"It’s frankly scandalous that #Russia, after having terminated the Black Sea grain initiative, is blocking and attacking Ukrainian ports. This must stop."
I totally agree. #NATO must send the navy to open the #BlackSea ports. But of course, they are all words and no action, scared of boogeymen #Putin and his mafia state of #terrorists. What a bunch of cowards NATO turned out to be. Totally useless.
EU just passed a resolution calling for ceasefire in Gaza.
2 countries voted against
8 countries abstained
17 countries voted for
I'm truly disgusted by Sweden abstain vote. It's truly sad to see the country that used to be a model for peace, human rights and humanity turn into a coward with no respect for any of those.
I'm sure they will also reject the ruling of ICJ in case they vote against Israel.
As Prof. John Curtice observes (after his latest polling), showing around 80% of likely labour voters are pro-EU:
'Labour does have to realise it will find itself back in office off the back of an electorate that is three-to-one in favour of joining the EU'.
Whether or not this means #Labour may be thinking about how to re-engage with the #EU, rejoining, of course, is not something we can just wish to happen, the EU would need to agree & that willingness is hardly a foregone conclusion!
Today, we have opened five non-compliance investigations under the Digital Markets Act.
It concerns:
🔹Alphabet’s rules on steering in Google Play
🔹Alphabet’s self-preferencing in Google Search
🔹Apple’s rules on steering in the App Store
🔹Apple's choice screen for Safari
🔹Meta’s ‘pay or consent model’
He wants control over the military.. He wants Putin to give him that control.
Putin may be in on this to get rid of Gerasimov and Shoigu without dirtying his hands... Call the troops back from Ukraine once they're gone.. And try to save his own ass by riding the coattails of Prigozhin...
"Right-wing politicians have launched a bid to block the passing of the #EU’s flagship nature protection law, which scientists have described as a “cornerstone of food security and human health”.
Derailing the law could come at significant cost to farmers, who are facing increasingly uncertain conditions due to climate #breakdown and #biodiversity loss."
The Russian military has turned to “mass recruitment” of women from prisons and detention facilities to fight in the Ukraine war.
The first group of 50 incarcerated women was sent to the front in January from a detention facility in the Luhansk “people’s republic”, according to Olga Romanova, founder of the Russia Behind Bars human rights organisation. #AureFreePress#Ukraine️ #Russia#Putin#EU#NATO#Zelensky#war#news#Moscow#USA
Is anyone here an EU citizen and has experience with moving to Sweden without a work contract or a contract with a duration shorter than 1 year?
I’m caught in a bureaucratic nightmare and could use advice
Super long shot but maybe someone I know knows someone that knows someone etc. please repost 🙏🏻
Thinking in scenarios, what would europe / NATO do if Russia decided to damage /destroy most undersea cables which are essential for our internet and networking in Europe? They have the undersea capabilities, it would not trigger a nuclear war. What would/could we do in response ? #Geopolitics@geopolitics#underseacables#internet#russia#eu#NATO
This is the amount of value-added tax (VAT) revenues lost in the #EU in 2021 mainly to fraud, evasion, non-fraudulent bankruptcies, miscalculations and financial insolvencies.
Yet, it is an improvement from the €99 billion lost in 2020.
Lost VAT revenues can severely hamper governments' ability to finance essential public goods and services, including schools, hospitals, and transportation.
We will continue to sustain and amplify efforts towards reinforcing VAT compliance.
Khrystyna and Svitlana were singing in the street in Zaporizhzhia an hour before a Russian missile strike on the city, and this video of them was filmed.
One of them died yesterday at the site of the strike. She was 19 years old. The other girl died in the ICU today. She was 21.
There is a story circulating that during his long and continuous stay on the Ukrainian front, Prigozhin met with Ukrainian intelligence officials and representatives of the CIA.
📢 The EU Parliament will not be moving forward with chat control! The indiscriminate mass surveillance measures have been removed and secure end-to-end encryption will not be compromised! 🥳
Hold on, shoppers! Sales are here (or coming soon) in the EU.
It's time to rethink our fashion choices.
Before you buy, ask yourself: do I really need this?
Fast fashion is harmful. It is resource intensive, emits greenhouse gases and uses a lot of water.
By 2030, our goal is clear: all #EU textile products will be long-lived, recyclable and made as much as possible of recycled fibres, respecting social rights and the environment.
Let's redefine fast fashion and create a sustainable future.
Norwegian Prime Minister: “International law stipulates that (Israel’s reaction) must be proportionate. Civilians must be taken into account, and humanitarian law is very clear on this issue. I think this limit has been greatly exceeded.”
The UK is to rejoin the EU’s Horizon research scheme AND Copernicus (the Earth observation satellite system). Very cheering news to start the day!
It doesn’t really make up for the stupidity of leaving in the first place, or the damage done to our research base when our contributions stopped, though.
Danish farmer about #Ukraine's membership of the #EU :
"I had not imagined that there would be war in Europe again. But if EU membership for Ukraine can ensure that it doesn't happen again, I would be more than happy to pay 25 per cent of my agricultural subsidies from the EU to them," says Leif Hougaard.
"This would mean a lower income and less to fall back on. But that's how it is and should be. Because no one is dying here."
Yes! Amazing news! The EU Parliament just voted through the EU Nature Restoration Law, which aims to restore our badly degraded ecosystems. The law will set legally binding targets for nature restoration in member states.
Next stop, writing it into law at a country level.
Suck it European People's Party, suck it European Conservatives. Some of us actually want #biodiversity.