If you are in Brussels next Tuesday, do not miss the launch of #IDEES Magazine's latest issue dedicated to the Western Balkans.
A discussion on geopolitics, enlargement and illiberalism with @isabelleioannides.bsky.social, Berta López Domènech (EPC) & myself.
🔗 Register here lnkd.in/emc-fe8G
A discussion on geopolitics, enlargement and illiberalism with @isabelleioannides.bsky.social, Berta López Domènech (EPC) & myself.
🔗 Register here lnkd.in/emc-fe8G
May 16, 2025 at 9:52 AM
📍 If you are in Brussels next Tuesday, do not miss the launch of #IDEES Magazine's latest issue dedicated to the Western Balkans.
A discussion on geopolitics, enlargement and illiberalism with @isabelleioannides.bsky.social, Berta López Domènech (EPC) & myself.
🔗 Register here lnkd.in/emc-fe8G
A discussion on geopolitics, enlargement and illiberalism with @isabelleioannides.bsky.social, Berta López Domènech (EPC) & myself.
🔗 Register here lnkd.in/emc-fe8G
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💥 On May 20th I will be in Brussels for the launch of the latest #IDEES Magazine, an issue dedicated to the Balkans.
Join @isabelleioannides.bsky.social, Berta López Domènech & myself for a discussion on all things EU-WB. And take home a copy of the magazine!
🔗 Register here lnkd.in/emc-fe8G
Join @isabelleioannides.bsky.social, Berta López Domènech & myself for a discussion on all things EU-WB. And take home a copy of the magazine!
🔗 Register here lnkd.in/emc-fe8G
May 8, 2025 at 8:14 AM
💥 On May 20th I will be in Brussels for the launch of the latest #IDEES Magazine, an issue dedicated to the Balkans.
Join @isabelleioannides.bsky.social, Berta López Domènech & myself for a discussion on all things EU-WB. And take home a copy of the magazine!
🔗 Register here lnkd.in/emc-fe8G
Join @isabelleioannides.bsky.social, Berta López Domènech & myself for a discussion on all things EU-WB. And take home a copy of the magazine!
🔗 Register here lnkd.in/emc-fe8G
Has the #EU-#UK TCA facilitated #trade? My latest briefing assesses the TCA's implementation over the past two years. Despite continuing challenges, the TCA can be an opportunity for deepening EU-UK relations at a time of geoeconomic disruptions.
www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en...
www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en...
EU-UK trade flows: Continuities, changes and trends | Think Tank | European Parliament
EU-UK trade flows: Continuities, changes and trends
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April 25, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Has the #EU-#UK TCA facilitated #trade? My latest briefing assesses the TCA's implementation over the past two years. Despite continuing challenges, the TCA can be an opportunity for deepening EU-UK relations at a time of geoeconomic disruptions.
www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en...
www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en...
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Looking to apply for a postdoc on corruption, authoritarianism, EU (non) enlargement and other fun topics… and you want to do it while sipping your favourite beverage by the seaside?
Come work with me in Rijeka 🇭🇷 uniri.hr/en/vijesti/m...
Come work with me in Rijeka 🇭🇷 uniri.hr/en/vijesti/m...
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Rijeka 2025. | UNIRI
The University of Rijeka (UNIRI), a modern European University, is looking for motivated postdoctoral researchers (Postdocs) for the Marie-Skłodowska Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA PF)…
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April 23, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Looking to apply for a postdoc on corruption, authoritarianism, EU (non) enlargement and other fun topics… and you want to do it while sipping your favourite beverage by the seaside?
Come work with me in Rijeka 🇭🇷 uniri.hr/en/vijesti/m...
Come work with me in Rijeka 🇭🇷 uniri.hr/en/vijesti/m...
J'ai eu l'occasion, grâce au journal @lesoir.be, de voir en avant-première le film de Régis Wargnier 'La Réparation'. Une histoire touchante et une interprétation merveilleuse de Julia de Nunes - je vous le recommande vivement!
April 18, 2025 at 1:05 PM
J'ai eu l'occasion, grâce au journal @lesoir.be, de voir en avant-première le film de Régis Wargnier 'La Réparation'. Une histoire touchante et une interprétation merveilleuse de Julia de Nunes - je vous le recommande vivement!
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“No government — regardless of which party is in power — should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue,” Alan Garber, Harvard’s president, said about President Trump's demands. nyti.ms/4jzSS9W
April 14, 2025 at 8:46 PM
“No government — regardless of which party is in power — should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue,” Alan Garber, Harvard’s president, said about President Trump's demands. nyti.ms/4jzSS9W
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“American government, American foreign policy, and American trade policy are slowly being transformed, not to benefit Americans but to benefit the president, his family, and his friends.”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Kleptocracy, Inc.
Under Trump, conflicts of interest are just part of the system.
www.theatlantic.com
April 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
“American government, American foreign policy, and American trade policy are slowly being transformed, not to benefit Americans but to benefit the president, his family, and his friends.”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Congratulations to Albania for taking another step towards EU membership
Today, we opened the Internal Market cluster. While tariffs return elsewhere, we’ll be breaking down barriers to trade and business.
Happy to see us building a more united & secure Europe together.
Today, we opened the Internal Market cluster. While tariffs return elsewhere, we’ll be breaking down barriers to trade and business.
Happy to see us building a more united & secure Europe together.
April 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Congratulations to Albania for taking another step towards EU membership
Today, we opened the Internal Market cluster. While tariffs return elsewhere, we’ll be breaking down barriers to trade and business.
Happy to see us building a more united & secure Europe together.
Today, we opened the Internal Market cluster. While tariffs return elsewhere, we’ll be breaking down barriers to trade and business.
Happy to see us building a more united & secure Europe together.
The only countries in #Europe with no #rail services. Ashamed to say I come from one of the them.
Maybe @jonworth.eu can help!
#train #tram
Maybe @jonworth.eu can help!
#train #tram
April 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The only countries in #Europe with no #rail services. Ashamed to say I come from one of the them.
Maybe @jonworth.eu can help!
#train #tram
Maybe @jonworth.eu can help!
#train #tram
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EU plans to increase financial support for the Palestinian Authority with a three-year package worth around 1.6 billion euros, European Commissioner for Mediterranean Dubravka Suica tells Reuters.
www.reuters.com/world/eu-boo...
www.reuters.com/world/eu-boo...
EU to boost financial support for Palestinian Authority
The European Union will increase its financial support for the Palestinian Authority with a three-year package worth around 1.6 billion euros ($1.8 billion), the European Commissioner responsible for the Middle East told Reuters in an interview.
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April 14, 2025 at 6:18 AM
EU plans to increase financial support for the Palestinian Authority with a three-year package worth around 1.6 billion euros, European Commissioner for Mediterranean Dubravka Suica tells Reuters.
www.reuters.com/world/eu-boo...
www.reuters.com/world/eu-boo...
Where is tge #Cyprus problem headed, if anywhere?
Excellent discussion w @jameskerlindsay.bsky.social, @nasiahadjigeorgiou.bsky.social & Fesile Osum.
youtu.be/fLWSe8x2un8?...
Excellent discussion w @jameskerlindsay.bsky.social, @nasiahadjigeorgiou.bsky.social & Fesile Osum.
youtu.be/fLWSe8x2un8?...
What next for Cyprus? | Interview with Nasia Hadjigeorgiou and Fezile Osum
YouTube video by Prof James Ker-Lindsay
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April 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Where is tge #Cyprus problem headed, if anywhere?
Excellent discussion w @jameskerlindsay.bsky.social, @nasiahadjigeorgiou.bsky.social & Fesile Osum.
youtu.be/fLWSe8x2un8?...
Excellent discussion w @jameskerlindsay.bsky.social, @nasiahadjigeorgiou.bsky.social & Fesile Osum.
youtu.be/fLWSe8x2un8?...
It seems that I need to update my briefing every couple of days... from announced #tariffs to imposed tarifs to paused or reduced or increased tariffs... get serious! 📈📉
#trade #transatlantic #EUtrade
#trade #transatlantic #EUtrade
Reading a lot on the #UStariffs, while finishing a briefing that's evaluating the implementation of the #EU-UK TCA. Zooming in on #trade flows.
Watch this space! 🚛🚚🚛🚚
Watch this space! 🚛🚚🚛🚚
#EU Trade Commissioner @marossefcovic.bsky.social: "Engaging with the #US will take time and effort, they don't view tariffs not as a tactical step but as a corrective measure."
"While the #EU remains open to and strongly prefers negotiations, we will not wait endlessly."
"While the #EU remains open to and strongly prefers negotiations, we will not wait endlessly."
April 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
It seems that I need to update my briefing every couple of days... from announced #tariffs to imposed tarifs to paused or reduced or increased tariffs... get serious! 📈📉
#trade #transatlantic #EUtrade
#trade #transatlantic #EUtrade
Reading a lot on the #UStariffs, while finishing a briefing that's evaluating the implementation of the #EU-UK TCA. Zooming in on #trade flows.
Watch this space! 🚛🚚🚛🚚
Watch this space! 🚛🚚🚛🚚
#EU Trade Commissioner @marossefcovic.bsky.social: "Engaging with the #US will take time and effort, they don't view tariffs not as a tactical step but as a corrective measure."
"While the #EU remains open to and strongly prefers negotiations, we will not wait endlessly."
"While the #EU remains open to and strongly prefers negotiations, we will not wait endlessly."
April 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Reading a lot on the #UStariffs, while finishing a briefing that's evaluating the implementation of the #EU-UK TCA. Zooming in on #trade flows.
Watch this space! 🚛🚚🚛🚚
Watch this space! 🚛🚚🚛🚚