Jacob Öberg
PhD @eui-eu.bsky.social; Professor in EU Law at @sdu.dk. EU and #brexit nerd. #Ukraine supporter. Member of @ec.europa.eu's expert group on EU Criminal Policy. Author of "Normative Foundations of EU Criminal Justice" @hartpublishing.bsky.social
- 🚨🚨The lauded first-of-its kind #UK-US #tradedeal "isn't worth the paper it's written on". Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph #Stiglitz 🎯 the analysis. news.sky.com/story/uk-us-...
- 🚨🚨"A pro-European agenda can be advanced only so far by stealth. At some point, the time must come to win the argument. And that can’t happen with an argument that is never even made". Excellent column on #EUreset by @rafaelbehr.bsky.social:
- Reposted by Jacob Öberg🚨🚨 #UStradewar: @ec.europa.eu is looking at hitting nearly €100 billion worth of U.S. exports in retaliation for Donald #Trump’s sweeping tariffs if negotiations with Washington fail, according reports by EU diplomats and national officials. www.politico.eu/article/brus...
- Reposted by Jacob Öberg🚨🚨In "today's totally normal relations with neighbors" #US intelligence agencies were told last week to step up their #spying efforts related to #Greenland and the contingent that supports the self-governing Danish island’s independence. 🧵 www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
- Reposted by Jacob Öberg🚨🚨For those who believe (and it seems the correct inference imho) that #kremlin was working behind the scenes to orchestrate #brexit (a nation-dividing political event), this story is further evidence substantiating this narrative. 🧵 www.bbc.com/news/article...
- Reposted by Jacob Öberg🚨🚨 @ec.europa.eu proposes new 17th #sanctions package against Russia adding more individuals and over 100 vessels linked to Russia's shadow fleet EU diplomats said yesterday.🧵 www.reuters.com/world/eu-cou...
- Reposted by Jacob ÖbergVance: "Which regime in the world has civil nuclear power and enrichment without having a nuclear weapon? The answer is - no one." Germany, Netherlands, Brazil and Japan all have civil nuclear power and the ability to enrich uranium. None have nuclear weapons.
- Reposted by Jacob Öberg📣 Applications are open for the Refugees Scholarships! This program allows individuals with refugee status, subsidiarity protection or temporary protection to attend the Odysseus Summer School covering registration fees, travel costs, and accommodation. Apply here odysseus-network.eu/scholarships...
- Reposted by Jacob ÖbergThe UK-India trade deal does *not* make it cheaper and easier for a number of major companies based in the UK to employ Indian workers. That is a fundamental, elementary misconception. Visa cap stays, and you have to be seconded within an Indian company. The rest is just... lies.
- Reposted by Jacob ÖbergAsylum accommodation has shifted a lot over the last 6 years. More hotels but also much higher share in London & SE than under the previous dispersal policy See our new briefing on asylum accommodation for the background migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/br...
