🚨🚨New @bestforbritain.org report argues I think convincingly that a push for UK membership of the EU would galvanise support among progressive voters, recognising that other halfway options such as customs union or EEA are would offer to limited benefits. 🧵 www.bestforbritain.org/push_for_eu_...
It began with coal and steel. But from the very start, our Union was always meant to be much more.
75 years ago, in Paris, with the signing of the Treaty of Paris, Europe chose a different path.
One of unity over division, of peace over war.
The European Coal and Steel Community was never just an industrial project.
It was a project for peace in Europe.
A project for shared prosperity.
A project for strength and independence in a world of great power competition.
The very same purpose that still drives our Union today.
"The EU is in such a situation where they need some countries. UK, Ukraine, Türkiye, Norway.
This is the army that will be stronger than the army of Russia"
Ukraine and Germany signed a defense cooperation agreement in Berlin! 🇺🇦🇩🇪
MERZ: Germany-Ukraine cooperation is more effective, our trust-based partnership is stronger, friendship between our societies is deeper.
We're elevating our bilateral relations to level of strategic partnership. We want to learn from each other and invest in our common future.
🚨 BREAKING: Zelensky proposes a defensive military alliance that includes the EU + Ukraine, Turkey, Norway, and the UK.
This will enable control of the seas, skies, and land of all Europe as the United States withdraws from NATO.
The alliance will be stronger than Russia.
The EU should enlarge to Canada (and Ukraine and the UK). It would be in the economic and strategic interests of all concerned.
Europe has all the potential in the world, but our attitude is failing us.
Our missile stockpiles are at dangerously low levels, and our societies are not ready for war.
We can change that right now by stepping up and increasing our cooperation with Ukraine
Britain is already moving back towards EU alignment, piece by piece.
The question is no longer whether, but how far and how fast.
Even ministers are now saying it out loud.
Closer alignment with the EU is firmly back on the table.
The New World. Now it’s official: Brexit was a disaster. Next, we must join a new EU. Starmer and Reeves are talking tougher than before. Now they need to make a positive case for the UK in a bolder Europe. 24 March.
The latest YouGov poll found that 54% of Brits support rejoining the European Union. Help us make it happen by becoming a member of European Movement UK. Link below.
🇪🇺🇦🇺 Many commentators are saying this deal outperforms our own with Australia, who would guess that a larger trading bloc would get a better deal?
Australia is one of the world’s most important producers of critical raw material.
In contrast, Europe is one of the world’s major users.
So today, we agreed on four major projects, covering production of rare earths, lithium, and tungsten.
Australia and Europe may be oceans apart, but our security is inseparable.
Signing this new Security and Defence Partnership with @senatorwong.bsky.social and @RichardMarlesMP is a strategic investment in Europe’s and Australia’s joint security. (1/2)
The EU and Iceland are close friends.
Our security is shared, and so are the challenges we face.
Today’s signature of an EU-Iceland Security and Defence Partnership takes our relationship to the next level. (1/2)
In an interview with la Repubblica, Sir Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, argued that we should rejoin the single market and customs union in this parliament, and that at the next General Election, a "vote for Labour will be a vote for rejoining the European Union". We hope these words turn into action.
“India wants to “dramatically” deepen its partnership with the European Union, including by striking defense deals”
www.politico.eu/article/indi...
Europe needs homegrown, low-carbon energy sources.
Nuclear & renewables together have a key role to play.
Nuclear energy is available around the clock, providing electricity all year.
Europe has been a pioneer in nuclear technology.
And can lead again
→ link.europa.eu/jwqwNv
Britain's chief finance minister will argue today that closer integration with the EU offers the U.K. the best opportunity for higher economic growth — ahead of links with the U.S. and China.
![My ultimate goal is for us to rejoin [the EU] and I think it will happen in my lifetime.
I want us to be part of a customs union. I’m an advocate for us being part of a single market. I think we can negotiate more now, because of how geopolitics has changed, than we could in 2016 or 2019. Europe needs us, and we need Europe.
Sir Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bnuqsmli2rmtqcha6emaedr3/bafkreiek6ctn7deq5sabqjn6ikg7xjg6yisnejc2rifb3gm6f3ak5prrjq)
My ultimate goal is for us to rejoin [the EU] and I think it will happen in my lifetime. I want us to be part of a customs union. I’m an advocate for us being part of a single market. I think we can negotiate more now, because of how geopolitics has changed, than we could in 2016 or 2019. Europe needs us, and we need Europe. Sir Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London
With a growing number of politicians calling for closer ties with our European neighbours, yesterday the Mayor of London, Sir Sadiq Khan, joined them. It is clear - there is widespread public support for repairing our relationship with Europe, and the Government must listen.
EU ‘open minded’ about Britain rejoining customs union, bloc’s finance chief says. The Independent, 3 February.
These are the strongest comments yet from the EU on the topic, and it's great to hear that they are open to us rejoining the Customs Union. We hope that the Government takes action soon to repair our trade ties with Europe.
The New Statesman. Spain says it would welcome UK back into European Union. 30 January.
In an interview with The New Statesman, Pedro Sánchez, Prime Minister of Spain, said the country “misses” the UK’s presence in the EU, and would support its return. It's time the Government listens, and continues to rekindle our relationship with the continent.
Vietnam and the European Union have upgraded diplomatic relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership, as both sides aim to boost cooperation on trade and investment in semiconductors, critical raw materials and security.
Europe and India are making history today.
We have concluded the mother of all deals.
We have created a free trade zone of two billion people, with both sides set to benefit.
This is only the beginning.
We will grow our strategic relationship to be even stronger.
Today, the world’s two largest democracies launched a Security and Defence Partnership.
A platform for stronger cooperation on the strategic issues that matter most
- from defence industry to maritime security.
This is what trusted partners do.
link.europa.eu/V94YWr
Sir Nick Clegg is right - leaving the EU has led to an explosion of red tape, and made us less prosperous, less safe, and less influential. We must repair our relationship with Europe without delay if we want to reverse the damage of Brexit.
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Vietnam and the European Union on Thursday upgraded ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership, Vietnam's highest diplomatic level, as both recalibrate trade amid disruptions to global finance driven by U.S. tariff pressure.
@apnews.com
