Yiorgos Vassalos
@yiorgosvassalos.bsky.social
Against sober EU studies
"The right to access documents in the EU is potentially coming to an end. (...) the burden of proof is being re-engineered so that one would have to prove they deserve to see even routine material."
🚨 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨’𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗳𝘆 (𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁) 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴
With Investigate Europe & EUobserver, we track how EU transparency is being pushed back – from the new "Infosec" bill to Gaza, von der Leyen’s messages & pressure on Aarhus.
Read it here: www.ftm.eu/newsletters/...
With Investigate Europe & EUobserver, we track how EU transparency is being pushed back – from the new "Infosec" bill to Gaza, von der Leyen’s messages & pressure on Aarhus.
Read it here: www.ftm.eu/newsletters/...
December 9, 2025 at 11:05 AM
"The right to access documents in the EU is potentially coming to an end. (...) the burden of proof is being re-engineered so that one would have to prove they deserve to see even routine material."
"What’s happening in Flanders right now should worry anyone who cares about democracy.
In November 2025, the Flemish government decided to cut or withdraw structural funding from several socio-cultural civil society organisations..." www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
In November 2025, the Flemish government decided to cut or withdraw structural funding from several socio-cultural civil society organisations..." www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
What’s happening in Flanders right now should worry anyone who cares about democracy.
In November 2025, the Flemish government decided to cut or withdraw structural funding from several… | Robin Roel...
What’s happening in Flanders right now should worry anyone who cares about democracy.
In November 2025, the Flemish government decided to cut or withdraw structural funding from several socio-cultura...
www.linkedin.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:27 AM
"What’s happening in Flanders right now should worry anyone who cares about democracy.
In November 2025, the Flemish government decided to cut or withdraw structural funding from several socio-cultural civil society organisations..." www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
In November 2025, the Flemish government decided to cut or withdraw structural funding from several socio-cultural civil society organisations..." www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Séminaire "Que nous enseigne la Palestine?", 15/12 : Véronique Bontempsprésentera l’ouvrage "Gaza, une guerre coloniale (Actes Sud, 2025)" qu’elle a codirigé avec Stéphanie Latte Abdallah triangle.ens-lyon.fr/spip.php?art...
Véronique Bontemps : « Gaza, une guerre coloniale » - Triangle - UMR 5206 Véronique Bontemps : « Gaza, une guerre coloniale » - Triangle - UMR 5206 [() TestNe doit pas s'afficher, mais ajouté pour la synthèse vocale
15 décembre 2025 : 18h00 - 20h00
triangle.ens-lyon.fr
December 8, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Séminaire "Que nous enseigne la Palestine?", 15/12 : Véronique Bontempsprésentera l’ouvrage "Gaza, une guerre coloniale (Actes Sud, 2025)" qu’elle a codirigé avec Stéphanie Latte Abdallah triangle.ens-lyon.fr/spip.php?art...
Reposted by Yiorgos Vassalos
Israel’s largest defence company has been suspended by NATO. A key figure associated with the company is wanted internationally for alleged bribery. The suspension blocks the company from competing for contracts worth millions.
🔗 Read the full story: www.ftm.eu/articles/isr...
🔗 Read the full story: www.ftm.eu/articles/isr...
Israel’s biggest defence company suspended by NATO amid corruption probe
Elbit Systems, Israel’s largest weapons firm, is implicated in a widening NATO corruption scandal. The military alliance’s procurement agency (NSPA) has suspended the company from bidding on new contr...
www.ftm.eu
December 8, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Israel’s largest defence company has been suspended by NATO. A key figure associated with the company is wanted internationally for alleged bribery. The suspension blocks the company from competing for contracts worth millions.
🔗 Read the full story: www.ftm.eu/articles/isr...
🔗 Read the full story: www.ftm.eu/articles/isr...
Reposted by Yiorgos Vassalos
“Tel Aviv judge’s settlement proposal, based on state document admitting unlawful data extraction from citizen’s phone, may open door to dozens more claims & millions in potential compensation as police #Pegasus use faces renewed scrutiny.”
www.ynetnews.com/business/art...
www.ynetnews.com/business/art...
State payout in Pegasus case triggers surge of claims over illegal phone spying
Tel Aviv judge’s settlement proposal, based on state document admitting unlawful data extraction from citizen’s phone, may open door to dozens more claims and millions in potential compensation as pol...
www.ynetnews.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:38 AM
“Tel Aviv judge’s settlement proposal, based on state document admitting unlawful data extraction from citizen’s phone, may open door to dozens more claims & millions in potential compensation as police #Pegasus use faces renewed scrutiny.”
www.ynetnews.com/business/art...
www.ynetnews.com/business/art...
Reposted by Yiorgos Vassalos
☠️ New GMOs: The result of last night comes down to a massive handout of our foodchain to pesticide firms like Bayer and BASF.
This is a vast #deregulation:
🚨scrapping safety standards,
🚨scrapping consumer freedom to choose
🚨creating more dependence for farmers through patents
This is a vast #deregulation:
🚨scrapping safety standards,
🚨scrapping consumer freedom to choose
🚨creating more dependence for farmers through patents
December 4, 2025 at 9:37 AM
☠️ New GMOs: The result of last night comes down to a massive handout of our foodchain to pesticide firms like Bayer and BASF.
This is a vast #deregulation:
🚨scrapping safety standards,
🚨scrapping consumer freedom to choose
🚨creating more dependence for farmers through patents
This is a vast #deregulation:
🚨scrapping safety standards,
🚨scrapping consumer freedom to choose
🚨creating more dependence for farmers through patents
Κοινό μας άρθρο με τη Φιλίππα Χατζησταύρου στο NEWS247 για την αλλαγή του τρόπου νομοθέτησης στην ΕΕ, που εκτυλίσσεται μέσω των μνημονιακού τύπου “Omnibus”, και για την επιχείρηση πολιτικής φίμωσης των οργανώσεων της κοινωνίας των πολιτών με την οποία συνοδεύεται. www.news247.gr/politiki/vai...
Βαίνουμε προς Ορμπανοποίηση της ΕΕ;
Με τη στροφή της ΕΕ τι ακριβώς φοβόμαστε ότι θα καταστρέψει ο Πούτιν, που δεν έχουμε ήδη βαλθεί να καταστρέψουμε μόνοι μας;
www.news247.gr
December 3, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Κοινό μας άρθρο με τη Φιλίππα Χατζησταύρου στο NEWS247 για την αλλαγή του τρόπου νομοθέτησης στην ΕΕ, που εκτυλίσσεται μέσω των μνημονιακού τύπου “Omnibus”, και για την επιχείρηση πολιτικής φίμωσης των οργανώσεων της κοινωνίας των πολιτών με την οποία συνοδεύεται. www.news247.gr/politiki/vai...
Reposted by Yiorgos Vassalos
🎉Thank you so much for joining the European premiere of our doc “The Scramble for Hydrogen in South Africa” Thursday where we heard directly from the communities affected by hydrogen productions & exports in South Africa
📷 by @marcellablues.bsky.social
Event co-hosted by @lavamediabe.bsky.social
📷 by @marcellablues.bsky.social
Event co-hosted by @lavamediabe.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 9:05 AM
🎉Thank you so much for joining the European premiere of our doc “The Scramble for Hydrogen in South Africa” Thursday where we heard directly from the communities affected by hydrogen productions & exports in South Africa
📷 by @marcellablues.bsky.social
Event co-hosted by @lavamediabe.bsky.social
📷 by @marcellablues.bsky.social
Event co-hosted by @lavamediabe.bsky.social
Reposted by Yiorgos Vassalos
"Koutsios told the court that during his time at Intellexa he travelled extensively to present the company’s data-analysis platform …directly to foreign intelligence & security services. His trips took him to 🇬🇧UK, 🇰🇪Kenya, 🇲🇽Mexico, 🇨🇴Colombia, 🇺🇿Uzbekistan, 🇰🇿Kazakhstan & 🇲🇳Mongolia."
December 3, 2025 at 7:14 AM
"Koutsios told the court that during his time at Intellexa he travelled extensively to present the company’s data-analysis platform …directly to foreign intelligence & security services. His trips took him to 🇬🇧UK, 🇰🇪Kenya, 🇲🇽Mexico, 🇨🇴Colombia, 🇺🇿Uzbekistan, 🇰🇿Kazakhstan & 🇲🇳Mongolia."
Gazan can't access 54% of their land. They are shot when trying. Israeli occupation and genocide goes on. frames.forensic-architecture.org/gaza/ceasefi...
November 28, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Gazan can't access 54% of their land. They are shot when trying. Israeli occupation and genocide goes on. frames.forensic-architecture.org/gaza/ceasefi...
Reposted by Yiorgos Vassalos
Listen: No evidence of wrongdoing, yet EU NGO funding inquiry sparks turmoil
Listen: No evidence of wrongdoing, yet EU NGO funding inquiry sparks turmoil
Wednesday’s inaugural session of the European Parliament’s new scrutiny working group, the one set up to investigate transparency around NGO funding, did not exactly go as planned. The meeting descended into chaos within the first half hour. Progressive and left-leaning MEPs walked out almost immediately, calling the probe a politically-motivated assault on civil society.
euobserver.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Listen: No evidence of wrongdoing, yet EU NGO funding inquiry sparks turmoil
Reposted by Yiorgos Vassalos
Amazon workers in over 30 countries are striking this 'Black Friday' weekend, demanding fair wages, union rights, and environmental accountability. The "Make Amazon Pay" campaign marks its sixth year of turning the retail giant's busiest sales period into a global day of protest.
Instead of Black Friday, unions call for Make Amazon Pay Day
Amazon workers in over 30 countries are striking this 'Black Friday' weekend, demanding fair wages, union rights, and environmental accountability. The "Make Amazon Pay" campaign marks its sixth year of turning the retail giant's busiest sales period into a global day of protest.
euobserver.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Amazon workers in over 30 countries are striking this 'Black Friday' weekend, demanding fair wages, union rights, and environmental accountability. The "Make Amazon Pay" campaign marks its sixth year of turning the retail giant's busiest sales period into a global day of protest.
Hâte de présenter mon travail de cet été ce jeudi à Paris, aux côtés de mes chèr.e.s collègues Pierre Alayrac, Morgane Le Boulay et Rémi Pastor !
Programme détaillé gis-eurolab.pantheonsorbonne.fr/actualite/re...
Vous pouvez vous inscrire ici enquete.univ-paris1.fr/288232
Programme détaillé gis-eurolab.pantheonsorbonne.fr/actualite/re...
Vous pouvez vous inscrire ici enquete.univ-paris1.fr/288232
November 18, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Hâte de présenter mon travail de cet été ce jeudi à Paris, aux côtés de mes chèr.e.s collègues Pierre Alayrac, Morgane Le Boulay et Rémi Pastor !
Programme détaillé gis-eurolab.pantheonsorbonne.fr/actualite/re...
Vous pouvez vous inscrire ici enquete.univ-paris1.fr/288232
Programme détaillé gis-eurolab.pantheonsorbonne.fr/actualite/re...
Vous pouvez vous inscrire ici enquete.univ-paris1.fr/288232
Ευχαριστώ πολύ την ομάδα του info-war.gr για τη μετάφραση στα ελληνικά του άρθρου μου στον EU Observer.
Η @ec.europa.eu αφήνει νομικώς έκθετα πολλά ευρωπαϊκά παν/μια που θέλουν να διακόψουν τη συνεργασία τους με το Ισραήλ για λόγους σεβασμού των Ανθρωπίνων Δικαιωμάτων.
info-war.gr/i-eyropi-koi...
Η @ec.europa.eu αφήνει νομικώς έκθετα πολλά ευρωπαϊκά παν/μια που θέλουν να διακόψουν τη συνεργασία τους με το Ισραήλ για λόγους σεβασμού των Ανθρωπίνων Δικαιωμάτων.
info-war.gr/i-eyropi-koi...
Η Ευρώπη κοιτάζει προς τη λάθος κατεύθυνση όταν συζητά για τη χρηματοδότηση της ισραηλινής έρευνας - INFO-WAR
Αν οι Βρυξέλλες μπορούσαν να παγώσουν τη ρωσική χρηματοδότηση εν μία νυκτί για την υπεράσπιση των ανθρωπίνων δικαιωμάτων, μπορούν -και πρέπει- να πράξουν το ίδιο για το Ισραήλ | του Γιώργου Βασσάλου
info-war.gr
November 14, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Ευχαριστώ πολύ την ομάδα του info-war.gr για τη μετάφραση στα ελληνικά του άρθρου μου στον EU Observer.
Η @ec.europa.eu αφήνει νομικώς έκθετα πολλά ευρωπαϊκά παν/μια που θέλουν να διακόψουν τη συνεργασία τους με το Ισραήλ για λόγους σεβασμού των Ανθρωπίνων Δικαιωμάτων.
info-war.gr/i-eyropi-koi...
Η @ec.europa.eu αφήνει νομικώς έκθετα πολλά ευρωπαϊκά παν/μια που θέλουν να διακόψουν τη συνεργασία τους με το Ισραήλ για λόγους σεβασμού των Ανθρωπίνων Δικαιωμάτων.
info-war.gr/i-eyropi-koi...
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🙌We are joining 127 organisations demanding the Commission to halt its highly damaging digital omnibus.
The Commission's leaked proposal threatens to:
❌Pause the AI Act
❌Weaken the GDPR to enable AI companies to hoover up personal data
This would be a major Big Tech win
👉 edri.org/wp-content/u...
The Commission's leaked proposal threatens to:
❌Pause the AI Act
❌Weaken the GDPR to enable AI companies to hoover up personal data
This would be a major Big Tech win
👉 edri.org/wp-content/u...
November 13, 2025 at 10:14 AM
🙌We are joining 127 organisations demanding the Commission to halt its highly damaging digital omnibus.
The Commission's leaked proposal threatens to:
❌Pause the AI Act
❌Weaken the GDPR to enable AI companies to hoover up personal data
This would be a major Big Tech win
👉 edri.org/wp-content/u...
The Commission's leaked proposal threatens to:
❌Pause the AI Act
❌Weaken the GDPR to enable AI companies to hoover up personal data
This would be a major Big Tech win
👉 edri.org/wp-content/u...
Στις 22 και 29 Νοέμβρη θα κάνω δύο διαλέξεις εξ αποστάσεως στα πλαίσια των μεθοδολογικών εργαστηρίων του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών για το ρόλο του λόμπινγκ στην πολιτική ζωή της ΕΕ.
Περισσότερες λεπτομέρειες www.facebook.com/YiorgosVassa...
Περισσότερες λεπτομέρειες www.facebook.com/YiorgosVassa...
November 13, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Στις 22 και 29 Νοέμβρη θα κάνω δύο διαλέξεις εξ αποστάσεως στα πλαίσια των μεθοδολογικών εργαστηρίων του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών για το ρόλο του λόμπινγκ στην πολιτική ζωή της ΕΕ.
Περισσότερες λεπτομέρειες www.facebook.com/YiorgosVassa...
Περισσότερες λεπτομέρειες www.facebook.com/YiorgosVassa...
Unbelievable situation in France.The gvt banned a congress of top academics on Palestine : "despite our efforts we were unable to find a venue (..) (it)will therefore take place (..)exclusively online (...) [we invite] all universities to organize public screenings" carep-paris.org/annonce/comm...
Communiqué n°3 : Requête en référé liberté
(English Below) Chères toutes, chers tous, Malheureusement, malgré nos efforts, nous n’avons trouvé aucune salle pour accueillir le colloque, qui ne pourra se tenir que dans des conditions extrêmement...
carep-paris.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Unbelievable situation in France.The gvt banned a congress of top academics on Palestine : "despite our efforts we were unable to find a venue (..) (it)will therefore take place (..)exclusively online (...) [we invite] all universities to organize public screenings" carep-paris.org/annonce/comm...
Hungry for data: Inside Europol’s secretive AI programme www.computerweekly.com/news/3666344...
Hungry for data: Inside Europol’s secretive AI programme | Computer Weekly
The EU’s law enforcement agency has been quietly amassing data to feed an ambitious but secretive artificial intelligence development programme that could have far-reaching privacy implications for pe...
www.computerweekly.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Hungry for data: Inside Europol’s secretive AI programme www.computerweekly.com/news/3666344...
Reposted by Yiorgos Vassalos
Europe looks in the wrong place when debating Israeli research funding
Europe looks in the wrong place when debating Israeli research funding
When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the EU Commission suspended all payments to Russian entities participating in Horizon projects, citing provisions in the standard contract that all participants must sign. Now it should do the same with Israel to avoid applying values selectively, argues political science researcher Yiorgos Vassalos.
euobserver.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Europe looks in the wrong place when debating Israeli research funding
Colloque annulé au Collège de France : les manœuvres d’universitaires pro-Israël www.blast-info.fr/articles/202...
Colloque annulé au Collège de France : les manœuvres d’universitaires pro-Israël
L’interdiction du colloque « Palestine et Europe » qui devait se tenir au Collège de France les 13 et 14 novembre suscite de nombreuses réactions. Entre stupéfaction et dénégation, le temple du savoir...
www.blast-info.fr
November 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Colloque annulé au Collège de France : les manœuvres d’universitaires pro-Israël www.blast-info.fr/articles/202...
Le colloque « L’Europe et la Palestine », initialement prévu au Collège de France (13-14/11) qui a été annulé par le ministère français de l’Enseignement supérieur se tiendra finalement sur le campus Condorcet et sera diffusé en ligne via le lien suivant : www.youtube.com/@carepparis4...
CAREP Paris
Le CAREP Paris est un centre de recherche en sciences humaines et sociales qui contribue à l’élargissement du débat scientifique sur les pays arabes.
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Le colloque « L’Europe et la Palestine », initialement prévu au Collège de France (13-14/11) qui a été annulé par le ministère français de l’Enseignement supérieur se tiendra finalement sur le campus Condorcet et sera diffusé en ligne via le lien suivant : www.youtube.com/@carepparis4...