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Philippe Van Damme

@P_VanDamme_EU

Retired. Former EU Ambassador to Guinea (Conakry), Zimbabwe, Cameroon & Equatorial Guinea.

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Another irresponsible plea for further fragmentation, against / charters.
And while landlocked countries need access to the sea, in post-Vienna congress & post-WW2 world this can be done through regional integration rather than through big-power pressure & land-swaps!

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Latin-Americans (& the Dutch) want to move to Spain, but the Spaniards want to move to France and the French to Canada, like most others.
Looks like we will all end up in Canada 🤔🤓.

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Wealth of info & excellent ctry snapshots.
In , external debt stock increased 4x more rapidly than GNI over past decade.
42% now private; maturity (hardly 3 yrs) & grace periods sharply down since 2020, interest rates up.
38% multilateral (WB 17%)
20% bilateral (China 11%)

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Gaza has the world's highest percentage of displaced people, but Sudan overwhelms it in total numbers. It could use some of the world's attention. twitter.com/IOMSudan/statu…

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2023 has shattered climate records, accompanied by extreme weather which has left a trail of devastation and despair.

is the only way forward. It’s time for countries to step up their efforts to curb the looming climate crisis.

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Negotiations must always been an option, but on what terms!?
You cannot reward the agressor who doesn't seem willing to reconsider the agression.

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We have gone tomhrough many shocking events recently.
The most shocking may be is that similar shocks to not shock all people in similar ways.
Where is our shared humanity!?

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As the euro turns 25, it is an indispensable part of our daily life.

It offers us simplicity, stability and sovereignty.

In a joint blog post, Presidents of five European institutions reflect on the value of unity in a changing world ecb.europa.eu/press/blog/dat…

As the euro turns 25, it is an indispensable part of our daily life. It offers us simplicity, stability and sovereignty. In a joint blog post, Presidents of five European institutions reflect on the value of unity in a changing world ecb.europa.eu/press/blog/dat…
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