Young Europeans will make Europe more united!
For them, a European Army is more attractive than national armies or even NATO.
That is what today’s politicians need to have in mind!
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www.politico.eu/article/unit...
The Conversation also published a piece about this: theconversation.com/european-glo...
Politico already published a piece in which a Commission official has admitted the EU can't actually give this money to Trump: www.politico.eu/article/eu-t...
It was basically just an informal pinky promise by VDL just get Trump to decrease the tariffs.
🇩🇪 Merz is “actively” backing a proposed EU ban on the Nord Stream pipelines connecting Russia to Germany in a bid to stop any US and Russian efforts to reactivate the gas links, - FT
❗️Merz’s government earlier this week said it endorsed the ban as part of the bloc’s upcoming round of sanctions.
🌍 Europe retained its status as the world’s freest region following a politically tumultuous year that featured rising political violence and growing restrictions on migration.
Uncover more details by exploring our 2025 #FreedomInTheWorld report: freedomhouse.org/report/freed...
Europe is such a tough place to do business.
Here we see a French Court completely devaluing a previously valuable asset into which the Russian government invested millions.
The article is not about which countries can use the money. The article talks about excluding manufacturers from those countries and only spending the money on EU made equipment. Also, UK equipment can get in, but they have to sign defense and security agreements with the EU, so it's up to the UK.
In the age of Trump and Putin, Irish neutrality is a comfortable but dangerous illusion
Ireland’s neutrality has become a harmful relic in the current security climate. It is necessary to move beyond this stance, pursue military cooperation, and recognize Europe’s evolving defense needs.
EU leaders plan €20B Ukraine aid package as Trump turns against Zelenskyy
European leaders are working on a military aid package for Ukraine — worth at least €20 billion — to bolster Kyiv as the United States increasingly aligns with Moscow, three EU diplomats told POLITICO.
☢️ Merz, after Trump's threats to abandon Europe, called for negotiations with France and Great Britain on nuclear defense.
🇪🇪 France and Estonia will host a meeting of European defense ministers on Monday to discuss how to bolster support for Ukraine, - Bloomberg
🦅 The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has allocated an additional $190 million for the purchase of drones.
🇩🇪 Merz: This is the Russian narrative, this is how Putin has presented it for years, and I am, shocked that Trump has now apparently accepted it himself.
"Betrayed. First Zelensky, and soon us? The radical rejection of the US by its allies" – today's cover of the German Der Spiegel
When I click on the "Europa Oriental" link their only source is the UN's geographic Regions. However, when I go to their source it contradicts the Europa Oriental Wikipedia page regarding Armenia: unstats.un.org/unsd/methodo...
This seems like an error on the part of the Wikipedia editors.
For all I know the Council could have the same opinion as you do, but for us to know Canada would have to apply first, which we don't even know it going to happen. I just wanted to point out what is considered a "European state" is not as cut and dry as many think.
I mentioned it because many people who look at the Copenhagen criteria and see European state mentioned there think it's only based on geography and nothing else. And whether they are too foreign to us culturally or politically that would be up to the Council to decide.
That says "geopolitically European", which means the same thing I said, that it is recognized culturally and politically as a European state. It doesn't mean it's geographically European.
Armenia is also geographically Asian, but has been recognized as a "European state" based on cultural and political reasons and managed to join the Council of Europe. And their parliament just adopted a bill to start EU accession.
A nation can be recognized as a "European state" based on either geographical, cultural, or political reasons. It is not as rigidly defined as one might think. It is how Cyprus, which is 100% geographically Asian, has managed to gain membership in the Council of Europe and then later the EU.
Over half a million people took to the streets across Germany in nationwide protests against the far-right. In Neu-Isenburg—a city of just 40,000—an incredible 9,000 demonstrators turned out to oppose a local AfD event, showing that resistance is everywhere!
And this is from Hamburg—thousands of voices united against fascism. In the video, protesters are chanting an anti-fascist song.
Germany saw nationwide protests today as hundreds of thousands took to the streets in major cities like Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg, Leipzig, and Munich to stand against the far-right. In Berlin alone, over 160,000 demonstrators gathered, making a powerful statement for democratic values.
Auf der Tesla Gigafactory in Berlin steht: „Heil Tesla!“
Tesla Gigafactory, Berlin - right now!
In cooperation with @ledbydonkeys.org
Reddit today.
Of course, /r/EuropeanUnion is ahead of the curve; we banned twitter links months ago.
Spanish MEP Laura Ballarin's speech on Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg in the European Parliament.
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We are providing new humanitarian support to Syrians, amounting to €235 million for 2025.
This EU funding will cover emergency aid, including food, protection of vulnerable, health, and education.
We remain committed to supporting Syrians in their pursuit of recovery, peace, and a secure future.
A young woman standing on a train platform, holding a large European Union flag. A train is visible in the background. Overlaid text reads: "The #DiscoverEU results are out!" in bold blue and yellow.
The #DiscoverEU results are out!
Thanks to the DiscoverEU pass, 18-year-olds from all over the EU will be able to explore our continent:
🚄between 1 March 2025 and 31 May 2026,
📅for up to 30 days,
💳with a discount card for cultural activities.
More travel passes will be available in the autumn!
Emmanuel Macron denounces Elon Musk's "unacceptable interference" in European democracies by supporting "a new reactionary international".
Macron is the 4th European leader in the last 24 hours to speak against Musk, following Olaf Scholz, Keir Starmer & Jonas Gahr Støre.
Action must follow words.
6 January 1977 | Roy Jenkins 🏴🇬🇧, the first (and only) President of the European Commission from the UK, takes Office.
Voted unanimously by the EU countries.
"Our means are and have been economic. Our end remains, as it was from the beginning, political".
#EUHistory 🇪🇺
