Julien Hoez

Julien Hoez

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✉️ Contact@julienhoez.eu | ✍️frenchdispatch.eu 🇫🇷Social-libéral politologue fighting for a stronger EU 🇪🇺 🧠 Reformed think tanker | 📰 Editor 💻 Political Consultant |🌍 Political & foreign affairs

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"The system has become a chaotic Frankenstein" Half a million on the streets, riots, no budget. Every week of unrest helps Marine Le Pen inch closer to the Élysée. I spoke to Forbes Ukraine about what's driving it and what it means for Ukraine:
forbes.ua/svit/sistema...

forbes.uaПротести у Франції: чи приборкає їх Макрон та які наслідки для виборів і шансів Ле Пен? — Forbes.uaФранція намагається подолати дефіцит бюджету і підготуватись до виборів під масові протести. Чи уріжуть допомогу Україні й чи зіграють протести на руку Ле Пен?
Julien Hoez
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France continues to lead the liberal faction within the European Parliament

Renew Europe@reneweurope.bsky.social

Renew Europe gives its strong support to @valeriehayer.bsky.social to continue her work as our Group President. Since 2024, we've delivered: on competitiveness, on our values, and we keep standing with Ukraine. 1/3

Julien Hoez
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"The system has become a chaotic Frankenstein" Half a million on the streets, riots, no budget. Every week of unrest helps Marine Le Pen inch closer to the Élysée. I spoke to Forbes Ukraine about what's driving it and what it means for Ukraine:
forbes.ua/svit/sistema...

forbes.uaПротести у Франції: чи приборкає їх Макрон та які наслідки для виборів і шансів Ле Пен? — Forbes.uaФранція намагається подолати дефіцит бюджету і підготуватись до виборів під масові протести. Чи уріжуть допомогу Україні й чи зіграють протести на руку Ле Пен?
Julien Hoez
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Why are people pretending nobody knows about the EPP's Ouarda Bensouag when @contexte.com did an excellent portrait of her a year-and-a-half-ago and people have been asking questions / discussing her for even longer? www.contexte.com/fr/article/p...

contexte.comPortrait - Ouarda Bensouag, la Française « cash » et incontournable au Parlement européen - ContexteLa discrète mais pugnace secrétaire générale du groupe PPE (Parti populaire européen) jouit d’une influence rare pour une Française au Parlement européen, qu’elle doit à son sens politique et à sa pro...
Julien Hoez
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Such a mismanaged shitshow that it's almost comical

The Guardian@theguardian.com

The Canary news website announces closure after ‘vicious campaign against us’

theguardian.comThe Canary news website announces closure after ‘vicious campaign against us’Leftwing outlet said it had faced ‘multiple attacks’ and ‘malicious lies’ which made its situation unsustainable * Business live – latest updates The leftwing news site the Canary has announced that it is closing indefinitely. Earlier this year the media outlet was blocked from accessing funds and has faced allegations of internal turmoil. The outlet, founded in 2015 at the height of support for the then Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, said in a social media post it would be closing “for the foreseeable future”. Continue reading...
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Key points from Macron's "address to the French": - Macron calls for those who protested to be kept separate from the riots - PM LEcornu is running a crisis meeting to find solutions to help those affected by #17Octobre riots - Interior minister ordered to take lessons from security failures

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- All political parties have been told they need to publicly denounce the violence seen and will be invited to a meeting with PM Lecornu - Government, politicians, trade unions and other actors will be invited to a meeting to find a solution to overcome loss of hope in future seen in young people

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- Macron repeats that rioters and looters will be punished severely - Calls for democracy and peaceful protest to continue and for debate and discussion to continue "in an atmosphere of respect" with responsibility rather than in violence

Julien Hoez
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Key points from Macron's "address to the French": - Macron calls for those who protested to be kept separate from the riots - PM LEcornu is running a crisis meeting to find solutions to help those affected by #17Octobre riots - Interior minister ordered to take lessons from security failures

Julien Hoez
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- Justice minister instructed to ensure those who rioted are made to pay for their crimes - Government will continue to try to help those suffering from the cost of living crisis - Prefects ordered to work with Mayors to ban all public meetings if necessary to ensure all spaces are protected

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The French Dispatch
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RESULT - First round of the 'Primaire de la Gauche' Raphaël Glucksmann (Place publique): 66.13%, 79,613 votes Olivier Faure (PS): 14.48%, 17,398 votes Ségolène Royal (PS): 7.62%, 9,165 votes Emmanuel Maurel (GRS): 5.92%, 7,119 votes Jérôme Guedj (PS): 5.83%, 7,012 votes

Julien Hoez
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The @placepublique.bsky.social MEP @raphaelglucksmann.bsky.social crushed Socialist leader Olivier Faure in the first round of the left-wing Presidential primary This vote also doubled as a rejection of any alliance with far-left firebrand Jean-Luc Mélenchon www.frenchdispatch.eu/p/glucksmann...

frenchdispatch.euGlucksmann Wins French Left-Wing Presidential Primary With 66%The Place publique MEP routed Socialist leader Olivier Faure in a single round, in a vote that doubled as a verdict against an alliance with Mélenchon.
Julien Hoez
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I'm praying to everyone from Gandhi to Charles de Gaulle that Ukraine annihilates every single Yandex data centre in existence and cripples Russia for the next half a decade

Julien Hoez
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I feel like we don't highlight quite well enough just how dumb Jordan Bardella actually is.

Julien Hoez@julienhoez.eu

This week in The French Dispatch 🇫🇷 🌹French left votes in primary first round 🌿Mélenchon visits Gergovia 🧾 Bardella’s poor spelling adds to evidence www.frenchdispatch.eu/p/french-lef...

frenchdispatch.euCyberattack hits French left primary as Bardella scandal deepensGlucksmann and Faure fight for the left’s 2027 nomination, Mélenchon plays Caesar at Gergovia, and one missing letter ties Bardella to antisemitic messages
Julien Hoez
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This situation is so German CDU 🤡 Merz: ‘Let’s protect Europe from unfair Chinese trade practices and focus on European Strategic Autonomy w/ France’ Some CDU cowboys in the EPP: ‘How about, instead, we kill the Industrial Accelerator Act and Made in Europe because “gna gna gna free trade”’

Julien Hoez
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Anybody who assumed that Bessent was “the adult in the room” is a colossal fool

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

“.. A lot of people in the investment community had hoped he was the adult in the room,” said Stephen Myrow, a former Treasury official. Investors are “starting to see him as acting more and more like Trump…and that’s shaking confidence in him.” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Julien Hoez
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I still fondly remember the time, 14 years ago now, where France was the explosive baguette that would end Europe. So see you all again in 14 years?

Julien Hoez
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The fact that we still haven’t banned this atrocious, trashy nonsense is an outrage, and the Union has to do better “Almost 150 European politicians have become targets of AI-generated deepfake pornography, 50 of whom are MEPs.” euobserver.com/241185/women...

euobserver.comWomen MEPs targeted by AI ‘nudifier’ apps push EU leaders to enforce December banIf a woman enters politics, she may have to confront the fact that she may be one in 14 being digitally stripped by 'nudifying' technology. Such is what an EU ban is trying to stop: but whether it wil...
Julien Hoez
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Time for another game of “Is Pedro Sanchez genuinely politically unstoppable and bulletproof?” Taking bets now

Reuters@reuters.com

BREAKING: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called an early election for November 29 following the Spanish parliament's rejection of the government's attempt to tackle the country's housing crisis after protests over unaffordable rents and evictions reut.rs/4hFhvlV

reut.rsLive: Spanish PM Sánchez calls early election for November 29The Spanish parliament on Friday rejected a raft of government measures aimed at addressing the housing crisis, amid massive street protests over the issue.
Julien Hoez
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This week in The French Dispatch 🇫🇷 📊The Glucksmann lead primary France forgot 👎Bardella falls into trap in antisemitism investigation 🇪🇸Macron’s royal banquet ambushed by Senate www.frenchdispatch.eu/p/macron-spa...

frenchdispatch.euSpanish Senate snubs Macron as Bardella antisemitism row deepensSpain's Senate sinks the Treaty of Barcelona mid-state visit, Mediapart publishes its evidence against Bardella, and three in four French voters ignore the left's primary
Julien Hoez
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With the seven Cornell Rapists story now gaining much-needed traction, an honest truth: Far too many of you assholes are far too happy being friends with, working with, or platforming men who sexually harass women or make them incredibly uncomfortable.

Julien Hoez
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Every single thing that looks remotely Russian should be shot out of the sky and sea. If Russia has decided that it’s at war with us, then we need to actually wake up.

Euronews@euronews.com

The US has warned southern states of a possible Moscow attack that would see Russia fire 600 km-range drones from commercial ships at Spain, France and Italy. We examine what is known and how the threat is mounting. #EuropeNews

l.euronews.comCIA warns of Russian drone threat to southern EuropeThe US has warned southern states of a possible Moscow attack that would see Russia fire 600 km-range drones from commercial ships at Spain, France and Italy. We examine what is known and how the threat is mounting.
Julien Hoez
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This week in The French Dispatch 🇫🇷 🗳️Philippe Brun is out of the primaire, calendar continues 🤔Far-Right Dupont-Aignan announced candidacy, Zemmour accidentally does the same 🇷🇺Macron gathers candidates as Russia escalates www.frenchdispatch.eu/p/macron-rus...

frenchdispatch.euMacron on Russian threat, Brun Out of PS Primaire, Zemmour's Slip-UpMacron on Russian hybrid attacks and Hormuz, Philippe Brun's exit from the Socialist primaire, and Dupont-Aignan and Zemmour's 2027 presidential bids.
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Macron: “The Day We Are Physically Attacked, We Will Not Be Warned” Full English text of Macron's 18 September 2026 press conference on Russia's hybrid threat, Donald Trump’s Hormuz crisis, and energy prices. www.frenchdispatch.eu/p/macron-pre...

frenchdispatch.euMacron: “The Day We Are Physically Attacked, We Will Not Be Warned”Full English text of Macron's 18 September 2026 press conference on Russia's hybrid threat, Donald Trump’s Hormuz crisis, and energy prices.
Julien Hoez
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Always a pleasure to be recognised as an influential voice in and on the EU by @znconsulting.com in their annual #EUInfluencer rankings, and I'm looking forward to continuing to have a positive impact across my work.

Julien Hoez
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You mean RefUK is filled with charlatans who destroyed Britain? lmfao

James Ball@jamesrball.com

"Speaker after speaker railed against the uniparty, and the last Conservative government for “utterly failing the British people”. But almost all of the speakers had played some role in that government."

thenewworld.co.ukNigel Farage talks big – but he’s a sinking man leading an angry, ridiculous partyFarage doesn’t understand the rules around political donations, but he wants to overhaul the entire British state in 100 days. And the voters aren’t buying it
Julien Hoez
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Andy Burnham is just a coward who used fake, far-right polls to take Keir Starmer's job and do a worse job.

Adam Bienkov@adambienkov.bsky.social

Asked if the Government considers the masked thugs swarming British ports “far right” Andy Burnham’s spokesman replies that “it's an operational matter for the police to set out their response to the protests on the ground. So I will leave them to respond to that.”

Julien Hoez
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l'Équipe - Flux d’actualité@lequipe-actu.bsky.social

La Rochelle s'offre le Stade Toulousain sur le fil lors de la première journée de Top 14

lequipe.frLa Rochelle s'offre le Stade Toulousain sur le fil lors de la première journée de Top 14Dans un match à suspense, le Stade Rochelais, mené 10-24 à la mi-temps, a pris le dessus en seconde période et a eu la peau du Stade Toulousain (30-27), qui n'a plus gagné à Deflandre depuis 2021.
Julien Hoez
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Right, I’m going dancing, but my prediction is that Friedrich Merz quits sometime in the next few hours because he doesn’t know how to handle criticism / losses