Strategic autonomy isn't an ideological choice - it's a structural response to pressure.

But there's a delicate paradox: openly announcing a departure from the #US means provoking the very reaction #Europe is trying to avoid.

So the real realignment is happening in silence.

A new genre of #geopolitics: quietly rewiring an alliance without a press conference.

#StrategicAutonomy #EUPolicy #Transatlantic

https://tvpworld.com/93315982/-europe-strategic-autonomy-accelerates-as-us-reliability-fades

Europe is building the exit door from America while pretending it isn't [ANALYSIS]

How does Europe quit the US without triggering the very retaliation you fear?

Telewizja Polska S.A

During the #ColdWar, #US - #USSR trade was negligible - deterrence was cleaner.

Today, superpower interdependence is measured in trillions, and that interdependence has become a weapon.

But #Europe sits in the same bottle - without its own #deterrence capacity.

The question isn't "who stings first" - it's how to get out of the bottle at all.

#Geopolitics #EUPolicy #StrategicAutonomy #ColdWar2

https://www.euractiv.com/news/stung-into-action-how-europe-can-deter-both-china-and-the-us/

Stung into action: How Europe can deter both China and the US | Euractiv

Brussels doesn’t hold any trump cards over Washington or Beijing. But this doesn’t mean it always has to fold

Euractiv
Joint readout between Commissioner Jørgensen and Minister Bowen

Today Australia's Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen and European Commissioner for Energy and Housing Dan Jørgensen discussed their deep concern over the conflict in the Middle East which continues to impact prices, energy supply chains and economic growth.

Directorate-General for Energy
Guest Lecture: Dr. Alexandra Bögner (Basel University) on impact from political pressure on EU supply chain regulations. Free Admission! * Tues May 19 - 12–1 PM. * Food & drinks provided. * Register: www.shorturl.at/99KAX #SupplyChain #EUPolicy #Sustainability #UVic #AcademicMastodon #Kula

Please join us for a guest lecture by Dr. Alexandra Bögner (Basel University, CH)

Dr. Bögner is researching how EU supply chain regulations and their enforcement are impacted by political pressure.

Co-presented by CIFAL Victoria, Environmental Governance Group (EGG), UNITAR & Kula

When: Tuesday, May 19, 12–1 PM,
Where: Kula Lounge, Mearns Centre for Learning - McPherson Library, UVic
Register: https://www.shorturl.at/99KAX

Admission is free!
Food & drinks provided!

@unibasel
@law
@Sustainability_Network
#SupplyChain #EUPolicy #Sustainability #UVic #AcademicMastodon

Very interesting @fosdem talk about risk misalignment for EU policy regarding digital sovereignty and free and open source software. It's a policy problem, not a technical problem!

I also really like the general bit of wisdom at the end:

"If we want to move somebody, [we must] first understand them. And this means standing where they stand, and not where you want them to stand."

https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/XCQW98-why-eu-open-source-fails-locally/

#floss #foss #digitalsovereignty #eu #eupolicy #policy #freesoftware

FOSDEM 2026 - The Missing Level: Why EU Open Source Fails Locally

A toy is never just a toy.

Our new EU in Practice piece looks at how EU toy safety rules protect children from hidden risks — from chemicals and small parts to unsafe online marketplace listings.

Because childhood should not have to negotiate with the marketplace.

https://open.substack.com/pub/associationredefine/p/eu-toy-safety-rules-explained?r=6l8ed8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

#ToySafety
#ChildSafety
#EuropeanUnion
#EUPolicy
#ConsumerProtection
#ProductSafety
#OnlineMarketplaces
#EUinPractice

The Toy Box Has Rules: How Europe Protects Children

Discover how EU toy safety rules protect children from unsafe products, harmful chemicals, and online marketplace risks before toys reach the home.

REDefine // Civic Intelligence

ALASCA is proud to support OpenForum Europe's initiative towards an EU Sovereign Tech Fund in order to strenghten open-source technology and open standards.💪💯

The in the letter proposed EU Sovereign Tech Fund aims to be an initiative to secure, maintain and strengthen our open digital infrastructure here in Europe.

You can check out the whole letter here 👉 https://eu-stf.openforumeurope.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/EU-Sovereign-Tech-Fund-Public-Support-Letter_v5.pdf

#DigitalSovereignty #OpenSource #EUPolicy #Cybersecurity #DigitalEurope

The ENISA Telecom Forum is happening live today in Nicosia! 🇨🇾

The official focus is on 5G and digital infrastructure, but there’s a big takeaway for hardware vendors: the Cyber Resilience Act (#CRA).

Even if it’s not the headline today, every router and switch entering the EU network must now comply with these mandatory security rules. Compliance is no longer a choice; it’s a market requirement.

#ENISA #CyberSecurity #CyberResilienceAct #EUPolicy #CRAevidence

Whistleblower:innen schützen = Korruption bekämpfen

Letzten Dienstag in Brüssel: Wir haben mit Expert:innen aus ganz Europa diskutiert, wie die EU-Whistleblower-Richtlinie endlich wirklich wirkt – nicht nur auf dem Papier. 🗣️💪

#Whistleblowing #AntiCorruption #EUPolicy