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Sosse-eurokrat i Bryssel. Fransk & europeisk politik samt vad som faller mig in. Privat konto. SV, EN et parfois FR.
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Inte så kul siffror för franska vänstern i denna undersökning inför presidentvalet. www.marianne.net/politique/la...

Some interesting, and counter-intuitive, findings in a long-range, deep-dive poll by IFOP on the 2027 French presidential election today. The Far Right dominates R1, whether Marine Le Pen runs or not. The Centre will be v competitive and could win in Round 2. 1/ www.marianne.net/politique/la...

Chef som gick i pension rensade igenom gamla handlingar och hittade de här klenoderna.

Germany's center-left Social Democratic Party unveiled its full ministerial lineup today.

“Lack of ambition, clear timetable and figures: the Walloon Climate Plan is lagging behind”. Depressing read about Wallonia’s climate plan (in Belgium the plans are regional). www.rtbf.be/article/manq...

Interesting article about minimum wages in Italy. www.socialeurope.eu/italys-minim...

Sad with this morning’s Swexit in the Politico Brussels newsletter 🥹.

Järnvägshistoria.

Franska regeringen överväger förstatliga de franska betalmotorvägarna när de nuvarande koncessionerna löper ut mellan 2031-2036 som ett sätt att skapa inkomster till investeringar i transport.

Alongside Anderlecht’s cup final loss, the dark side of football was on show today unfortunately. Brugge fans marching through Molenbeek attacking « anything Arab » including pillaging a night shop and DIY store will rightly be headline, but also sad to hear our fans chanting homophobic abuse.

🚨 BREAKING: George Simion, the hard-right leader of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians, is projected to win the first round of Romania’s presidential election, with more than 30 percent of the vote, according to three exit polls. Full story: ow.ly/95yn50VMHhN

– Dagen har varit jättebra tills du kom, säger en man i väst där det står "Det odödliga regementet" Sen omringades jag och fotograf, blev ivägkörda med megafon. Organisatören Ala Stasevitj insturerade deltagarna: – Maria Georgieva står där, ge henne ingen intervju! www.expressen.se/nyheter/sver...

Oslo achieved vision zero for pedestrians, cyclists and children in 2019. But did you know the city did it again in 2023? This time, there were no road deaths on city streets at all.

This week in The French Dispatch 🇫🇷 🌹1st May protests get ugly 👮Darmanin wants prisoners to pay contributions 💶Grenon (ex-RN) fined €3,000 for racist comments www.frenchdispatch.eu/p/parti-soci...

Expect that national belonging ≠ link with territory.

Intressant intervju om Australiens system med obligatoriskt röstade.

Throwback to May 1949. Tomorrow, 76 years ago, the Treaty of London was signed by Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom, founding the Council of Europe.

Delusional.

Australia's Labor government was trailing in the polls just a few months ago... so this is quite the dramatic victory they're scoring tonight (www.abc.net.au/news):

Vet inte om minstingen är astronom eller varulv men har stått på balkongen i 20 min och pekat ut månen samt skrikit ”la lune”.

Brugge / Bruges.

"The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him." Niccolò Machiavelli #BOTD 1469

Undrar hur detta går hem hos konservativa franska katoliker.

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Fascinerande som någon utifrån att läsa alla reaktioner och analyser av brittiska lokalvalen.

Installation of a new chimney on the Sixtine Chapel.