Ben Tonra

@bentonra.bsky.social

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Professor of International Relations at UCD Dublin; Dundrum Methodist Church; Royal Irish Academy; Azure Forum, IDSA and Gym Dad. Mix of Mayo, Kerry, West Virginia and suburban Maryland.

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ECFR @ecfr.eu · 10h

Making Canada a full member of the EU’s defence technological and industrial base would bind it into Europe’s security architecture and give EU members access to Canadian expertise and capacity for joint development, writes Anand Sundar

Read full policy alert: https://bit.ly/4y2aZN5

Associate membership could transform EU-Canada ties. First, Brussels has to define it – European Council on Foreign Relations

Canada’s enthusiasm for closer EU ties is real, and so is the EU’s need for allies beyond America. But as long as the EU’s offer of “associate membership” to Ca

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Ben Tonra @bentonra.bsky.social · 1d

In other news; ‘man bites dog’

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Robin Wigglesworth @robinwigglesworth.ft.com · 1d

‘Greek finance minister encourages Germany to implement reforms’ www.ft.com/content/7a28...

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Johnny Ryan @johnnyryan.bsky.social · 1d

This is insanity.
Irish Presidency's draft text of amendments to the GDPR allows training & operation of any AI without safeguards & tough legal basis (under "legitimate interest" a company claims what it is doing is OK. Up to you to find out and challenge in court). This is a free pass for US Tech.

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Robin Wigglesworth @robinwigglesworth.ft.com · 1d

‘Greek finance minister encourages Germany to implement reforms’ www.ft.com/content/7a28...

Antonio Banderas' Satisfied Reaction

ALT: Antonio Banderas' Satisfied Reaction

static.klipy.com

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Cara B @carab63.bsky.social · 1d

Feels like an upgrade

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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 2d

Canada is building a deeper alliance with the EU so that we may write our own futures — with our values, and our ambitions.

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Savchenko Volodymyr @savchenkoua.bsky.social · 2d

🇵🇱🇺🇦 Polish PM Tusk:

In May 1939, a certain French politician, a future Nazi collaborator, asked in the French press: "Why die for Gdańsk?"

A few months later, all of Europe was dying.

To those who today say that this is not our war, I remind them of this lesson of history.