Time for a European Federation -Yannis Karamitsios
@time_for_ef
A page of Yannis Karamitsios dedicated to European and global federalism
This is alarming: Government borrowing in the United States, United Kingdom and France exceeds 100% of GDP and keeps rising. Politicians appear unable to rein in deficits. That typically means large losses on bonds and collapsing currencies. reuters.com/commentary/bre…
Why are European youth dreaming of escaping Europe instead of building it? We need to fix that.
EU🇪🇺 leaders winged their way back from Beijing, clutching a precious and rare win — a joint agreement with China🇨🇳 to fight global warming. Ms von der Leyen called the climate statement a “big step forward … our cooperation can set a global benchmark.” politico.eu/article/climat…
“True to its historic commitment to a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, I have decided that France🇫🇷 will recognize the State of Palestine🇵🇸” politico.eu/article/france…
⚡️EU power is becoming less and less reliant on fossil fuels EU countries with the largest fall in fossil share (2004 vs. 2024): 🇩🇰Denmark: 76% → 12% 🏆 🇵🇹Portugal: 73% → 15% 🇳🇱The Netherlands: 91% → 46% 🇮🇪Ireland: 95% → 55% 🇬🇷Greece: 90% → 50% 🇫🇮Finland: 44% → 5%
The single-market gives Europe leverage. A market of around 449 million people cannot be ignored. Alone, no European country, especially those with a trade surplus with the US, would have enough leverage to pressure them to stop this madness. 🇪🇺 We must defend ourselves.
Europe's illegal pesticide trade is spiking as farmers cut costs, poisoning our food and fueling preventable illnesses. Greece and the EU’s inaction is a disgrace, burdening public health and being a leading cause of many types cancer. reuters.com/sustainability…
RIP - one of the greatest 🙂
Germany🇩🇪 and Europe🇪🇺 in general must embrace again nuclear power, as it is getting cleaner, safer and cheaper over time
This is important for European unity: Merz🇩🇪 and Macron🇫🇷 vowed to restart the Franco-German engine. Under the new German chancellor, personal relations between the leaders are warmer, but a series of intractable divisions from defense to trade remain. politico.eu/article/emmanu…
The EU🇪🇺 is the greatest success story of our time: "Icelanders🇮🇸 support reboot of EU accession talks, foreign minister says" politico.eu/article/icelan…
Correct approach: stop playing nice with Trump on trade! The French🇫🇷 government wants Brussels🇪🇺 to turn the screws on Washington🇺🇸 as transatlantic trade talks head to the wire with no deal in sight. politico.eu/article/france…
🇪🇺🔷 Big day for Pan-European dialogue! The President of PEF, @thasamit, met with Davide Negri, of Communications at UEF (@federalists), to explore common ground, shared values, and the future of European federalism. 🇪🇺 United, we move forward.
A new U.S. assessment has found that U.S. strikes in June mostly destroyed one of three targeted Iranian nuclear sites, but the other two were not as badly damaged, NBC News reported on Thursday, citing current and former U.S. officials reuters.com/world/middle-e…
Internet speed in Europe. In 2020, in several countries, a significant percentage of municipalities had a connection slower than 30 Mbps. europeandatajournalism.eu/internet-speed…
Η Ευρώπη αλλάζει πρόσωπο: Από την Ελλάδα του 2010 στην Ευρώπη του 2030 - Ένας κύκλος λιτότητας ανοίγει ξανά, φόροι στους πολίτες, δισεκατομμύρια για άμυνα #ΕΕ #λιτότητα #δημοσιονομικήπολιτική #άμυνα #Ευρώπη #Γαλλια #φόροι #Ελλαδα #γερμανία e-enimerosi.com/arthra-reporta…
This is big: The European Commission has proposed an EU budget of €1.816 trillion for the seven-year period from 2028. That figure would represent an increase in the European Union’s spending power compared with the current budget that has run from 2021. politico.eu/article/europe…
🇦🇲🇪🇺 The European Party of Armenia is the first and only political party in Armenia to support and endorse European Federalism — boldly advocating for Armenia’s future within a united Europe. #Armenia #EuropeanFederalism #UnitedEurope #EU
Estonia’s🇪🇪 Song and Dance Festival is a celebration of national identity, featuring some 43,000 performers of traditional song and dance. The event demonstrates that a nation can be strong and resolute while also posing no threat. politico.eu/article/estoni…
He would end the war in one day 🤡
BREAKING: Trump has privately encouraged Ukraine to 'step up deep strikes on Russian territory' and asked Zelensky if 'he could strike Moscow', according to Financial Times report.