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2 Jan, 8 tweets, 10 min read
Believe it or not, I am also #French. Proud of #EU2022FR. Too many debats about the presence of 🇪🇺 at #ArcDeTriomphe. Something valid in "noblesse oblige" To annoy Ms #LePen, I illustrate my thread below with a #photo taken during my visit of the largest heros cemetery in #EU 1/1 Image
Nobless oblige! #EU2022FR Almost 400 events relating to #France’s presidency will take place across the next six months...political meetings, cultural programmes and citizens’ events. Thematic summits will also be organised in various #French cities. 1/2
#EU presidency will be an opportunity for #France to “boost its influence in #Europe”. #EU2022FR 1/3
Presidency overlaps with the #French presidential election in April 2022 #EU2022FR and of course, the #European flag jointly with the #French one... will win the French elections. 🇪🇺❤️🇫🇷 1/4. Image
#EU2022FR wants a #Europe that is "powerful in the world, fully sovereign, free to make its decisions and to its own destiny in its hands". 1/5
#ClémentBeaune is expected to play a “decisive” and “leading” role in the #French presidency of the #EU, and will be tasked with fulfilling #EU2022FR's “ambitious” #European agenda. 1/6
French presidency #EU2022FR is expected to be a period of busy debate over Europe’s shared #security and #economy. #France wants to see states take on a larger role in supporting industries. Right since smaller countries struggle to compete against big powers.1/7
#France takes up #EU Council Presidency #EU2022FR prioritising #EU #minimumwage, #digital regulation and #importcarbontaxes; #French presidential candidates criticise #EU flag replacing #French flag on the #ArcDeTriomphe to mark the start of the presidency 1/8

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#BreakingNews : #Italy Several media report that Italy's budget bill has been presented to the Senate today, with contentious points being €8 billion set aside for tax reductions, the citizenship wage and pension reforms #LaStampa, #Repubblica - #photography #lucianomortula 1/1 Image
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12 Nov 21
Excellent question @AlemannouEU! EU/#EEAS has a limited body of intelligence to support a political decision. @eu_eeas Remember @vonderleyen clarified the issue after her visit to @POTUS stating: it is not a migration issue, it is a hybrid attack. 1/1 Image
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Only by asking the right questions we can make progress! @eu_eeas needs to get stronger, to get stronger, it needs to get #intelligence from #EU Member States; @Europarl_EN should be carefully involved; trust is a matter of experience, respect, and coordination! @SanninoEU End
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10 Nov 21
Fantastic news! Starting from the presumption I do not know nothing as tweeted by @RickRubin!
1. Good if @EU_Commission will provide enlightening and interactive information session. It will alleviate the asymmetry of information & knowhow knowledge btw EU States/people 1/1
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3. It will be good if national administrations will be able to set up basis for bilateral #twinning between #EU Member States. These can be supervised from Brussels under a shared responsibility and according to Financial Regulations. It worked before. 1/3
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28 Oct 21
An interesting article indeed. I was once political director at a Ministry of Foreign Affairs (I resigned since my 3 y old child was in Brussels, and could not commute btw 2 capitals). Here is my view, maybe a different approach: 1. #Diplomacy is about relations among states!1/1
2. I do not think that government is the diplomat’s principal occupation. A diplomat shall go beyond states and governments and for this, he/she needs extensive expertise. 1/2
3. It takes decades to acquire, and after that...it is a battlefield… because of inertia or democratic variations. Crafting diplomatic relationship is a very difficult task challenging task, it is about civilizational and strategic convergence. 1/3 End
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