jfelixcardoso.bsky.social
Political advisor for S&D at the European Parliament, doing mainly security and defence. Here on a personal capacity, as one should, and mostly to drop interesting reads. Ще не вмерла України і слава, і воля 🇺🇦 👊🇪🇺🔥
👤 Joined on 01 August 2023
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@jfelixcardoso.bsky.social“We have best-in-class products in this area. They’re reliable products, they’re trusted products. We don’t need some kind of synchronised mediocrity.” But are these products still trusted? (Temporary) “Synchronised mediocrity” may become a lot more appealing if the alternative is a kill switch.
Show PostThere we have it (again): “European companies face “devastating” retaliation from Washington if Brussels presses ahead with plans to restrict American rivals such as Elon Musk’s SpaceX from parts of the European market, the US ambassador to the EU has warned.” Coercion is a short-term strategy.
Show PostThis shouldn’t surprise us. The US already threatened to do this in early 2025, around the critical minerals deal. Then Europe scrambled to find homegrown alternatives, but the profound dependency on Starlink remains today. THIS is why we need tech sovereignty. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
Show PostGiven how linked these two topics actually are, this is an unfortunate tradeoff www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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