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The rise of the centrist dads https://www.politico.eu/podcast/brussels-playbook-podcast/the-rise-of-the-centrist-dads/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #BrusselsPlaybookPodcast #Transatlanticrelations #Europeanpolitics #Competitiveness #ForeignAffairs #Enlargement #WarinIran #Politics #Budget #War

The rise of the centrist dads

European ambassadors are gathering to prep for a leaders’ summit taking place in Cyprus next week. And yet again, the agenda will likely be dominated by geopolitical crises. Ian Wishart and g…

POLITICO

Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)6d ago

Inside Magyar’s grand bargain with the EU https://www.politico.eu/podcast/brussels-playbook-podcast/inside-magyars-grand-bargain-with-the-eu/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #BrusselsPlaybookPodcast #Hungarianelections2026 #agricultureandfood #Europeanpolitics #Russiasanctions #ForeignAffairs #WarinUkraine #Agriculture #Enlargement #Politics

Inside Magyar’s grand bargain with the EU

The EU may be saying goodbye to Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, but the system that empowered him and the problems he’s left behind are still very much in place. Today on the podcast, Ian Wishart and Nick …

POLITICO

Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)6d ago

Fear of populists is pushing governments to oppose expanding the EU https://www.politico.eu/article/fear-populists-pushing-governments-oppose-expanding-eu/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #ForeignAffairs #Enlargement #Referendum #Democracy #Elections #Security #Politics

Fear of populists is pushing governments to oppose expanding the EU

Leaders fear debates about bringing in new members will revive “Polish plumber”-like rhetoric and play into hands of far right.

POLITICO

Dean Burnett (that brains guy)Apr 13

Thinking Big?

New Scientist magazine addressed the claims that hypnotherapy can increase women's breast size, by citing the work of one Dr Dean Burnett

https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26735542-800-jewellery-that-monitors-movement-no-we-cant-anticipate-any-problems/

#Hypnotherapy #Enlargement #Critique

Jewellery that monitors movement? No, we can't anticipate any problems

Feedback foresees a dystopian future in which "smart jewellery" tracks the emotions and motions of its users

New Scientist

Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Apr 10

EU poised to slash up to €1.5B in funding to Serbia over democracy fears https://www.politico.eu/article/serbia-faces-eu-funding-freeze-judicial-reforms-russia-relations/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #ForeignAffairs #Foreignpolicy #SingleMarket #Cooperation #Enlargement #Elections #EUfunding #Judiciary #RuleofLaw #Payments #Politics #Balkans #Courts #Media #War

EU poised to slash up to €1.5B in funding to Serbia over democracy fears

“We are increasingly worried about what is happening in Serbia,” a candidate to join the EU, Commissioner Kos says.

POLITICO

Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Apr 9

Montenegro wants to join EU for security, PM says https://www.politico.eu/article/montenegro-wants-join-eu-security-pm-says/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Infrastructure #Negotiations #SingleMarket #WarinUkraine #Enlargement #Security #Politics #Balkans #Safety #Trade

Montenegro wants to join EU for security, PM says

The bloc might be “the last peace project on Earth,” Milojko Spajić says.

POLITICO

Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Mar 30

Why rich countries want to join the EU https://www.politico.eu/podcast/brussels-playbook-podcast/why-rich-countries-want-to-join-the-eu/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #BrusselsPlaybookPodcast #Hungarianelections2026 #Hungarianpolitics #ForeignAffairs #Enlargement #Elections #Security #Politics #Finance #Kremlin #Spying

Why rich countries want to join the EU

For two decades, aspiring EU members wanted to join the bloc to get richer. Now, that’s changing. With conflicts raging at Europe’s doorstep and NATO shaky under Donald Trump, even rich countries w…

POLITICO

Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Mar 30

5 ways the EU could cope with Hungary if Orbán wins again https://www.politico.eu/article/5-ways-the-eu-could-cope-with-hungary-if-orban-wins-again/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Hungarianelections2026 #Conditionality #Foreignpolicy #Enlargement #Elections #RuleofLaw #Politics #Budget

5 ways the EU could cope with Hungary if Orbán wins again

From less unanimous decision-making to informal sidelining, EU countries are already weighing how to move ahead without Hungary if Viktor Orbán wins reelection.

POLITICO

Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Mar 24

EU enlargement chief calls on countries to find a way for new members to join https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-enlargement-chief-marta-kos-calls-on-countries-to-get-behind-plan-for-new-members/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #ForeignAffairs #Negotiations #SingleMarket #Enlargement #Investment #Markets

EU enlargement chief calls on countries to find a way for new members to join

Capitals that don’t support the Commission’s “reverse enlargement” idea should propose their own plan, Marta Kos tells POLITICO.

POLITICO

European trends & Data Ethics Mar 6

Europe’s Shifting Orbit: A Trend Report

For decades, Switzerland, Norway, the UK, and Iceland moved through the geopolitical void with varying degrees of detachment, content to enjoy the warmth of the Single Market without #membership. In 2026 this is changing

https://europeantrends.net/2026/03/03/europes-shifting-orbit-trend-report/ #EU #enlargement #Europe #EUpolicy