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2 Jul, 6 tweets, 1 min read
EU accredited journalists are now being shown a long video by the Slovenian prime minister @JJansaSDS alleging brutality against journalists by the left over the years, and railing against "activist" journalists who go on to become social democrat politicians.
2/ This has to be the weirdest moment in the history of press trips coinciding with the launch of a rotating EU presidency
3/ The context is that Mr Jansa has been accused of launching personal attacks on journalists via his Twitter account.
4/ "So," booms the narrator at the end of the video, "Who is really threatening democracy and the media in Slovenia?"

Just...bizarre
5/ PM Jansa says he attempted to show the video in the European Parliament but that it was censored
6/ Mr Jansa concludes by telling the assembled journalists that they are showing a one-sided picture on media freedoms. "I know who your sources are," he says

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1 Jul
The European Commissioner for Financial Services @McGuinnessEU has said the EU will not grant equivalence to the UK based on the regulatory situation governing the City of London today, but on what occurs in the future.
2/ Responding to Rishi Sunak’s Mansion House speech on his post-Brexit vision for the sector, Ms McGuinness said: “I took note of the Chancellor’s statement. I think in the long run we are expecting the UK to diverge [from EU financial services regulation]...
3/ "That’s been their mantra because of Brexit."
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1 Jul
.@vonderleyen makes a big pitch on the rule of law, standing next to @JJansaSDS, emphasising the need for a free, independent and well funded media - a not so subtle reference to the Slovenian pm who has personally attacked journalists and withheld funding from independent media
In response to the LGBTI law in Hungary, Jansa says: If you think that an EU consisting of 27 member states will within a couple of years or decades become a melting pot in which we all think alike, you should think again, because this kind of thinking would be highly idealistic.
VDL replies: "The right of parents to educate their children was not disputed [at the EUCO]. The question was how the amendments of existing [Hungarian] laws discriminate against minorities.
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30 Jun
So, the EU and UK have both issued unilateral declarations on the extension to the chilled meats grace period.

As per earlier tweets, they don’t match up in terms of what the extension is for...
2/ The EU insists it’s to allow supermarkets to complete adjustments to supply chains, so such meats can be sourced locally in NI, or the South
3/ The EU declaration says “The purpose of this additional period is to allow stakeholders, and in particular supermarkets in Northern Ireland, to complete the adjustment of their supply chains.
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29 Jun
The EU will formally announce a three month extension to the chilled meats grace period tomorrow afternoon, @rtenews understands.

The announcement will coincide with a UK unilateral declaration agreeing to a number of conditions.
2/ It’s understood the conditions will include a commitment by the UK to continue aligning with EU food safety and animal health rules until September 30, and an acknowledgement that the extension will allow Northern Ireland supermarkets to adapt their supply chains.
3/ There will also be conditions around the labelling of chilled meat products, with special channels for the goods at Northern Ireland ports.
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24 Jun
NEW: The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has issued an opinion that the UK is guilty of indirect discrimination on the grounds of nationality if it refuses social assistance to an EU citizen who has been granted settled status under the post-Brexit EU Settlement Scheme.
2/ The case relates to a Dutch-Croatian woman living in Northern Ireland whose application for Universal Credit was refused by the Department for Communities in June 2020.
3/ The woman claimed that the refusal to award social assistance, despite the fact that she was granted a right of residence under the EU Settlement Scheme, constituted different treatment compared to British citizens, and therefore discrimination on the grounds of nationality.
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23 Jun
BREAKING: The EU is expected to grant the UK an extension of the chilled meats grace period, applicable under the Northern Ireland Protocol, @rtenews understands.
2/ European Commission vice president @MarosSefcovic, who is leading discussions with the UK on the issue, has advised member states that the extension should be granted swiftly.
3/ It’s understood member states have informally agreed to grant the request, subject to conditions.
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