Our #EuropeChats discussion on the EU's digital future with Jim Cloos and Seamus Allen is wrapping up. Stay tuned for more in the coming weeks, including 📽️ highlight clips from the discussion.

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On Artificial Intelligence: "I have a lot of concerns about the EU's Apply AI Strategy. So I think AI is incredibly important for the future, but in today's conversations, the focus is on a tiny sliver of what AI means."

- Seamus Allen during our #EuropeChats 👇
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"So sometimes if you have a couple of very big companies or big champions, it can pose other problems. A country could become too dependent on them. They could crowd out other businesses or competitors," replies IIEA's Seamus Allen.

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"If you look at all the big players in IT, there are no Europeans left or very few," points out TEPSA's Jim Cloos. So, do we need European digital champions?

Listen to Seamus Allen's response in our #EuropeChats episode on the EU's digital future 👇
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"We spend too much time talking about the US & China when they're not the most relevant countries to be looking at. We should also look at Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan. They're all ahead of us in digital technology."

- Seamus Allen during our #EuropeChats

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The European Council Summit is approaching 📅
A key issue will be the unanimous approach to EU accession. Was it a political mistake to design EU enlargement in such a unanimity-heavy way? 🤔

We asked this question to Frank Schimmelfennig in a recent #EuropeChats👇

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Are we sending enough military and financial support to Ukraine 🇺🇦? Mariam Khotenashvili asked this question to Tyyne Karjalainen (@fiia.fi) in a recent #EuropeChats episode on enlargement, security and defence 🛡️

Hear more on the "paradox of insufficient support" for Ukraine 👇
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🇷🇼 The case of Rwanda is quite unique, with rapid development but also a strong autocratic tendency centred on Paul Kagame and tensions with its Congolese neighbour, discuss Colette Braeckman (@lesoir.be) and Jim Cloos in a recent #EuropeChats episode 📽️

Rewatch it 👇
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In a recent episode of #EuropeChats, Jim Cloos condemned the current US administration’s systematic attacks on everything the EU stands for.

Would closer ties with Canada and possibly other allies be a way of strengthening these democracies? 🤝

Watch the episode 👇
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During today's #SOTEU, von der Leyen called for unity in the fight for our European project.

If unity is lacking, Europe does not stand a chance in this rapidly changing world 💬@gisellebosse.bsky.social echoed this message in one of our recent #EuropeChats 👉 youtu.be/rKmm-RegnFE

As the Irish Presidency reaches full steam, former Irish ambassador Bobby McDonagh explains in our latest #EuropeChats why Ireland is particularly well placed to lead these negotiations 🇮🇪

Watch the full episode 👇
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The US has made it clear that it wants the EU to increase its security efforts. But what exactly are the American expectations? 🇺🇸

@erik-jones.bsky.social shared his perspective during our #EuropeChats in 2025. Is his assessment still relevant now?

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