Alberto Alemanno
@alemannoEU
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Democracy Fellow @Harvard | Jean Monnet Professor of EU Law @HECParis | Founder @TheGoodLobby @EurJRR | #YGL #EYL
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Joined January 2009
Only a citizen-driven EU, accountable to its elected legislature, could possess the capacity and mandate to tackle the bloc’s many current and future challenges, from its security to its expansion to the East, in a geopolitically shuttered world . My latest @ProSyn
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Brussels wants Europeans to save like Americans. But that means living like them too with privatised healthcare, housing, and pensions run by Wall Street. Where's the public debate about this trade-off? Asks @DanielaGabor
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For the enablers, not even the sky is the limit:. BCG modelled plan to ‘relocate’ Palestinians from Gaza.
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What opening up Schengen area means ?. A must read 🧵#thisiseurope.
Six months have now passed since 🇷🇴 Romania and 🇧🇬 Bulgaria have finally joined the Schengen area, and border infrastructure between them and the other 🇪🇺 EU member states has been made obsolete. Here is a thread of what that meant in practice and the changes we've seen . 1/🧵
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As predicted, @EUombudsman warns Ursula von der Leyen against rushing deregulation as her commission has been cutting the corners and breached procedural fairness .
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Brussels to seek more joint debt in EU budget plan BUT @vonderleyen.needs a reliable majority within the Parliament to do so. Spoiler: that can’t be the Venezuela majority of EPP+far right groups
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RT @alemannoEU: Let me get this straight:. VdL’s motion of censure isn’t an irresponsible publicity stunt but a legitimate albeit sloppy at….
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Let me get this straight:. VdL’s motion of censure isn’t an irresponsible publicity stunt but a legitimate albeit sloppy attempt at holding the von der Leyen Commission politically accountable. Ultimately, this vote is von der Leyen’s own making and force her - by the time of
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Wow, The speed and scale of the EU deregulatory agenda is unprecedented:. - after watering down the Green Deal regulations, the EU set to halt landmark AI Act. - European digital companies join US government and Big Tech’s lobbying efforts .
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How the largest EU political party stereotypes families as they want to see them look (image below) by leaving anybody else behind. Depressing and discriminatory for millions of people who don’t fit in.
🧒👨👩👧👦 Families are the foundation of Europe’s future. 💙. We’re committed to helping them thrive: . • Support for working families .• Raising living standards .• Children’s and youth rights .• Leaving no one behind . Read more: #demographyEU
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billionaires should exist, really? A difficult case to make especially on moral grounds and when they’re not only ‘full’ citizens but uber citizens both politically and economically
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Von der Leyen to face Parliament confidence vote next Thursday:. A far-right stunt at first but potentially a politically clarifying moment. Possibly both - @MaxGriera @davcarretta @CSpillmann @NicholasVinocur .
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RT @digiphile: Open government is a foundational principle in every democratic society. But the Trump administration’s actions add up to a….
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I call on the Open Government Partnership Steering Committee to recognise that unprecedented actions in the USA require a more robust response than continued silence and inaction. I thus share @digiphile's campaign within the OGP community to uphold the partnerships'.
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How can the EU finance its most urgent priorities, defending itself, closing the innovation gap, and decarbonising while boosting competitiveness?. The EU Commission (and Mario Draghi) wants Europeans to save and invest like Americans by establishing a Savings and Investment.
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Trump’s humanitarian vandalism eg USAID cuts) threatens 14mn extra deaths by 2030. A cynical observer may counter: isn’t the whole point? .
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UN expert urges criminalizing fossil fuel disinformation, banning lobbying . @thegoodlobbyit @TheGoodLobby
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At last, @TheProgressives threaten @vonderleyen to pull support for her policy agenda, unless she delivers on her promises on MFF, climate action & co. Will @GreensEFA & @RenewEurope do the same ?. Time for a real coalition agreement btw @EPPGroup and other mainstream proEU.
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