European leaders yesterday signed up to a monumental (and probably unrealistic) military spending target demanded by Trump. Yet at #EUCO today, a discussion on how to do it is expected to be brief because "they already talked about it at NATO". EU defence efforts have stalled.

"Whenever I meet an expat who's in the trap of constant complaining, I say: you know what you should do? Leave #Brussels, because I promise you, you'll come back." @FRANCE24's @DaveKeating is my guest in the latest My Brussels podcast from @visitbrussels https://t.co/iAlE5TVMCS

The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted. If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.

One-third of the Republicans in Congress: “I didn’t see it.” Another third: “He was only joking.” The last third: “I agree with him.”

Protesters against #DigitalOmnibus have parked billboards outside the 🇪🇺Commission. “At the very moment 🇫🇷&🇩🇪 are hosting a summit on European digital sovereignty, VDL is bowing to pressure from Trump & Big Tech in Brussels,” says @PeopleVsBigTech. More: https://t.co/N8BbsrMY98

Who knows if this is serious or not (and if the US military-industrial complex would ever let it happen), but Europeans should welcome such an opportunity to de-Americanise NATO. Unfortunately, our leaders are too scared to do it.

Rare to hear European leaders speaking so honestly at the moment, given that most of them are terrified of offending MAGA. Bravo @BuschEbba.

My Brussels journey: I sat down with the @VisitBrussels podcast to talk about how I ended up here (believe it or not, unlike most expats it was on purpose!) and what I love about this city. Listen here: https://t.co/nf8qLK3wKp

Trump's economy is being held up by a massive AI bubble. A recent study found that of 300 companies that owned generative AI tools, 95% reported zero return on their investments. We will not entertain a bailout of these companies should this bubble pop.

Wow. Super interesting. After today’s abhorrent comments on Khashoggi assassination, Rep Vindman suggests a shocking phone call happened between President Trump and Mohammed bin Salman then calls to release the transcript.

We're told by 🇪🇺President @VonDerLeyen's @EPPGroup & @RenewEurope that the #AIact is an unacceptable burden on businesses. So then why did these same lawmakers design and vote for this law *just last year*? What changed since then?🤔 We know what changed https://t.co/N8BbsrMY98

Handing over unoccupied territory is a travesty. Having Ukraine coerced into it by the US - & then being forced to disarm to boot - would be a disaster for European security. Ukraine would prefer slowly losing a war of attrition than consigning itself to defeat after re-invasion.

Top European diplomat Kallas just now «for any plan to work - you need Ukraine and the Europeans on board. We have not heard a single concession from Russia» .

Soviet vibes. If you don't like the numbers, just don't release them.

American officials have begun briefing Ukrainians and Europeans about a 28-point plan to end Russia's war, according to @axios. The plan has been drafted bilaterally between the US and Russia, which says a lot about the alleged plan.

It's not just TACO. Apparently Europe also Always Chickens Out on the interventions Trump made them do. In this case, 🇳🇱 walks back its disastrous decision (reportedly as a result of 🇺🇸 pressure) to nationalisation a Chinese company.

This is the Wild West. Not free speech.

It's kind of astounding how the folks who wrote pro-Iraq op-eds in 2003 are still going strong at the major newspapers.

The EU is coming under enormous pressure right now to scrap the carbon border levy scheduled to take effect on 1 January. But without CBAM, there is no functioning EU ETS. And without ETS, there is no EU climate policy. #COP30 #Belem #UNFCCC Read: https://t.co/TdO1W6KcNW

Earlier this month, drone sightings shut down 5 airports in Belgium as well as military sites. Russian involvement has not yet been definitively proven. It comes as other airports across Europe, including in Copenhagen (home of rotating 🇪🇺presidency), have been buzzed by drones.

🇧🇪Deputy PM Jan Jambon tells #IATAWOCE that Belgium is launching a National Airspace Security Centre in response to recent drone incursions at #BrusselsAirport. "We must make sure aviation does not become a pawn in geopolitical conflicts."