It’s glaringly obvious on the map there’s no cross river links east of Tower Bridge. Time to fix and ensure the foot tunnels are fully accessible #FixTheLifts #EastWestDivide @sebdance.bsky.social @london.gov.uk @pedalme.bsky.social @londoncycling.bsky.social

3/9 Smith's Monday address wasn't actually meant for Albertans. The Premier admitted she scheduled it for 3 p.m. specifically to reach viewers in Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritimes—to inform those "Eastern Bastards" how angry Alberta is over their Liberal votes.
#ABpoli #EastWestDivide

East-West Divide in EU leadership – European Democracy Consulting Fifteen years after the 2004 "big bang" of EU enlargement, is there an East-West divide in the EU's leadership? This quick review reveals a dramatic absence of entire regions which must be addressed.

Good timing, as I just published a piece on the #EastWestDivide in EU leadership. Beyond location, will the #ELA have a Western/Southern European executive director, like 80% of #EUagencies? @vonderleyen @CharlesMichel
👉 More here:

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East-West Divide in EU leadership – European Democracy Consulting Fifteen years after the 2004 "big bang" of EU enlargement, is there an East-West divide in the EU's leadership? This quick review reveals a dramatic absence of entire regions which must be addressed.

Beyond a mere imbalance, the #EastWestDivide is a reality in European leadership. The #EuropeanCommission and #EuropeanCouncil must address it now. Here is how dramatic it has been over the past 15 years. #IamEuropean @vonderleyen #vdleyen #EUCO @OefzCfa

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East-West Divide in EU leadership – European Democracy Consulting Fifteen years after the 2004 "big bang" of EU enlargement, is there an East-West divide in the EU's leadership? This quick review reveals a dramatic absence of entire regions which must be addressed.

Despite overall support for Europe, citizens in #Visegrad countries have supported leaders opposing the #EU. The #EastWestDivide in EU leadership is one key to understand why.
@alemannoEU @CEPS_thinktank @FriendsofEurope @ulrikeguerot #IamEuropean

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Representation levels vary for population sizes v. equal representation for States. However, #EasternEurope seems the constant loser, with 14% of the #EU's population and 21% of its States, but only 8% of Executive positions in #EUagencies and 0% of #EUTopJob. #EastWestDivide

More insidiously, the Executive Directors of #EUagencies are even more representative of Western/Southern European Member States — with #France, #Italy, #Germany and #Netherlands taking the lead. Central and Eastern Europeans are even less in command. #EastWestDivide

#EUagencies are present in almost all Member States, with the exception of 3 Central and Eastern European ones (+UK because of #Brexit). Yet, Western and Southern European countries — esp. #France, #Spain, #Germany and #Netherlands — clearly get the lion's share. #EastWestDivide

Between 2009 and 2019, #Poland is the only non-Western European country to have held an #EUTopJob. The incoming team is composed exclusively of Western/Southern Europeans. #vonderleyen (years indicated are years of nomination) #EastWestDivide

A recent @OefzCfa conference on the #EU's #EastWestDivide led me to dig a little deeper on the distribution of #EUTopJob and #EUagencies. Here are some simple graphs and take-aways.
👉Overall conclusion, there is a clear lack of representation of #EasternEurope and #CentralEurope