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Eddy Wax ** @eddywax.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🧵ABOUT THE NEW EURACTIV On Monday Euractiv will cease to exist. We're not quitting; we're being reborn under a new name, and a new look. Euractiv was founded in 1999 and belongs firmly to a misty-eyed activist-y past. Three years ago we were bought by Mediahuis, a major European newspaper group–
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Felix Hamer • electricfelix @electricfelix.eurosky.social · 08/09/2026
@eddywax.bsky.social: "EXCLUSIVE The European Commission is looking to propose a dedicated 2040 renewable energy target, a draft document seen by Euractiv shows." www.euractiv.com/news/exclusi...
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EXCLUSIVE: Commission wants 'dedicated' EU renewables target post-2030 | Euractiv
Retaining a separate green energy target could be seen as snub to 14-strong alliance of pro-nuclear capitals
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Eddy Wax ** @eddywax.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Nice scooplet here for our Euractiv subscribers
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Eddy Wax ** @eddywax.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
www.euractiv.com/news/europe-... A little-and-often approach would help sidestep internal divisions, Latvia argues
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Europe revises Russia sanctions strategy, as Leipzig focuses minds | Euractiv
A little-and-often approach would help sidestep internal divisions, Latvia argues
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Eddy Wax ** @eddywax.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The European Commission’s choice of a Belgian colonial palace for a policy away day to discuss a migration crackdown has raised eyebrows inside the EU institutions. www.euractiv.com/news/eu-sche...
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EU schedules migration talks at former Belgian colonial palace | Euractiv
Commissioners meet at palace built for King Leopold II to celebrate his reign over Congo
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Eddy Wax ** @eddywax.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Spain is urging its European allies not to point the finger at Morocco. Instead, the EU is focusing on fighting disinformation and people smugglers.
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Eddy Wax ** @eddywax.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
What makes Irish speechwriters and spokespeople so ubiquitous in the EU institutions? Is it their networking skills, their English language prowess, their love of storytelling? I set out to find out by speaking to some wordsmiths with Brussels experience www.euractiv.com/news/eus-voi...
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EU's voice has an Irish lilt | Euractiv
In post-Brexit Brussels, the Irish are sought after as English-language wordsmiths, spokespeople and all-round communicators
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Nikolaus J. Kurmayer @nkurmayer.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
As first reported by Euractiv, Ukraine is racing to aid France in its battle against the Bordeaux fires Our flagship newsletter by @eddywax.bsky.social and @nicolettaionta.bsky.social gives you the news you need to know before they happen! www.euractiv.com/news/rapport...
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Meloni exploits Spain’s migration crisis | Euractiv
Also, in Thursday’s edition: Irish speechwriters, Ukrainian firefighters, Russian sanctions
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Eddy Wax ** @eddywax.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Oh no. Bike sales are going down in Europe. They're down by around 23% between 2022 and 2025. In any case 80% of all bicycle frames are manufactured in Asia. www.euractiv.com/news/europea...
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European bike makers feel the squeeze | Euractiv
Some 80% of all bicycle frames are manufactured in Asia
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Eddy Wax ** @eddywax.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
www.euractiv.com/news/polish-... How the Law & Justice break-up is impacting Brussels | Paging @nvondarza.bsky.social
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Polish politics spills over into Brussels | Euractiv
PiS infighting is having consequences at EU level
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Eddy Wax ** @eddywax.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Luxurious sable pelts from Russia won a sanctions reprieve from the EU last week after pressure from Rome, Athens. Commission says it's OK for their companies to process these furs cos they're hard to source from anywhere except Russia. Read the full story. www.euractiv.com/news/eu-give...
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EU gives Russian luxury fur a pass | Euractiv
Brussels lifted sanctions on Moscow's most luxurious fur
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Louis Drounau @louisdrounau.eudemocracy.eu · 27/07/2026
What's new for #europeanparties? Surprisingly, quite a bit. 1/ @euractiv.com's @eddywax.bsky.social concludes APPF incoming Director Musquar's appointment saga, with France and other member states expressing reservations with the "speed, rigour, and... 1/2 www.euractiv.com/news/exclusi...
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EXCLUSIVE: France abstains from supporting new EU party watchdog chief | Euractiv
There are concerns that Philippe Musquar is too close to the EPP, whose finances he will be tasked with monitoring
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Nicolai von Ondarza @nvondarza.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Update on this by @eddywax.bsky.social: Looks like senior FdI MEP Fidanza will become interim president of the ECR, while three PiS MEPs have left the party with Morawiecki. It remains open whether they will also be pushed out of the ECR.
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Robert Hodgson @hodgson.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
It's really not very good, is it? The roundabout, I mean, not @eddywax.bsky.social's story. www.euractiv.com/news/new-sch...
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New Schuman roundabout is 'worst' possible outcome, says architect | Euractiv
The symbolic EU plaza has become a barren concrete lagoon, after three years of building work
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Eddy Wax ** @eddywax.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
For today’s European leaders, Brexit serves chiefly as a cautionary tale. Bart De Wever recounted being told by David Cameron he'd win the referendum, and by Boris Johnson that he'd lose. More in today's Rapporteur www.euractiv.com/news/brexit-...
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Brexit claims its latest victim | Euractiv
Also, in Monday’s edition: racism storm, Ukraine, peace talks
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Eddy Wax ** @eddywax.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
A lighter moment at EUCO “I was just talking about you, António – full of praise! Saying you are the only one who can represent us and that we will send you to Moscow as quickly as possible,” De Wever joked. “Because you don’t like me in Brussels,” Costa replied. www.euractiv.com/news/rapport...
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Formatting issues | Euractiv
Also, in Friday’s edition: MFF, China, Kallas, Meloni v Sánchez
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Eddy Wax ** @eddywax.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
British influence in Brussels has been reduced to this
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Eddy Wax ** @eddywax.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
I picked a starting XI for a fantasy EU World Cup team, made up of commissioners, MEPs, and EU officials. Check out the squad and let me know how you think they'd fare. www.euractiv.com/news/fantasy...
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Fantasy football: What if the EU had to play in the World Cup? | Euractiv
After a Trump World Cup curveball, von der Leyen turns to the Schuman quarter’s finest footballing talent
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Eddy Wax ** @eddywax.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
De Wever on sparkling form here www.euractiv.com/news/eu-lead...
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EU leaders running scared of China, says Belgian PM | Euractiv
Economic imbalance must be addressed with a proper strategy, not countless new initiatives, Bart De Wever warns ahead of EU leaders summit
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Eddy Wax ** @eddywax.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
A long-running project to build a memorial to victims of fascism, Nazism, and communism in the heart of the EU quarter in Brussels is gathering steam. To be realised, it needs financial and crucially political support. www.euractiv.com/news/monumen...
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Momentum builds for Brussels memorial to victims of dictatorship | Euractiv
Lawmakers are pressing EU institutions to help fund a monument outside the European Parliament commemorating victims of communist and fascist regimes
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Eddy Wax ** @eddywax.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Albania had earlier set its sights on 2030 as the year for possible accession, but on Friday, Rama dismissed speculation about timing. “There are three things you can’t predict: God, sex, and the EU,” he said. www.euractiv.com/news/three-t...
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'Three things you can’t predict: God, sex and the EU,' says Rama | Euractiv
Albanian leader urges the EU to keep Western Balkan 'kids all together'
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Eddy Wax ** @eddywax.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Well worth a listen to understand where we are on enlargement on a big day in Montenegro/Western Balkans today
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Théophane Hartmann @theophane.euractiv.com · 04/06/2026
The EU roaming area continues its drift from telecom policy towards integration policy as @ec.europa.eu pitches extending it to Western Balkans ahead of today's summit - amid calls to rethink the bloc's membership model @euractiv.com @eddywax.bsky.social ⤵️ www.euractiv.com/news/eu-pitc...
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EU pitches cheaper roaming to Western Balkans ahead of summit | Euractiv
It comes amid calls to radically rethink the bloc's membership model
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Eddy Wax ** @eddywax.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Big scoop by Euractiv's @maximilian-henning.eurosky.social The European Parliament will ditch Google in favour of Qwant, a French search engine that emphasises data privacy (€) www.euractiv.com/news/europea...
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European Parliament to ditch Google for European alternative | Euractiv
France's Qwant will this week become the default search engine on MEPs' computers
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Eddy Wax ** @eddywax.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Meanwhile, at the EESC… A “strictly confidential” note by President Séamus Boland, seen by Rapporteur, shows he gave sweeping powers to two security officials to identify the source of the allegations and determine if they had breached internal rules www.euractiv.com/news/rapport...
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Whistleblower hunt | Euractiv
Also, in Tuesday’s edition: return hubs, Frederiksen returns, Moldova, and what’s a farmer?
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Eddy Wax ** @eddywax.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Sabine Weyand, who was the EU's top trade policy official, has warned the Commission risks making its emergency way of working permanent. www.euractiv.com/news/calm-do...
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Calm down, departing trade chief warns Brussels executive | Euractiv
Operating a 24/7 state of emergency can become a self-fulfilling prophesy, Sabine Weyand warns
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Eddy Wax ** @eddywax.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Big scoop
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Eddy Wax ** @eddywax.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
I know Malta is a very small country but a majority of 21,000 is a very tight way to win an election. Could Roberta Metsola have fared better? Not a terrible result for the PN actually (even though it lost) timesofmalta.com/article/labo...
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Labour secures record fourth electoral victory; Gap between two parties: 21,721
Abela lauds 'historic win', but Labour's supermajority is almost halved
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Eddy Wax ** @eddywax.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
🌏 🇪🇺 It feels good to be back at my desk after a week off. Tomorrow's Rapporteur newsletter is looking like a corker, with exclusive news from @nicolettaionta.bsky.social on Ukraine, plus lots on the Western Balkans, Hungary, Malta and more Sign up here👇 www.euractiv.com/newsletters/
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Eddy Wax ** @eddywax.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Albania reiterates it's ready to make concessions to join the EU .. something Rama already pitched with Serbia's Vucic www.euractiv.com/news/albania...
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Albania will accept EU membership probation on vetoes | Euractiv
Albania is the 'EU Taliban', fanatical about joining, jokes Edi Rama
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Eddy Wax ** @eddywax.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Labour wins AGAIN in Malta. Does Roberta Metsola now regret not going into national politics? Would she have fared a better chance than Alex Borg? www.euractiv.com/news/ballot-...
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Ballot counting starts in Malta general election | Euractiv
Malta's economic performance trumped other concerns
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Eddy Wax ** @eddywax.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
The EU has applied a big trade deal with South America, and now the UK wants its own one www.euractiv.com/news/uk-fanc...
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UK fancies copying EU's Mercosur trade deal | Euractiv
British trade minister hinted at a copycat Mercosur deal – but stopped short of confirming plans
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Eddy Wax ** @eddywax.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
And the ECR is even saying this while fighting a ferocious battle with Starmer's government over the UK decision to ban Dominik Tarczyński from entering the country to attend a Tommy Robinson rally
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Eddy Wax ** @eddywax.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
At a grand ceremony in Strasbourg, Angela Merkel may have a chance to exchange words with one of her protégés when Ursula von der Leyen places a medal around her neck. My piece today in Rapporteur about the Germans' relationship, their history and differences www.euractiv.com/news/rapport...
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Merkel mentee meets her maker | Euractiv
Also, in Tuesday’s edition: Order of Merit, Turnberry, jet fuel
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Eddy Wax ** @eddywax.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
This is a scoop www.euractiv.com/news/exclusi...
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EXCLUSIVE: Albania won't extend Italy migration deal beyond 2030, foreign minister says | Euractiv
"We'll be a member of the European Union" by then, Ferit Hoxha tells Euractiv
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Eddy Wax ** @eddywax.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Packed Rapporteur today, including how American jet fuel is saving European summer holidays, and 11 countries are resisting a €800m makeover for an EU building in Brussels www.euractiv.com/news/rapport...
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American jet fuel saves the summer | Euractiv
Also, in Friday’s edition: EU-US deal, Justus Lipsius, Israeli settlers, O Canada, Hantavirus outbreak
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Morning. Are we quite sure about the alleged growing momentum for Rejoin..?
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Louis Drounau @louisdrounau.eudemocracy.eu · 01/05/2026
Private funding, especially donations from citizens, is an important part of political finance as it helps build connections between political parties and foundations and the citizens they represent. 1/2 Thanks to @eddywax.bsky.social via @euractiv.com www.euractiv.com/news/rapport...
Private funding, especially donations from citizens, is an important part of political finance as it helps build connections between political parties and foundations and the citizens they represent. 1/2
Thanks to @eddywax.bsky.social via @euractiv.com 
https://www.euractiv.com/news/rapporteur-the-eus-ayia-napa-holiday/
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Eddy Wax ** @eddywax.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
The resignation of Federica Mogherini last year left a space atop the EU’s preeminent graduate school. Now the former Portuguese foreign minister is strongly tipped to be announced as the new Rector of the College of Europe, we are first to report on Euractiv www.euractiv.com/news/portuga...
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EXCLUSIVE: Portugal's former foreign minister tipped to head College of Europe | Euractiv
There has been a packed field of candidates for the role
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Ben Crum @bencrum.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Fascinating Use of EU Directives instead of Regulations is under attack from 2 sides: "A sudden thirst for deregulation from leaders like Friedrich Merz is converging with a fresh sense of urgency to deepen the single market" Weren't Directives to embody complementarity betwn EU and national policy?
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Jack Schickler @jackschickler.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
ikr I used to be a full-on anarchist but this text-based campaign has really persuaded me of the merits of democracy
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John Rowan @jrowanbxl.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
similarly, until last week I was an absolute tankie, but the advert for NATO in the baggage reclaim area of Brussels Airport meant that the scales fell from my eyes, and now I'm all in on the western alliance
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Eddy Wax ** @eddywax.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
EU strikes back (at least at my bus stop)
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Eddy Wax ** @eddywax.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Europeans, who can name a good example of the Commission choosing a regulation over a directive?
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Eddy Wax ** @eddywax.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Is anyone on here knowledgeable about the 'e-directive' which I hear France is blocking in the Council of the EU?
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Eddy Wax ** @eddywax.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
An anonymous letter alleging high-level corruption has been circulated at an EU body, sparking alarm, an internal 'security review' and cries of a witch-hunt. All the details, first in Rapporteur today. www.euractiv.com/news/rapport...
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Mystery letters shake EU body | Euractiv
Also, in Monday’s edition: Peter Mandelson, College of Europe, Brunner summoned
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Eddy Wax ** @eddywax.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
We keep getting bashed over the head with how important it is for the EU to complete its single market. But the European Commission railroaded its new plan through in days with almost no consultation, leaving many in Brussels seething about a “nonsense” document www.euractiv.com/news/one-mar...
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One Market, One Outcome | Euractiv
Also, in Thursday’s edition: ‘soft faces,’ Weber’s secret, Orbán’s farewell
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Eddy Wax ** @eddywax.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
NEW: Not only was Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan not invited to an EU summit in Cyprus this week, but relations between Ankara and Brussels have taken a hit just as leaders are landing. www.euractiv.com/news/eu-turk...
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EU-Turkey relations nosedive ahead of Cyprus summit | Euractiv
Ursula von der Leyen's gaffe set off a chain reaction of criticism and replies
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Eddy Wax ** @eddywax.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Oleoducto is such a nice word
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Eddy Wax ** @eddywax.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Italy and Germany are blocking punitive EU measures against Israel. Given this situation, how can anyone truly believe that the EU will move away from unanimity in foreign policy anytime soon, as Ursula von der Leyen keeps hawking around in her media appearances? It's fanciful.
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