Mert Kartal
@mertkartal.bsky.social
* Associate Prof. of Political Science, St. Lawrence University
* Good Authority Fellow
* Transparency International Consultant
* International organization; the EU; good governance, corruption, populism in Europe, and a bit of Turkey
* 💛💙Fenerbahçe💛💙
* Good Authority Fellow
* Transparency International Consultant
* International organization; the EU; good governance, corruption, populism in Europe, and a bit of Turkey
* 💛💙Fenerbahçe💛💙
Briefly, the EU has to address several legal issues (re: state immunity) and economic concerns (re: the 💶’s status). Also, there is the problem of possible vetoes from members like Hungary or Slovakia. The Commission is working on solutions: tinyurl.com/5atezk2u. But it will take time.
October 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Briefly, the EU has to address several legal issues (re: state immunity) and economic concerns (re: the 💶’s status). Also, there is the problem of possible vetoes from members like Hungary or Slovakia. The Commission is working on solutions: tinyurl.com/5atezk2u. But it will take time.
And this: bsky.app/profile/npr....
France's Interior Minister, Laurent Nuñez, called the heist "a major, highly organized operation" that lasted just seven minutes. Authorities were still drawing up the value of the stolen items.
Masked thieves steal 'priceless' jewels from the Louvre museum
France's Interior Minister, Laurent Nuñez, called the heist "a major, highly organized operation" that lasted just seven minutes. Authorities were still drawing up the value of the stolen items.
n.pr
October 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
And this: bsky.app/profile/npr....
And there is this: bsky.app/profile/robe...
Dutch intelligence suspends sharing arrangements with the US after concluding that high level intel was routinely being shared by the White House with their friends in the Kremlin. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...
Nederlandse diensten delen minder informatie met de VS: ‘Soms vertellen we dingen niet meer’
Het aantal dreigingen dat op Nederland afkomt is groot, zien de hoofden van de AIVD en de MIVD elke dag: niet alleen Russische agressie, maar ook de opmars van China als digitale macht en binnenlands ...
www.volkskrant.nl
October 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
And there is this: bsky.app/profile/robe...
Using frozen Russian assets risks legal issues around state immunity, which could also weaken 💶 as a global reserve currency.
Politically, any 🇪🇺 member (🇭🇺🇸🇰) could veto sanctions or asset-use decisions. The Commission is working on these challenges: tinyurl.com/5atezk2u
Still, it will take time.
Politically, any 🇪🇺 member (🇭🇺🇸🇰) could veto sanctions or asset-use decisions. The Commission is working on these challenges: tinyurl.com/5atezk2u
Still, it will take time.
Brussels eyes loophole to isolate Hungary, send billions in Russian assets to Ukraine
EU legal experts are studying a way to get round the need for unanimity to send €140 billion to Kyiv.
tinyurl.com
October 17, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Using frozen Russian assets risks legal issues around state immunity, which could also weaken 💶 as a global reserve currency.
Politically, any 🇪🇺 member (🇭🇺🇸🇰) could veto sanctions or asset-use decisions. The Commission is working on these challenges: tinyurl.com/5atezk2u
Still, it will take time.
Politically, any 🇪🇺 member (🇭🇺🇸🇰) could veto sanctions or asset-use decisions. The Commission is working on these challenges: tinyurl.com/5atezk2u
Still, it will take time.
If Varhelyi resigns, the Council could (threaten to) name a replacement and ask an existing Commissioner to take over.
This would leave Hungary without a seat at the Commission.
The EU could use this as leverage over Orbán on key issues like sanctions on Russia and aid to Ukraine. 👀 5/5
This would leave Hungary without a seat at the Commission.
The EU could use this as leverage over Orbán on key issues like sanctions on Russia and aid to Ukraine. 👀 5/5
October 11, 2025 at 12:53 PM
If Varhelyi resigns, the Council could (threaten to) name a replacement and ask an existing Commissioner to take over.
This would leave Hungary without a seat at the Commission.
The EU could use this as leverage over Orbán on key issues like sanctions on Russia and aid to Ukraine. 👀 5/5
This would leave Hungary without a seat at the Commission.
The EU could use this as leverage over Orbán on key issues like sanctions on Russia and aid to Ukraine. 👀 5/5