Be it cars or social media, any company operating in Europe needs to comply with our rules – regardless of their shareholding.
Mr Musk knows this well.
He is familiar with European rules on automotive, and will quickly adapt to the Digital Services Act.#DSA
— Thierry Breton (@ThierryBreton) April 26, 2022
Is this a warning or a threat? Asked DG Meme.
Is this a warning or a threat? https://t.co/5oGD6o6vxh pic.twitter.com/rfVUIFjsyd
— DG MEME ?? (@meme_ec) April 26, 2022
While Le Chou snarked “Elon Musk Buys Wordle, Changes Every Answer To ‘Tesla’
Elon Musk Buys Wordle, Changes Every Answer To ‘Tesla’ pic.twitter.com/t0Mt5tHKwn
— Le Chou (@LeChouNews) April 26, 2022
But it seems Musk has a sense of humour – Next I’m buying Coca-Cola to put the cocaine back in he joked.
Next I’m buying Coca-Cola to put the cocaine back in
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 28, 2022
Just to put Musk’s offer into perspective, Gerado FOrtuna reminded us that $44 bn cash is more than the nominal 2020 GDP of 4 EU countries.
Just to put Musk's offer into perspective, $44 bn (€41.1 bn) cash is more than the nominal 2020 GDP of 4 EU countries:
?? $33.5 bn (€31.3 bn)
?? $31 bn (€29 bn)
?? $23,8 bn (€22.5 bn)
?? $14,7 bn (€13.7 bn)
— Gerardo Fortuna (@gerardofortuna) April 26, 2022
This week we are supported by ACCA, the global body for professional accountants. Their upcoming event on 17 May will discuss what skills and education finance professionals need to play their part in the green transition. Follow ACCA online to find out more.
#EUVocationalSkills Week 2022 is coming up!
ACCA @IFAC @GGKP_Finance event will discuss what skills and education finance professionals need to play their part in the green transition
? 17 May, 15:00 CET ? https://t.co/TZGHcitBYp#EducationForFinance pic.twitter.com/uQm913VPcJ
— ACCA Views (@ACCAViews) April 26, 2022
Did you feel the earth move last Monday morning? That was the sound of 90% of Brussels bureaucrats heaving a sigh of relief that Emmanuel Macron not Marine le Pen will lead France for the next 5 years.
?? @EmmanuelMacron will lead France for another 5 years according to the first estimates.
Centrist, incumbent president Emmanuel Macron won the run-off ballot with 58.2% of the votes. His far-right opponent, Marine Le Pen, got 41.8%. https://t.co/cdH7HR8MAK pic.twitter.com/PCCh76v7ca
— EURACTIV (@EURACTIV) April 24, 2022
Le Chou mused that now Le Pen can return To Her Life As France’s Most Racist Professional Cat Breeder
Marine Le Pen Returns To Her Life As France’s Most Racist Professional Cat Breeder pic.twitter.com/Z8Q0ZIDGCw
— Le Chou (@LeChouNews) April 25, 2022
“Help me,” thinks the cat.
"Help me," thinks the cat.
— Lotte (@kankurette) April 25, 2022
It’s a plague! Tweeted Peter Diepersloot posting a picture of Dutch right wing politician Geert Wilders with another poor feline.
It’s a plague! pic.twitter.com/CzX3YUL9mG
— Peter Diepersloot (@PDiepersloot) April 26, 2022
But not everyone was pleased with the result – Tomatoes were hurled at Macron in Paris.
Tomatoes hurled at French president Emmanuel Macron – video https://t.co/hwwOnEzU3H
— Guardian news (@guardiannews) April 28, 2022
Next he needs Onions Aubergines and Courgettes, joked Prem Safety.
Next he needs Onions Aubergines and Courgettes
— Safety ?????? (@PremSafety) April 28, 2022
I’m sure there’s a ratatouille gag in there somewhere, but moving on to the weekend’s other big election which saw Slovenia’s Janez Janša ousted by Freedom Movement leader Robert Golob.
Les ?? ont massivement voté en faveur d’un changement, mettant fin au règne de Janez #Janša dimanche et confiant les rênes à Robert #Golob, leader du Mouvement de la liberté, qui devrait être à la tête d’une coalition progressiste.
✍️ Sebastijan R. Maček. https://t.co/aLhmgBungw
— EURACTIV France (@EURACTIV_FR) April 25, 2022
Daniel Freund looked at the evidence: Jansa, Borissov and Babis all voted out of office in the past 12 months and concluded the Orban-playbook does not work outside of Hungary.
Voted out of office in the past 12 months:
??Jansa
??Borissov
??Babis
It was a different Europe just 1 year ago. The Orban-playbook does not work outside of Hungary.
— Daniel Freund (@daniel_freund) April 25, 2022
‘Divide and rule’ is Russia’s rationale for halting gas flows to Poland and Bulgaria, explained Ralf Grahn
#Gazprom as #Russia's energy weapon >
‘Divide and rule’: Russia’s rationale for halting gas flows to Poland and Bulgaria https://t.co/wySOLQkgrI
— Ralf Grahn (@RalfGrahn) April 28, 2022
Speaking to the European Parliament, @TimmermansEU says that Russia cutting off its gas supply to certain EU countries is an attempt to play EU countries off against each other and that the EU must now show unity.
— Kira Taylor (@KiraTaylor15) April 28, 2022
Matina Stevis got to the bottom of it. Not only are European companies opening accounts with Gazprombank to facilitate payments for gas while not falling afoul of EU sanctions AND complying with Putin’s directive. The Commission thinks it’s ok to do so.
We think we’ve gotten to the bottom of this. Not only are European companies opening accts w Gazprombank to facilitate payments for gas while not falling afoul of EU sanctions AND complying with Putin’s directive. The Commission thinks it’s ok to do so. https://t.co/8lMa2Q2fa6
— Matina Stevis-Gridneff (@MatinaStevis) April 27, 2022
EU Bloc instructions for payment on Russian energy. Pretty simple
EU Bloc instructions for payment on Russian energy. Pretty simple pic.twitter.com/3NN0I4qTEA
— Anthony Santo-Stefano (@AnthonyStefan19) April 28, 2022
Source: euractiv.com
