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Jean Comte @JeanComte

Senior reporter with @mlexclusive. I like: lobbying tactics, tax transparency, financial regulation, transparency & accountability issues, EU budget, and beers

Joined October 2012
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Can't wait to read "Exploring the new frontiers of EU Law”, the upcoming book of the EU Commission legal service with a foreword from von der Leyen 😃
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Jason Leopold
@JasonLeopold
May 23
A few years ago, I discovered that during Donald Trump's first presidential term he peppered the IRS with #FOIA requests in an attempt to delay the agency from turning over his tax filings to a congressional committee. I FOIA'd Trump's FOIAs to IRS bloomberg.com/news/articles/

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This must be the most EU Parliament thing ever: the Conference of Committee Chairs issuing best practices on joint committee procedure đŸ€“
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Thierry Breton
@ThierryBreton
May 14
Dear @SecRubio, As a fellow member of the “visa ban club”, I’m glad to see you were allowed to visit China — simply by adjusting one accent in your name. Would you consider my US visa application under “Terry Breton”? 🎭
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Anne Applebaum
@anneapplebaum
May 10
"The U.S. administration has suggested that the troop withdrawal was meant to punish German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for criticizing Washington’s Iran policy. But in fact it punishes the pro-American German middle class" theatlantic.com/internationa


The Real Cost of Withdrawing U.S. Troops From Germany

The American drawdown is a cultural divorce as well as a military one.

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Sarah Fitzpatrick
@S_Fitzpatrick
May 8
Statement from @JeffreyGoldberg @TheAtlantic :
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Sarah Fitzpatrick
@S_Fitzpatrick
May 6
My latest story:
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@TheAtlantic
May 6
Exclusive: FBI Director Kash Patel has distributed “Ka$h”-branded bottles of bourbon to bureau staff and civilians, multiple people in Patel’s orbit tell @S_Fitzpatrick. theatlantic.com/politics/202

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Sarah Fitzpatrick
@S_Fitzpatrick
May 6
EXCLUSIVE: My latest story for @TheAtlantic: theatlantic.com/politics/202


Kash Patel’s Personalized Bourbon Stash

The FBI director has been leaving an unusual calling card.

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À Bruxelles, les dĂ©senchantĂ©s du « pacte vert » rongent leur frein. la-croix.com/economie/a-brux


À Bruxelles, les dĂ©senchantĂ©s du « pacte vert » rongent leur frein

AprĂšs avoir portĂ© aux nues le Green deal, la Commission europĂ©enne ne jure plus que par la compĂ©titivitĂ©. Pour l’écosystĂšme qui s’était construit autour de la transition Ă©cologique, c’est un coup dur.

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Les perquisitions de l’AutoritĂ© de la concurrence chez les Big 4 relancent le dĂ©bat sur le secret professionnel decideurs-juridiques.com/aff


Les OVS de l’AutoritĂ© de la concurrence chez les Big 4 relancent le ...

Dans le cadre d’une opĂ©ration de visite et saisie (OVS) dans le secteur de l’audit et de la certification des donnĂ©es et rapports financiers et extrafinanciers, le gendarme français de la concurren...

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A Bruxelles, ce dialogue si difficile entre la Commission européenne et les patrons lexpress.fr/economie/entrepr


A Bruxelles, ce dialogue si difficile entre la Commission européenne et les patrons

Les entreprises se plaignent de ne pas ĂȘtre suffisamment Ă©coutĂ©es par la Commission europĂ©enne. L’Express dĂ©crypte les rouages de cette relation souvent compliquĂ©e.

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Thierry Breton
@ThierryBreton
Apr 12
Make election interference great again, @JDVance.
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Come and work with us ! @mlexclusive is looking for an AI chief correspondent in Brussels relx.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/L

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French Response
@FrenchResponse
Mar 18
200k đŸ‘ŒđŸ» Doing our best. Thanks for sticking with us.
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MLex is looking for an AI reporter in London @mlexclusive relx.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/L

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Shawn McCreesh@ShawnMcCreesh
Mar 11
U.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran nytimes.com/2026/03/11/us/po


U.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says

Outdated targeting data may have resulted in a mistaken missile strike, according to the ongoing military investigation, which undercuts President Trump’s assertion that Iran could be to blame.

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The call to revamp the EU merger guidelines, and allow the bloc's companies to scale up, has made it to the European Council conclusions, according to a draft obtained by @mlexclusive mlex.com/mlex/articles/24508


MLex | Specialist news and analysis on legal risk and regulation

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Mar 4
EU heads of state and governments will discuss changes to the EU merger rules at their summit in March. They will push to let "businesses achieve the scale needed to invest and compete at global level," according to a preparatory doc seen by @mlexclusive mlex.com/mlex/mergers-acquis

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EU heads of States and Governments will call next week to have "all pending omnibus packages" agreed before the end of the year, according to a draft of the March European Council conclusions obtained by @mlexclusive mlex.com/mlex/articles/24508


EU leaders to suggest actions to support competitiveness, draft says | MLex | Specialist news and...

MLex Summary: EU heads of states and governments will suggest a set of actions to support the bloc's competitiveness at their next summit on March 19 and 20, according to a draft of the final...

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EU heads of state and governments will discuss changes to the EU merger rules at their summit in March. They will push to let "businesses achieve the scale needed to invest and compete at global level," according to a preparatory doc seen by @mlexclusive mlex.com/mlex/mergers-acquis


Merger rules should aid scale in telecoms, banking and energy, EU leaders say | MLex | Specialist...

EU heads of state and governments will stress at their next summit in March that the bloc's merger rules should support consolidation, and help companies to "invest, innovate and compete at a global...

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More coverage of the document: EU leaders could ask the European Commission to propose "targeted amendments" to bank capital rules to enhance the sector's capacity to finance the European economy - with @fanny_roux mlex.com/mlex/financial-serv


EU leaders could push for review of bank capital rules, draft shows | MLex | Specialist news and...

EU leaders could ask the European Commission to propose "targeted amendments" to bank capital rules to enhance the banking sector's capacity to finance the European economy, according to an early...

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EU leaders will call for “targeted and proportional” European preference criteria in strategic sectors and technologies at their March summit - with @cynthiakroet mlex.com/mlex/trade/articles


EU leaders to call for targeted, proportional Made in Europe rules at March summit | MLex |...

EU leaders will call for “targeted and proportional” European preference criteria in strategic sectors and technologies at their upcoming meeting, according to a document seen by MLex. They are set...

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