What Europe are we defending?

“The only way you define that is by including civil society organisations.”

#DefendDemocracy #EUCivilSociety #WeAreEU🇪🇺

https://www.politico.eu/newsletter/brussels-playbook/kallas-pitches-new-iran-sanctions/

EU Commission Executive VP:

“No one can impose their will on others; [..] since we collectively decided to put an end to colonialism.”

“Democracy is grounded in institutions run by those elected by citizens.”

#Venezuela #Greenland #Ukraine
#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU
#WeAreEU🇪🇺

Orbán says he’s unsure of reality 🤔

#DefendDemocracy
#StandWithUkraine
#HandsOffOurEU
#WeAreEU🇪🇺

https://www.politico.eu/article/hungary-viktor-orban-says-unsure-who-started-russia-ukraine-war/

This week, Europe must choose:

Whether the EU remains a geopolitical object, or chooses to become a subject that shapes its own future.

#DefendDemocracy
#HandsOffOurEU
#EUCO #EUpol
#WeAreEU🇪🇺

https://www.iss.europa.eu/publications/commentary/cost-inaction-why-passivity-no-longer-option-european-union

Full house for an exchange on the urgent need to #DefendDemocracy in an era of sharp power.

Investing in democratic #resilience against hybrid warfare should be considered part of a country's 2% GDP #defence spending, if not deserve its own 2%.

#WeAreEU #WeAreNATO #NAFO

This is your daily reminder that you have millions of friends and allies in the EU.

Also, for too long it has been too easy to scapegoat the EU. Anything good: "We did that; look at us!", anything bad "The EU is to blame."

We need to assume responsibility.

The EU is the sum of what the members put in, plus the added reach from cooperation; nothing more, nothing less. This allows US to solve more problems and get more done.

#DailyReminder #WeAreEU

https://mastodon.world/@SuneAuken/109907426869427993