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๐ช๐บ Defence Commissioner Kubilius slams US kill switch on military gear (ITAR) during his Washington keynote speech. "If Putin's armies come, we cannot go into a fight with the possibility that our hands could be tied behind our backs"
At ๐ช๐บ๐จ๐ณ summit in Beijing, President Xi Jinping calls China & EU "2 big guysโ on the world stage who must both โmake correct strategic choices that meet the expectations of the people and stand the test of history" Translation: he's telling Europe not to let ๐บ๐ธ boss them around.
When three Imperial Powers are coming you must run to make the United States of Europe @lemondefr has published the Opinion here: buff.ly/3PUZym3 The Opinion is open for signature collection. You can sign here: buff.ly/4haGSL2
The Palestinian question becoming a litmus test of European autonomy

Denmark wants a European Army! ๐ช๐บ๐ฉ๐ฐโ๏ธ A new 2025 poll reveals that 53% of Danes think an EU Army is the best way to guarantee Denmark's security โ ๏ธ compared to just 21% who prefer NATO and 16% which prefer its National Army. Collab: @EU_Made_Simple
Heartbreaking to see the people of Cyprus face yet another wildfire emergency. EU firefighting planes have been deployed and ready to assist. With homes and livelihoods under threat, European solidarity must remain swift and strong ๐ช๐บ๐จ๐พ
Efforts to set up a European space project alliance involving Italy's Leonardo , France's Thales and Airbus and aimed at challenging Elon Musk's Starlink are making progress, said France's industry minister on Thursday. reut.rs/4m3J4WE
The 25th EUโChina Summit has come to an end. Leaders reaffirmed the EUโs commitment to a constructive and stable relationship with China, while addressing bilateral ties, cooperation on climate change, as well as global and geopolitical issues, such as Russia's war of aggressionโฆ
Thank you, President Xi, for hosting us in Beijing. Europe and China are global economic heavyweights. Our relationship matters globally, and it must work for both sides, for our people and our businesses. Letโs shape that future together โ
Washington and Moscow want a weak and divided Europe. Their full support for petty nationalists is a logical and systematic play for a weak Europe
In Europe, thousands are being convicted for the crime of criticizing their own governments. This Orwellian message won't fool the United States. Censorship is not freedom.
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Overnight, russian forces launched a massive attack on Odesa. As a result of an attack, one of the cityโs most iconic landmarks, the Pryvoz market, caught fire. Also, multiple civilian targets were damaged, including the residential high-rise, a two-story building, a gasโฆ
๐ช๐บ๐จ๐ณ 25th EU-China summit - EU press release โ
9 billion โ zero arrests: Political scientist on the results of NABU's work. "From 2015 to 2024, the state spent around 9 billion hryvnia on NABU. And the result? Not a single corrupt top official was arrested," writes political scientist Vitaliy Kulyk. He explains that NABUโฆ
๐บ๐ฆ๐ซ๐ท Discussed with French Defence Minister @SebLecornu the implementation of agreements between our presidents. We focused on drone, ammunition, and air defence production. Agreed to launch drone manufacturing in Ukraine. Grateful to France for preparing additional armsโฆ
.@CChivvis lays out the rationale for a substantial U.S. withdrawal from Europeโand argues that European leaders have โnever had a more auspicious moment to take the lead in continental defense.โ foreignaffairs.com/united-states/โฆ
Kennst du schon Christiane? Sie ist unsere #ltwbw Kandidatin fรผr #Tuttlingen- #Donaueschingen. Im Landtag will sie sich insbesondere fรผr Schutz vor Gewalt und Frauenrechte einsetzen schwarzwaelder-bote.de/inhalt.wahlkreโฆ
Spiegel reports Ukraine will have to wait a year for the promised Patriot air defense. A year. While russia keeps bombing us, murdering civilians. Politicians make promises, get praised, and yet russia still gets to bomb us freely. I fucking hate how this system works.
The EU plans to quickly hit the US with 30% tariffs on some โฌ100 billion worth of goods in the event of no deal bloomberg.com/news/articles/โฆ