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Virginia Mucchi @virginiamucchi.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Yes, as he did in Davos, Mark Carney inspires...and delivers also in the European Parliament.

Virginia Mucchi @virginiamucchi.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Interesting graph. I have asked AI to do also a quick geographical word count graph of the #SOTEU. What does this tell us about the breadth of European global ambitions? ECDPM 🌍

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Virginia Mucchi @virginiamucchi.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

‘Sono sempre stata convinta che il personale è politico ma il privato non è pubblico. Oggi constato, dopo vent’anni, che è l’inverso. Cioè che il privato è inopinatamente e inutilmente pubblico. E il personale non è più politico’ Emma Bonino #RIP

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Virginia Mucchi @virginiamucchi.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

China talks development and does geopolitics. Europe does development and talks geopolitics. A new season of #Intercomms on the Chinese external narratives and why the EU borrowing the same words does not have the same impact. @ecdpm.org intercomms.substack.com/p/the-tale-o...

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The tale of the fellow struggler

China sells geopolitics as development. Europe tries to sell development as geopolitics.

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Virginia Mucchi @virginiamucchi.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Say it like you mean it. Looking back at @ecdpm.org 40th anniversary conference, I went hunting for new vocabulary in international cooperation. What I found is that something has changed, but it isn't the words. New piece on InterComms. 👉 intercomms.substack.com/p/when-words...

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When words catch up with reality

Notes from our 40th anniversary celebrations.

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EdgeStretching (she/her) @edgestretching.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

This corner of Amsterdam has seen a lot, something new is about to show up. #digitalartonchain #artinprocess #digitalart

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Virginia Mucchi @virginiamucchi.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Preparations for our 40th Anniversary event are in full swing! I hope to see many of you there on Thursday! @ecdpm.org tinyurl.com/yneeb4ek

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Virginia Mucchi @virginiamucchi.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

I finally launched InterComms. It comes from a question I keep coming back to: how do we talk about the work we care about in a world that is changing fast? First posts are up. Feedback always welcome. 👉 intercomms.substack.com

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Virginia Mucchi @virginiamucchi.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

More necessary than ever. Ambassador João Cravinho on international cooperation, listening more, engaging better and being honest. And, of course, on @ecdpm.org

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Virginia Mucchi @virginiamucchi.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

@ecdpm.org is a nice idea I hope it will be there for the next 40 years alive and kicking.

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Virginia Mucchi @virginiamucchi.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

ODA numbers for 2025: a decrease of 23.1%, the largest single-year drop in history. Unsurprising perhaps, but still relevant. Can this cut lead to "a break from structural dependency and construct interest-driven partnerships that truly deliver mutual benefits"? @ecdpm.org @oecd-ocde.bsky.social

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Virginia Mucchi @virginiamucchi.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

So, bottom line is that to find true leaders we need to look to Canada and Ukraine. #EUCO #Davos

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Virginia Mucchi @virginiamucchi.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

The EU's collective ability to shoot itself in the foot is mind-boggling. Let's see what the rest of the week brings... 🫣

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Virginia Mucchi @virginiamucchi.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

EU's “track-changes diplomacy”...

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Virginia Mucchi @virginiamucchi.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

If AI saves a team 10h a week, what do [think tanks] do with that time? Do they chase more outputs? Or do they invest in storytelling [] and engagement – the things that deepen impact? Asks @designbysoapbox.bsky.social @johnschwartz.bsky.social. Up to us all to make sure it's the latter. @ecdpm.org

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Virginia Mucchi @virginiamucchi.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Writing for the algorithm? @cfieschi.bsky.social talking to @catherinedevries.bsky.social. Can something be 'shareable' without losing its complexity? What do you think @sbeverts.bsky.social @anthonyzach.be @garethbxl.bsky.social ?

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Virginia Mucchi @virginiamucchi.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

At the #Dynamig conference in rainy and #EUCO locked Brussels. ‘Improving living conditions in countries of origin can be effective in reducing migration’s aspirations and migration pressures’. One of the interesting findings that came from the analysis of #EUTF. Interesting policy implications

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Virginia Mucchi @virginiamucchi.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

@catherinedevries.bsky.social interviews @casmudde.bsky.social. Very interesting and insightful as usual. catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/etched-in-...

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Virginia Mucchi @virginiamucchi.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

US ambo on #DMA & #DSA: “..if the intent is to inflict economic pain on competitors outside of Europe to help European companies, that’s something that the United States would object to […] You can’t have legislation that punishes companies from . . . your ally.” US tariffs then? @financialtimes.com

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Virginia Mucchi @virginiamucchi.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Immensely sad. RIP Robert Redford. 😢

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Virginia Mucchi @virginiamucchi.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Indeed, another spectacle of internal divisions that we could have easily done without.

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Steven Everts @sbeverts.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

These Dutch guys deserve your support. They bring discarded fishing and flower bulb nets to Ukraine. To protect people and lives. All volunteers doing the right things. But donations have dropped, so time we all step up.

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Virginia Mucchi @virginiamucchi.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Everytime you want to override fear with numbers you will fail - advice to politicians by Kata Tüttő - president of CoR at the opening of #europcom

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Virginia Mucchi @virginiamucchi.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

A third of the @undp.org budget today comes for programmes countries themselves. UNDP Ahunna Eziakonwa on agency, multilateralism that goes beyond NY, Brussels and Geneva and not choosing sides.

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Virginia Mucchi @virginiamucchi.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

At the European Parliament for the @ettg.bsky.social conference on the next steps for Eu development policy. @shirinwheeler.bsky.social moderating @billgates.bsky.social and International Partnerships commissioner Síkela. Cuts and changing policy priorities obviously centre stage.

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Virginia Mucchi @virginiamucchi.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

🙃 Sad that while outside #Italy they call it a crucial #referendum, the current government is pushing people not to bother voting to prevent reaching the 50% threshold. 🙃 #iovoto

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Virginia Mucchi @virginiamucchi.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

@adamtooze.bsky.social loved your FT piece today. The sort of stop-and-think articles I am happy to start my day with. More EU cooperation of course, but how would you push current leaders to actually do it? #EUdefence

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Virginia Mucchi @virginiamucchi.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

✏️ Very good and useful read on how to shape a better research question. And, more generally, a place to help you write better. ✏️ Good resource for us @ecdpm.org

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Steven Everts @sbeverts.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Very glad that in a crowded policy space @euiss.bsky.social and @ecdpm.org joined forces to put the spotlight on EU-AU relations. Partners in the storm we called it - attracting a room full of people and energy. Doesn’t happen every day in Brussels. Read here what it all means:

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Virginia Mucchi @virginiamucchi.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

After the meeting between European and African ministers we organised a debrief to hear how things went...Very well, they told us. But is it true? My write-up. @ecdpm.org @euiss.bsky.social

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Virginia Mucchi @virginiamucchi.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

As the next #EUAU ministerial approaches, we suggest different ways to move the relationship between the two continents forward. @ec.europa.eu @eudiplomacy.bsky.social

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ECDPM 🌍 @ecdpm.org · 23/04/2025

📝 EU investment in the Lobito Corridor is sometimes seen as a ploy to disrupt Chinese infrastructure dominance in Africa, but the reality on the ground is more complicated, and EU investments unclear. Read the paper 👉 bit.ly/4lAPbT3

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The Lobito Corridor: Between European geopolitics and African agency

The Lobito Corridor, connecting the DRC, Zambia and Angola, is often discussed in terms of geopolitical competition – with the EU and the US on one side and China on the other – while African agency i...

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Virginia Mucchi @virginiamucchi.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Our latest paper on the Lobito corridor...

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Virginia Mucchi @virginiamucchi.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Love "Democrats show a pulse" 😂 About time.

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Virginia Mucchi @virginiamucchi.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

It's all about strategic #differentiation. Our latest commentary by @chloeteevan.bsky.social @amedinil.bsky.social and Karim Karaki on making the EU more competitive through smart partnerships.

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ECDPM 🌍 @ecdpm.org · 14/03/2025

📅 Next week! We are hosting the Kenyan ambassador to the EU and others in our Brussels office to discuss how the EU can rethink its approach to international partnerships in the face of emerging challenges. Registration and info 👉 bit.ly/3R0uNMW

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ECDPM 🌍 @ecdpm.org · 17/03/2025

📣 The retreat of USAID disrupts development aims across the globe. The EU will have to respond to maintain its development ambitions - but how? Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/4ioX7on

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Virginia Mucchi @virginiamucchi.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

26 out 27 exposes a huge disunity, @politico.eu ?? It shows that one country disagrees. Nothing huge there. And not the first time it happens. #EUCO

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Virginia Mucchi @virginiamucchi.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

But are EU foreign ministers even talking to each other today?The reactions seem to be all uncoordinated... #EU #ukraine #trump

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Virginia Mucchi @virginiamucchi.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Angry, violent and totally unpredictable....

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