Jim Cloos
@CloosJim
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An obsession: communicating about the EU as it is. A passion: reading. A joy: meeting people. Going to concerts. Restaurants and cafes. Playing chess.
Watermael Boitsfort Belgium
Joined December 2016
BREAKING: Sir Keir Starmer announces a four step plan to stop the fighting in Ukraine. https://t.co/KTpvtgcTDT ๐บ Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
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This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell. This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldnโt find itโฆso donโt RT right now this very second.
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Oligarchs are waging a war on the working class, and they are intent on winning. But this is what I know: ย The worst fear that the ruling class in this country has is that Americans come together to demand a government that represents all of us, not just the wealthy few.
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โ๏ธSeason's Greetings from the TEPSA Secretariat๐
We would like to thank all of our followers for the European discussions we've had in 2024, and here's to more of the same in 2025 ๐พ๐ฅ
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๐งHave you read our #TEPSArecommendations? We asked experts to give us their views and policy advice for the incoming Polish Presidency of the Council. ๐ต๐ฑ Find the full text here ๐ https://t.co/KuDm5RBfCY
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Dare I go back to de Gaulle to look for inspiration? Yes I do. Read below. https://t.co/Pou4Z6Vs5Z
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#NewPublication ๐ a #BookReview by our Secretary-General @CloosJim: "Antifragile: Things that gain from disorder" by Nassim Nicholas Taleb Read in full ๐ https://t.co/wKnj2guzyG
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Read @CloosJim's recent editorial looking at the causes of disintegration of social cohesion and the rise of polarisation in European and world politics ๐ https://t.co/iY7kzoTVFD
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๐๏ธ On August 2โฃ7โฃ our Secretary-General @CloosJim will speak at the @forumalpbach to discuss the previous @EU_Commission cycle (and preview the next one) alongside @mariademertzis, @spornschlegel & @EnricoLetta Learn more ๐ https://t.co/7SRWgV0g5I
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Check out the new @EgmontInstitute policy brief by @CloosJim & @GilesMerritt ๐ at the outset of a new institutional cycle they give recommendations informed by the challenges that will have to be addressed โคต๏ธ
๐๐ก๐๐ช ๐ฃ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก The future team for the EU Commission seems to be on track to take over in the autumn, this is a message to the incumbents and their teams in view of the decisions they will have to take #EUGovernance @CloosJim @GilesMerritt @EgmontInstitute
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How does the ๐ช๐บ#EU accession process work? In this talk with @tepsaeu, I explain what we mean when we talk of "adopting the EU acquis", "fundamentals" and "clusters". Learn more in our full #EuropeChats interview ๐ https://t.co/8ay16olRfS
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โผ๏ธNew #EuropeChats ๐ in our latest episode TEPSA Executive Director Mariam Khotenashvili sits down with Erik Jones, Director of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, to discuss all things ๐ช๐บ #enlargement, #democracy, and #security
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22 years ago. no need for additional words. whatever your position on the Israel/Palestinian conflict, please listen.
Watch this from Brzezinski. If it looks like a different America itโs because it was a different America. What a fall https://t.co/cZu7AFVX3q
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Jacques Delors a accompli lโexploit de relancer lโEurope en sโappuyant sur lโรฉconomie. Il รฉtait aussi convaincu que lโEurope devait jouer pleinement son rรดle dans le monde. Avec libertรฉ et solidaritรฉ comme valeurs humanistes ร promouvoir face aux bouleversements du monde.
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๐คฉWe are thrilled that @dreynders, European Commissioner for Justice, has agreed to speak at the #RADARdisinfo Policy Conference on Friday ๐๏ธ ๐ We can't wait to share our #YouthRecommendations on fighting #disinformation with him! Learn more โก๏ธ https://t.co/oXfu3mwOXD
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๐ฆ๐น๐ง๐ช๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ท๐จ๐พ๐จ๐ฟ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ช๐ช๐ซ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ท๐ฉ๐ช๐ฌ๐ท๐ญ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฎ๐น๐ฑ๐ป๐ฑ๐น๐ฑ๐บ๐ฒ๐น๐ต๐ฑ๐ต๐น๐ท๐ด๐ธ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ช๐ธ๐ธ๐ช๐ณ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฝ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ด๐ท๐ธ๐จ๐ญ๐น๐ท๐ฌ๐ง๐บ๐ฆ These are all the countries whose perspectives are featured in our new book on ๐ช๐บ #enlargement ๐ we gathered 60 authors to give us their analysis and recommendations โก๏ธ https://t.co/VczrDucVDE
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๐#NewPublicationโผ๏ธ In this year's first edition of the Reading Corner, TEPSA Secretary-General @CloosJim gives his TOP 10 book recommendations for 2โฃ0โฃ2โฃ4โฃ ๐ https://t.co/XF8Y5lICkU
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We are proud that so many TEPSA members have been featured in the @EUCouncil Library's Think Tank Review: @CidobBarcelona, @Clingendaelorg, @epc_eu, @IAIonline & @UISweden are all there ๐ And our latest European Council Experts' Debrief also features!โค๏ธ https://t.co/HpKBLIwogG
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This morning we recorded a brand new episode of #EuropeChats all about the new ๐ช๐บ Strategic Agenda, which is to be decided on next year and will set the agenda until 2029 ๐ฃ๏ธ@CloosJim discusses with @YoungsRichard & @BelgiumMFA's Wouter Detavernier Stay tunedโผ๏ธ
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At the #BelgianPPC we opened discussion with remarks from TEPSA Secretary-General @CloosJim & @EgmontInstitute Director-General Pol de Witte, in addition to video remarks given by Belgian Minister for Foreign Affairs @hadjalahbib
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