Mastodawn

Standing up for Europe’s Roma &Travellers must remain at the heart of EU policy, planning, and budgeting. This requires political leadership matched by adequate resources.
Read my #RomaWeek2026 #EUMFF event speech 👇
https://www.coe.int/en/web/commissioner/-/political-leadership-adequate-resources-implementing-a-human-rights-approach-for-europe-s-roma-and-travellers
#OpreRoma #Equality #RomaRights #RomaEU

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Veza85UE Feb 3, 2025

I forgot to do my: "In conclusion, Carthage must be destroyed!" bit at the end, damn. So here goes: #EndRebates

We could already be spending 7 extra billions a year on helping #Ukraine if #Germany #Austria #Sweden #TheNetherlands and #Denmark didn't blow a 49 billion euro hole in the #EU budget to cosplay Margaret Thatcher.

#EU #UE #EuropeanUnion #EUMFF #NotTheFunKind #frugals #Europe #budget #rebates #EUpol #europolitics

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Veza85UE Jan 27, 2025

@bentesorgenfrey "Therefore, in the EU Multiannual Financial Framework #EUMFF negotiations, Denmark will support the proposal to double the #EU budget in order to meet the increasing demands made of it. We also give up the #Thatcher rebate and call on Germany, Austria, The Netherlands and Sweden to give up theirs->49 billion 💶 for Ukraine."

(Respect to 🇩🇰 for getting off the frugal train, here's its chance to lead again, set the power of example as a frugal+atlanticist mugged by reality...)