🇪🇺💉 #Europe boosts its #pandemic readiness with its new European Vaccine Hub in Siena, Italy. It aims for rapid vaccine development and deployment, as well as securing EU's vaccine sovereignty.

Learn more here:
https://www.ecuradio.eu/2025/05/eu-guns-for-vaccine-sovereignty-with-its-new-european-vaccine-hub/

#EVH #COVID19 #Vaccine #EU #Health #Healthcare #Provax

#Europe leaders addressed threats to the rules-based order from #Russia 's aggression, and other global crises today at the European Political Community (#EPC).

Stressing #Unity, they vowed support for #Ukraine and focused on strengthening Europe's economy and connectivity for a stable future.

Learn more here:
https://www.ecuradio.eu/2025/05/epc-summit-united-europe-confronts-global-disorder-stands-for-ukraine/

Decoupling from #VISA, #MasterCard or #PayPal is something Ecu Radio has been supporting with the #DigitalEuro. We wrote a couple of articles on the matter that you can find and read here:
https://www.ecuradio.eu/2025/04/digital-euro/
https://www.ecuradio.eu/2025/04/digital-euro-fears/

Why now? Because today, Piero Cipollone from the #ECB (@ecb) gave a speech to explain or remind why it's badly needed for European strategic autonomy and monetary sovereignty here: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/key/date/2025/html/ecb.sp250515~fd8adac5a4.en.html

It's a great speech. Give it a try.

"Time for hypothetical crossroads is over." EuropeanParliament President #Metsola sets out path for a Smarter, Stronger, Safer #EU, stressing unity, competitiveness, security, and cutting bureaucracy.

Understand her call for EU's global leadership here:
https://www.ecuradio.eu/2025/05/smarter-stronger-safer-europe-eu-parliaments-president-metsolas-calls-for-global-leadership/

#FutureOfEurope

With its 2nds #EU-#Ukraine Defence Industry Forum, both partners agree to further bolster European defence capabilities, production & security.
Target: a United EU-Ukraine Defence and Ukraine's Industrial Integration

Learn more here:
https://www.ecuradio.eu/2025/05/brussels-hosts-talks-on-united-eu-ukraine-defence-target-ukraine-industrial-integration/

#EUDefence #EUUkraine #Security

#EU & #Japan boosted their Digital Partnership today, agreeing to Joint Research on #AI, #QuantumComputing, #6G, #Semiconductors.

They also look to deepen their ties on #DataGovernance & #Cybersecurity. Learn more in the article below:
https://www.ecuradio.eu/2025/05/eu-and-japan-reinforce-joint-research-ai-5g-6g-semiconductors-quantum-computing/

#Tech #Innovation #EUJapan

🇪🇺 Happy #EuropeDay everyone! 🇪🇺

Today, we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the #Schuman Declaration, which kickstarted the European project. Celebrate it with a #Free #European #Map, sent straight to your home by the Publications Office of the EU.

Links here:
https://www.ecuradio.eu/2025/05/happy-europe-day-celebrate-with-free-european-map-publication-office-european-union/

#EU vs. #US: The #TradeWar is set to intensify is no mutually beneficial agreement is reached, as the EU threatens US import worth €95 billion and #WTO action otherwise.

The bloc is also on the lookout for new trade partners, aiming to diversify further its trade, disengaging from the US.

Discover the details here 👇
https://www.ecuradio.eu/2025/05/eu-vs-us-commission-readies-countermeasures-against-us-tariffs-worth-e95-billion/

#EUstrong #Trade #SingleMarket #Countermeasures #LiberationDay

#EU & #Singapore signed a Digital Trade Agreement (#DTA) today! This deal aims to boost cross-border digital trade, protect consumers, and ensure legal certainty for businesses. A key step in deepening cooperation & supporting rules-based trade.

https://www.ecuradio.eu/2025/05/digital-trade-agreement-signed-between-eu-singapore/

#EUSingapore #DigitalTrade #Trade #SingleMarket #EuropeanUnion

#EU unveils new #REPowerEU roadmap to phase out ALL Russian energy imports (#gas, #oil, #nuclear) by 2027. National phase-out plans due 2025.

Read the full plan details here 👇
https://www.ecuradio.eu/2025/05/repowereu-v2-european-union-vows-to-end-russian-energy-imports/

#EnergySecurity #EnergyTransition #Russia #Ukraine #Czechia #Slovakia #Hungary