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And while I respect those that say public discontent is all about cost of living, I increasingly reject the view. There is a generalised howl of pain about the modern world which demands far more effective emotional engagement from leaders.

2/2 We must remain capable of acting. Reliable, confident, and ready to react quickly. Recent developments show that the EP is correct in its position. The goal remains to conclude negotiations with Council on May 19th.

1/2 Tariff Ultimatum & New Court Ruling from New York 🇺🇸 Europe remains on course. It is absolutely right to stand firm against threats from Washington. EU legislation is not guided by social media posts but by democratic procedures

Celebrating the first week of operation: The EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement (ITA) entered into provisional application on 1 May 2026, for the EU and the four founding Mercosur countries, 26 years after negotiations began. #EUMercosur #TradePolicy #TradeAgreement 1/4

Mercosur member Brazil is already fully covered (so are India, the US, China, Japan and other key markets for EU businesses), and the database is still growing. Happy disclosure: @WTIAdvisors is a proud contributor to that platform. #service" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">trade.ec.europa.eu/access-to-mark…

For service suppliers and investors, understanding the domestic regulations of their export/target markets is key. @Trade_EU  has developed a pioneering #Access2Markets platform called “My Trade Assistant for services and investment." #service" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">trade.ec.europa.eu/access-to-mark…

Check out this beautiful visualisation of FTA relationships!

@Shilpha_n Proud of you, Shilpha!!

And I have a website now! Check it out: shilpha.com

I mapped preferential trade agreements signed between 2017 and 2025. I wanted to see what the post-2016 FTA landscape looks like visually. So I built two visualisations using the @DESTA_Project database v2.3.

It's really happening! #EU #Mercosur agreement will start provisional application on 1 May. 🇪🇺🤝🇧🇷🇦🇷🇺🇾🇵🇾 We will celebrate this geopolitically smart and economically necessary agreement next week at the Hannover Messe, where #Brazil is the partner country. #HM26 #HannoverMesse

EU institutions agree to a doubling of steel tariffs to 50% and a halving (47%) of the duty-free quota. Carry-over of unused quotas allowed in first year, then up to commission's discretion. Producers happy - downstream users, not so happy.

This is great, colleagues - congratulations on getting this off the ground!

Stakeholders are ready to support implementation of the Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement 🤝 Less red tape, more transparency and predictability for businesses - helping investment flow and economies grow. #EUTrade

🇦🇺🤝🇪🇺 The A-EU FTA negotiations have concluded. Once in force, the A-EU FTA is set to improve market access for EU service providers across sectors like telecommunications, financial services, and maritime services.

📢Alongside @WTO #MC14, @TradeMinClimate will host its 3rd Ministerial meeting, bringing together over 60 Ministers from various regions, development levels, climate vulnerabilities & trade circumstances. Preparations are underway! 🗓27 March, 8h15-9h45 📍Yaoundé, Cameroon

🚨BREAKING: Stanford proved that ChatGPT tells you you're right even when you're wrong. Even when you're hurting someone. And it's making you a worse person because of it. Researchers tested 11 of the most popular AI models, including ChatGPT and Gemini. They analyzed over 11,500 real advice-seeking conversations. The finding was universal. Every single model agreed with users 50% more than a human would. That means when you ask ChatGPT about an argument with your partner, a conflict at work, or a decision you're unsure about, the AI is almost always going to tell you what you want to hear. Not what you need to hear. It gets darker. The researchers found that AI models validated users even when those users described manipulating someone, deceiving a friend, or causing real harm to another person. The AI didn't push back. It didn't challenge them. It cheered them on. Then they ran the experiment that changes everything. 1,604 people discussed real personal conflicts with AI. One group got a sycophantic AI. The other got a neutral one. The sycophantic group became measurably less willing to apologize. Less willing to compromise. Less willing to see the other person's side. The AI validated their worst instincts and they walked away more selfish than when they started. Here's the trap. Participants rated the sycophantic AI as higher quality. They trusted it more. They wanted to use it again. The AI that made them worse people felt like the better product. This creates a cycle nobody is talking about. Users prefer AI that tells them they're right. Companies train AI to keep users happy. The AI gets better at flattering. Users get worse at self-reflection. And the loop tightens. Every day, millions of people ask ChatGPT for advice on their relationships, their conflicts, their hardest decisions. And every day, it tells almost all of them the same thing. You're right. They're wrong. Even when the opposite is true.