Jacob Öberg
@profjacob.bsky.social
PhD @eui-eu.bsky.social; Professor in EU Law/Deputy HoD at @sdu.dk. EU & #brexit nerd. #Ukraine supporter. Member @ec.europa.eu's expert group on EU Crim Policy. Author of "Normative Foundations of EU Criminal Justice" @hartpublishing.bsky.social
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Social media giants liable for financial scams under new EU law
The new rules set a dangerous precedent, big tech companies say.
www.politico.eu
🚨🚨 Welcome news: #socialmedia giants including #Meta and #TikTok will be held liable for financial fraud for the first time under new EU rules agreed by @europarl.europa.eu and @consilium.europa.eu yesterday. www.politico.eu/article/soci...
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🚨🚨 Striking investigation by the #EPPO into alleged corruption in the establishment of a training academy for diplomats targeting former EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini & Stefano-Sannino, Director for DG of the Middle East, North Africa and the Gulf. 🧵 www.politico.eu/article/belg...
EU’s Mogherini and Sannino in custody in fraud probe
European prosecutor says it has “strong suspicions” competition rules were breached in awarding contract to run training academy for diplomats.
www.politico.eu
December 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
🚨🚨 Striking investigation by the #EPPO into alleged corruption in the establishment of a training academy for diplomats targeting former EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini & Stefano-Sannino, Director for DG of the Middle East, North Africa and the Gulf. 🧵 www.politico.eu/article/belg...
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Did the EU's bureaucrat production factory misuse the bloc's funds? Police raided several premises today!
Major scoop by our @eddywax.bsky.social and @elisabraun.bsky.social
www.euractiv.com/news/exclusi...
Major scoop by our @eddywax.bsky.social and @elisabraun.bsky.social
www.euractiv.com/news/exclusi...
EXCLUSIVE: Police raid EU External Action Service, College of Europe in sweeping fraud probe | Euractiv
Authorities make arrests in Brussels and Bruges in the latest scandal to engulf the EU
www.euractiv.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Did the EU's bureaucrat production factory misuse the bloc's funds? Police raided several premises today!
Major scoop by our @eddywax.bsky.social and @elisabraun.bsky.social
www.euractiv.com/news/exclusi...
Major scoop by our @eddywax.bsky.social and @elisabraun.bsky.social
www.euractiv.com/news/exclusi...
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Summers and Mogherini just today - good that society investigates and bites back - even against former leaders
🚨🚨 Striking investigation by the #EPPO into alleged corruption in the establishment of a training academy for diplomats targeting former EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini & Stefano-Sannino, Director for DG of the Middle East, North Africa and the Gulf. 🧵 www.politico.eu/article/belg...
EU’s Mogherini and Sannino in custody in fraud probe
European prosecutor says it has “strong suspicions” competition rules were breached in awarding contract to run training academy for diplomats.
www.politico.eu
December 2, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Summers and Mogherini just today - good that society investigates and bites back - even against former leaders
🚨🚨 Striking investigation by the #EPPO into alleged corruption in the establishment of a training academy for diplomats targeting former EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini & Stefano-Sannino, Director for DG of the Middle East, North Africa and the Gulf. 🧵 www.politico.eu/article/belg...
EU’s Mogherini and Sannino in custody in fraud probe
European prosecutor says it has “strong suspicions” competition rules were breached in awarding contract to run training academy for diplomats.
www.politico.eu
December 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
🚨🚨 Striking investigation by the #EPPO into alleged corruption in the establishment of a training academy for diplomats targeting former EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini & Stefano-Sannino, Director for DG of the Middle East, North Africa and the Gulf. 🧵 www.politico.eu/article/belg...
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Why government insiders are urging Keir Starmer to “break glass” and embrace a customs union with the EU. www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Keir Starmer’s European opportunity
Why government insiders are urging the Prime Minister to embrace a customs union with the EU
www.newstatesman.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Why government insiders are urging Keir Starmer to “break glass” and embrace a customs union with the EU. www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
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A new campaign against the far right - to bring us TOGETHER against division and racism.
Could not be more urgently needed 🙏❤️
Could not be more urgently needed 🙏❤️
Unity is stronger than division.
That’s why we’ve formed Together Alliance with 50+ organisations and thousands of individuals — all pushing back against the far right.
#Together we show where this country really stands.
Join us: togetheralliance.org.uk
That’s why we’ve formed Together Alliance with 50+ organisations and thousands of individuals — all pushing back against the far right.
#Together we show where this country really stands.
Join us: togetheralliance.org.uk
December 2, 2025 at 11:31 AM
A new campaign against the far right - to bring us TOGETHER against division and racism.
Could not be more urgently needed 🙏❤️
Could not be more urgently needed 🙏❤️
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"Si vis pacem, para bellum"
If you want peace, prepare for war.
Putin wants to destroy Ukraine as a nation with its own history. When a nation is deprived of its history and collective memory, it becomes vulnerable to absorption by another nation.
Wake up! 🇺🇸🇪🇺 #MakeRussiaPay
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If you want peace, prepare for war.
Putin wants to destroy Ukraine as a nation with its own history. When a nation is deprived of its history and collective memory, it becomes vulnerable to absorption by another nation.
Wake up! 🇺🇸🇪🇺 #MakeRussiaPay
Thread 1/5🧵
December 2, 2025 at 11:49 AM
"Si vis pacem, para bellum"
If you want peace, prepare for war.
Putin wants to destroy Ukraine as a nation with its own history. When a nation is deprived of its history and collective memory, it becomes vulnerable to absorption by another nation.
Wake up! 🇺🇸🇪🇺 #MakeRussiaPay
Thread 1/5🧵
If you want peace, prepare for war.
Putin wants to destroy Ukraine as a nation with its own history. When a nation is deprived of its history and collective memory, it becomes vulnerable to absorption by another nation.
Wake up! 🇺🇸🇪🇺 #MakeRussiaPay
Thread 1/5🧵
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Russian propaganda in full force for the Witkoff visit: Putin is claiming to have captured Ukrainian cities that he doesn't control, and having himself photographed in military uniform
kyivindependent.com/putin-claims...
kyivindependent.com/putin-claims...
Putin claims Russian capture of Pokrovsk, Vovchansk as Kyiv warns of Kremlin propaganda blitz amid peace talks
"All of this is done exclusively for Western audiences and to raise the stakes in diplomacy," said Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation.
kyivindependent.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Russian propaganda in full force for the Witkoff visit: Putin is claiming to have captured Ukrainian cities that he doesn't control, and having himself photographed in military uniform
kyivindependent.com/putin-claims...
kyivindependent.com/putin-claims...
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I wish more people were aware of this. Considering the scale of the threat, the media's near-silence is both remarkable and culpable.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Hello, foreign oligarchs and corporations! Please come and sue the UK for billions | George Monbiot
The case of a planned Cumbrian coalmine shows how governments around the world are being threatened by litigation in shadowy offshore courts, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:53 AM
I wish more people were aware of this. Considering the scale of the threat, the media's near-silence is both remarkable and culpable.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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From the NS Morning Call. I have a bridge to sell the Labour folk who think the EU would sign up for this.
December 2, 2025 at 10:24 AM
From the NS Morning Call. I have a bridge to sell the Labour folk who think the EU would sign up for this.
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Today the news will be about the government's proposals for juries.
Please read this thread so as to be informed about the actual practical problems in the criminal justice system - problems which will not be solved by this misconceived and illiberal tinkering.
Please read this thread so as to be informed about the actual practical problems in the criminal justice system - problems which will not be solved by this misconceived and illiberal tinkering.
Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇
December 2, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Today the news will be about the government's proposals for juries.
Please read this thread so as to be informed about the actual practical problems in the criminal justice system - problems which will not be solved by this misconceived and illiberal tinkering.
Please read this thread so as to be informed about the actual practical problems in the criminal justice system - problems which will not be solved by this misconceived and illiberal tinkering.
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"Negotiators are aiming to finalise a deal by January that would allow the UK to participate in Erasmus from 2027 onwards, according to two UK and EU officials."
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
UK aims to secure agreement to rejoin Erasmus student exchange scheme
Britain quit EU programme after Brexit, when Boris Johnson claimed it did not offer good value for money
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:34 AM
"Negotiators are aiming to finalise a deal by January that would allow the UK to participate in Erasmus from 2027 onwards, according to two UK and EU officials."
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
🚨🚨"In crisis after crisis, Europe’s role is not only small but shrinking still. The question is, when will Europeans decide they’ve had enough of this weakness and irrelevance?". Great piece by @sbeverts.bsky.social @euiss.bsky.social on "Europe’s psychology of weakness":
December 2, 2025 at 7:57 AM
🚨🚨"In crisis after crisis, Europe’s role is not only small but shrinking still. The question is, when will Europeans decide they’ve had enough of this weakness and irrelevance?". Great piece by @sbeverts.bsky.social @euiss.bsky.social on "Europe’s psychology of weakness":
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Canada has reached a final agreement to join the EU’s €150 billion Security Action for Europe program, becoming the first third country to take part in the bloc’s flagship joint procurement initiative.
Canada clinches deal to join Europe’s €150B defense scheme
The deal concludes months of tough talks and will allow Ottawa to take part in procurements financed by the EU’s SAFE program.
www.politico.eu
December 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Canada has reached a final agreement to join the EU’s €150 billion Security Action for Europe program, becoming the first third country to take part in the bloc’s flagship joint procurement initiative.
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OPINION: Europe’s recent choices on the war in Ukraine reveal a psychology of weakness.
It’s a continent short on courage and unable to act decisively even when its core interests are at stake and alternatives are within reach.
🔗 politi.co/4rvguB2
It’s a continent short on courage and unable to act decisively even when its core interests are at stake and alternatives are within reach.
🔗 politi.co/4rvguB2
December 1, 2025 at 8:10 PM
OPINION: Europe’s recent choices on the war in Ukraine reveal a psychology of weakness.
It’s a continent short on courage and unable to act decisively even when its core interests are at stake and alternatives are within reach.
🔗 politi.co/4rvguB2
It’s a continent short on courage and unable to act decisively even when its core interests are at stake and alternatives are within reach.
🔗 politi.co/4rvguB2
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Zelenskyy is only being positive to the "peace" plan because he knows the Russians will say no, and he needs Trump's good will to get intel and guns. Russians like the peace process because they use it to stall western support for Ukraine so that Ukraine will be easier to destroy later.
December 2, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Zelenskyy is only being positive to the "peace" plan because he knows the Russians will say no, and he needs Trump's good will to get intel and guns. Russians like the peace process because they use it to stall western support for Ukraine so that Ukraine will be easier to destroy later.
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NEW: US agrees UK pharma deal - US guarantees exemption from tariffs for duration of Trump presidency.
But
-UK agrees a reduction in the drugs rebate payment system to 15% (EU countries are less than 10%)
- NHS agrees to pay 25% more on new innovative drugs
Thoughts?
www.ustr.gov/about/policy...
But
-UK agrees a reduction in the drugs rebate payment system to 15% (EU countries are less than 10%)
- NHS agrees to pay 25% more on new innovative drugs
Thoughts?
www.ustr.gov/about/policy...
U.S. Government Announces Agreement in Principle with the United Kingdom on Pharmaceutical Pricing
WASHINGTON – Today, the Office of the United States Trade Representative, the Department of Commerce, and the Department of Health and Human Services issued the following statements announcing an agre...
www.ustr.gov
December 1, 2025 at 3:10 PM
NEW: US agrees UK pharma deal - US guarantees exemption from tariffs for duration of Trump presidency.
But
-UK agrees a reduction in the drugs rebate payment system to 15% (EU countries are less than 10%)
- NHS agrees to pay 25% more on new innovative drugs
Thoughts?
www.ustr.gov/about/policy...
But
-UK agrees a reduction in the drugs rebate payment system to 15% (EU countries are less than 10%)
- NHS agrees to pay 25% more on new innovative drugs
Thoughts?
www.ustr.gov/about/policy...
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So it would appear, like there is any doubt, that being part of the EU is positive, productive and prosperous to its member States 🤷🏼♂️👇
🚨🚨I think this is very good and nuanced paper by @davidheniguk.bsky.social on the general #Brussels approach to EU-UK relationship in a geopolitical reality of many more pressing policy issues that the EU needs to resolve.
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December 1, 2025 at 3:04 PM
So it would appear, like there is any doubt, that being part of the EU is positive, productive and prosperous to its member States 🤷🏼♂️👇
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🇵🇱⚖️🇪🇺🏳️🌈 Some words of mine courtesy of Liam Nolan for RTE on last week's momentous CJEU ruling on Poland and recognition of same-sex marriages concluded by Polish citizens elsewhere in the EU. The implementation of this particular judgement will be the thing to watch for in 2026.
A recent verdict by the EU's top court could bring recognition for same sex couples whose marital status was previously not recognised in their home countries, writes Liam Nolan.
How significant was an EU ruling on same-sex marriage?
This week, the European Union's top court ordered Poland to recognise the marriage of a same-sex couple, who had wed in Germany. Will the verdict deliver marriage equality for couples whose marital st...
www.rte.ie
December 1, 2025 at 7:56 AM
🇵🇱⚖️🇪🇺🏳️🌈 Some words of mine courtesy of Liam Nolan for RTE on last week's momentous CJEU ruling on Poland and recognition of same-sex marriages concluded by Polish citizens elsewhere in the EU. The implementation of this particular judgement will be the thing to watch for in 2026.
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We have a new mapping study out w/C. Warin geared for practice & commissioned by @coe.int Division on Migration and Refugees on identifying & responding to vulnerability in an asylum and migration context. Free access! www.coe.int/en/web/migra... @nsitaropoulos.bsky.social @stevepeers.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 10:08 AM
We have a new mapping study out w/C. Warin geared for practice & commissioned by @coe.int Division on Migration and Refugees on identifying & responding to vulnerability in an asylum and migration context. Free access! www.coe.int/en/web/migra... @nsitaropoulos.bsky.social @stevepeers.bsky.social
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EU citizens: you still have 12 days to have your say on the modernisation of the EU’s animal welfare legislation.
Here @humaneworldeurope.bsky.social explains why participation in the @ec.europa.eu’s consultation is so important. www.humaneworld.org/europe/en/ca...
Here @humaneworldeurope.bsky.social explains why participation in the @ec.europa.eu’s consultation is so important. www.humaneworld.org/europe/en/ca...
Have your say: Why your voice matters for farmed animals in the EU
Now's our chance to help animals raised for food
www.humaneworld.org
December 1, 2025 at 10:58 AM
EU citizens: you still have 12 days to have your say on the modernisation of the EU’s animal welfare legislation.
Here @humaneworldeurope.bsky.social explains why participation in the @ec.europa.eu’s consultation is so important. www.humaneworld.org/europe/en/ca...
Here @humaneworldeurope.bsky.social explains why participation in the @ec.europa.eu’s consultation is so important. www.humaneworld.org/europe/en/ca...
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The EU General Court has ruled for the first time on alleged financial irregularities as regards a former member of the EU Court of Auditors
Analysis by Alessandro Nato and Camilla Ramotti - eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2025/11/eu-g...
Analysis by Alessandro Nato and Camilla Ramotti - eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2025/11/eu-g...
EU General Court rules for the first time on financial consequences of alleged irregularities regarding a former member of the EU Court of Auditors
Alessandro Nato * and Camilla Ramotti ** *Associate Professor in European Union law, University of Teramo **Postdoctoral Res...
eulawanalysis.blogspot.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:44 AM
The EU General Court has ruled for the first time on alleged financial irregularities as regards a former member of the EU Court of Auditors
Analysis by Alessandro Nato and Camilla Ramotti - eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2025/11/eu-g...
Analysis by Alessandro Nato and Camilla Ramotti - eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2025/11/eu-g...
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What a Public Inquiry Into Russian Influence in British Politics Must Also Investigate: Boris Johnson and Alexander Lebedev
If you think the Nathan Gill conviction is bad, wait to you hear about another Leave campaigner and his connections to Putin's inner circle
open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
If you think the Nathan Gill conviction is bad, wait to you hear about another Leave campaigner and his connections to Putin's inner circle
open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
What a Public Inquiry Into Russian Influence in British Politics Must Also Investigate: Boris Johnson and Alexander Lebedev
If you think the Gill conviction is bad, linking the Reform UK Party leader's closest aide to the Kremlin, wait to you hear about another Leave campaigner and his connections to Putin's inner circle
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
What a Public Inquiry Into Russian Influence in British Politics Must Also Investigate: Boris Johnson and Alexander Lebedev
If you think the Nathan Gill conviction is bad, wait to you hear about another Leave campaigner and his connections to Putin's inner circle
open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
If you think the Nathan Gill conviction is bad, wait to you hear about another Leave campaigner and his connections to Putin's inner circle
open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
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Brexit reminders. New post on my Brexit & Brexitism Blog. Brexit may not be in the headlines, but many current news stories carry reminders of it, including the Hallett Inquiry report, the Gill scandal, the Budget & the latest net migration figures: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2025/11/brex...
November 28, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Brexit reminders. New post on my Brexit & Brexitism Blog. Brexit may not be in the headlines, but many current news stories carry reminders of it, including the Hallett Inquiry report, the Gill scandal, the Budget & the latest net migration figures: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2025/11/brex...
🚨🚨I think this is very good and nuanced paper by @davidheniguk.bsky.social on the general #Brussels approach to EU-UK relationship in a geopolitical reality of many more pressing policy issues that the EU needs to resolve.
encompass-europe.com/comment/ever...
encompass-europe.com/comment/ever...
December 1, 2025 at 12:11 PM
🚨🚨I think this is very good and nuanced paper by @davidheniguk.bsky.social on the general #Brussels approach to EU-UK relationship in a geopolitical reality of many more pressing policy issues that the EU needs to resolve.
encompass-europe.com/comment/ever...
encompass-europe.com/comment/ever...