Giovanna Coi

The risk of NATO-skeptic, pro-Russia Călin Georgescu becoming Romania’s president next Sunday has cast a spotlight on the country’s growing military power and the increasingly important role it plays in NATO — With @gi_coi politico.eu/article/romani…

The new EU Commission led by Ursula von der Leyen just got the weakest mandate from the European Parliament than any Commission has for decades. @MaxGriera and @gi_coi crunched the data in this piece: politico.eu/article/europe…

@POLITICOEurope's November in a meme (Context, by @MaxGriera: politico.eu/article/new-eu…)

The European Union is set to miss a global deadline for new climate targets … while preparing to lecture the world about the importance of those goals. politico.eu/article/eu-all…

@Gmvolpi Eh però calm down sir

no. next question? ft.com/content/9c2907…

Lithuania's Andrius Kubilius was in the spotlight tonight as he faced three hours of questioning to see if he's cut out to become the EU's first-ever defense chief. How did he do? Here's our (mini) match report 👇 And here's a minute-by-minute recap: trib.al/ZHB4k4X

During his commissioner hearing, Dan Jørgensen was asked whether he could guarantee an end of Russian energy imports to the EU by next year. Jørgensen said he “cannot commit” to such an idea. @gi_coi has more 👇 Follow along with our live blog here: trib.al/TuA8wsI

This week's Living Cities goes queer! In the aftermath of the pandemic many LGBTQ+ spaces have struggled to survive — but local communities are stepping up to save them. Plus: chatting sustainable art with @JanvanEyck_. W/ @l_guillot and @fed_disario politico.eu/newsletter/glo…

Dream team coming in hot with: — An election explainer — Podcast and reading recommendations — A 🍆-shaped installation (yeah, I know)

Struggling to untangle who's actually in charge of who in VDL's new commission? I dug through 26 mission letters to figure it out… Fully interactive graphic here: politico.eu/article/eu-pow…

@pdallisonesque As always, thanks to the ace editing team @kelseylh and @stephanfaris who every week save our readers from mindblowing, unimaginable, previously unheard of typos. Always fighting the good fight. Like, share, subscribe, tell your friends! politico.eu/newsletter/glo…

Bonus content: Our own deputy opinion editor Leyla and deputy EU editor + resident funny guy @pdallisonesque bring you some Manchester-themed bangers for the weekend. open.spotify.com/playlist/3gYGA…

It’s time for a good ol’ newsletter takeover: I’m your @aitorehm for the week. On the menu: 🏠 How Manchester does housing 💻 How to combat city disinformation 🌃 How Warsaw was rebuilt politico.eu/newsletter/glo…

VdL is turning the screws on smaller EU countries to send women to Brussels to avoid the embarrassment of a male-dominated College. At least five countries including Slovenia and Malta face pressure politico.eu/article/von-de… Our story w/ @BMoens @MaxGriera @gi_coi @jacopobarigazzi

@aitorehm Wilhelm Haferkamp is #goals

Absolute pleasure to second Data Queen @gi_coi on this story and go on side quests to discover who Sicco Mansholt was and how great-glasses-owner Wilhelm Haferkamp went from administrating a regional public TV network in Germany to spending 18 years of his life as a commissioner.

When I first interviewed Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič in 2010, I was a 25 year-old cub reporter in Madrid. 15 years later, I've lived in Lisbon, then Rome, now Brussels, worked in the private sector, joined Politico ... And all that while, he's stayed put in the Berlaymont.

Italian press saying the quiet part out loud today

What a great time to be an Olympian scheduled to compete in the open-water swimming events in Paris. Despite the authorities' efforts to clean up the Seine, there are mounting concerns over the river's water quality. @nicolas_camut on @POLITICOEurope politico.eu/article/paris-…