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Comms @EU_Commission @EU_Justice | From Paris, previously in Budapest and Berlin with @OpenSociety | Used to tweet a lot, Xs much less

Brussels, Belgium
Joined December 2012
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👏Józsefváros👏
#EUDiversityMonth starts with action, not words. 🎉 🏙️ Winners – cities above 50k: 🥇 Józsefváros 🇭🇺 🥈 Leuven 🇧🇪 🥉 Leiden 🇳🇱 Inclusion built into real policies. #UnionOfEquality
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Full of hope for the new Hungary. Some bittersweet thoughts too, thinking back of all the drama we went through at @OpenSociety in Budapest. Maybe all these efforts were not in vain? Time to *really* turn the page. And breathe, at last.
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Very proud to launch “Roma On Par” today on International Roma Day. @EU_Commission @EU_Justice remind us: Europe grows when *everyone* belongs. >> youtu.be/7hoc3_5Pdk0?feature… to watch this beautiful production by talented director Veronique Engel.
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Finishing the week with some good news. "According to the results of the latest Flash Eurobarometer survey on ‘EU challenges and priorities' published today, respect for democracy, human rights, and the rule of law (...) remain the EU's main strengths" ec.europa.eu/commission/pres…
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On conditionality in the next MFF: "The National and regional partnership plans will contain further safeguards to ensure that Member States respect the principles of the rule of law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights." ec.europa.eu/commission/pres…
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I love working for the EU. But this kind of hiccups really breaks my ♥️ (and 🧠).
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Who needs Studio Ghibli when you have Brussels in the spring?
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"The EU thrives as one of the world's most open economies, with over 70% of imports entering at zero tariff." ec.europa.eu/commission/pres…
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"The most influential person in Europe is … Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. She took her Brothers of Italy party, with its neo-fascist roots, from the political fringes into power" via @POLITICOEurope What a monstrous period we're living in.
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Vrai à Paris, vrai à Bruxelles. Je ne compte plus le nombre de fois où j'ai failli me faire renverser par une voiture à BXL, alors que j'étais dans mon droit. Et jamais une excuse - à dire vrai, la plupart du temps, plutôt un sourire moqueur ou une invective.
Après les larmes, la colère. Contre la violence inouïe déchaînée contre notre ami par un homme et son arme par destination. Contre la relativisation du meurtre en mode "oui mais les cyclistes", tournure indifférenciée et déshumanisante, presque un début de justification. 1/5
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The EU is stepping up its support of civil society! For a more just, inclusive and vibrant Europe. Find out more: citizens-equality-rights-val…
Is your organisation striving for meaningful impact? The Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme is making available more than 1.5 billion euros to foster positive change in an inclusive Europe. Discover funding opportunities for your projects ↓ #CERV

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"Despite considerable financial support made available by the EU and international public and private donors, not enough funds reach fundamental rights actors." .@VeraJourova
The 2024 annual report on the application of the EU Charter of #FundamentalRights is out today! The Charter report focuses on funding to promote, protect and enforce fundamental rights. The @EU_Commission supports the implementation of EU values and fundamental rights ↓

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