Welcome, Bulgaria! On 1 January 2026 Bulgaria will change their currency to the euro, which once more deepens the European unity.
The euro is a shared instrument that binds the countries of the European Union, and makes the union of Eurozone stronger and more unified. 🇧🇬🇪🇺
Pro-EU Dan has been elected president of Romania defeating eurosceptic Simion! 🇷🇴
✝️🇺🇦 Pope Leo XIV has come out strongly against Putin’s war:
“This is an imperialist invasion. Russia wants to seize territory based on a belief in strength and superiority.”
He stated that crimes against humanity are being committed in Ukraine and called for an immediate end to the violence.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz says he wants Europe to gain complete "independence" from the US, and has put forward the idea of creating a new European defense union to replace NATO, including nuclear cooperation with France and the UK.
He is hawkish on Russia and supports more weapons to Ukraine. 🇩🇪
A picture for the history books.
Definitely. Only countries that want to join should join!
Love this idea. Iceland, Greenland and Canada as part of the European Union. 🇪🇺
Talk about a powerhouse.
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen says the EU stands ready to negotiate a zero for zero tariff deal with the United States.
Diplomacy over bullying, we have to protect the European economy regardless of Trumps stupidities! 🇪🇺
Germany's economy minister Robert Habeck says US calculations for tariffs are 'nonsense' 🇩🇪🇺🇸
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen: "Honest and direct meeting with Marco Rubio yesterday. I made it crystal clear that claims and statements about annexing Greenland are not only unacceptable and disrespectful. They amount to a violation of international law." 🇩🇰🇬🇱
German stocks down 10%
French stocks 6.5%
UK stocks down 6%
Trump’s tariffs are causing a economic mess!
🇪🇺🇺🇸 The European Union strikes back at Trump’s tariffs, placing duties on $28 billion worth of U.S. imports
Support for the European Union has reached unprecedented levels, with 74% of citizens across member states believing that EU membership benefits their countries, according to the latest Eurobarometer survey. It is the highest support since 1983.
🇫🇷🇪🇺 French President Emmanuel Macron slams Trump's 'brutal' tariffs on the EU, calling for a halt in European investments in the US until the situation is clarified.
EU says a trade deal with Mercosur is a "massive opportunity" given U.S. tariffs
According to the latest reports, EU has agreed to its first countermeasures against the US tariffs
Europe needs to stay united more than ever in this time of crisis🇪🇺
Never again, Europe needs independence now
Buy European 🇪🇺
🇫🇷🇪🇺 France is ready for this trade war, says government spokeswoman Sophie Primas, commenting on the US announcement of 20 percent tariffs on products from the European Union. She announced that France will take steps in April in cooperation with the EU.
The von der Leyen II Commission officially takes office today.
Let’s hope they succeed in making a stronger and more united Europe. Best of luck! 🇪🇺
1 December 🇪🇺❤️
Zelenskyy has appointed well-respected Mykhailo Drapatyi as the new head of Ukraine’s ground forces.
He had an important role in the 2022 Kherson offensive. This year, he was responsible for the defense of Vovchansk. He’s famous for “the flying IFV” when Ukrainian forces retook Mariupol in 2014. 🇺🇦
Irish voters are casting their ballots today as polling shows a tight election race that has the centre-right government parties of Fine Gael & Fianna Fail and the left-nationalist opposition Sinn Fein all around 20 percent support.
Good luck Ireland, remember to vote! Results expected tonight. 🇮🇪
“We cannot let the Kremlin dictate the relationship between Romania and Moldova."
“Do not believe those who say being close to the Kremlin brings peace, prosperity. See what it does to its neighbors: blackmail, bomb them. See what it does to its citizens”
- President Maia Sandu 🇲🇩
Polls in Iceland show that EU membership has become popular, with 45% of voters in favour, 35% against and the rest undecided. Support for joining the EU was much lower in the recent past. Leading parties in the elections on Saturday also propose EU membership.
Iceland could be EU’s next member.
Mass protests have erupted in Georgia after the pro-Russian government halts EU application until 2028. 🇬🇪🇪🇺
"Today marks the end of the constitutional coup unfolding for weeks. The course set months ago, taking us from Europe toward Russia, has now concluded.
Today, this illegitimate government declared not peace, but war—on its own people, past, and future."
- 🇬🇪 Salome Zourabichvili
President Macron joined the Nordic, Baltic and Polish conversation on European security and support for Ukraine.
The incoming European Commission of Ursula von der Leyen has been approved by a majority in the European Parliament. It will take office on 1 December and serve to 2029.
✅ In favour: 370
❌ Against: 282
Abstentions: 36
NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Transformation Admiral Pierre Vandier said to Politico he hopes that next year's NATO summit in The Hague will send a message to the EU.
Vandier believes Europe needs to take more risks, spend more, be faster and cut bureaucracy to win the new global arms race. 🇪🇺
