Lancet just lifted their embargo: First randomised trial of remdesivir suggests antiviral drug is not associated with significant clinical benefits, more research needed
This article is about how the head of the Belgian Socialists wants Belgium to be the first country to phase out e-commerce and go back to having buzzing shops.
This is in a country where boutiques close by 6-6:30 and groceries at 8, and all shut Sundays.
The AstraZeneca fight is only just the latest thing. My deep dive w/
@DeutschJill
- The EU has always been a step or two behind.
Will the higher standards of EU’s vaccine strategy be vindicated in the long run? Or will immediate lags be the legacy?
Hello Brussels bubble! I'll be writing tomorrow's edition of
@POLITICOEurope
Brussels Playbook. Hot tips, plum pitches, juicy dish -- send it all my way, today.
(And of course, I am always here for your public affairs affairs at weekly Brussels Influence newsletter.)
Dear British guy talking loudly about your buddies’ secret climate comms group at top of your lungs on bus: since you’ve made it impossible to listen to my podcast, I’ve started taking notes. 😘
Howdy Brussels bubble. I'm writing Thursday's
@POLITICOEurope
Brussels Playbook.
That means today, Wednesday, you should:
Pitch me.
Leak to me.
Tell me it's your birthday.
Do it now.
Only mediocre reporters get nervous from competition.
I have a strong bias in favor of jobs for journalists.
To the newcomers, I say: Welcome to the swamp. There's lots of muck to rake.
Lots of changes happening right now in the Brussels media scene. Must be making the one who's gone unchallenged over past 9 years nervous.
@Euronews
has moved its headquarters from Lyon to Brussels and been on a hiring bonanza.
@Euractiv
&
@Parlimag
have new owners & new cash.
Dear British guy talking loudly about your buddies’ secret climate comms group at top of your lungs on bus: since you’ve made it impossible to listen to my podcast, I’ve started taking notes. 😘
Greetings from
@iltasanomat
newsroom, where I'm getting ready moderate
@cmioffice
Finnish presidential debate on foreign policy w/
@hannavesala
.
Catch the English half at 4:15 CET
(Where else would 6 candidates agree to debate in English?! Impressive.)
BREAKING: A product found in insect repellent can kill the coronavirus that causes
#COVID19
, research by 🇬🇧 defence laboratory
@dstlmod
has shown
Preliminary findings are being shared so others can conduct more research
UK troops already use inspect spray containing
#Citriodiol
Imitation is sincerest form of flattery, esp in journalism.
1st photo,
@DeutschJill
on CureVac contract, 12th of Jan.
2nd,
@nytimes
on CureVac contract, 28th of Jan
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@POLITICOEurope
Brussels Playbook.
Send me your tips: Promotions, departures, birthdays, exclusive Commission leaks.
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France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, and the United States — We express our steadfast and united support to the State of Israel, and our unequivocal condemnation of Hamas and its appalling acts of terrorism.
Here is our joint statement.
I just heard a francophone in our office say, "Tu peut me slacker...?" (Turning Slack into a verb in French.) I can hear the groan from the Académie Française all the way from Brussels.
American AIDS activists raising hell at home played a major, major role in getting HIV drugs to Africa in the 90s, early 00s.
As I wrote earlier this year, that same activism has NOT happened for coronavirus vaccines.
That seems to be changing 👇
Several
@harvardmed
doctors (and a big pile of prop bones) are outside the Beacon Hill home of
@moderna_tx
CEO Stephane Bancel. They’re calling for the company to share its technology and make the
#COVID19Vaccine
available globally.
@GBHNews
Talented journalists on the move at
@POLITICOEurope
: From January,
@swheaton
becomes Chief Policy Correspondent,
@liliebayer
moves to the lobbying, transparency and rule of law beat and EU Influence,
@cgs_atl
becomes Executive Producer, Audio in charge of podcasts/EU Confidential
In case I need to prove I’ve integrated when I apply for Belgian citizenship, please let me submit for the record that I’m watching the Belgium-Denmark game in Slovak from my Bratislava hotel.
Bonjour Bruxelles! I'm writing tomorrow's
@POLITICOEurope
Brussels Playbook. So send me your tips and takes — now-ish, please.
Belgian summer may be chilly, but we keep the news piping hot.
Bruxelles! Mes belles! I am writing Friday morning's edition of
@POLITICOEurope
Brussels Playbook.
To do:
Now: Send me your tips, promotions, etc.
Tomorrow: Check your inbox!
As Sweden boosts its presence near Russian fleets, meet the trailblazer taking on Putin in the Baltic (re-upping my profile of Sweden's naval chief from last year)
This week's
@POLITICOEurope
cover story: Our
@swheaton
heads to Scotland and comes back with an engrossing examination of how J.K. Rowling's deeply divisive comments on trans rights are transforming her legacy. I asked
@catgraffam
to paint her portrait, and it is marvelous.
Health reporter tech plea: Dear whoever designs auto-correct for Stickies, MS Word, etc. PLEASE reprogram to stop changing "the WHO" to "The Who." I'm writing about a major UN health body, not a rock band. Thanks.
@blakehounshell
I actually didn't know this part (pasting from obit): In the book, he also retracted his public apology for his “legitimate rape” remark.
Brussels: I am writing the
@POLITICOEurope
Playbook for tomorrow morning (15 Nov).
That means NOW is the moment to pitch me. DMs open, email even better.
“Fundamentally, it’s just not as sexy." Once in the vanguard of patient advocacy, the movement to fight HIV is struggling raise cash and recruit activists — even though the problem is far from solved.
How the coronavirus split science in two
My latest piece is part of a long (pre-pandemic) fascination with how we reconcile scientific uncertainty, politics and public health
Working hard and playing hard on the hard right: my Easter weekend in the lemon-blossom-scented Cypriot sun with the European Conservatives and Reformists:
Highly newsy
@POLITICOEurope
Brussels Playbook from the formidable
@ElisaBraun
- Pfizergate is only getting worse for VDL (based on her scoop w/
@carlomartu
)
- Decoding the far right
- Erdoğan's big losses
Don't come back to work w/o reading it
So, I'm a bit embarrassed to say this, but I'll be heading to Strasbourg plenary for the first time this week.
Zooming in on ethics and lobbying; do get in touch with tips of all sorts: hard news, gossip, survival strategies...
Today I filed my last EU Influence newsletter. Starting next week please send tips to my wonderful colleague
@swheaton
, who is taking over the lobbying beat.
Thanks for all the tips and suggestions the past 1.5 years. I will now focus full-time on NATO and Central Europe.
So I'm kind of sad not to be in the U.S. for Thanksgiving, but today in Brussels we're advised not to go outside because of a fire at a waffle factory. Not kidding. Thankful for delicious food and indoor air filtration.