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Manager @FlintGlobal. Public policy, with a focus on sustainability, ESG and geopolitics. 🇬🇷🇪🇺🇬🇧.
Feb 11, 2019 8 tweets 3 min read
🇪🇸 demonstrations took place yesterday against the @sanchezcastejon government. They were organised by 3 political parties, specifically the conservative @PPopular , centre-right @CiudadanosCs and far right #Vox who accuse Sanchez of treason and call for a general election. 📣👇 The pretext sparking the rally was Sanchez accepting an independent facilitator in future talks with the Catalans. Adding to this is that Rajoy was ousted in a no confidence vote last June and elections have not been called to give Sanchez a democratic mandate.
Jan 21, 2019 12 tweets 4 min read
Short overview of the German🇩🇪 political developments that have unfolded so far this January. Things to look out for📢 this year are: Regional elections in Bremen, Bradenburg, Sachsen and Thüringen (first elections that @akk will contest) & 🇪🇺EP elections 👇 1.The election of the pragmatic and non-ideological AKK as @CDU leader was interpreted as inaugurating a period that will preserve Merkel’s legacy. She has been at pains to differentiate herself from the “Mini Merkel” label, emphasising her 18-year experience in politics and...