Patrick Costello
@patrickcostello.bsky.social
EU official and diplomat for 27 years turned writer, adviser and thinktanker. European Partnership for Democracy, Election-Watch.EU, Kofi Annan Foundation, Mines Advisory Group.
Interview with me on Gaza in Egyptian newspaper Al-Dustour
September 30, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Interview with me on Gaza in Egyptian newspaper Al-Dustour
Written together with Glyn Ford, a piece in the latest issue of Chartist explaining why Europe’s security doesn’t require huge boosts in defence spending:
“We could have the defence we need, neither playing Trump’s numbers game not at the expense of the welfare state.”
“We could have the defence we need, neither playing Trump’s numbers game not at the expense of the welfare state.”
July 6, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Written together with Glyn Ford, a piece in the latest issue of Chartist explaining why Europe’s security doesn’t require huge boosts in defence spending:
“We could have the defence we need, neither playing Trump’s numbers game not at the expense of the welfare state.”
“We could have the defence we need, neither playing Trump’s numbers game not at the expense of the welfare state.”
Interview in the Catalan newspaper ARA on the implications for Europe of US withdrawal of the security umbrella
March 8, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Interview in the Catalan newspaper ARA on the implications for Europe of US withdrawal of the security umbrella
Great panel in Barcelona last Thursday.
A big thanks to the La Caixa foundation, to my co-panellist Aude Darnal, and to Mariano Aguirre for bringing me to Barcelona for this discussion. Our interventions were in English.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=VaPJ...
A big thanks to the La Caixa foundation, to my co-panellist Aude Darnal, and to Mariano Aguirre for bringing me to Barcelona for this discussion. Our interventions were in English.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=VaPJ...
February 23, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Great panel in Barcelona last Thursday.
A big thanks to the La Caixa foundation, to my co-panellist Aude Darnal, and to Mariano Aguirre for bringing me to Barcelona for this discussion. Our interventions were in English.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=VaPJ...
A big thanks to the La Caixa foundation, to my co-panellist Aude Darnal, and to Mariano Aguirre for bringing me to Barcelona for this discussion. Our interventions were in English.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=VaPJ...
My piece in Chartist international supplement that was distributed at Labour Party conference this year. Pity about the clumsy communications on reparations around the recent Commonwealth Summit.
chartist.org.uk/wp-content/upl…
chartist.org.uk/wp-content/upl…
November 20, 2024 at 4:44 AM
My piece in Chartist international supplement that was distributed at Labour Party conference this year. Pity about the clumsy communications on reparations around the recent Commonwealth Summit.
chartist.org.uk/wp-content/upl…
chartist.org.uk/wp-content/upl…