Reposted by Guillaume PrieckaertsKaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Enlargement strengthens Europe's weight in the world. It has been our most successful foreign policy for decades. The new proposals by the Commission set out clear steps for progressive integration of those who want to join, safeguards to prevent backsliding & institutional adaptation on our side. 1324441
Reposted by Guillaume PrieckaertsLuigi di Angeli @luigidiangeli.bsky.social · 06/10/2026www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o... As a staunch European, I’m relieved the EU wants safeguards against delinquency. A useful warning for Britain, too: Rejoin won’t be a prodigal son’s homecoming. It’ll be an application on Europe’s terms, with trust to be earned.theguardian.com‘No more Viktor Orbán’: EU plans 15-year probation period for new member statesEnlargement commissioner Marta Kos outlines proposed safeguards to protect EU from undemocratic leaders 271
Reposted by Guillaume PrieckaertsNorbert Röttgen @nroettgen.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Friedrich Merz sendet mit seinem Besuch Kiews die genau richtige Antwort auf Putins psychologische Kriegsführung und seine hybriden Angriffe: wir lassen uns nicht einschüchtern. Wir stehen für unsere Werte und Interessen ein. Und dazu gehört die Sicherheit der Ukraine. 7838
Reposted by Guillaume PrieckaertsDan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · 02/10/2026At least 21 members of my extended family were arrested and sent from Lithuania to camps or exile colonies in this 1951 act of repression by the Soviet occupiers. 4272106
Reposted by Guillaume PrieckaertsDr Stefanie Babst @stefaniedrbabst.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Zur Verleihung des westfälischen Friedenspreises an die Nato: der westfälische Frieden begründete das moderne Völkerrecht. Das, was wir heute als regelbasierte Ordnung bezeichnen. Genau dafür interessiert sich Donald Trump nicht. Nach eigenen Angaben. 091
Reposted by Guillaume PrieckaertsRuth Deyermond @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social · 01/10/2026European political elites need to understand that if they say European security isn't possible without the US, they are actually saying that European security isn't possible. For many reasons, they don't want to accept that, but they urgently need to. 316649
Reposted by Guillaume PrieckaertsFrans Osinga @osinga.bsky.social · 30/09/2026en er waren analisten die vonden dat het sturen van f-16s naar oekraine niet zinvol was....... 44311
Guillaume Prieckaerts @gprieckaerts.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026Handing back the Elgin marbles for example would be a litmus test for a changed attitude, but I’m not holding my breath 022
Reposted by Guillaume PrieckaertsEdgar Morgenroth @morgenrothedgar.bsky.social · 27/09/2026No shortage of spending in these areas. There are plenty of more affluent areas that don't have such a playground. It's not lack of spending that's the problem. 021
Reposted by Guillaume PrieckaertsKatja Bego @katjabego.bsky.social · 27/09/2026In Oleshky wordt een stad systematisch uitgehongerd - een nieuwe Holodomor: vandaag, in Europa. Het gezicht van "vrede" met Rusland. Maar ja, laten we vandaag lekker allemaal meedoen aan een vredesdemonstratie op de Dam "tegen de militarisering van de samenleving". 32918
Reposted by Guillaume PrieckaertsUlrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 27/09/2026Swiss referendum on further strengthening neutrality fails even more spectacularly than anticipated. Looks like some 70% voted against.nzz.chSchweizer lehnen starrere Neutralität ab – Rückenwind für den BundesratDas Stimmvolk lehnt die Neutralitätsinitiative mit über 70 Prozent ab. Damit behält die Landesregierung in schwierigen Zeiten den nötigen Spielraum. 315036
Reposted by Guillaume PrieckaertsLady Haha @lensman23.bsky.social · 26/09/2026An actual cartoon from Dutch cartoonist Siegfried Woldhek. 375136163884
Reposted by Guillaume PrieckaertsPhillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Just as a reminder Trump apologists, in the last 9 months Trump has: Threatened to invade Greenland Seized the leader Venezuela Launched a war against Iran without Congressional approval. Any state in the world needs to worry about him. Except Russia of course. Putin is safe. 732153
Reposted by Guillaume PrieckaertsKate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 25/09/2026These attacks cannot be normalized. This is state terrorism in the heart of Europe. 415525
Reposted by Guillaume PrieckaertsMilitarnyi @militarnyi.com · 25/09/2026🇫🇮🇸🇪 On September 24, Finnish and Swedish fighter jets carried out their first joint mission to intercept and identify Russian military aircraft over the Gulf of Finland. militarnyi.com/en/news/finl...militarnyi.comFinland and Sweden Jointly Intercept Russian Aircraft Over Gulf of Finland for the First TimeOn September 24, Finnish and Swedish fighter jets carried out their first joint mission to intercept and identify Russian military aircraft over the Gulf of 0205
Reposted by Guillaume PrieckaertsChristian Thiels @christianthiels.eurosky.social · 23/09/2026Good morning to a wonderful #WildlifeWednesday with a cute and tiny reminder to be nice to your fellow creatures - be it men or mice. [📷 #Nikon5600 f/6,3 1/160 600mm ISO 3200] #nature #photography 0162
Reposted by Guillaume PrieckaertsCarlow Weather @carlowweather.bsky.social · 21/09/2026ESB announce completion of Clonin North Solar Farm in County Offaly, a 70MWp solar farm capable of generating enough clean electricity for 10,000 homes each year. These can be contentious but we need all the renewables we can get and I’ll never tell a farmer what they can do with their land. 6427
Reposted by Guillaume PrieckaertsKresten @kresten2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The EU MSs chose to stand together, not allowing the UK to affect us with the consequences of their decision. That was both just and smart. I didn’t choose for the UK to backstab its neighbours and become a threat. The UK did. Voluntarily. The EU is all about cooperation. A rather noble cause… 151
Reposted by Guillaume PrieckaertsSven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Finland’s first F-35 fighters have arrived in Finland. Giving massive boost to #Nato Eastern flank security. ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/finland...ilmavoimat.fiFinland’s first F-35 fighters have arrived in FinlandThe first two of Finland’s F-35s arrived at Lapland Air Wing in Rovaniemi on 18 September. The arrival of the aircraft marks the beginning of a new era for the Finnish Defence Forces. 69820
Reposted by Guillaume PrieckaertsScott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 19/09/20262 civilians murdered and 8+ injured by #Russia guided aerial bomb that struck a high-rise residential building in #Sumy 13-year-old girl among those injured - 3 in serious condition 4 people, including a child, have been rescued from under the rubble - More people could be trapped #Ukraine 01111
Reposted by Guillaume PrieckaertsUrsula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 17/09/2026The question is not whether kids should have access to social media. The question is whether social media platforms should have access to our children. Read more: link.europa.eu/hqXnQj 215032
Reposted by Guillaume PrieckaertsUNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 17/09/2026⚡️ "Stop calling it hybrid. We are under attack," Latvian MEP Rihards Kols urged the European Parliament, listing acts of Russian sabotage across Europe and demanding decisive action against Moscow's networks. 6306111
Reposted by Guillaume PrieckaertsGrand Continent @grandcontinent.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Entre l’illusion d’une souveraineté technologique totale et la résignation à une vassalisation brutale, l’Europe doit inventer une troisième voie dans la course à l’IA. Une pièce de doctrine signée Anu Bradford.legrandcontinent.euPour une souveraineté technologique sélectiveEntre l’illusion d’une souveraineté technologique totale et la résignation à une vassalisation brutale, l’Europe doit inventer une troisième voie dans la course à l’IA 062
Reposted by Guillaume PrieckaertsRob @robtmackinnon.bsky.social · 17/09/2026"Carney is in fact handing an incredible boost to the EU’s global standing on a silver plate. He is providing the political imagination and vision that no one in Europe currently has. It would be extremely foolish and strategically illiterate for the EU to not grab that opportunity" 35916
Reposted by Guillaume PrieckaertsUrsula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 16/09/2026Ukrainians have proven countless times that their spirit cannot be broken. And this summer, Sasha has shown the whole world the true essence of this ↓ 20822213
Reposted by Guillaume PrieckaertsBeing Liberal ®🗽🏳️🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Europe’s horizon should be measured not in election cycles, but in centuries 0132
Reposted by Guillaume PrieckaertsEuropäische Bewegung Deutschland e.V. @netzwerk-ebd.de · 14/09/2026🇪🇺 Am 16. September hält @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu ihre Rede zur Lage der EU. #EBDpräsidentin @praesidentin.netzwerk-ebd.de Dr. Anna-Maija Mertens erwartet von der @ec.europa.eu einen klaren Fokus auf die Weiterentwicklung Europas und seine Handlungsfähigkeit. #SOTEU26 #EBDanalyse #EUSky 123
Reposted by Guillaume PrieckaertsKate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Syzran oil refinery in russia this morning 🔥 It is a good sign. Ukraine shouldn't abandon its defense strategy just because someone posted something, not until clear rules are finalized, agreed upon, and publicly confirmed. 1843675
Reposted by Guillaume PrieckaertsJorge Liboreiro @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 15/09/202649% of Canadians support EU membership, while 30% oppose it and 21% are unsure, according to a new poll by Abacus Data. 🇨🇦🤝🇪🇺 25925
Reposted by Guillaume PrieckaertsJess Miers 🦝 @jmiers230.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I did a somewhat deep dive into the recent OpenAI and Anthropic "hacks" for an upcoming interview. IMO, the AI companies are better off running with the "rogue AI" story because the real story is actually pretty embarrassing. Like making your Wi-Fi password "wifi" embarrassing. 🧵 341836794
Reposted by Guillaume PrieckaertsMinna Ålander 🌻 @alanderminna.bsky.social · 13/09/2026If there was a way for Canada to join the European Economic Area (EEA), which Iceland, Norway, and Liechtenstein are members of, we could see a wild timeline where EEA actually becomes a viable and attractive model instead of this weird corner Iceland and Norway have been sitting in 416012
Reposted by Guillaume PrieckaertsReinier Van Lanschot @reiniervanlanschot.volteuropa.org · 13/09/2026This was not the train I was on this morning, but the one behind it. Russian bombed this at the Ukrainian-Polish border. Thankfully the alarm system works well, people where evacuated in time, and no one got hurt. Russia escalates. Again and again. We should give Ukraine the means to win! 56529
Reposted by Guillaume PrieckaertsDarth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Donald: "can you please stop striking Russian diesel refineries?" Zelensky: "Sorry, but you don't have any cards" 271459258
Reposted by Guillaume PrieckaertsKate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Russian invasion has always been about destroying Ukrainian statehood. Surrendering more land won't just doom thousands of our people to a horrific death under occupation, it will guarantee an even larger war in a few years. It's a pity that special envoys don't understand this. 1527347
Reposted by Guillaume PrieckaertsUlrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 12/09/2026And another one www.dw.com/en/bulgaria-...dw.comBulgaria: Fire at factory making munitions for UkraineBulgarian authorities are investigating a fire at a munitions factory for links to an explosion at a similar facility in August. Arms maker EMCO says no human error was involved, as investigators look... 214659
Reposted by Guillaume PrieckaertsThe Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 12/09/2026⚡️'Immoral and self-destructive' — Zelensky blasts EU for considering lifting sanctions on Russian oligarchs. "Five hundred Shahed drones per day is certainly not the right time to even begin a discussion about easing sanctions," Zelensky said.kyivindependent.com'Immoral and self-destructive' — Zelensky blasts EU for considering lifting sanctions on Russian oligarchs"Five hundred Shahed drones per day is certainly not the right time to even begin a discussion about easing sanctions," President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sept. 12, after France reportedly joined Sl... 35791247
Reposted by Guillaume PrieckaertsKate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Imagine for a second, just for a brief second, that what happened in the German elections had happened in Ukraine, with people voting for the openly far right. You would stomp us into the dirt, your press would destroy us, your societies would refuse to support our resistance, and they would say we 19381113
Guillaume Prieckaerts @gprieckaerts.eurosky.social · 13/09/2026RTÉ News: Over 30 women allege harassment and misogyny in ambulance service 100
Reposted by Guillaume PrieckaertsSara | Europe Tomorrow @sara-rey.eurosky.social · 12/09/2026In this context, nationalist parties are selling out sovereignty to the highest bidder when they oppose the EU. Their so-called nationalism is a lie in this geopolitical climate. We need the EU more than ever today. If we value deciding our own fate, the EU should live up to its full potential. 🧵5 011
Reposted by Guillaume PrieckaertsKim van Sparrentak @kimvsparrentak.bsky.social · 07/09/2026The fact that AI is sending unintendedly pregnant women to anti-abortion clubs is a direct danger to women in Europe. And it happens to play right into the agenda of Trump and his tech oligarchs. Together with @maritmaij.bsky.social and 74 other colleagues, I am submitting written questions today. 02415
Guillaume Prieckaerts @gprieckaerts.eurosky.social · 11/09/2026This is just a great story for a Belgian start-up techfundingnews.com/aerospacelab...techfundingnews.comAerospacelab wins €2.4B contract to build 264 satellites for IRIS — TFNAerospacelab has been selected as a key prime contractor for the low Earth orbit, or LEO, segment of the European Union's IRIS² secure connectivity programme, in a contract worth €2.4 billion. 011
Reposted by Guillaume PrieckaertsSebastian Bohrn Mena @bohrn-mena.at · 10/09/2026Die AfD will die Rüstungsindustrie für Massendeportationen nutzen. Das sagt Siegmund heute in einer Pressekonferenz. Wenige Tage nach der Wahl fallen jetzt die letzten Masken. Und ich frage mich: Was muss einer wehrhaften Demokratie noch angetan werden, bis sie beginnt sich zu wehren? 761407478
Reposted by Guillaume PrieckaertsSara | Europe Tomorrow @sara-rey.eurosky.social · 10/09/2026Wie zegt dat wij geen bedrijven meer kunnen bouwen? België heeft er een nieuwe trots bij: Aerospacelab bouwt bijna alle onderdelen zelf en levert 75% van alle satellieten van het Europese project Iris2. vrtnws.be/p.JNGByqBxGvrtnws.beWaalse Aerospacelab sluit megadeal van 2,4 miljard euro om Starlink-alternatief te bouwen: "Grootste contract in Europese ruimtevaartgeschiedenis" | VRT NWS NieuwsSatellietenbouwer Aerospacelab uit Charleroi heeft een contract binnengehaald ter waarde van 2,4 miljard euro. Het zal 264 satellieten bouwen voor het Europese netwerk Iris², goed voor driekwart van a... 011
Reposted by Guillaume PrieckaertsKaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · 08/09/2026True reconciliation cannot be built on revisionism, the denial of genocide or the honouring of perpetrators. Serbia's path into the EU requires an unequivocal commitment to fundamental European values and historical truth. There is no place in Europe for the glorification of war criminals. (2/2) 942758
Reposted by Guillaume PrieckaertsSven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Would say no comment but its actually unfair towards Chamberlain who didn't look for personal handouts 411035
Reposted by Guillaume PrieckaertsSven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Better late than never. German rocket reaches space as Europe enters satellite launch race, marking first commercial flight to reach orbit from continental Europe launched from Norway's Arctic Andoeya Spaceport. #space www.yahoo.com/news/science...yahoo.comGerman rocket reaches space as Europe enters satellite launch race(Corrects title of minister in paragraph 4) OSLO, Sept 5 (Reuters) - German startup Isar Aerospace on Saturday launched its first rocket into space from a site in Arctic Norway, bringing Europe clos... 58021
Reposted by Guillaume PrieckaertsLuigi di Angeli @luigidiangeli.bsky.social · 06/09/2026In Andrew’s “mind” it’s probably less effort to persuade an entire continent to change its position than to persuade his own countrymen to change theirs. 3102
Reposted by Guillaume PrieckaertsTom Hayes @tomhayes.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Interesting article. "We've lost our industrial jobs, so we are going to vote for Farage". Do they think Farage will get them their jobs back? The man whose life's work was to pull the UK out of the biggest market in the world, the EU. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.com‘Capitalism is dying’: in Luton, these former car workers have a moral tale for our times | Aditya ChakraborttyAbandoned by the company they worked for, let down by Labour and their unions – now they watch their friends turn to Reform for answers, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty 1134
Reposted by Guillaume PrieckaertsBrian Taylor @bdtaylor-su.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Reposting this since Trump said today that Putin is not going to attack NATO territory. Well, he already is. 615050