Statement by President Macron, Prime Minister Meloni, Chancellor Merz, Prime Minister Starmer, Prime Minister Carney, Prime Minister Frederiksen, Prime Minister Jetten, Prime Minister Sanchez, President of the European Commission von der Leyen, President of the European Council Costa Brussels, 8 April 2026 We welcome the two-week ceasefire concluded between the United States and Iran today. We thank Pakistan and all partners involved for facilitating this important agreement. The goal must now be to negotiate a swift and lasting end to the war within the coming days. This can only be achieved through diplomatic means. We strongly encourage quick progress towards a substantive negotiated settlement. This will be crucial to protect the civilian population of Iran and ensure security in the region. It can avert a severe global energy crisis. We support these diplomatic efforts. To this end, we are in close contact with the United States and other partners. We call upon all sides to implement the ceasefire, including in Lebanon. Our Governments will contribute to ensuring freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz

European leaders welcome US-Iran ceasefire as a ‘step back from the brink’

European leaders have welcomed the US-Iran ceasefire deal while calling for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a permanent end to hostilities, including in Lebanon.

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Trump chaos helps Brussels sell more EU debt Money managers outside the EU snapped up almost half of the bonds Brussels auctioned off in March.

Trump chaos helps Brussels sell more EU debt www.politico.eu/article/trum... via @politico.eu

Don't commit war crimes in Iran, EU urges Trump as deadline looms Donald Trump's threat to strike Iran's bridges and power plants has raised the prospect of war crimes. The EU insists all sides should respect international law and exercise "maximum restraint".

Donald Trump's threat to strike Iran's bridges and power plants has raised the prospect of war crimes. The EU insists all sides should respect international law and exercise "maximum restraint". #EuropeNews

United Kingdom and the European Union don’t want to be complicit in Trump’s war crimes.

*Iran War*, not *Iran*

Putin issues ultimatum to Armenia over closer ties with EU In a rare blunt exchange at the Kremlin, Russia's president issued a public warning to Armenia, telling Yerevan to choose between the EU and Russia. The Armenian prime minister responded that in his c...

Putin issues ultimatum to Armenia over closer ties with EU

Russia's president issued a public warning to Armenia, telling Yerevan to choose between the EU and Russia. The Armenian prime minister responded that in his country, the people of Armenia run a democratic political process.

UK's Starmer calls for closer Europe ties as Iran war strains US relations Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday that the global instability caused ‌by the Iran war means Britain should pivot to focusing on closer economic and defence ties with Europe, following repe...

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday that the global instability caused ‌by the Iran war means Britain should pivot to focusing on closer economic and defence ties with Europe, following repeated criticism from Trump.

However, it is increasingly clear that as the world continues down this volatile path, our long-term national interest requires closer partnership with our allies in Europe and with the European Union. Sir Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Europe is our closest and most trusted ally, and it is right on our doorstep. Let's make the most of it.

BREAKING: The Irish Prime Minister defends Keir Starmer as Donald Trump repeats he is "not Winston Churchill"

"Starmer has done a lot to reset the Irish-British relationship. I do believe he is a very earnest person whom you have a capacity to get on with"

Go, Greens, go!

Leave big tech behind! How to replace Amazon, Google, X, Meta, Apple – and more A handful of companies monopolise the web, with unprecedented access to our data. But there are many more ethical – and often distinctively European – alternatives

Leave big tech behind! How to replace Amazon, Google, X, Meta, Apple – and more

Opinion | I’m the Prime Minister of Spain. This Is Why the West Needs Migrants. In Spain, it is our duty to become the welcoming and tolerant society our ancestors would have hoped to find on the other side of our borders.

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

“MAGA-style leaders may say that our country can’t handle taking in so many migrants, that this is a suicidal move — the desperate act of a collapsing country,” writes Pedro Sánchez, the prime minister of Spain. “But don’t let them fool you. Spain is booming.”

Ivanishvili’s Law Against Georgia – How Critical Opinion Will Be Punished
— @transparencyge.bsky.social

🇬🇪🇪🇺 #GeorgiaProtests
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MEP: 'The EU runs on Microsoft', Uncle Sam could turn it off Open Source Policy Summit 2026: Open source gains urgency as Europe reassesses reliance on US tech

'The EU runs on Microsoft' – and Uncle Sam could turn it off, claims MEP

www.theregister.com/2026/02/04/e...

Starmer vows to take UK deeper into EU single market Seemingly buoyed by a positive reception and a smaller-than-anticipated backlash, the British PM is now doubling down on his Brexit reset.

The British prime minister said he wanted to “go further” in aligning with the European market where it is “in our national interest.”

www.politico.eu/article/keir...

"France has announced plans to phase out American video conferencing services such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom across its public administration by 2027, replacing them with a domestically developed platform called Visio."

👏👏 EU administrations should reduce their dependence on US software services

We are opening an investigation into Grok because we believe that X may have breached the DSA.

We have seen antisemitic content, non-consensual deepfakes of women, and child sexual abuse material.

In Europe, no company will make money by violating our fundamental rights.

link.europa.eu/Fh8h84

Now, @theatlantic.com's frontpage

Microsoft handed the government encryption keys for customer data Microsoft complied with a warrant to hand over BitLocker recovery keys to the FBI, and privacy advocates are worried.

Microsoft has confirmed it will hand over BitLocker encryption recovery keys to the FBI. You definitely should not be accepting Microsoft’s default of storing BitLocker keys in the cloud when signing into Windows with an MS account www.theverge.com/news/867244/...

Musk Tweet: Hitler was a far left socialist. His party was called the national socialists.

Latest ChatGPT model uses Elon Musk’s Grokipedia as source, tests reveal Guardian found OpenAI’s platform cited Grokipedia on topics including Iran and Holocaust deniers

What's left to say?

#Minneapolis > Pam Bondi today, Saturday sent a letter to Minnesota officials saying ICE will leave if the state turns over its voter database to Trump. This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states. #midterms

Protest im Einkaufswagen: So boykottieren die Dänen US-Produkte Der Grönland-Konflikt erreicht den Supermarkt: In Dänemark helfen Apps Verbrauchern, Lebensmittel aus den USA zu meiden. Greift der Protest gegen Präsident Donald Trump auf Deutschland über?

Der Grönland-Konflikt erreicht den Supermarkt: In Dänemark helfen Apps Verbrauchern, Lebensmittel aus den USA zu meiden. Greift der Protest gegen Präsident Donald Trump auf Deutschland über?

www.t-online.de/digital/aktu...

Crecen las apps para boicotear marcas de EEUU ante las amenazas de Trump Dos de ellas han escalado puestos en los rankings de descargas mundiales. Han sido impulsadas por la población de Dinamarca como protesta por el conflicto sobre Groenlandia.

Nuestro consumo es una herramienta política. Nuestras compras son un arma. El boicot es la única arma que tienen los de abajo en una guerra comercial. Bajo esas premisas, miles de daneses han decidido boicotear los productos que vienen del país que les ha declarado una guerra a ellos: Estados Unidos

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“Danish citizens are organising a huge boycott that includes cancelling planned holidays in the US, cancelling subscriptions to on-demand services based in the US & more generally, recommending the use of EU services instead of those provided by American platforms.”

So, same as Canadians.

Moldova moves to withdraw from Russian-led CIS, Foreign Minister says Moldova is in the process of formalizing its exit from the Russian-led Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Foreign Minister Mihai Popsoi told Radio Moldova on Jan. 19.

🇲🇩 Moldova moves to withdraw from Russian-led CIS, Foreign Minister says

Português!

Ama a União Europeia, odeia o fascismo!

Now it's really done: the liberals of Renew Europe joins the EPP and the Socialists to delay the ratification of the EU-US trade deal. The three centrist parties have a majority in the chamber to make it happen.

The European Parliament is NOT voting this deal.