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jullib.bsky.social
He/him | Brussels 🇪🇺 | Editorial Officer & internal DEI committee coordinator at @ceps.eu #LGBTQ+Rights & #HumanRights enthusiast — because basic human decency is cool 🏳️‍🌈
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📢 On the eve of International Women's Day, CEPS is excited to announce a special campaign starting Monday! For a whole week, we'll share daily commentaries by women experts on Europe’s key challenges—amplifying women’s voices in policy. Explore our DEI work here 👉 dei.ceps.eu

Les défis sont immenses pour l’Europe mais les opportunités nombreuses. À Bruxelles, en amont du #ForumIdeasLab, aux côtés des autres membres du think tank @ceps.eu, nous rappelons que c’est à l’Europe de défendre le droit international, le multilatéralisme & les valeurs démocratiques.

#CEPSLab2025 ’s first ever #DEI session 'A union of equality' was a great opportunity to bring together inspiring changemakers and discuss #equality in the #EU and beyond. Here’s to many more conversations on this !

The US poses a real and clear danger to the European security order. On the bright side, JD Vance’s Munich speech is the most important European integration speech since Robert Schuman, says @stevenblockmans.bsky.social at #CEPSlab2025. Follow the event live 👉 www.youtube.com/live/yQi66VY...

Ukraine is Europe! We stand by Ukraine. We will step up our support to Ukraine so that they can continue to fight back the agressor. Today, it became clear that the free world needs a new leader. It’s up to us, Europeans, to take this challenge.

This week's humiliating visits by European leaders to Washington were capped off by a horror show in the oval office which exposed those celebrated visits as folly. My take on a horrible week:

This Trojan Horse, undermining EU’s effectiveness towards supporting Ukraine, can and must be made harmless. The Council is fully entitled to withdraw his voting right, given his total destruction of Hungary’s rule of law.

If you want peace, Putin can end his invasion at any time

Of course Viktor OrbĂĄn is at the scene of the crime. But also, Putin started the war, so that makes him weak by OrbĂĄn logic, right?

The disgraceful bullying of President Zelensky is unacceptable. This is the final wake-up call. #Europe must unite, stand firm, and show true strength. Zelensky embodies courage and resilience - Trump is a bully and a coward. We must act. 🇺🇦🇪🇺 #StandWithUkraine

Aux côtés de l’Ukraine libre et démocratique. Face à l’impérialisme russe et l’arrogance américaine, l’Europe doit assumer la puissance.

📢 #CepsLab25, the most high-profile annual event on the policies of the European Union is coming soon! 📅 3 – 4 March, 2025 📍 The Square, Brussels FIND UPDATES & MORE HERE 👉 bit.ly/3PZt4Ha

The first Pride was a riot. Perhaps it's time to resurrect the spirit of Stonewall and fight back against persecution, marginalisation, demonisation and violent policing. LGBTIQ+ people deserve rights and freedoms just like everybody else, which is what Pride is all about.

This is beyond shameful. The government's self-proclaimed 'child protection' crusade is but a smokescreen for institutionalised hatred and discrimination. Meanwhile, the public school system is being consistently underfunded. So much for improving the lives of Hungarian children.

1/ Open, vibrant civic spaces are essential for upholding democracy and the rule of law, which is precisely why OrbĂĄn wants to bully all NGOs into submission. The Hungarian attack on civil society will not stop until the last dissenting voice is silenced and the EU is not doing enough to stop it.

Another step back on #equality by the @ec.europa.eu. No commissioner just dedicated to equality, & now an irresponsible drop of an anti-discrimination Directive on equal treatment. Equal rights aren't an optional, they’re one of the EU’s core values. Sign the petition by @ilgaeurope.bsky.social 👇

1/ I'm happy to share my CEPS (Centre for European Policy Studies) commentary on the recent Italy-ICC row over the Elmasry (or Almasri) case. Available here: www.ceps.eu/the-italy-v-...

Trump is now openly threatening Ukraine. He calls Zelenskyy "a Dictator without Elections, Zelenskyy better move fast or he is not going to have a Country left"

@ilgaeurope.bsky.social 'warns of a new era in which rising anti-LGBTI legislation threatens fundamental rights'. #Inclusivity and #acceptance are not 'LGBTI propaganda' but some of the core values of the #EU. www.ilga-europe.org/press-releas...

🌟 An international team of activists, artists, and visionaries is working hard to establish Brussels’ first Pride Museum. With members from 12 different nationalities, this project aims to be more than just a historical archive. @pridemuseumbxl.bsky.social

The @ec.europa.eu plans to unilaterally withdraw the proposed Equal Treatment Directive. This weakens the fight for equality & leaves many unprotected. We demand the Commission reconsider or propose stronger protections now! www.ilga-europe.org/news/equalit...

🏳️‍🌈With #LGBTQ+ rights under threat worldwide, initiatives like this are more important than ever. Institutions, civil society, and govts must come together to protect, expand, and celebrate #diversity. Excited to see @pridemuseumbxl.bsky.social become a reality! #PrideMuseum #Pride #Queer #Brussels

Affichons notre unitĂŠ face Ă  ceux qui cherchent Ă  effacer les personnes trans de nos luttes ! Enregistrez et publiez cette image avec le hashtag : #LGBTJamaisSansLeT !

@ceps.eu's DEI committee is organising its first ever session at #CEPSlab2025! In 2019, a 'Union of Equality' was listed as a top priority by the @ec.europa.eu. Yet the new EC doesn't have a Commissioner exclusively responsible for equality anymore... So, what's up with the EU's equality framework?

Trump voters: Had enough yet?

Ethics in politics isn’t about morality—it’s about accountability. Yet the EU’s oversight system is fragmented and ineffective, and the new ethics body won’t fix it. At #CEPSlab2025, @juliapocze.bsky.social argues that a real solution requires a structural overhaul Learn more 👉 youtu.be/3tErzhBjeZE

Lady Gaga a profité de recevoir son prix aux Grammy Awards 2025 pour déclarer son soutien aux personnes trans aux États-Unis, sous les applaudissements de toute la salle. Un acte de résistance dans l'Amérique de Trump.

on this I can only recommend @blast-info.fr’s take 🥴 - youtu.be/Fp1gFaFFE_E?...

I’m gay btw

Une pensÊe à toutes les victimes du nazisme. Rappelons-nous que les LGBT+ qui ont survÊcu aux camps ont continuÊ de purger leur peine dans les prisons allemandes après la libÊration. hmd.org.uk/learn-about-...