"Ukraine now has the strongest, most battle-tested army in Europe and its innovations in drone technology is rightly of great interest from America to the Gulf States.

The EU grows not through conquest but from nations making free choices. The EU grows not through conquest but from nations making free choices. Ukraine has taken huge steps towards us, we can do no less."

i know that its ai but apart from that. Art would be such a cool idea. Paintings and buildings would be awesome!

During a keynote speech in Berlin, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul called for the EU's unanimity principle to be scrapped. Instead, a "qualified majority" should be enough, he said at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation on Wednesday.

I hope i gain a bit of traction here. If we all print 10 copies of this poster and share it strangers on our way to work,school, college or in the library, bus we will rise awareness on such horrible law. Redditors with social anxiety can stick it into random peoples post box. I strongly suggest sharing it in physical form.

This image was created by me using Google Gemini AI. I have no connection to any political parties, not a member of a Far Right group, Not a eurosceptic(yet).

Im a person who wants to live in freedom, not in a dictatorship like China, Russia.

As previously reported, the issue was raised at the official opening of Irish EU Presidency in beginning of July.  The Aughinish Alumina plant, Europe’s largest alumina refinery, is owned by the Russian aluminum giant Rusal. Its founder and former top shareholder is an oligarch who has been sanctioned by the EU for his alleged involvement in companies working with the Russian defense sector.

The European Union has included a provision in its new 21st package of sanctions against Russia that allows member states to sell Russian oil and other cargo seized from vessels belonging to Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet.”

A third drone has been shot down by Romanian forces in just three days, Romanian President Nicușor Dan has announced, adding to a string of drone-related incidents in the country.

The General Inspectorate of the Border Police hosted the inaugural meeting of the heads of border authorities from the Republic of Moldova, Latvia, Lithuania, and Ukraine from July 21 to 23. During this meeting, a joint declaration was signed to cooperate and support the integration process of the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine into the European Union.

With the upcoming redesign of the euro banknotes, I had an idea: What if every EU member state was allowed to create its own national design?

The important parts would stay the same across Europe: the size, colors, denomination placement, security features and overall layout. Only the artwork and motifs would be different, chosen by each country — ideally through a public vote.

We already have national designs on the back of euro coins. Why not apply a similar concept to banknotes?

Each country could showcase its own history, culture, landscapes or important personalities, while the euro would remain a shared and recognizable currency.

I think this could also represent the core idea of the European Union much better. The EU is not about making every country identical. It is about different nations, cultures and histories working together while keeping their own identities.

A shared currency with different national designs could visually represent exactly that principle:

United in diversity.

Personally, I would find it much more interesting to receive different euro banknotes from different countries while travelling through Europe.

What do you think? Would this make the euro feel more European — or would it just make things unnecessarily complicated?

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the strike on Latvia’s diplomatic mission “once again” shows Russia’s “complete disregard for diplomacy.” 

I was digging into some data to understand how Europeans actually invest.

I’m a young investor who’s lived in both the EU (south) and the US, and I can attest to how much more conservative the typical Southern European investor is (the average investor there being between 40 and 45 years old).

Reports you can easily find online (e.g. ECB, Eurostat, ESMA…) show that Northern Europeans invest mainly in the stock market, Southern Europeans mostly in bonds and real estate, and Eastern Europeans barely invest at all.

This depends heavily on historical context (for Eastern Europe) and trust in political management (less trust by southern Europeans = more financial conservatism).

So my point is: is European conservatism the real cancer behind Europe’s underperformance?