Stig Eidissen
@eidissen.bsky.social
PhD EU State Aid law. Attorney at the Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities. Associate professor at UiT Arctic University of Norway.
I work and research within State aid law, privacy law, employment law and other topics of interest.
I work and research within State aid law, privacy law, employment law and other topics of interest.
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Why should Europeans stop governing how services and products are placed on their market?
America would never give up its regulatory sovereignty.
America would never give up its regulatory sovereignty.
December 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Why should Europeans stop governing how services and products are placed on their market?
America would never give up its regulatory sovereignty.
America would never give up its regulatory sovereignty.
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Whether through malice, incompetence or both the Trump administration is doing what it can to help Putin & harm Europe. And ironically, it brings peace no closer because Putin sees the evidence of Western weakness & disunity as a reason to keep the war going & achieve his goal of destroying Ukraine.
🚨 Explosive report by Bloomberg:
The US has lobbied “several” EU countries to derail the reparations loan for Ukraine, arguing the Russian assets are needed to achieve a peace deal and shouldn’t be used to “prolong the war”.
The US has lobbied “several” EU countries to derail the reparations loan for Ukraine, arguing the Russian assets are needed to achieve a peace deal and shouldn’t be used to “prolong the war”.
US Urged Europeans to Oppose EU Plan for Loan to Support Ukraine
The US lobbied several countries in the European Union in an effort to block EU plans to use frozen Russian central bank assets to back a massive loan to Ukraine, according to European diplomats famil...
www.bloomberg.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Whether through malice, incompetence or both the Trump administration is doing what it can to help Putin & harm Europe. And ironically, it brings peace no closer because Putin sees the evidence of Western weakness & disunity as a reason to keep the war going & achieve his goal of destroying Ukraine.
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Ukraine received almost no US government aid in 2025 with all support coming from Europe and other countries, Kiel Institute tracker shows.
www.kielinstitut.de/topics/war-a...
www.kielinstitut.de/topics/war-a...
December 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Ukraine received almost no US government aid in 2025 with all support coming from Europe and other countries, Kiel Institute tracker shows.
www.kielinstitut.de/topics/war-a...
www.kielinstitut.de/topics/war-a...
EU Treaty (TFEU) Article 167
"The Union shall contribute to the flowering of the cultures of the Member States, while respecting their national and regional diversity and at the same time bringing the common cultural heritage to the fore."
So in wording the US policy aligns closely with EU goals.
"The Union shall contribute to the flowering of the cultures of the Member States, while respecting their national and regional diversity and at the same time bringing the common cultural heritage to the fore."
So in wording the US policy aligns closely with EU goals.
What struck me most on Europe wasn’t the focus on value, freedom of speech etc - again, very similar to Vance’s Munich speech - but how activist it is. This is about directly trying to influence what is going on in Europe:
December 5, 2025 at 10:42 AM
EU Treaty (TFEU) Article 167
"The Union shall contribute to the flowering of the cultures of the Member States, while respecting their national and regional diversity and at the same time bringing the common cultural heritage to the fore."
So in wording the US policy aligns closely with EU goals.
"The Union shall contribute to the flowering of the cultures of the Member States, while respecting their national and regional diversity and at the same time bringing the common cultural heritage to the fore."
So in wording the US policy aligns closely with EU goals.
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While passenger planes fly across the skies over Europe, in Ukraine the skies are filled with Russian missiles and drones. One continent, but two different realities.
📹: posterbureau / Instagram
📹: posterbureau / Instagram
December 1, 2025 at 6:07 PM
While passenger planes fly across the skies over Europe, in Ukraine the skies are filled with Russian missiles and drones. One continent, but two different realities.
📹: posterbureau / Instagram
📹: posterbureau / Instagram
Much to be said about Neville Chamberlain, but at least personal profit wasnt his motivation for giving Hitler the Sudetenland in 1938.
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Much to be said about Neville Chamberlain, but at least personal profit wasnt his motivation for giving Hitler the Sudetenland in 1938.
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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– Det er ikke ansvarlig å oppføre seg som barn, slik de gjør nå, og kaste vekk vår viktigste multilaterale avtale med EU, sier Islands utenriksminister, Thorgerdur Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, om de som vil sette EØS-avtalen i spill for å «straffe» EU som svar på ferrotollen.
Islands utenriksminister til DN etter EU-toll: – Ikke ansvarlig å oppføre seg som barn (+)
Til tross for islandsk vrede om EU-toll på jernlegeringer, mener utenriksminister Thorgerdur Katrín Gunnarsdóttir at EU likevel er Norge og Islands viktigste partner, og at vi må slåss for EØS-avtalen...
www.dn.no
November 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
– Det er ikke ansvarlig å oppføre seg som barn, slik de gjør nå, og kaste vekk vår viktigste multilaterale avtale med EU, sier Islands utenriksminister, Thorgerdur Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, om de som vil sette EØS-avtalen i spill for å «straffe» EU som svar på ferrotollen.
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Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
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This is a new and dire development in the ongoing American constitutional crisis. The voters, Congress, and, yes, the U.S. military must all now be more vigilant than at any time in our modern history.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The President Is Losing Control of Himself
Donald Trump’s outbursts on social media this week were different than usual.
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:58 AM
This is a new and dire development in the ongoing American constitutional crisis. The voters, Congress, and, yes, the U.S. military must all now be more vigilant than at any time in our modern history.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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This chart (which applies even more to social media than it did to TV) lives in my head rent free.
Social media enveloping traditional media means everything and everyone is now competing in the entertainment market. Boring stuff like policy that affects millions of lives doesn’t stand a chance.
Social media enveloping traditional media means everything and everyone is now competing in the entertainment market. Boring stuff like policy that affects millions of lives doesn’t stand a chance.
November 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This chart (which applies even more to social media than it did to TV) lives in my head rent free.
Social media enveloping traditional media means everything and everyone is now competing in the entertainment market. Boring stuff like policy that affects millions of lives doesn’t stand a chance.
Social media enveloping traditional media means everything and everyone is now competing in the entertainment market. Boring stuff like policy that affects millions of lives doesn’t stand a chance.
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Former Brexit Party MEP #NathanGill has been sentenced to 10,5 yrs in prison for taking Russian bribes while he was in office at the EP. Whatsapp messages revealed he had received over €45,000 from #OlegVoloshyn He was bribed to make pro-Russian statements www.brusselstimes.com/eu-affairs/1... #AfD
Former Brexit MEP jailed for 10 years for taking Russian bribes
A series of Whatsapp messages revealed that the British MEP had received over €45,000 from an alleged Russian asset to make pro-Kremlin statements.
www.brusselstimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Former Brexit Party MEP #NathanGill has been sentenced to 10,5 yrs in prison for taking Russian bribes while he was in office at the EP. Whatsapp messages revealed he had received over €45,000 from #OlegVoloshyn He was bribed to make pro-Russian statements www.brusselstimes.com/eu-affairs/1... #AfD
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I’ve been in a room with Putin. He calls Ukrainians “Russians with accents.” His real fear isn’t NATO expansion, it’s democracy expansion. It shatters his entire argument for dictatorship at home. Because if Ukrainians embrace freedom, Russians may demand the same.
November 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I’ve been in a room with Putin. He calls Ukrainians “Russians with accents.” His real fear isn’t NATO expansion, it’s democracy expansion. It shatters his entire argument for dictatorship at home. Because if Ukrainians embrace freedom, Russians may demand the same.
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Now the phrase ‘American security guarantees’ is being thrown around, which frankly means nothing, especially under the current administration.
Handing an invading army of torturers, rapists, and murderers everything they want won’t bring peace, it will only encourage them to do it again.
Handing an invading army of torturers, rapists, and murderers everything they want won’t bring peace, it will only encourage them to do it again.
November 20, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Now the phrase ‘American security guarantees’ is being thrown around, which frankly means nothing, especially under the current administration.
Handing an invading army of torturers, rapists, and murderers everything they want won’t bring peace, it will only encourage them to do it again.
Handing an invading army of torturers, rapists, and murderers everything they want won’t bring peace, it will only encourage them to do it again.
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The American "peace" plan looks like a copy of Russia's war goals. The U.S. is becoming a basket case. I am sad normal Americans don't protest against the D.C. regime.
The plan would even demand that Russian be recognised as an official state language in Ukraine and that the local branch of the Russian Orthodox Church receive official status, echoing long standing Kremlin political goals.
That is going to be a no.
That is going to be a no.
November 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The American "peace" plan looks like a copy of Russia's war goals. The U.S. is becoming a basket case. I am sad normal Americans don't protest against the D.C. regime.
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Story here with exclusive new details: The Trump admin and Russian officials have drawn up a sweeping new proposal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine that envisions major concessions from Kyiv and urged President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to accept it...
via @financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/2353...
via @financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/2353...
US and Russian officials draft new peace plan for Ukraine
Sweeping 28-point proposal would include territorial concessions and rollback of American military assistance
www.ft.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Story here with exclusive new details: The Trump admin and Russian officials have drawn up a sweeping new proposal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine that envisions major concessions from Kyiv and urged President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to accept it...
via @financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/2353...
via @financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/2353...
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Donald Trump Jr., Elon Musk and dozens of prominent tech, media and sports figures gathered in honor of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who previously had been labeled a “pariah” over his role in the killing of a Washington Post columnist.
Who attended the White House dinner for Mohammed bin Salman
As candles flickered and a piano played in the East Room, leaders of the United States' biggest companies signaled they were open for business with Saudi Arabia.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Donald Trump Jr., Elon Musk and dozens of prominent tech, media and sports figures gathered in honor of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who previously had been labeled a “pariah” over his role in the killing of a Washington Post columnist.
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Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
Dette kunne vært unngått med god europapolitikk.
Men det kan også bli mye, mye verre med enda dårligere europapolitikk (som f.eks. å fryse EØS-midlene).
www.nrk.no/dokumentar/x...
Men det kan også bli mye, mye verre med enda dårligere europapolitikk (som f.eks. å fryse EØS-midlene).
www.nrk.no/dokumentar/x...
Tollsjokk fra EU
Etter hard tautrekking har EU bestemt seg: Det blir toll på norsk jernlegering.
www.nrk.no
November 18, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Dette kunne vært unngått med god europapolitikk.
Men det kan også bli mye, mye verre med enda dårligere europapolitikk (som f.eks. å fryse EØS-midlene).
www.nrk.no/dokumentar/x...
Men det kan også bli mye, mye verre med enda dårligere europapolitikk (som f.eks. å fryse EØS-midlene).
www.nrk.no/dokumentar/x...
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Russian law enforcers are kidnapping civilians in the occupied territories of 🇺🇦 ,trying them on charges of espionage and treason-at least 190 such sentences have been imposed over the past 3yrs
◾️From July to September 2025,courts in Russian-occupied territories imposed such sentences every 3days
◾️From July to September 2025,courts in Russian-occupied territories imposed such sentences every 3days
November 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Russian law enforcers are kidnapping civilians in the occupied territories of 🇺🇦 ,trying them on charges of espionage and treason-at least 190 such sentences have been imposed over the past 3yrs
◾️From July to September 2025,courts in Russian-occupied territories imposed such sentences every 3days
◾️From July to September 2025,courts in Russian-occupied territories imposed such sentences every 3days
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The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
International Criminal Court to ditch Microsoft Office for European open source alternative | Euractiv
The court will move its internal work environment to Open Desk, a German-developed open source software
www.euractiv.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
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💥 Russia lost $70 million daily oil export revenue: Ukraine used Neptune cruise missiles to strike an air defense military unit and oil export infrastructure at the Port of Novorossiysk.
Export of 2.2 million barrels/day halted - 2% of global crude & petroleum products supply.
Export of 2.2 million barrels/day halted - 2% of global crude & petroleum products supply.
November 14, 2025 at 7:16 PM
💥 Russia lost $70 million daily oil export revenue: Ukraine used Neptune cruise missiles to strike an air defense military unit and oil export infrastructure at the Port of Novorossiysk.
Export of 2.2 million barrels/day halted - 2% of global crude & petroleum products supply.
Export of 2.2 million barrels/day halted - 2% of global crude & petroleum products supply.
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"Why American-style polarisation is spreading across the West"
Two words: algorithms and incentives. Mostly incentives. Until we modify or eliminate incentives, all we can do is watch as the fabric of society is pulled apart, strand by strand. www.ft.com/content/5060...
Two words: algorithms and incentives. Mostly incentives. Until we modify or eliminate incentives, all we can do is watch as the fabric of society is pulled apart, strand by strand. www.ft.com/content/5060...
November 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
"Why American-style polarisation is spreading across the West"
Two words: algorithms and incentives. Mostly incentives. Until we modify or eliminate incentives, all we can do is watch as the fabric of society is pulled apart, strand by strand. www.ft.com/content/5060...
Two words: algorithms and incentives. Mostly incentives. Until we modify or eliminate incentives, all we can do is watch as the fabric of society is pulled apart, strand by strand. www.ft.com/content/5060...
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Putin said that Russia "historically has always treated a defeated enemy with mercy."
And this is what #Ukrainian Defenders who survived Russian captivity say:
◾️ Dmytro Polovian: "They forced us to walk to interrogations on broken legs; some were beaten, some were jabbed with an awl."
And this is what #Ukrainian Defenders who survived Russian captivity say:
◾️ Dmytro Polovian: "They forced us to walk to interrogations on broken legs; some were beaten, some were jabbed with an awl."
October 27, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Putin said that Russia "historically has always treated a defeated enemy with mercy."
And this is what #Ukrainian Defenders who survived Russian captivity say:
◾️ Dmytro Polovian: "They forced us to walk to interrogations on broken legs; some were beaten, some were jabbed with an awl."
And this is what #Ukrainian Defenders who survived Russian captivity say:
◾️ Dmytro Polovian: "They forced us to walk to interrogations on broken legs; some were beaten, some were jabbed with an awl."
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After the Pentagon forced a mass exit of journalists who understood military finance, tactics and technology, their replacements have arrived: cranks, conspiracy theorists and both foreign and domestic propagandists
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Pentagon’s Preferred Propaganda Model
The Trump administration is trying to muddle reality—and create apathy.
www.theatlantic.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:42 AM
After the Pentagon forced a mass exit of journalists who understood military finance, tactics and technology, their replacements have arrived: cranks, conspiracy theorists and both foreign and domestic propagandists
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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