Nick Startin

After a summer preparing to go delighted to be en route from St Pancras via Paris to Rome. Can't wait to get started 1st September @JohnCabotRome as Associate Prof in Dept of Politics/International Affairs and to rejoin my family already there! @PoLIS_Bath @UACES @GlobalGovInst

Students from St Paul’s High School Bessbrook County Armagh entertaining all on the London Underground today #StPatricksParade #London @MayorofLondon

The European Commission unveiled a plan to make high-speed rail the fastest way to travel across the continent by 2040 🇪🇺🚆

Thank you @rtenews for inviting me to discuss political volatility in #UK & pressure on #PM @Keir_Starmer given two prominent political staff resignations w/@franmcnulty & @TheMaggieDoyle on #BehindtheStory Podcast Listen to my analysis here 🎧🔗📻👇🏻 rte.ie/radio/podcasts…

@WorcsCCC Don't ever leave this amazing ground, floods or not!

Home Sweet Home ☔️

(Feb 2.) Marking 75 years since the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between Italy and Germany, join us on 2 February for a discussion with H.E. Ambassador Thomas Bagger @Ambtedesco . Register now, as accommodation is limited.

Trenitalia is laying the groundwork for Paris–London services by tackling the hardest barriers first: fleet size, maintenance capacity, and market access. A new partnership with Certares could finally open the Channel to competition. ⏩shorturl.at/VXsbJ

🎿🇫🇷 Montmartre se transforme en piste de ski

79% of Europeans support a common defence policy. That’s a strong, united call for a safer, more sovereign Europe. In a world of growing threats, we need less fragmentation and more cooperation. A true European Defence Union is not a dream – it’s a democratic demand. (Source: latest Eurobarometer)

The most overlooked fact in UK politics: migration is plunging. It could hit tens of thousands this year. Perhaps even net-zero. This would be a political game-changer – and Starmer has all the tools to make it happen. My Times column:- times-comment.com/mig3

If Trenitalia gets approval for its proposed London-Paris service, it’s pledged to call at Ashford International. railtech.com/new-routes/202…

@NicholasStartin from @DPSIA_jcurome speaking on @France24_en on Tuesday about the political situation in France. france24.com/en/video/20251… @GIPA_JCU @JohnCabotRome @france24

My thanks to @France24_en for inviting me on this morning to discuss the situation in France and what might come next. @JohnCabotRome @DPSIA_jcurome @UACES @France24_fr

@WorcsCCC At least ten

Be honest, how many times have we all watched these highlights? 🌊

According to a recent Eurobarometer survey, the EU is viewed as a place of stability by its citizens, with more than 7 out of 10 respondents saying that their country has benefitted from being a member of the EU. Read more: europa.eu/!K8Wqcq

Today is the 89th anniversary of The Battle of Cable Street when the people of the East End of London halted the march of Oswald Mosley’s Blackshirts through Stepney. Never has there been a more important time to remember this heroic event. historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/Hist…

My take on events in France and the consequences yesterday on @France24_en before the announcement of Lecornu as PM! @JohnCabotRome @DPSIA_jcurome @France24_fr f24.my/BQ9K

Tomorrow, we mark 81 years since the Warsaw Uprising 1944, when the Polish Home Army (AK) bravely fought German forces. It remains one of the most heroic and tragic events of WWII. The Germans killed over 200,000 civilians and razed almost all of Warsaw. britishpoles.uk/the-heroic-and…

A new report written by Christ Church DPhil student Megan Bowler brings to light the dramatic decline in formal language learning in UK schools. 🧵(1/3)

15 July 1937 | A French Jewish girl, Jeannette Rotbaum, was born in Paris. In August 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.

Western Europeans would support allowing an independent Scotland to join the EU Denmark: 75% Germany: 68% Spain: 65% Italy: 64% France: 63% Britain: 46% Results link in following tweet