🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈⚖️🇭🇺 A legal earthquake - CJEU finds Hungary to have violated EU law on multiple counts with its anti-LGBT+ legislation (as expected) but also for the first time in history, in an EU law-reshaping precedent, finds Hungary to violate Art 2 TEU in a self-standing manner.

Indeed better Cassandra than deluded, @alemanno.bsky.social ! This is not the end of Orbanism - withwhat the US stirring up thing on top of everything else

Still: it’s good news that offers hope.

Ever wondered what's hidden away in the services trade section of the new EU Australia FTA? Well, some salience given to FinTech - new territory for Brussels FTAs.

#tradeinservices

By @ianadreyer.bsky.social 

We’re then accepting an asymmetric and WTO-illegal trade deal with the United States in the name of “Ukraine” (aka continued NATO involvement).

L’eurodéputé RN Fabrice Leggeri visé par une enquête pour complicité de crimes contre l’humanité L’ancien directeur de Frontex, l’agence européenne chargée du contrôle des frontières, est accusé par des ONG d’avoir encouragé entre 2015 et 2022 une politique migratoire brutale et illégale, qui a d...

Bien.

L’eurodéputé RN Fabrice Leggeri visé par une enquête pour complicité de crimes contre l’humanité www.liberation.fr/societe/poli...

So Italians reject Meloni’s messing around with the justice system. A piece of good news for once.

Je me souviendrai toujours de ce moment fatidique…

"Through such calls, "every single E.U. meeting for years has basically had Moscow behind the table," the official said" #EuropeanUnion

"Through such calls, "every single E.U. meeting for years has basically had Moscow behind the table," the official said" #EuropeanUnion

https://i.redd.it/d9igauacmgqg1.png

Seen in Florence, Italy, today.

#ambience #EuropeAndAmericaTheseDays

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union The EU issued a statement commemorating the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, reaffirming its commitment to combat racism in all its forms and to address its structural d...

I mean, ok but total disconnect!

What about Commission president NOT starting a speech on the war in the Middle East with the question whether brown people will arrive on our shores?

What about not having far right mainstreaming?

Then we can talk.

www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...

Amazing article with no opinion poll or any other data. So what does one make of it?

First thing she says is “Achtung, Brown People!” then - phew, gladly they don’t seem to be coming.

EU rituals.

Denmark was ready to blow up Greenland runways if US invaded Danish soldiers sent to Arctic island in January were also given blood supplies in case of combat

Okayyyyy…

Denmark was ready to blow up Greenland runways if US invaded giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

Just discovered this book by browsing through the rich @eui-eu.bsky.social library.

When one sees what’s been going on in the US recently and the potentially horrid stuff we may be slouching towards in parts of Europe (France next?) then it’s good to have this in mind. Top of my to-read list

I mean….

I love my trade policy wonks. But please….

A sudden decline in low-skilled immigrant workers in 2020 increased the exit of manufacturing firms in Korea and decreased wages of Korean workers, from Jongkwan Lee, Giovanni Peri, and Hee-Seung Yang www.nber.org/papers/w34927

Spectre of “unholy alliance” hovers over EU parliament vote on Turnberry - Borderlex - European trade policy Lawmakers in the European Parliament continue to debate whether to hold a vote to eliminate tariffs on American imports.

To vote or not to vote on the EU side of the « Turnberry » deal with the US - that is the question the European Parliament is grappling with. #EUUS


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EU-Indonesia trade agreement: the final tariff deal - Borderlex - European trade policy The European Commission finally published the market access schedules for services, public procurement and goods tariffs of the EU Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement concluded in September 2025. Here's what you need to know.

Spare yourself 1500 pages to read or AI errors to weed out 🤓

What’s the tariff deal btw EU & Indonesia by @ianadreyer.bsky.social

#EUIndonesia 🇮🇩🇪🇺

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EU-Indonesia trade agreement: the final tariff deal - Borderlex - European trade policy The European Commission finally published the market access schedules for services, public procurement and goods tariffs of the EU Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement concluded in September 2025. Here's what you need to know.

EU Indonesia trade agreement CEPA. The full tariff agreement is now available.

Subscribers to Borderlex can find out what's in the ca 1500 pages of tariffs schedules by @ianadreyer.bsky.social 

#EUIndonesia 🇮🇩 🇪🇺 

One Europe. One market. Time to complete the EU single market Getting to one EU market is not about treaty change. The actions we need are already possible.

I would go along with that (not stop at it)

www.politico.eu/article/time...

United States Archives - Borderlex - European trade policy Editor's Take Latest news United States Editor’s Take: Turnberry after Supreme Court ruling – Sit back and do nothing 23/02/2026 by Iana Dreyer 0 comments The most realistic course for Brussels to take in the interest of long-term stability of European business relationships with the United Stat...

Provocative take by our editor @ianadreyer.bsky.social

“The most realistic course for BXL in interest of long-term stability (…) w/US (…): do exactly nothing after the Supreme Court ruling on IEEPA tariffs”

V Disturbing indeed. But not surprising in a world where EU countries still need to decide how to approach their security: together - or alone but by creating major new risks including nuclear proliferation.

Those headlines…. Inimaginable news until recently.

If CJEU were to follow this opinion, it would be a massive blow to the Commission's credibility on the rule of law front, and very bad news for Poland, as the Commission has been similarly "flexible" with signing off on rule of law milestones and then unlocking the entirety of PL funds in 2024. 2/

The US cannot be trusted to lead a critical minerals coalition [FREE TO READ] A worthy goal of creating rare earths independence from China needs a more reliable anchor

Trade Secrets today. Building a critical minerals network ex-China: good idea. But if you think the Trump admin will public-spiritedly run a rules-based international rare earths coalition, I’ve got prospecting rights for deposits of Imaginium in the mineral-rich territory of Delusionia to sell you.

INTERVIEW: Message to EU - don't delay Mercosur ratification - Borderlex - European trade policy An interview with former Uruguayan vice minister of foreign affairs Nicolás Albertoni

A rare Uruguayan perspective on the EU Mercosur agreement with ex trade minister Nicolás Albertoni -

interview with our managing editor @robfranciseu.bsky.social

#EUMercosur

INTERVIEW: Message to EU - don't delay Mercosur ratification - Borderlex - European trade policy An interview with former Uruguayan vice minister of foreign affairs Nicolás Albertoni

INTERVIEW

Uruguay’s Albertoni on #EUMercosur

“This is a historic agreement”

borderlex.net/2026/02/10/i...