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Jon Jac

@jon-jac.bsky.social
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Policy officer in Brussels. Working on sustainable food systems, agricultural policies & international trade. Also into decolonial, queer, and socio studies on my spare time. Tweets are mine. Mainly En/Fr.

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Saskia Bricmont @saskiabricmont.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
🎉 Fantastique: le Parlement adopte ma résolution demandant à la CJUE de vérifier la compatibilité de l’accord UE-Mercosur avec le droit #UE ⏸️ Le vote gèle la ratification au Parlement jusqu’au verdict ✊ Le combat continue: je mettrai toute mon énergie pour faire rejeter cet accord #UEMercosur
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Lynn Boylan MEP @lnbdublin.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Great News! Mercosur will be referred to ECJ 🙌🏻
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Global Trade Watch @pcgtw.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Guess what? Trump and Big Tech are rewriting global trade rules in secret. Here’s what’s at stake. 🔍
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Pesticide Action Network Europe (PAN Europe) @paneurope.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
📢📨 Three letters. One message. We wrote to the @ec.europa.eu, @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu, @europarl.europa.eu & @eu2025dk.bsky.social asking them to stop exporting #pesticides banned in the EU. www.pan-europe.info/resources/le...
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Climate News @climatenews.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Global Sumud Flotilla reaches Gaza waters from International Waters…
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DeSmog @desmog.com · 30/09/2025
🔴 Revealed: EU Farm Subsidy ‘Bankrolls’ Widespread Labour Abuse New investigation reveals how farm owners convicted of exploiting migrant workers rake in millions in subsidies 👇 www.desmog.com/2025/09/29/r...
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Revealed: EU Farm Subsidy ‘Bankrolls’ Widespread Labour Abuse
This investigation was developed with the support of Journalismfund Europe. Farm owners convicted of exploiting migrant workers continue to claim millions in taxpayer-funded subsidies, DeSmog can reve...
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Jon Jac @jon-jac.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Après l'annonce de #begov sur la #Palestine, on est plus de 70 000 à demander des santions immédiates et la fin du génocide à #Gaza @deweverbart.bsky.social @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu prenez des sanctions au niveau UE ! #Palestine #Brussels #Bxl
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Audrey Garric @audreygarric.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
« Les marchands de doute sont de retour. » Dans une vaste publication, 85 climatologues de renom estiment que le rapport sur le changement climatique publié par le département de l’énergie américain, début août, est émaillé d’erreurs, de manipulations ou d’omissions www.lemonde.fr/planete/arti...
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Les scientifiques américains ripostent à un rapport climatosceptique de l’administration Trump : « Les marchands de doute sont de retour »
Dans un texte publié mardi, 85 climatologues de renom estiment que le rapport publié début août par le département de l’énergie américain est émaillé d’erreurs, de manipulations, d’omissions et de fai...
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Keith Ellison, Minnesota Attorney General @keithellison.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Courts block Trump on Tariffs. www.cnn.com/2025/08/29/b...
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Appeals court says Trump unlawfully leaned on emergency powers to impose tariffs | CNN Business
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump unlawfully leaned on emergency powers to impose sweeping tariffs earlier this year.
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Emily Atkin @emorwee.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
As @yessfun.com has reported, the fossil fuel industry directly funds anti-trans panic because it distracts the public from "the very real and ongoing risks that climate change creates.”
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Fossil fuel billionaires are bankrolling the anti-trans movement
An investigation shared exclusively with Atmos and HEATED finds that 80% of anti-trans organizations receive fossil fuel funding.
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Pesticide Action Network Europe (PAN Europe) @paneurope.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Stop toxic trade. Pesticides banned in Europa should not be exported to other countries. Toxic here = toxic there. Today 600+ organisations from all over the globe call on the EU to stop this violation of human rights.
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euobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · 24/06/2025
Just as far-right forces crack down on civil society dealing with the climate, a new study reveals that lobbyists from the top fossil-fuel industry organisations had over 1,000 MEP meetings within less than a year.
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Big Oil: over 1,000 lobby meetings with MEPs in under a year
Just as far-right forces crack down on civil society dealing with the climate, a new study reveals that lobbyists from the top fossil-fuel industry organisations had over 1,000 MEP meetings within less than a year.
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Shantanu Singh / @shansebolo @shansebolo.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
The India-UK FTA incorporates a mechanism that would allow either party to renegotiate specific clauses if the other offers better terms to a third country through separate agreements, according to people familiar with the matter. www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/i...
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Jon Jac @jon-jac.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
🎉 Victoire citoyenne ! Ce 28 mai 2025, la Belgique interdit l’exportation de pesticides interdits ✅ Une avancée majeure pour la santé des agriculteur·ice·s du Sud global, l’environnement et les droits humains. 🙏🏻MERCI !!! Cette victoire montre qu’une mobilisation citoyenne peut changer les règles.
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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Outstanding news 🦪🐙🦀🦞🦐 A massive step forward in protecting ocean wildlife 👏👏👏
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Sophie Chapelle @sophiechapelle.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Examinée ce 26 mai par les députés, la loi Duplomb constitue un concentré de régressions environnementales, inspirée par l’agro-business. Le gouvernement compte sur les voix du RN pour éviter le débat à l'Assemblée nationale. Mon décryptage pour @bastamedia.bsky.social basta.media/loi-duplomb-...
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Loi Duplomb : toujours plus de pesticides, de mégabassines et d'élevages intensifs
Examinée ce 26 mai par les députés, la loi Duplomb constitue un concentré de régressions environnementales, inspirée par l'agro-business. Le gouvernement compte sur les voix du RN pour éviter le débat...
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Jon Jac @jon-jac.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
2 pommes. Même rayon. 2 réalités. L’une a été cultivée chez nous, sous des normes strictes. L’autre ? Importée avec des pesticides interdits ici. La solution pour éviter ça ? Des #MesuresMiroirs. 🧐Nouveau rapport avec @cncd.be @entraideetfrat.bsky.social 👉 tinyurl.com/7rxjf7h7 #MesuresMiroirs
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Sludge @sludge.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
NEW: Two chemical agriculture industry lobbyists who President Trump chose to serve in his administration are working to block the MAHA Commission from targeting dangerous pesticides like atrazine. readsludge.com/2025/05/20/a...
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Agrichemical Industry Insiders Sabotage MAHA Pesticide Crackdown
Former lobbyists now in the Trump administration are working to ensure the Make American Great Again Commission report does not target agricultural chemicals like atrazine.
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Jon Jac @jon-jac.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Les agriculteur·ices veulent stopper la concurrence déloyale et les consommateur·ies ne veulent pas de pesticides interdits dans leurs assiettes. ➡️Les mesures miroirs protègent agriculteur·ices et consommateur·ices. ⚠️ Ne pas oublier les producteur·ices du Sud global ! shorturl.at/1xX4W
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UE-Mercosur: ni pesticides, ni antibiotiques, ni OGM dans nos assiettes?
Mercosur: des mesures miroirs dans les accords de libre-échange pour protéger notre santé et notre environnement et OGM.
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François Grenade @francoisgrenade.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
L'utilisation de la faim comme arme de guerre est une violation insupportable des droits humains et des principes humanitaires. L’Accord d’association UE-Israël doit être suspendu : son article 2 impose le respect des droits humains. Manifestation ce dimanche : www.amnesty.be/evenement/ma...
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Manifestation contre le génocide en cours à Gaza
Manifestation pour un cessez-le-feu immédiat et contre le génocide à Gaza
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Amnesty EU @amnestyeu.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
❗❗Important❗❗ As EU foreign ministers meet, the Netherlands requests a review of Israel’s compliance with the EU-Israel association agreement - highlighting Article 2 - Israel’s obligations under humanitarian law. In doing so, the Netherlands joins Spain, Ireland & Slovenia.
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Netherlands urges review of EU-Israel trade deal over ‘catastrophic’ Gaza aid block
Foreign minister Caspar Veldkamp tells top EU diplomat Kaja Kallas he believes Israel is in breach of rights obligations linked to trade agreement
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 09/05/2025
OPINION: Since Hamas’ brutal Oct. 7 attack on Israel and the devastating war in Gaza that’s followed, EU leaders have issued countless calls to respect international law — but when it comes to action, the bloc has been largely absent. And its failure to step up carries serious costs.
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Europe cannot remain on the sidelines in Gaza
The bloc’s failure to step up carries serious geopolitical costs.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 05/05/2025
As Musk steps back, experts say Doge cuts have harmed government services
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As Musk steps back, experts say Doge cuts have harmed government services
The billionaire fired thousands of workers, but savings are minimal and offset by degradation of services, critics say
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CoalitionAgainstHunger.be @ccf-cth-cah.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
La faim s'aggrave depuis 2015 ! Nous appelons le ministre Maxime Prévot, à faire de la lutte contre la faim une priorité. Investir dans l’agriculture diminue la pauvreté. L'agroécologie peut nourrir le monde mais aussi et préserver le climat et la biodiversité de tou.tes. @lesengages-be.bsky.social
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Trump is a loser
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Trump Pauses Some Reciprocal Tariffs for 90 Days, Raises China Tariffs to 125%: Live Updates (Gift Article)
Stocks immediately made steep gains after President Trump’s reversal. But he said China would not be included, raising tariffs on its exports to 125 percent after Beijing announced a new round of reta...
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Jon Jac @jon-jac.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
This is an excellent piece. So far best analysis I've read on Trump's tariffs. Even if a 1st glance they don't look like, tariffs are clear extension of corporate power. They also seek to reaffirm the dollar hegemony over currency rivals. www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...
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Trump's Tariffs Are Extremely Dumb, Just Not For The Reasons You Might Think | Common Dreams
This is a con on a global scale. Trump is not rejecting the corporate trade model. He’s weaponizing it.
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Myriam Vander Stichele @mvdstichele.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Trump dangerously falsifies how trade agreements benefit US corp interests by global protection of intellectual property rights & investments (benefits bigtech), openess to US services & cheap imports of consumer goods, with no labour & food security & environment protection: much more than #Tariffs
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David Frum @davidfrum.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Farm families earn more than non-farm families. Farm families are wealthier than non-farm families. If Americans are to pay high tariffs to bring back toaster-making jobs, farmers should bear their share of the sacrifice. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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No Tariff Exemptions for American Farmers
They voted for the tariffs when they voted for Trump.
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Center for Economic and Policy Research @ceprdc.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
@deanbaker13.bsky.social  on Trump's tariffs: a mix of tax hikes & manufacturing dreams? But they're regressive, hitting working-class Americans hardest. Understand the confusion and potential economic damage:
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Donald Trump Is Confused: Tariffs and Taxes
Understand the complexities as Trump appears confused about tariffs and the implications for U.S. manufacturing and tax policy.
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Natasha Foote @natashafoote.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
I’ve been in South Africa this week to learn about the impacts of the EU’s trade in banned pesticides on the ground This is Dina, who used to work on vineyards before her lungs were too damaged to continue working, and this is her message to EU policymakers
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IPES-Food @ipes-food.org · 18/03/2025
#Trump tariffs & trade tensions are expected to exacerbate already rising #foodprices, leading to higher grocery bills for consumers. "We are seeing the burden of food inflation by tariffs, trade, & at the same time, we have #climate -related shocks on the supply chain" grist.org/food-and-agr...
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What Trump's escalating trade wars mean for your grocery bill
Climate change and bird flu are already driving up food prices. Trump's tariffs are about to make it worse.
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Géopolitique @geopolitique.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Les États-Unis demandent à l'Europe de fournir des œufs au marché américain en raison d'une pénurie / Trump avait promis de réduire le prix des œufs dès son premier jour de mandat, mais il a vu les coûts exploser.
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Donald Trump humiliated after US begs Europe for eggs as prices soar in America
The US President vowed to slash egg prices on his first day in office but instead has seen costs explode.
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Jennifer Clapp 🇨🇦 @jennifer-clapp.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
What a fun book launch for Titans of Industrial Agriculture yesterday at @balsillieschool.bsky.social! Thank you to panelists @eatingpolitics.bsky.social (Sarah Martin), Anastasia Papadopoulos, and Bruce Muirhead for excellent commentary following my talk. Thanks also to those who attended!
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Jon Jac @jon-jac.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Excellente série d'articles par @revuesesame.bsky.social. Intervention de Franck Galtier du @cirad.bsky.social : après +40 ans néoliberalisme, les stocks publics reviennent en force vu l'inefficacité des marchés pour juguler l'insécurité alimentaire. revue-sesame-inrae.fr/securite-ali...
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[Sécurité alimentaire 1/3] Faire bloc pour constituer des stocks ? - Revue SESAME
Les explications de Franck Galtier, économiste au Cirad, organisme français de recherche agronomique et de coopération internationale.
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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Analysis estimates that 4% - 14% of the world’s staple crops of wheat, rice & maize is being lost due to impact of microplastics Crop losses could be of a similar scale to those caused by the climate crisis in recent decades www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Microplastics hinder plant photosynthesis, study finds, threatening millions with starvation
Researchers say problem could increase number of people at risk of starvation by 400m in next two decades
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 10/03/2025
China’s retaliatory tariffs on US farm goods kick in, as trade war escalates – business live
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China’s retaliatory tariffs on US farm goods kick in, as trade war escalates – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news The US-China trade war comes at a time when the Chinese economy is already struggling with weak inflation. Consumer prices fell in February, pulling the CPI inflation rate down to -0.7% in…
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Christophe Cassou @cassouman40.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Incroyable mobilisation pour #StandUpForScience à Paris qui matérialise la forte inquiétude de la communauté scientifique non pas pour elle-même mais pour les enjeux démocratiques a risque dans une dynamique fasciste. Big Up aux organisateur-es et big hug aux collègues US qui débutent leur marche ✊
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EUwatch 🇪🇺 @euwatch.live · 05/03/2025
Le commerce agricole, première victime de la doctrine protectionniste de Donald Trump
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Le commerce agricole, première victime de la doctrine protectionniste de Donald Trump
L'UE se retrouve dans une situation délicate alors que le président américain Donald Trump met à exécution ses menaces de droits de douane qui ont déjà perturbé les flux commerciaux agricoles et alimentaires, et pourraient déclencher une guerre commerciale mondiale.
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Pierre Girard @pierregirard.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Supprimer un terme scientifique d’un texte officiel : je n’aurais jamais imaginé voir ça en France ⚠️ 1/6
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Code Rouge / Rood @coderougerood.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
🚨 BREAKING: Despite the many preventive arrests, 1400 activists are taking action against Cargill, the biggest agrifood company in the world. Cargill has a revenue of around 160 billion with 2,5 billion profit worldwide, of which 160 million in Belgium. 🤯 📷 1, @regardbrut @Johanna De Tessières 2,3
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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 26/02/2025
On day of #CleanIndustrialDeal announcement see our new report w/ @lobbycontrol.bsky.social which looks at biggest corporate lobbies, how much they spend, & what they want Spoiler alert: the Commission is about to reveal a shocking example of #corporatecapture corporateeurope.org/en/2025/02/e...
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The EU’s lobby league table
Corporate Europe Observatory and LobbyControl reveal the sheer corporate lobby firepower in the EU, analysed by sector. Big Tech, Energy, Banking, and Chemicals dominate.
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France Culture @franceculture.fr · 21/02/2025
Des années 1950 aux années 1980, le remembrement a profondément transformé les paysages agricoles français en regroupant et en agrandissant les parcelles dans une logique de rentabilité. Mais cette politique s'est souvent opérée au détriment des "petits" paysans. ➡️ l.franceculture.fr/gdF
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International Institute for Sustainable Development @iisd.org · 20/02/2025
🚨 From UNFCCC to the World Trade Organization, border carbon adjustments #BCAs are a 🔥 topic in trade and climate talks. BCAs apply carbon costs to imported goods at the border to level the playing field, but their success depends on 6️⃣ key policy decisions. 🧵 1/8
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BirdLife Europe & Central Asia @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
🚨Breaking: EU Agriculture Vision goes rogue🚨 Commissioner Hansen fails to propose concrete policy actions to tackle the ongoing climate, biodiversity, and social crises, threats that endanger the livelihoods of millions of farmers. Read more here: www.birdlife.org/news/2025/02...
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Press release: EU Agriculture Vision goes rogue
commissioner Hansen ignores outcomes of Strategic Dialogue and opts to maintain status quo
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Audrey Changoe @audreychangoe.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
During today’s debate, the @EU_Commission once again claimed that the #EUMercosur deal will boost the EU’s economy. Yet, the Commission’s own study shows the economic gains from the deal are negligible. This weighs against the deal’s devastating climate impacts. #StopEUMercosur europa.eu/!Yv79dB
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Main page of the European Parliament’s plenary website. Live streaming, updated speaker list, plenary news, priority information and priority documents.
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Lis Cunha @liscunha.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Today's debate about the toxic EU-Mercosur trade deal in the EU Parliament was more interesting than expected. I counted 35 MEPs who spoke against the agreement, 21 in favour, whereas the other speakers seemed undecided / having conditions in place which they were still analysing. (1/2)
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Friends of the Earth Europe @foeeurope.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
🚨 Do you know what's happening tomorrow? The @europarl.europa.eu will finally hold a debate on the controversial #EUMercosur trade deal After more than 25 years of negotiations marked by a lack of transparency and democratic process, this debate is long overdue! A thread 🧵
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TROU NOIR @trounoireditions.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
JUDITH BUTLER : Trump déchaîne le sadisme sur le monde. Nous ne devons pas nous laisser submerger. www.trounoir.org/Trump-dechai...
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Trump déchaîne le sadisme sur le monde. Nous ne devons pas nous laisser submerger
Un appel à se défaire des opérations de capture du sadisme autoritaire
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Su Lin Lewis @sulinlewis.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Next Thursday (2-4) we'll be launching Development, Socialism, and Internationalism in the Third World (edited with @nanaoseiopare.bsky.social) with a brilliant group of discussants (below)- many thanks @jessicareinisch.bsky.social for hosting us at Birkbeck! www.bloomsbury.com/uk/socialism...
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Socialism, Internationalism, and Development in the Third World
In the wake of colonial and racial exploitation, political leaders, technocrats, activists, and workers across the Third World turned to socialism to offer a ne…
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Climate Tracker @climate.skyfleet.blue · 04/02/2025
Rightwing MEPs threaten huge funding freeze for environmental NGOs #Climate
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Rightwing MEPs threaten huge funding freeze for environmental NGOs
Freeze to EU’s LIFE programme funding would deprive 30 NGOs of up to 70% of annual incomes
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