John Walsh
@johnw-bxl.bsky.social
Works in @EU_Commission with @EUinmyRegion on #CohesionOpenData with @RegioEvaluation. Views are mine.
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John Walsh
@johnw-bxl.bsky.social
· Jul 10
Use this #cohesionopendata story to explore the EU cohesion policy support to STEP in detail through graphs and project examples
cohesiondata.ec.europa.eu/stories/s/2s...
#STEP #Strategictechnologies #Cohesionpolicy
cohesiondata.ec.europa.eu/stories/s/2s...
#STEP #Strategictechnologies #Cohesionpolicy
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Every time you see a sign of EU investment in the UK outside London try to think that redistribution really works #brexit
How Europe revived a city Britain had written off
EU investment helped turn a Merseyside in decline into a growing regional economy. This is one insider's account
westenglandbylines.co.uk/news/europe/...
EU investment helped turn a Merseyside in decline into a growing regional economy. This is one insider's account
westenglandbylines.co.uk/news/europe/...
How Europe revived a city Britain had written off
EU investment helped turn a Merseyside in decline into a growing regional economy. This is one insider's account
westenglandbylines.co.uk
June 6, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Every time you see a sign of EU investment in the UK outside London try to think that redistribution really works #brexit
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“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas and city center in 2021.”
Helsinki just went a full year without a single traffic death
The capital city is Finnish’ed with car-related fatalities.
www.politico.eu
May 25, 2026 at 7:12 PM
“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas and city center in 2021.”
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A lot of Orbán's American fans are saying that this election proved he was never an authoritarian in the first place.
This is completely wrong — and, in fact, betrays a complete misunderstanding of both Hungarian politics and modern authoritarianism.
Here's why.
This is completely wrong — and, in fact, betrays a complete misunderstanding of both Hungarian politics and modern authoritarianism.
Here's why.
April 12, 2026 at 11:55 PM
A lot of Orbán's American fans are saying that this election proved he was never an authoritarian in the first place.
This is completely wrong — and, in fact, betrays a complete misunderstanding of both Hungarian politics and modern authoritarianism.
Here's why.
This is completely wrong — and, in fact, betrays a complete misunderstanding of both Hungarian politics and modern authoritarianism.
Here's why.
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first in my bloodline to see someone get excommunicated by a community note
April 11, 2026 at 3:01 PM
first in my bloodline to see someone get excommunicated by a community note
The results of the Mid-Term Review of #cohesionpolicy are now presented in a dedicated story on the #CohesionOpenData Platform.
Explore the story to see how the Member States and regions mobilised EUR 34.6 billion for Europe's strategic priorities.
cohesiondata.ec.europa.eu/stories/s/21...
Explore the story to see how the Member States and regions mobilised EUR 34.6 billion for Europe's strategic priorities.
cohesiondata.ec.europa.eu/stories/s/21...
21-27 Mid term review reprogramming
Explore this data story to see how cohesion policy programmes have reallocated EUR 34.6 b in EU funding towards EU strategic priorities.
cohesiondata.ec.europa.eu
April 1, 2026 at 4:06 PM
The results of the Mid-Term Review of #cohesionpolicy are now presented in a dedicated story on the #CohesionOpenData Platform.
Explore the story to see how the Member States and regions mobilised EUR 34.6 billion for Europe's strategic priorities.
cohesiondata.ec.europa.eu/stories/s/21...
Explore the story to see how the Member States and regions mobilised EUR 34.6 billion for Europe's strategic priorities.
cohesiondata.ec.europa.eu/stories/s/21...
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📢🌿The European Commission is seeking public feedback on draft revisions to the criteria of the EU Taxonomy, the classification system for sustainable economic activities. The proposed changes aim to make the framework simpler and easier to use.
📩 Have your say ➜ finance.ec.europa.eu/regulation-a...
📩 Have your say ➜ finance.ec.europa.eu/regulation-a...
March 17, 2026 at 4:57 PM
📢🌿The European Commission is seeking public feedback on draft revisions to the criteria of the EU Taxonomy, the classification system for sustainable economic activities. The proposed changes aim to make the framework simpler and easier to use.
📩 Have your say ➜ finance.ec.europa.eu/regulation-a...
📩 Have your say ➜ finance.ec.europa.eu/regulation-a...
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I finally watched Chernobyl (I'm late to a lot of TV, okay!) and the line, "Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later that debt is paid." will stick with me for a while, because holy hell is it more relevant now than ever before.
March 25, 2026 at 12:02 AM
I finally watched Chernobyl (I'm late to a lot of TV, okay!) and the line, "Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later that debt is paid." will stick with me for a while, because holy hell is it more relevant now than ever before.
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Our latest on the Orban System: how a dozen or so businessmen closely tied to the Hungarian premier hit gold from state contracts when he took over www.ft.com/content/70c2...
March 23, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Our latest on the Orban System: how a dozen or so businessmen closely tied to the Hungarian premier hit gold from state contracts when he took over www.ft.com/content/70c2...
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New, from me: The federal government is required to track job satisfaction among its employees.
The Trump admin stopped collecting the data, so a nonprofit stepped in.
The results show that a collapse in morale and zero trust in Trump agency leaders. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/federal-em...
The Trump admin stopped collecting the data, so a nonprofit stepped in.
The results show that a collapse in morale and zero trust in Trump agency leaders. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/federal-em...
Federal employees are not ok
A new survey shows collapsing federal employee morale
donmoynihan.substack.com
March 23, 2026 at 11:40 AM
New, from me: The federal government is required to track job satisfaction among its employees.
The Trump admin stopped collecting the data, so a nonprofit stepped in.
The results show that a collapse in morale and zero trust in Trump agency leaders. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/federal-em...
The Trump admin stopped collecting the data, so a nonprofit stepped in.
The results show that a collapse in morale and zero trust in Trump agency leaders. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/federal-em...
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congratulations to Viktor Orbán's father on his house, which raises no questions at all as.ft.com/r/e20a43e6-e...
March 18, 2026 at 11:22 AM
congratulations to Viktor Orbán's father on his house, which raises no questions at all as.ft.com/r/e20a43e6-e...
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🚨🚨 Spot on by @anneapplebaum.bsky.social on allies "abandoning" #Trump: "This isn’t cowardice. It’s a calculation. Most of them have stopped trying to find the hidden logic behind Trump’s actions, and they understand that any contribution they make will count for nothing".
March 18, 2026 at 7:01 AM
🚨🚨 Spot on by @anneapplebaum.bsky.social on allies "abandoning" #Trump: "This isn’t cowardice. It’s a calculation. Most of them have stopped trying to find the hidden logic behind Trump’s actions, and they understand that any contribution they make will count for nothing".
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PwC somehow more lucid on AI and education than most university leaders these days
February 13, 2026 at 6:52 AM
PwC somehow more lucid on AI and education than most university leaders these days
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Russia’s war on 🇺🇦
Russia isn’t winning
Its 3 day military operation where it aimed to seize control of all of Ukraine is just days off entering its 5th year & holding less territory that it did in early months
But its storytelling about the war frames it as if it is.
www.ft.com/content/36b5...
Russia isn’t winning
Its 3 day military operation where it aimed to seize control of all of Ukraine is just days off entering its 5th year & holding less territory that it did in early months
But its storytelling about the war frames it as if it is.
www.ft.com/content/36b5...
Putin isn’t really winning. Europe needs to make that clear
Behind Russia’s victory narrative in Ukraine is a system under strain. To fight back, the ‘middle powers’ must work harder on their own story
www.ft.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Russia’s war on 🇺🇦
Russia isn’t winning
Its 3 day military operation where it aimed to seize control of all of Ukraine is just days off entering its 5th year & holding less territory that it did in early months
But its storytelling about the war frames it as if it is.
www.ft.com/content/36b5...
Russia isn’t winning
Its 3 day military operation where it aimed to seize control of all of Ukraine is just days off entering its 5th year & holding less territory that it did in early months
But its storytelling about the war frames it as if it is.
www.ft.com/content/36b5...
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I understand. We understand.
We understand the importance that Europe had in your lives and the sense of biting loss for many of you.
We understand what Brexit has done.
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We understand the importance that Europe had in your lives and the sense of biting loss for many of you.
We understand what Brexit has done.
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June 19, 2025 at 6:32 AM
I understand. We understand.
We understand the importance that Europe had in your lives and the sense of biting loss for many of you.
We understand what Brexit has done.
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We understand the importance that Europe had in your lives and the sense of biting loss for many of you.
We understand what Brexit has done.
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Good, nuanced piece
Hannah Arendt warned that democratic collapse rarely announces itself loudly.
Christopher Finlay's piece asks what her thinking reveals about populism today. From _The conversation_ -- thanks!
eastangliabylines.co.uk/democracy/ha...
Christopher Finlay's piece asks what her thinking reveals about populism today. From _The conversation_ -- thanks!
eastangliabylines.co.uk/democracy/ha...
Hannah Arendt and the new age of populism
A year into Trump’s second term is a good moment to revisit Hannah Arendt’s warnings about ideology, isolation, and the slow erosion of truth.
eastangliabylines.co.uk
January 4, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Good, nuanced piece
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For decades, sustainable & responsible cities haven’t just been possible — they’ve been common sense, logical, ridiculously obvious! And yet we’ve failed to act. A better future through better cities is STILL possible with real leadership at every level. #ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 6:45 AM
For decades, sustainable & responsible cities haven’t just been possible — they’ve been common sense, logical, ridiculously obvious! And yet we’ve failed to act. A better future through better cities is STILL possible with real leadership at every level. #ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
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Hard-hitting truth-telling from UCL Prof Anthony Costello….
“The Covid Public Inquiry is a devastating critique of medical advisers, civil servants and politicians who led the UK to the worst public health disaster in a century. More than 230,000 deaths.”
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/230000-dea...
“The Covid Public Inquiry is a devastating critique of medical advisers, civil servants and politicians who led the UK to the worst public health disaster in a century. More than 230,000 deaths.”
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/230000-dea...
230,000 Deaths and the ‘Calculated Silence’ of the Medical Establishment About the COVID Inquiry
The Covid Inquiry Report is a devastating critique of the medical establishment which led the UK to the worst public health disaster in a century, argues Anthony Costello
www.bylinesupplement.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Hard-hitting truth-telling from UCL Prof Anthony Costello….
“The Covid Public Inquiry is a devastating critique of medical advisers, civil servants and politicians who led the UK to the worst public health disaster in a century. More than 230,000 deaths.”
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/230000-dea...
“The Covid Public Inquiry is a devastating critique of medical advisers, civil servants and politicians who led the UK to the worst public health disaster in a century. More than 230,000 deaths.”
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/230000-dea...
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𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞’𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞? 🇪🇺
The EU’s new budget debate isn’t just about money — it’s about power and participation.
By centralising decisions in national governments, the Commission risks sidelining regions and civil society — the very actors who make policies work on the ground.
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The EU’s new budget debate isn’t just about money — it’s about power and participation.
By centralising decisions in national governments, the Commission risks sidelining regions and civil society — the very actors who make policies work on the ground.
1/2
November 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞’𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞? 🇪🇺
The EU’s new budget debate isn’t just about money — it’s about power and participation.
By centralising decisions in national governments, the Commission risks sidelining regions and civil society — the very actors who make policies work on the ground.
1/2
The EU’s new budget debate isn’t just about money — it’s about power and participation.
By centralising decisions in national governments, the Commission risks sidelining regions and civil society — the very actors who make policies work on the ground.
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🇪🇺 Big day in Brussels: von der Leyen meets Metsola to break the deadlock over the EU’s MFF.
The EP fears the plan sidelines regions + weakens its role.
Commission hints at concessions — but will that be enough to avoid a showdown?
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
The EP fears the plan sidelines regions + weakens its role.
Commission hints at concessions — but will that be enough to avoid a showdown?
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
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politico.eu
November 10, 2025 at 10:57 AM
🇪🇺 Big day in Brussels: von der Leyen meets Metsola to break the deadlock over the EU’s MFF.
The EP fears the plan sidelines regions + weakens its role.
Commission hints at concessions — but will that be enough to avoid a showdown?
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
The EP fears the plan sidelines regions + weakens its role.
Commission hints at concessions — but will that be enough to avoid a showdown?
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
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It’s really important that #Vancouver’s Downtown Business Association, who were originally against bike-lanes, are now among their most vigourous supporters, because of ACTUAL EVIDENCE that they’re better for downtown business than any street parking they replaced.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
November 8, 2025 at 3:51 AM
It’s really important that #Vancouver’s Downtown Business Association, who were originally against bike-lanes, are now among their most vigourous supporters, because of ACTUAL EVIDENCE that they’re better for downtown business than any street parking they replaced.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
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I can answer this. I interviewed Peterson's tailor a few years ago, although the interview was never published because I fell behind on work. Here is the story of this suit. 🧵
October 31, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I can answer this. I interviewed Peterson's tailor a few years ago, although the interview was never published because I fell behind on work. Here is the story of this suit. 🧵
October 15, 2025 at 4:58 PM
DG REGIO #evaluation team has published the mid term evaluation of 2021-2027 #ERDF #CohesionFund and #JustTransitionfund implementation.
Find the full document and synthesis here : ec.europa.eu/regional_pol...
Find the full document and synthesis here : ec.europa.eu/regional_pol...
October 13, 2025 at 5:52 PM
DG REGIO #evaluation team has published the mid term evaluation of 2021-2027 #ERDF #CohesionFund and #JustTransitionfund implementation.
Find the full document and synthesis here : ec.europa.eu/regional_pol...
Find the full document and synthesis here : ec.europa.eu/regional_pol...