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Trump launches Gaza reconstruction board

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President Trump convened his new "Board of Peace" in Washington this week to discuss Gaza reconstruction, pledging $5 billion and drawing EU observers while Indonesia said it would prepare peacekeepers.

by Alberto Alemanno

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A document shows how Tony Blair and his institute lobbied behind closed doors for the EU to join Trump's "Board of Peace" and put €€€ behind US- and Israeli-led Gaza reconstruction efforts - investigation by @ftm.nl Alex Fanta
February 16, 2026 at 8:38 AM

Reposted by Steve Peers

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European Commissioner Dubravka Šuica is expected to attend the first formal gathering of Donald Trump's Board of Peace as an "observer", despite unresolved concerns over the board's mandate, scope and compatibility with the UN system.

@maredgwyn.bsky.social and @eleonoravasques.bsky.social report.
Commissioner Šuica to represent EU at first Board of Peace meeting
The EU plans to send the Commissioner for the Mediterranean to the first meeting of Trump’s Board of Peace on Thursday, sources familiar with the matter have confirmed to Euronews, despite concerns over its charter. #EuropeToday
www.euronews.com
February 16, 2026 at 11:01 AM

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Italy will attend Donald Trump's new Board of Peace only as an observer due to constitutional limitations, as Premier Giorgia Meloni faces harsh criticism at home.
Meloni: Italy to attend Trump's Board of Peace session as observer
Italy will attend Donald Trump's new Board of Peace only as an observer due to constitutional limitations, as Premier Giorgia Meloni faces harsh criticism at home.
l.euronews.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:16 AM

by Alberto Alemanno

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Reposted by Simon Usherwood

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News update: The EU announced that Commissioner Suica, who Tony Blair wanted to meet according to the document we obtained, has agreed to join the first meeting of the "Board of Peace". No sh*t. Their lobbying actually worked!
February 16, 2026 at 4:01 PM

by Michael D. McDonald

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What about the wounds Trump will inflict today, and the next day, and the next…?
nytimes.com The New York Times @nytimes.com · 17h
U.S. lawmakers left the Munich Security Conference on Sunday confident they had patched the wound inflicted on the trans-Atlantic partnership by President Trump when he toyed with invading Greenland. But they conceded that Trump's threats had indelibly altered relations with Europe.
In Munich, Lawmakers Concede Scars Remain After Trump’s Greenland Threat
Congress members said that President Trump’s coveting of Greenland had left a mark, even as they expressed hope for a less bellicose approach to foreign relations.
nyti.ms
February 16, 2026 at 1:04 PM

Reposted by Ben Worthy

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Shilling for Trump in Brussels: A document we obtained shows how Tony Blair and his institute lobbied behind closed doors for the EU to join Trump's "Board of Peace" and put €€€ behind US- and Israeli-led Gaza reconstruction efforts.

Published with Democracy for Sale, ht @lighthousereports.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:47 AM
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