Today we celebrate 25 years of the @EU_CoR. 25 years of strengthening cooperation across borders, protecting social rights & defending European democracy . Giving all regions & cities a voice in the heart of the European Union. (European Committee of the Regions) twitter.com/CoR_President…
I found this in the EU Values. Does Article 13 break freedom of expression in this law? If so that would make it illegal and potentially lead to court trial through the European Court of Human Rights. https://europa.eu/european-union/about-eu/eu-in-brief_en
"I think the European Union is a foe," Trump says ahead of Putin meeting in Helsinki: In an interview with "CBS Evening News" anchor Jeff Glor in Scotland on Saturday, Trump named the EU -- comprising some of America's oldest allies -- when asked to identify his "biggest foe globally right now." cbsnews.com/news/donald-t…
The crisis of the centre-right could rot the European Union from within | Jan-Werner Müller theguardian.com/world/com…
EU condemns U.S. decision to end ban on anti-personnel land mines - In a statement, the EU said the ban on such mines had “saved tens of thousands of people in the past twenty years ... Their use anywhere, anytime, and by any actor remains completely unacceptable to the European Union.” reuters.com/article/us-us…
Hundreds of Polish judges dressed in formal black robes marched in Warsaw on Saturday to protest a draft law aimed at punishing justices who question the government's controversial court reforms. Senior judges from nearly all European Union member states joined the protest france24.com/en/20200111-…
In hindsight, do you think Britain was right or wrong to vote to leave the European Union? Right (40%) Wrong (49%). YouGov, Oct 1st 2019. twitter.com/YouGov/status…
Jesús Corona suspended from F. C. Porto, ahead of the game against Roma in the European Champions League, because of found intention of forcing a yellow card two games before goal.com/es/noticias/teca…
EP Plenary session Annual report 2018 on the human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union's policy on the matter - closing statement (Josep Borrell Fontelles, HR/VP) audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/…
Google users in UK to lose EU data protection. Google is planning to move its British users’ accounts out of the control of European Union privacy regulators, placing them under U.S. jurisdiction instead, sources said. reuters.com/article/us-go…
The European Union plans to dedicate a quarter of its budget to tackling climate change and to work to shift 1 trillion euros ($1.1 trillion) in investment toward making the EU’s economy more environmentally friendly over the next 10 years. apnews.com/5d4db8ffda58f0…
EU focuses on Balkans for enlargement after Brexit. The European Union is pushing changes to the system it uses to add new members in a move that should make the opening of enlargement talks easier for two Western Balkan nations abcnews.go.com/Internatio…
Poll shows those too young to vote in 2016 overwhelmingly support Remain / Excluding don’t knows, 84% would prefer to remain in the European Union. In a referendum between the deal that has been negotiated and remaining in the European Union, of those certain to vote, 87% would vote to remain. ofoc.co.uk/poll_shows_tho…
EU condemns U.S. decision to end ban on anti-personnel land mines - U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to relax restrictions on the U.S. military’s use of anti-personnel land mines was “completely unacceptable”, the European Union said on Tuesday in a rare formal criticism of Washington. reuters.com/article/us-us…
Charles Michel at the African Union summit: "I am here tonight to speak for 27 European countries. Twenty-two of them never had any colonies." Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain all had colonies in Africa. politico.eu/article/counc…
Sky Sources: European Council president Donald Tusk has told Prime Minister Theresa May Jeremy Corbyn's plan to remain in a Customs Union "would be a promising way out" of the current Brexit impasse twitter.com/SkyNewsBreak/…
Poll of Labour members, via @YouGov, 13-15 January "Once Britain has left, do you think the Labour party should or should not campaign in support of Britain rejoining the European Union?" Starmer voters: 37% ~ Should not 41% ~ Should RLB voters: 60% ~ Should not 24% ~ Should twitter.com/LeftieStats/s…
"The new Europe for permanent peace" German map of 1920, proposition for a future European Union, whose center is Vienna. All credit goes to @JulesGrandin for the discovery. (More picture and info in comment)
Number of physicians (x) and nurses (y) x1000 inhabitants in the European Union countries (2017)
MPs have voted against New Clause 55 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill, by 337 votes to 262. This Clause relates to Northern Ireland's place in the UK internal market calling for unfettered access to the Great Britain market. twitter.com/HouseofCommon…
"I think the European Union is a foe," Trump says ahead of Putin meeting in Helsinki cbsnews.com/news/donald-t…
Map of the European Union in the world with overseas countries and territories and outermost regions [1023x630]
Europe Considering Using Trump's Favorite Economic Weapon to Punish His Inaction on Climate Change - French President Macron outlines a proposal for the European Union to use tariffs, import fees & taxes to penalize products made in countries without a carbon tax time.com/5582034/carbon-t…
$1 trillion is leaving Britain because of Brexit: Banks and other financial companies have shifted at least £800 billion ($1 trillion) worth of assets out of the country and into the European Union because of Brexit. cnn.com/2019/01/07/invest…
Norway bans biofuel from palm oil to fight deforestation - The entire European Union has agreed to ban palm oil’s use in motor fuels from 2021. If the other countries follow suit, we may have a chance of seeing a greener earth. cleantechexpress.com/2019…
Pound Drops on Fear of Hard Brexit - Currency acts as a barometer of the Brexit process, and markets are factoring in risks of leaving the European Union without a deal wsj.com/articles/pound-dr…
More than three quarters of Conservative leave voters in England would rather the UK exited the European Union than Scotland remained part of the UK, according to new polling from Lord Ashcroft. holyrood.com/news/view,co…
The leaders of two of the European Union’s main institutions on Friday signed the divorce agreement governing Britain’s departure from the bloc next week, sealing the penultimate step in Brexit at a ceremony held without media access apnews.com/ea887142374967…
This robot picks a pepper in 24 seconds using a tiny saw, and could help combat a shortage of farm labor - The prototype, called Sweeper, is backed by the European Union as part of its Horizon 2020 innovation program. cnbc.com/2018/12/20/watch…
Hungary has announced plans to meet European Union climate change targets with a two-phase plan which envisages a spend of EUR 55 billion in investments by 2030, and up to EUR 152 bln by 2050, with solar energy one of the principal areas of expansion bbj.hu/business/hungary-p…
The European Union will define Gibraltar as “a colony of the British Crown” in draft legislation regarding travel to the EU without visas
European Union in the style of the United States
Is one United States state the equivalent of a country in the European Union?
As far as I know state and country are synonyms and a US state and European country are usually about the same size so I'm trying to make a connection I suppose
The Mészáros empire won public tenders worth €826 million last year [in Hungary], 93 percent of which came from European Union funds english.atlatszo.hu/2019/…
Gagliardini has an injury in the sole of his right foot. Most-likely out vs Roma and Barca.
A push from developing countries to force fossil fuel lobbyists taking part in UN climate talks to declare their conflicts of interest has won a significant battle against resistance from the world’s biggest economies including the European Union, US and Australia. theguardian.com/environme…
Inside Europe: How to be a polyglot? - The European Union has 24 official languages. One of the EU's multilingualism goals is for every European to speak two languages in addition to their mother tongue. dw.com/en/inside-europe-h…
