Declan Joseph Deasy

#Digitalisation is the defining characteristic of our time. Public sector #DigitalTransformation is an 🇪🇺 priority. Focus in 2019: Data; User centricity; Once only principle; Cybersecurity; Borderless digital public services. #eif #cef #cimf #gdpr #ffofd @EU_ISA2 @DSMeu @EU_DIGIT

China calls on Europe to bolster its strategic autonomy. The Americans "not only insult European capabilities but also ignore the continent's potential to act as a powerful, independent player on the world stage."

🚨🔥BREAKING: Macron just delivered a direct rebuke of Trump-style strongman politics at Davos. “We prefer respect to bullies. We prefer science to obscurantism. We prefer the rule of law and predictability.” Then he made the pitch loud and clear: “If you want stability,…

💳🇷🇺 Tell me you’ve got a crisis without telling me: Russian banks just froze millions of accounts in just weeks. 🚨 That’s 3 million Russians locked out of their money as the banking system cracks. Forums are exploding with complaints and everyone knows it’s a desperate Kremlin…

⚡️ Moldova to leave the CIS Moldova is gradually cancelling the agreements that formed the legal basis of its membership in the Commonwealth of Independent States. Moldova no longer wants to be part of a post-Soviet club created by Moscow after the collapse of the USSR. The CIS…

Geopolitical shocks can - and must - be an opportunity for Europe. The seismic shift underway makes it both possible & necessary to build a new European independence. From security to the economy. From defence to democracy. Europe is gathering speed ↓

This is the winged personification (daimon) of Kairos or Opportunity (i.e assessing the right time to speak or act) for ancient Greeks had two words for time: chronos & kairos, the former refers to non-stop linear time, the latter means seizing a moment in time before it passes.

Princess Sophie of Romania, on behalf of her eldest sister, The Custodian of the Romanian Crown, paid tribute to the late King Constantine II of the Hellenes during a Private Burial ceremony at the Tatoi cemetery in Tatoi, Greece today 🖤 📸 Romanian Royal Family

Today’s Russian papers on Greenland: “Europe’s at a total loss. It’s a pleasure to watch.” Government paper: “Europe doesn’t need the American greatness Trump is promoting…the Old World's keen to keep Greenland for itself, even at the risk of Nato’s collapse.” #ReadingRussia

The idea that you remove Nato and the US security umbrella and suddenly a united Europe emerges is a geopolitical fantasy not grounded in reality.

My consultations with member states on the latest tensions over Greenland reconfirm our strong commitment to the following:   ▪️ Unity on the principles of international law, territorial integrity and national sovereignty;   ▪️ Unity in support of and solidarity with Denmark and…

Addiction aux écrans? Voilà de quoi reprendre le contrôle À retrouver dans toutes vos librairies le 29 janvier !

🇳🇴 Norwegian prime minister says Trump repeatedly begs for the Nobel Peace Prize Norwegian prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre says that Donald Trump raises the same issue every time they meet. According to Støre, Donald Trump repeatedly complains, pleads, and demands to know why he…

This Italian 🇮🇹 wonder is found in Trentino-Alto Adige, exactly along the panoramic trail of Val di Funes! Pure awe in front of the Dolomites

Putin's Russian Orthodox "Church" tried to prevent the publication of this article, so u know what to do. kyivpost.com/post/68182

Turnberry, Écosse. 27 juillet 2025 Nuuk, Groenland. 17 janvier 2026 6 mois. « Vous aviez à choisir entre la guerre et le déshonneur. Vous avez choisi le déshonneur, et vous aurez la guerre. » (Attribué à) Winston Churchill, 1938.

If Ireland wanted to militarily help its fellow Atlantic island territory, Greenland, we would not be able to take a sovereign decision to do so because of the ‘Triple Lock’ which gifts Trump a veto over Irish foreign policy. thejournal.ie/trump-tariffs-…

Two points * it is very unusual for any Irish government to criticise the US in such direct terms. * regardless of economic consequences, Ireland will go along with any and all economic measures the EU may take against the US on this issue. Territorial integrity is the reddest…

Little snippet of our live version of 'Dúirt Bean Liom' into a surprise reel on RTÉ Radio 1... but I love the clap at the end the most 🤣 there were only about 5 people in the room 💪 #liveradio #livemusic #song #Irish #gaeilge

The climate of opinion is shifting fast on the transatlantic front. Such suggestions from a prominent European would have been unthinkable just a few months ago. Now they are at least on the agenda. Difficult decisions looming for the EU & especially for Ireland given our…

Arguably, Ireland is as important to US (in Trump’s mind) as Greenland -vast US MNC presence -overt facilitation of tax avoidance -undersea cables -geographically important but virtually undefended So watch Greenland carefully. And maybe think about defence/security seriously?