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Links from the week of 25 May 2020
Articles, reports and other links I shared on Twitter this week.
- Van Langenhove (VB): Another nationalist-populist who thinks rules are for the little people: rtbf.be/info/belgique/…
  
  Mon 25 May 2020 · on Twitter
- Federico Alagna writes that migration to the EU isn’t a classic “problem to be solved”. europost.eu/en/a/view/fede…
  
  Mon 25 May 2020 · on Twitter
- Bit of good news that the first phase of deconfinement in BE hasn’t increased the spread. The big one will be in a week’s time, when we’re 21 days since shops opened. plus.lesoir.be/302896/article…
  
  No, I’m not watching it.
  
  Mon 25 May 2020 · on Twitter
- This is a good read. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
  
  Wed 27 May 2020 · on Twitter
- The nationalist international killing its own voters. corriere.it/cronache/20_ma…
  
  Sun 31 May 2020 · on Twitter
31 May 2020
Links from the week of 11 May 2020
Articles, reports and other links I shared on Twitter this week.
- Interesting interview with ⁦@LaMonnaieDeMunt⁩ director on the impact of covid on opera houses – social distancing reducing capacity and no carpenters to build the sets. olyrix.com/articles/actu-…
  
  Wed 13 May 2020 · on Twitter
- I’m sure people have seen this, but the EU produced a comic book in 2011 to show how Europe would respond to a deadly pandemic in China. (h/t @erincmca) op.europa.eu/en/publication… Most of it is much better than this panel!
  
  Original h/t to @DaveClark_AFP I should add
  
  Thu 14 May 2020 · on Twitter
14 May 2020
Links from the week of 27 April 2020
Articles, reports and other links I shared on Twitter this week.
- Venice. From overtourism to sustainable tourism buff.ly/3aIiFJ3
  
  Mon 27 Apr 2020 · on Twitter
- Fascinating stats on COVID infection rates by commune in Bxl. Berchem and Anderlecht >50% above Bruxelles-ville and St-Gilles (which I would have thought had most internationally mobile pops). St-Josse and Schaerbeek well below average. politico.eu/article/corona…
  
  Fri 1 May 2020 · on Twitter
- I agree with @lesoir’s David Coppi that the PS and progressives in general should beware of “2008 syndrome”, where they excite themselves with big ambitions for the post-crisis world but get mugged by a narrative of austerity and deregulation. plus.lesoir.be/298258/article…
  
  Which isn’t to say that the ambitions are wrong, but this time around they need to be sure they can implement them. In Belgium’s current political situation, it’s not an easy task.
  
  Fri 1 May 2020 · on Twitter
1 May 2020
Links from the week of 20 April 2020
Articles, reports and other links I shared on Twitter this week.
- #COVID19: Reading the tea leaves in China | ORF buff.ly/2KeSZJl
  
  Mon 20 Apr 2020 · on Twitter
- Spain proposes a €1.5 trillion coronavirus recovery fund financed through perpetual EU debt buff.ly/2Vni7E0
  
  Mon 20 Apr 2020 · on Twitter
- Coronavirus: aucun parti politique ne veut rendre le «tracing» obligatoire en Belgique. plus.lesoir.be/295768/article…
  
  Tue 21 Apr 2020 · on Twitter
- Not to be excessively literalist, but a roadmap should tell you where you are, where you are going, and how you are going to get there. This document is the equivalent of saying “bon voyage!”. Much more detail and work needed, very quickly: consilium.europa.eu/media/43384/ro…
  
  Wed 22 Apr 2020 · on Twitter
- Polish government doubling down on forcing one sided rush-job elections. If the opposition delays them, PiS will declare a state of emergency, reports @gazeta_wyborcza. “The EU will protest but they won’t do anything, look at Hungary” wyborcza.pl/7,75968,258908…
  
  Wed 22 Apr 2020 · on Twitter
- Europe’s Financial Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Has to Be About Democracy link.medium.com/Gjt4TjHHU5
  
  Thu 23 Apr 2020 · on Twitter
- Great article (via @TerryReintke) on Euro English. As a native English speaker I feel self-conscious that everyone is speaking my native language (and self-critical about how little I use my French, even in a proudly multilingual org like @demsoc). euronews.com/2020/04/23/wor…
  
  The one missing Euro English thing that I’ve heard and found myself occasionally slipping into is “eventually” meaning perhaps (from éventuellement in French). But as Terry said, English is a beautiful language in any case, I should be grateful that it’s the one I grew up with.
  
  Thu 23 Apr 2020 · on Twitter
- This is maybe the fifth piece from a bar or restaurant owner on how COVID is the coup de grâce for the restaurant industry, but it’s worth your time: nytimes.com/2020/04/23/mag…
  
  Thu 23 Apr 2020 · on Twitter
- The Twelfth Night from the @NationalTheatre was very good (with Tamsin Greig as a gender-switched Malvolio). Available till 30 April here: youtube.com/watch?v=aig5Ob… #covidculture
  
  Sat 25 Apr 2020 · on Twitter
- Poland’s coal industry doesn’t need support. It’s workers and coal communities need support. The industry itself is walking dead. aljazeera.com/ajimpact/polan…
  
  Sun 26 Apr 2020 · on Twitter
26 April 2020
Links from the week of 13 April 2020
Articles, reports and other links I shared on Twitter this week.
- Polish government’s abusive insistence on maintaining the elections on 10 May means hundreds of thousands of Poles abroad will not be able to vote. notesfrompoland.com/2020/04/16/it-…
  
  Fri 17 Apr 2020 · on Twitter
- Coronavirus crisis: How to win the second half – POLITICO politico.eu/article/corona…
  
  Fri 17 Apr 2020 · on Twitter
- Bad decision. I see no way that you’ll get 60-80% of people wearing masks if they have to make them themselves – unless they are made compulsory with heavy handed enforcement. plus.lesoir.be/295463/article…
  
  Sun 19 Apr 2020 · on Twitter
19 April 2020
It sounds dramatic but he’s right.

It sounds dramatic but he’s right. Few people alive have experienced the sort of recession we’re diving into and without European solidarity the nationalist-populists will absolutely tear European unity to shreds. twitter.com/HenryJFoy/stat…

Imagine the lines they will use if there is European solidarity – about how it was late, insufficient, etc. Now imagine the same arguments, but in the midst of a collapsing economy and with them having right on their side.

I was at @swpberlin‘s online event on Covid and EU financial response earlier, and was struck by how much it felt like a rerun of 2012. Good event, but worrying.

Originally posted as a thread of 3 tweets on Twitter on 16 April 2020. View the original thread.

16 April 2020
Links from the week of 6 April 2020
Articles, reports and other links I shared on Twitter this week.
- The ERC scientist who resigned blaming the EU? Turns out his board unanimously requested his resignation more than ten days ago: erc.europa.eu/news/resignati…
  
  Wed 8 Apr 2020 · on Twitter
- La honte. plus.lesoir.be/293357/article…
  
  Wed 8 Apr 2020 · on Twitter
- Jean Stéphenne: «Un vaccin prometteur contre le Covid-19 sera testé en juin » | Société lesoir.be/293351/article…
  
  Thu 9 Apr 2020 · on Twitter
- Those interested in civil service workings will like this deep dive into the numerous committees and groups running 🇧🇪‘s crisis response. You’d hope that working together under pressure will reduce community/regional squabbles later. You’d hope. plus.lesoir.be/293890/article…
  
  Sat 11 Apr 2020 · on Twitter
- First day with <400 hospitalisations for a while. And a fall in hospital bed and intensive care bed occupancy. Positive sign. #COVID19BE plus.lesoir.be/294027/article…
  
  Sun 12 Apr 2020 · on Twitter
- Tonight’s confinement culture is the 2010 Cosi Fan Tutte from Covent Garden which is well worth a watch. Thomas Allen as Don Alfonso is 💯 (on YouTube) #OurHouseToYourHouse youtu.be/WXThvgdXfeA
  
  Sun 12 Apr 2020 · on Twitter
12 April 2020
This is, once again on COVID, the EU being asked to take action and being constrained by…

This is, once again on COVID, the EU being asked to take action and being constrained by its rules and competencies. EU level is the *obvious* level to implement this sort of research plan. twitter.com/IlvesToomas/st…

It’s striking how few people are asking for less Europe during COVID. Its clear that public and policy expectations of the EU have grown to a scale that is beyond its current structure and powers. One of the tasks for the next period is to understand how what the EU can do can be

brought into alignment with what the public want and need it to do – in a way that is democratic and rooted in ongoing public consent.

(update to share ERC statement which to say the least contradicts some key elements: erc.europa.eu/news/resignati…)

Originally posted as a thread of 4 tweets on Twitter on 7 April 2020. View the original thread.

7 April 2020

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