The EU Is Ready To Expand Again. But Who Will Be The Next Members, And When?

The European Commission's annual enlargement report appears to show the EU's executive is serious about adding new members by the time its five-year mandate ends in late 2029. And it has identified four candidates for that purpose: Albania, Moldova, Montenegro, and Ukraine.

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The EU’s Chat Control proposal inches closer to a vote this week.

From scanning your messages to requiring encryption backdoors, Chat Control is disastrous for the entire internet, even if you’re not in Europe.

Fyra Labs opposes any law that weakens or breaks encryption. Encryption is our first line of protection as people of the internet.

If you’re in Europe, call your representatives, local and MEPs, this website has more information and a canned message:

https://fightchatcontrol.eu

#Tech #privacy #encryption #chatcontrol #chat #europe #europeanunion #europeanparliment #fyralabs
Fight Chat Control - Protect Digital Privacy in the EU

Learn about the EU Chat Control proposal and contact your representatives to protect digital privacy and encryption.

KGB Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the weekly communication the Kremlin has had with Musk was over one telephone call in which he and Putin discussed “space as well as current and future technologies.”

The report documents that Elon went to russia to meet with putin and got so drunk he passed out.

https://archive.fo/zxJuO

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/elon-musk-s-secret-conversations-with-vladimir-putin/ar-AA1sSO1O

#Ukraine #eu #europeanunion #uk #europeanparliment #Blatics #Poland #France #Spain #Italy #usa #press

Despite the loud calls to #RestoreNature @EPPGroup has abandoned the negotiations in @EP_Environment & wants to kill one of the most important laws of this mandate!
 
Why? Because they are afraid of losing votes to the extreme right in the next election.

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RT @wallacemick: Seriously disappointing that the #EuropeanParliment's biggest Group #EPP walked out of negotiations this afternoon on the Nature Restoration Law... https://t.co/b80sPPR924

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/Left_EU/status/1666786313318682625

Mick Wallace on Twitter

“Seriously disappointing that the #EuropeanParliment's biggest Group #EPP walked out of negotiations this afternoon on the Nature Restoration Law...”

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RT @chantal_kopf: Die Ampel 🚦spricht sich für #transnationallists und das #Spitzenkandidaten -Prinzip aus. Wir stärken die europäische Demokratie und machen die Wahlen zum #EuropeanParliment endlich europäischer 🇪🇺 🎉
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/daniel_freund/status/1641517738710401026

Daniel Freund (@daniel_freund)

RT @chantal_kopf: Die Ampel 🚦spricht sich für #transnationallists und das #Spitzenkandidaten -Prinzip aus. Wir stärken die europäische Demo…

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Nesta semana, no habitual vídeo para o gabinete do parlamento Europeu em Portugal, destaquei a visita a Bruxelas do Presidente da Ucrânia Volodymyr Zelenksy.

@EPPGroup @psdparleuropeu @ppdpsd #EuropeanParliment #Zelensky

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/mgracacarvalho/status/1624056147521970177

Maria Graça Carvalho (@mgracacarvalho)

Nesta semana, no habitual vídeo para o gabinete do parlamento Europeu em Portugal, destaquei a visita a Bruxelas do Presidente da Ucrânia Volodymyr Zelenksy. @EPPGroup @psdparleuropeu @ppdpsd #EuropeanParliment #Zelensky

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But at least they have been arrested and charged which is more than can be said for the corruption in the Tory party over PPE contracts.
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RT @toryboypierce
#Qatargate scandal at #EuropeanParliment comes 2 months after MEPs voted to do away with receipts for 4.700 eur monthly travel allowance and same for general expenses. A scandal waiting to happen
https://twitter.com/toryboypierce/status/1604061088789991425
Andrew Pierce on Twitter

“#Qatargate scandal at #EuropeanParliment comes 2 months after MEPs voted to do away with receipts for 4.700 eur monthly travel allowance and same for general expenses. A scandal waiting to happen”

Twitter

This 8th of December 2022 the 75th anniversary of the Montreux declaration was held at the #EuropeanParliment.

The World Federalist Movement ( #WFM ) and the Union of European Federalists ( #UEF ) met to discuss:

- Engaging in closer cooperation (between #UEF and #WFM as well as with federalists in #Asia and #Africa )

- #GlobalCrises ( #ClimateChange , #NuclearWar , threats to #GlobaHealth , etc)

- Challenges to #WorldFederalism ( #Disinformation , little #OnlinePresence, etc )

Essential Geopolitics Podcast: Could Kosovo-Serbia Tensions Bring a New War to Europe? | RANE

In this episode of the Essential Geopolitics podcast, we look at rising tensions between Kosovo and Serbia.

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RT @CP_Berlin: „Dieser Skandal ist eine Steilvorlage für alle, die das Europaparlament schon immer als einen Haufen angeblich fauler und korrupter Politiker karikiert haben oder der EU generell schaden wollen“ – @SLagodinsky
https://www.spiegel.de/politik/eu-parlament-will-in-korruptionsaffaere-seinen-ruf-retten-a-6d00455d-8704-4b84-bbe3-672ea9342156?sara_ecid=soci_upd_KsBF0AFjflf0DZCxpPYDCQgO1dEMph @derspiegel

#EuropeanParliment | #Kaili

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/SLagodinsky/status/1602630663085113346

Bestechungsaffäre in Brüssel: So will das EU-Parlament seinen Ruf retten

Der Korruptionsskandal im Europaparlament wird zum Imagedesaster für die EU. In Brüssel geht die Angst um: Haben die Enthüllungen über Gelder aus Golfstaaten gerade erst begonnen?

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