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Public affairs, strategic comms and international politics. Currently @PACouncil, former EU in Europe and Africa. Among other things. My views.

Brussels, Belgium
Joined January 2018
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Amazing piece of investigative journalism.
One year of work came to an end this week with the publication of our BBC investigation into Syria drug trafficking - starting to recover my energy so thought would share some top-lines. (a very short 🧵)
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brazil setting the standard for us democracy
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“If you’re a Russian journalist you’re sent to jail for 15 years for saying Russia is at war. If you organise a mutiny, you’re sent to Belarus”. Nailed it @ricbdc lnkd.in/ed5sMqqs
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It was fun chatting yesterday with @liorakern about #trends in #internationalcommunication & #publicaffairs. Thanks to @ZNConsulting for the invite.
This week's #ZNLive guest: @joppsousa 📺 Joao will share the latest public affairs trends to look out for in 2023. Tune in today at 2 pm CET 🌏
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Looking forward to all the panel discussions, conferences and trainings on #communication and #publicaffairs we will be hosting this year at the @PACouncil European office. Check our 2023 calendar & hope to see many of you this year - in-person or online! pac.org/eur/european-calenda…
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Great presentation and practical tips by @bacharel on #communication and #storytelling for #socialmedia on #EUDAS22 day 2.
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Kicking off #EUDAS22 day 2 with our own @PACouncil director @ndesarno talking about "Setting up a campaign plan from scratch".
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How are new trends and tools in #digitaladvocacy and #socialmedia empowering organizations to be more effective and impactful in the way they do in-person advocacy? How can the two areas reinforce each other? #EUDAS22
All kinds of interesting questions being raised at #EUDAS22. What #socialmedia tools do you find most effective in #Brussels?
We're kicking off #EUDAS22 in just under 1 hour! Looking forward to some great discussions with great speakers on #digitaladvocacy and #communication in the #EU. cc @PACouncil pac.org/event/eur/eudas2022
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The West needs to be able to de-construct this narrative and be proactive, rather than reactive, in the information war. 2/2
Some say that this annexation doesn't change anything, but unfortunately it does. From Putin's perspective, it gives Moscow the perception of legitimacy to defend what it claims is RU territory. In this war of narratives, it's an important win. 1/2
Some say that this annexation doesn't change anything, but unfortunately it does. From Putin's perspective, it gives Moscow the perception of legitimacy to defend what it claims is RU territory. In this war of narratives, it's an important win. 1/2
Truly delightful to meet so many fellow #publicaffairs in person for the #BrusselsForum22. A lot of interesting conversations, workshops and networking on the menu. Looking forward!
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Moving to tears - the EU flag is been brought to the plenary hall of @ua_parliament. To stay.
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Historic!
⚡️⚡️ BREAKING: European Council decides to grant EU candidate status to Ukraine, Moldova.
they said ‘yes’, 27 times 🇺🇦🇪🇺
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🧵 INSIGHT: #Sanctions are losing effectiveness because #Russia is successfully circumventing many of them by using Kazakhstan. They're able to get virtually everything through shell companies setup in Kazakhstan, including tech. Lots of traffic from the West.
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An impressive feat for Ukrainian justice. Hopefully, Russian soldiers are watching this...
Russian soldier accused of killing unarmed Ukrainian civilian pleads guilty in first war crimes trial of the conflict bbc.in/3Px1Hmr
Very good updates and analysis by @TheEconomist series of webinars on the war in Ukraine. Highly recommended.