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Brussels diplomats are mourning dinners of the “like-minded” that used to be held at US ambassador’s residence. "The soirées were among the most useful diplomatic forums in town." Proud that AMB Gitenstein's first one (April 2022) was co-hosted by Defend Democracy! www.politico.eu/article/brus...

Congratulations Ukraine and Moldova for starting EU membership talks! 🇺🇦🇲🇩🇪🇺 The first cluster of accession negotiations is about EU values and principles, like democracy, rule of law and human rights. #DefendDemocracy #WeAreEU🇪🇺 #NAFO🪖 www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...

EU countries approve starting membership talks with Ukraine, MoldovaThe first cluster of accession negotiations with the two countries will be opened on Monday.www.politico.eu

Many thanks @casmudde.bsky.social for joining the monthly #DemocracyDrinks of @defenddemocracy.eurosky.social ! We covered a lot of ground - from politics to populism to firewall to football - the audience would have loved to exchange for hours! Enjoy the next leg of your trip: our native country!

Only in Brussels 😍 Today I had: Coffee with Luxembourg rapporteur Chat with British democracy defender Commemoration with Lithuanian liberty lovers Lunch with Dutch lobbyist Cola with Belgian diplomat Juice with Finnish FIMI fighter Walk with Ukrainian lecturer Only 2 of these were planned!

Kudos voor een complex verhaal in begrijpelijke taal! #DefendDemocracy #TechSovereignty #HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺

Dag @casmudde.bsky.social en @jmorijn.bsky.social, Kennen jullie elkaar al? 😊 #voetbal #democratie

Still looking pretty energetic on a Friday, despite heatwave and busy week in Brussels 😎 ✅ Moderate roundtable on tech's impact on democracy ✅ Speak on panel about journalism handling post-truth era ✅ Give a Masterclass on preparedness & resilience 📝 Defend Democracy will publish on the latter.

BREAKING: Netherlands blocks US takeover of vital digital supplier. NL investment screening authority sees the purchase as posing "a possible risk to the public interest." NL govt now adopts the advice, just before EU Commission comes with Tech Sovereignty Package. www.politico.eu/article/neth...

Netherlands blocks US takeover of vital digital supplierBRUSSELS — The Dutch government is blocking a United States-based company’s attempts to acquire a key online identification IT supplier. Dutch firm Solvinity runs a platform for the country&#…www.politico.eu

Slovenia re-elected the guy who sent his attack trolls after me for sharing this FT article.

"As a species, we will probably survive. The question is, really, can we survive it with dignity and decent lives?" Interview with @timothysnyder.bsky.social on humanity vs. technology and billionaires vs. the rest of us. euobserver.com/218020/inter...

[Interview] Timothy Snyder: Today’s global conflict is humanity vs. technology and billionaires vs. the rest of usThe US historian explains how to survive hell, why Americans elected US president Donald Trump, and why we should not auto-submit to billionaires masters.euobserver.com

Hear it from Big Tech itself: Using AI is more expensive than paying human employees. fortune.com/2026/05/22/m...

Microsoft reports are exposing AI's real cost problem: Using the tech is more expensive than paying human employees | FortuneCompanies are racing to incentivize employees to use AI. But as some companies are finding, the more employees that use the technology, the heavier the bill.fortune.com

Europe is spending €300 billion to free itself from foreign, undemocratic control of its digital infrastructure. But what happens when the authoritarian is European? #DefendDemocracy #HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺 defenddemocracy.eu/eu-tech-demo...

Europe's big tech bet is only as safe as its democracy — Defend DemocracyEurope is spending billions to free itself from undemocratic control of its digital infrastructure. What happens when the authoritarian is European?defenddemocracy.eu

Gee, with the orange petrocrat lifting Russia energy sanctions and trying to hook us on American LNG, I wonder what the sovereign solution to the fossil energy crisis is 🤔 #HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺 #EnergyTransition #GreenDeal

"You don't build sovereignty by kissing the ring." EU Parliamentarian slams Von Der Leyen for delaying the EU's Tech Sovereignty Package — again. #DefendDemocracy #HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺

The writing has been on the wall for more than a decade. We must acknowledge that Russia is waging a hybrid war against democracies, especially in Europe* Hybrid threats and attacks are real and know no border. The frontline is everywhere. And everyone is on it. #DefendDemocracy #HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺

EU Parliament demands EU Commission scrap Big Tech's ‘unlawful’ secrecy on data centres environmental footprint. #DefendDemocracy #HandsOffOurEU🇪🇺 euobserver.com/217580/meps-...

Just when a Russian MP calls for ending Russia's war on Ukraine due to severe economic problems in Russia. Now is not the time to go soft on sanctions against Russia! #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦

Europe's big #tech bet is only as safe as its #democracy. "As a sovereignty project, #EuroStack has the best answer to external threats. But it has yet to address potential threats from within. What happens when the authoritarian is European?" #DefendDemocracy defenddemocracy.eu/eu-tech-demo...

Europe's big tech bet is only as safe as its democracy — Defend DemocracyEurope is spending billions to free itself from undemocratic control of its digital infrastructure. What happens when the authoritarian is European?defenddemocracy.eu

Now in France too: the Orban and Trump playbook.

Many thanks for your contributions founding #DemocraticTechAlliance members of the European Parliament: @AlexAgiusSaliba @alexandrageese.eurosky.social @AxelVossMdEP @cschaldemose.bsky.social @kimvsparrentak.bsky.social @michalkobosko.bsky.social @SLagodinsky