Dave Keating

My interview with Professor James Ker-Lindsay about why the EU is failing to make moves toward independence from America. Watch the full video here: bit.ly/4yFPhxV

Just like in April's Hungarian election, Trump was defeated in Brazil yesterday. Efforts to interfere in the election did not work. In today's Substack I ask what lessons yesterday's votes have for upcoming elections in Spain and France.

BREAKING: Serbia's student protest movement has ousted long-time president Aleksandar Vučić.

The EU has been governed by the centre-right for over 2 decades. Pedro Sanchez has been the last defender of the left in the 🇪🇺Council. But he may be voted out next month and replaced with a centre-far-right coalition. Watch the full @agendapublica.es video here: agendapublica.es/noticia/2161...

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has expressed openness toward restarting free movement between the United Kingdom and the European Union as the two sides prepare for next month’s leaders’ summit.

"The loss of Pedro Sanchez in the Council would be the loss of any kind of pretence that the centre-left has a voice in the EU." Agenda Publica interviews me and 🇪🇺Parliament Vice President Javi Lopez about the European implications of next month's election in Spain. agendapublica.es/noticia/2161...

This is a dangerous, vicious cycle, because the only recourse to Trump destroying norms by firing and screwing with the federal workforce is so the same to the people he put in, because you can't leave his people in there--they can't be trusted and their qualifications are suspect at best.

Breaking: the EU Parliament has awarded this year's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to the International Criminal Court (ICC). It comes as the court is under an unprecedented attack from the US government.

"We no longer have America as an ally on climate," EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra tells the Europa Power conference in Strasbourg. It's not every day you hear such an acknowledgement from the 🇪🇺Commission.

It is notable that in Italy, a big element of the protests is against aid to Ukraine and an increase in Italian military spending.

I'm at the 🇪🇺Parliament plenary in Strasbourg. On the way here I stopped in Lyon and saw the still-smouldering ruins of the 174-year-old Bellecour Pavilion burned down by rioters Saturday. I've been asking MEPs for their reaction. Here's what they told me: davekeating.substack.com/p/live-from-...

I'm travelling by train across France today, thinking about the dramatic and unsettling developments here over the past week. What to make of the youth protests that have broken out across Europe? Why are they happening now? And what kind of backlash could they provoke?

Despite an influence campaign from the United States trying to convince Alberta to secede from Canada and join the US as a 51st state, Albertans have rejected the idea in the #Albertexit referendum.

I'll be speaking at the Europa Power conference in Strasbourg this week. Organised by Europa Nova, it will explore how Europe can achieve sovereignty, strength and geopolitical relevance in a world that is becoming increasingly more dangerous. More info: europanova.eu/europa-power...

It is rare for Europe to have protests across many countries all at once. The reasons for these protests by young people are myriad and national, but they're clearly feeding off one another. Will they acquire an even more pan-European dimension?

It is rare for Europe to have protests across many countries all at once. The reasons for these protests by young people are myriad and national, but they're clearly feeding off one another. Will they acquire an even more pan-European dimension?

Zelenskyy to Bloomberg: “I believe steps have been taken to convince Ukraine to capitulate.” Troubling. We’re in a dangerous moment.

Trump: "I do not want to lose as your representative $90 billion for the privilege of allowing Canada to have a healthcare system and other things that they shouldn't be having"

Sunday long read: There is a far-left talking point out there that the European Union is a vehicle for American control, and this is why it is supporting Ukraine in supposed contradiction to its own interests. This has everything backwards. I explain why here:

🔴 BREAKING - Israeli settlers beat French mayor, attack European diplomatic cars in West Bank

"The Trump administration’s Western civilizational narrative is not just an apologia for empire; it is a blueprint for the reimposition of empire," writes @judah-grunstein.bsky.social. "Empire in a more rapacious than territorial form, characterised by de facto suzerainty and coercive approaches."

Denmark etc did not get their way. Vague language in the final text on migration. Bit odd to expect the Spanish government to criticise itself during an election campaign, especially on a weak legal point (at least under the Return Directive) on a law which Denmark is partly opted out of

This has not been a successful #EUCO summit. It was supposed to end at 2pm today, but there have been so many disagreements and delays that it's still ongoing - even though several leaders have already left. They're now discussing migration.

Absolutely no way the EU would go for this. The Switzerland bilaterals are widely acknowledged as a historic mistake the EU does not want to repeat.