European Commission1d ago

On this day, 69 years ago, six countries took a leap of faith and signed the Treaty of Rome. 🇧🇪 🇩🇪 🇫🇷 🇮🇹 🇱🇺 🇳🇱

They chose cooperation over division, laying the foundations for what would become today’s European Union.

From a shared market to shared ambitions, that vision has grown far beyond economics. It’s about connection, opportunity, and celebrating what makes each member country unique.

Different languages, cultures, and histories, one common journey.

United in diversity, then and now. 💙

Show threadLeander Lindahl 🇪🇺
@EUCommission it's fashionable to criticise the EU. But I always found it the best thing that ever happened – for me, my region, my country and Europe. One of few things that gives (gave?) hope for the future. Erasing artificial national borders within Europe and removing the source of so much war and conflict. Many Europeans don't belong in a clean cut way to the national ethnic constructs of the late 19th century and the EU solves that problem and embraces our shared European culture(s).
Mar 25 at 5:36pmWeb
Show threadLeander Lindahl 🇪🇺9h ago

@EUCommission what surprised me over the years, is that we didn't create a shared public space which is generally required for a successful healthy democracy. No one tells the good story about the EU to the general public. National media only tells the story of the national level and EU is portrayed in whatever way suits the national agenda true or not. Keyword Brexit.

That popular sentiment in favour of the EU is so deep and strong in spite of this, shows how powerful the European idea is.

Show threadPaul6h ago

@leanderlindahl @EUCommission There’s a case to be made for a EU news outlet. But since the French have insisted for too long that anything European should also be francophone and since the Irish didn’t step up after Brexit I feel your pain. There are some podcasts who try to fill the gap that that doesn’t do it.

Until things change European leaders will turn to the Financial Times in London if they want to broadcast a message in the EU.

Sad.