Catrine Norrgard
@norrgard.bsky.social
Européenne. EU nerd in Brussels bubble - environment, energy, mobility, New European Bauhaus. 🇪🇺🏳️🌈📚🤓🚲 ENG/FR/DE/DK/SE
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Catrine Norrgard
@norrgard.bsky.social
· Jan 25
"Europe ! Je n’accepte pas
Que tu meures dans ce délire.
Europe, je crie qui tu es
Dans l’oreille de tes tueurs."
Jules Romains
Que tu meures dans ce délire.
Europe, je crie qui tu es
Dans l’oreille de tes tueurs."
Jules Romains
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MUST READ - Doctors in #Gaza observed a disturbing pattern: children with a single gunshot wound to the head or chest, a sign that they had been deliberately targeted.
This emerges from research by de @volkskrant.nl, which spoke with the doctors who are among the last international eyewitnesses.
This emerges from research by de @volkskrant.nl, which spoke with the doctors who are among the last international eyewitnesses.
Gunshot wounds in Palestinian children indicate targeted fire
Doctors in Gaza observed a disturbing pattern: children with a single gunshot wound to the head or chest, a sign that they had been deliberately targeted. This emerges from research by de Volkskrant, ...
www.volkskrant.nl
September 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
MUST READ - Doctors in #Gaza observed a disturbing pattern: children with a single gunshot wound to the head or chest, a sign that they had been deliberately targeted.
This emerges from research by de @volkskrant.nl, which spoke with the doctors who are among the last international eyewitnesses.
This emerges from research by de @volkskrant.nl, which spoke with the doctors who are among the last international eyewitnesses.
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Read my latest:
Gaza is starving
Palestinians seeking food are being killed by the IDF. It's time for the entire world to say enough.
www.thehandbasket.co
July 22, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Read my latest:
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Heat threatens urban life, cities must act, warns World Bank report [Advocacy Lab Content]
Heat threatens urban life, cities must act, warns World Bank report [Advocacy Lab Content]
Cities can increase green cover and early warning systems to retrofitting infrastructure with heat-tolerant materials, but long-term resilience demands political will.
dlvr.it
July 8, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Heat threatens urban life, cities must act, warns World Bank report [Advocacy Lab Content]
We need to continue. Less noice, less pollution and less cars. More green! projects.research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/en/horizon-m...
Reclaiming urban spaces: how cities are welcoming nature back
In an industrial quarter outside Buenos Aires, a hummingbird hovers over a vibrant bed of plants and flowers. Two years ago, the area was a stretch of grey streets and factory units. Today, EU-funded ...
projects.research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu
May 30, 2025 at 11:52 AM
We need to continue. Less noice, less pollution and less cars. More green! projects.research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/en/horizon-m...
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Shocked by the daily news coming from Gaza: civilians starving, hospitals hit again by strikes. Violence must stop!
The Israeli government must lift the blockade now and ensure the safe, swift, and unimpeded access of humanitarian aid. ↓
The Israeli government must lift the blockade now and ensure the safe, swift, and unimpeded access of humanitarian aid. ↓
May 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Shocked by the daily news coming from Gaza: civilians starving, hospitals hit again by strikes. Violence must stop!
The Israeli government must lift the blockade now and ensure the safe, swift, and unimpeded access of humanitarian aid. ↓
The Israeli government must lift the blockade now and ensure the safe, swift, and unimpeded access of humanitarian aid. ↓
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Internationell rätt är ett av civilisationens viktigaste fundament. Europas demokratier måste därför stå upp för folkrätten, och agera mot Israels planer på etnisk rensning i Gaza. Alternativet är barbari.
May 17, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Internationell rätt är ett av civilisationens viktigaste fundament. Europas demokratier måste därför stå upp för folkrätten, och agera mot Israels planer på etnisk rensning i Gaza. Alternativet är barbari.
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Det är tvärstopp för ny vindkraft i Sverige. Förra året beslutades om 16 ansökningar om vindkraft på land - ett gavs delvis tillstånd. För havsvindkraft avgjordes 14 ansökningar - ett beviljades
www.aktuellhallbarhet.se/energi-och-r...
www.aktuellhallbarhet.se/energi-och-r...
May 17, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Det är tvärstopp för ny vindkraft i Sverige. Förra året beslutades om 16 ansökningar om vindkraft på land - ett gavs delvis tillstånd. För havsvindkraft avgjordes 14 ansökningar - ett beviljades
www.aktuellhallbarhet.se/energi-och-r...
www.aktuellhallbarhet.se/energi-och-r...
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“It’s hard to overstate how extraordinary this is. Aid org trucks are all lined up,ready to enter and Israel has not allowed them into Gaza for ~75 days. There is no way to describe this as anything other than the active, intentional, planned starvation of a people.”
@awgaffney.bsky.social
@awgaffney.bsky.social
May 17, 2025 at 10:34 PM
“It’s hard to overstate how extraordinary this is. Aid org trucks are all lined up,ready to enter and Israel has not allowed them into Gaza for ~75 days. There is no way to describe this as anything other than the active, intentional, planned starvation of a people.”
@awgaffney.bsky.social
@awgaffney.bsky.social
Cities are not made for SUV. Interesting webinar "The SUV Invasion: Scale, causes, impacts" www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORru...
Safety & Security Working Group - The SUV Invasion: Scale, causes, impacts
YouTube video by polisnetwork
www.youtube.com
May 15, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Cities are not made for SUV. Interesting webinar "The SUV Invasion: Scale, causes, impacts" www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORru...
För några år sen var självkörande fordon en grej. Sen fick jag höra att det var en fluga, och inte särskilt realistiskt. Nu ökar EU hastigheten. projects.research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/en/horizon-m...
Self-driving vehicles: the road to cheaper, sustainable urban transport in Europe
In Groruddalen, a large urban valley in north-eastern Oslo, Norway, the groundwork is being laid for an important shift in city transport. Five self-driving electric cars began ferrying the public aro...
projects.research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu
May 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
För några år sen var självkörande fordon en grej. Sen fick jag höra att det var en fluga, och inte särskilt realistiskt. Nu ökar EU hastigheten. projects.research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/en/horizon-m...
Säsong för att göra vårt bästa för att få Göteborg att delta i Horisont Europa. sciencebusiness.net/news/horizon...
Horizon work programmes for 2025 show clear shift to competitiveness
Starting this year, Horizon Europe will double down on the EU’s competitiveness agenda and pivot towards simpler administration rules, according to draft work programmes pre-published this week by the...
sciencebusiness.net
April 29, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Säsong för att göra vårt bästa för att få Göteborg att delta i Horisont Europa. sciencebusiness.net/news/horizon...
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Bold policies, cleaner mobility choices, fewer private cars and expanded #cycling infrastructure have led to real progress in #Paris:
✅ Fewer pollutants
✅ Fresher air
✅ Healthier communities
More: www.instagram.com/p/DGEC5iYM7a...
✅ Fewer pollutants
✅ Fresher air
✅ Healthier communities
More: www.instagram.com/p/DGEC5iYM7a...
Lesson from #Paris: shift #mobility from cars 🚗 to bikes 🚲 subways 🚊 and walking 🚶♀️ to clean up the air and increase #health, joi de vivre.
#urbanplanning #climate #greencities
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...
#urbanplanning #climate #greencities
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...
April 14, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Bold policies, cleaner mobility choices, fewer private cars and expanded #cycling infrastructure have led to real progress in #Paris:
✅ Fewer pollutants
✅ Fresher air
✅ Healthier communities
More: www.instagram.com/p/DGEC5iYM7a...
✅ Fewer pollutants
✅ Fresher air
✅ Healthier communities
More: www.instagram.com/p/DGEC5iYM7a...
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🚨 Cohesion Policy: The End of the ERDF as we know it?
Today, Mr. Fitto unveiled major changes to #CohesionPolicy. €100B+ in ERDF funds remain unspent — now up for grabs to fund defence, competitiveness, housing. Why is this the case?
Today, Mr. Fitto unveiled major changes to #CohesionPolicy. €100B+ in ERDF funds remain unspent — now up for grabs to fund defence, competitiveness, housing. Why is this the case?
April 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
🚨 Cohesion Policy: The End of the ERDF as we know it?
Today, Mr. Fitto unveiled major changes to #CohesionPolicy. €100B+ in ERDF funds remain unspent — now up for grabs to fund defence, competitiveness, housing. Why is this the case?
Today, Mr. Fitto unveiled major changes to #CohesionPolicy. €100B+ in ERDF funds remain unspent — now up for grabs to fund defence, competitiveness, housing. Why is this the case?
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I only wrote this substack *yesterday* about the dangers of being a foreign student or academic in the US, but I am already having to update it as more disappearances and visa revocations happen.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/trumps-att...
christinapagel.substack.com/p/trumps-att...
March 29, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I only wrote this substack *yesterday* about the dangers of being a foreign student or academic in the US, but I am already having to update it as more disappearances and visa revocations happen.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/trumps-att...
christinapagel.substack.com/p/trumps-att...
För en EU-nörd så sinar aldrig källan. Finns alltid ngt att nörda ner sig i. Idag fr digitala tullkontroller till patentansökningar som en indikator för utveckling. Intressant över ansökningar i förhållande till befolkning. Letar efter uppdeln stadsnivå som ngn sa finns. www.epo.org/en/about-us/...
Statistics & Trends Centre | epo.org
www.epo.org
March 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
För en EU-nörd så sinar aldrig källan. Finns alltid ngt att nörda ner sig i. Idag fr digitala tullkontroller till patentansökningar som en indikator för utveckling. Intressant över ansökningar i förhållande till befolkning. Letar efter uppdeln stadsnivå som ngn sa finns. www.epo.org/en/about-us/...
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Iceland and Norway are deeply integrated into the EU’s internal market through the European Economic Area and the Schengen zone, yet formally outside the Union. Both have a history of EU candidacy. Both face a hostile Russia and in increasingly hostile US.
Why it's time for Norway and Iceland to join EU
Iceland and Norway are deeply integrated into the EU’s internal market through the European Economic Area and the Schengen zone, yet formally outside the Union. Both have a history of EU candidacy. Both face a hostile Russia and in increasingly hostile US.
euobserver.com
March 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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The US should “assertively engage foreign governments to deter adoption of detrimental AI policies that weaken US AI leadership” tech lobbies say, with several singling out the EU.
www.euractiv.com/section/tech...
www.euractiv.com/section/tech...
Big Tech is asking Trump to fight EU AI regulation - Euractiv
The US should "assertively engage foreign governments to deter adoption of detrimental AI policies that weaken US AI leadership," reads the Big Tech open letter.
www.euractiv.com
March 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The US should “assertively engage foreign governments to deter adoption of detrimental AI policies that weaken US AI leadership” tech lobbies say, with several singling out the EU.
www.euractiv.com/section/tech...
www.euractiv.com/section/tech...
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Trumps galna idéer hotar dollar-dominansen omeuropa.se/trumps-galna...
Trumps galna idéer hotar dollar-dominansen
Trump har på kort tid rejält skadat två av de tre ben som amerikansk global dominans vilat på.Nu ger han…
omeuropa.se
March 23, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Trumps galna idéer hotar dollar-dominansen omeuropa.se/trumps-galna...
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450 million EU citizens should not have to depend on 340 million Americans to defend ourselves against 140 million Russians who can’t defeat 38 million Ukrainians.
It’s time for us to take responsibility for the defence of Europe.
It’s time for us to take responsibility for the defence of Europe.
March 22, 2025 at 10:02 PM
450 million EU citizens should not have to depend on 340 million Americans to defend ourselves against 140 million Russians who can’t defeat 38 million Ukrainians.
It’s time for us to take responsibility for the defence of Europe.
It’s time for us to take responsibility for the defence of Europe.
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Europe has all it takes to be a global digital and innovation powerhouse—and we’re acting to make it happen.
We’ve created three new European Partnerships on advanced materials, textiles, and photovoltaics.
They will drive innovation in these important business sectors.
We’ve created three new European Partnerships on advanced materials, textiles, and photovoltaics.
They will drive innovation in these important business sectors.
March 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Europe has all it takes to be a global digital and innovation powerhouse—and we’re acting to make it happen.
We’ve created three new European Partnerships on advanced materials, textiles, and photovoltaics.
They will drive innovation in these important business sectors.
We’ve created three new European Partnerships on advanced materials, textiles, and photovoltaics.
They will drive innovation in these important business sectors.
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Dimanche, nous pouvons décider de végétaliser et rendre piétonnes encore plus de rues dans tout Paris !
500 rues au total pourraient être transformées et ressembler à celles-ci !
Rendez-vous dans les bureaux de vote de 9h-19h !
500 rues au total pourraient être transformées et ressembler à celles-ci !
Rendez-vous dans les bureaux de vote de 9h-19h !
March 21, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Dimanche, nous pouvons décider de végétaliser et rendre piétonnes encore plus de rues dans tout Paris !
500 rues au total pourraient être transformées et ressembler à celles-ci !
Rendez-vous dans les bureaux de vote de 9h-19h !
500 rues au total pourraient être transformées et ressembler à celles-ci !
Rendez-vous dans les bureaux de vote de 9h-19h !
Vi måste bättra på EU:s självförtroende computersweden.se/article/3845...
Europa måste komma över sitt dåliga självförtroende
Vi har kanske ingen som kan köpa nästa Deepmind, men det går ändå att kroka fast viktig teknik och lovande bolag, skriver CS chefredaktör Marcus Jerräng i en krönika.
computersweden.se
March 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Vi måste bättra på EU:s självförtroende computersweden.se/article/3845...
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More than 900 people are dying prematurely because of air pollution. Every year it's more than two people per day, air quality expert Pierre Dornier tells Radio Schuman.
#EuropeNews
#EuropeNews
It’s hard to breathe in Brussels - Radio Schuman
More than 900 people are dying prematurely because of air pollution. Every year it's more than two people per day, air quality expert Pierre Dornier tells Radio Schuman.
l.euronews.com
March 18, 2025 at 6:58 AM
More than 900 people are dying prematurely because of air pollution. Every year it's more than two people per day, air quality expert Pierre Dornier tells Radio Schuman.
#EuropeNews
#EuropeNews
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A MAGA Republican and friend of Trump indicted for sex crimes involving children.
Not trans, not a drag queen.
Not trans, not a drag queen.
Robert Morris, Texas megachurch pastor and former Trump adviser, indicted for child sex crimes.
Robert Morris, Texas megachurch pastor and former Trump adviser, indicted for child sex crimes
Morris is a former spiritual adviser to President Donald Trump, and Gateway — one of the nation’s largest megachurches — has been particularly active in Dallas-area GOP politics.
www.texastribune.org
March 13, 2025 at 3:39 AM
A MAGA Republican and friend of Trump indicted for sex crimes involving children.
Not trans, not a drag queen.
Not trans, not a drag queen.