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Von der Leyen responds to Trump’s threat of 50% tariffs on June 1 by saying if he wants a deal, he needs to go back to the 90-day pause that ends early July

Unspoken, implied addition: “Or we’ll hit you back”

"What we are doing in Gaza is a war of extermination: indiscriminate, unrestrained, brutal, and criminal killing of civilians."

Not Kneecap, Gary Lineker, a Columbia student... former Israeli prime minister and onetime Likud party member Ehud Olmert

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Warm thanks to the Hungarian minority !

My warmest congratulations to Nicușor Dan on his victory tonight!

The Romanian people have turned out massively to the polls.

They have chosen the promise of an open, prosperous Romania in a strong Europe.

Together, let’s deliver on that promise.

Looking forward to working with you.

From city hall to the table of the European Council. Sincere congratulations to @NicusorDanRO for winning the Romanian Presidential elections. This is a strong signal of Romanians’ attachment to the European project.

Russia, don’t forget, Romania is not yours ! www.facebook.com/share/v/19AY...

Romanian Centrist Leads Trump Ally in Vote, Exit Polls Show The centrist mayor of Bucharest won Romania’s presidential runoff on Sunday, quashing the ambitions of a far-right Donald Trump loyalist as voters came out in force to ensure that the Black Sea nation...

The centrist mayor of Bucharest won Romania’s presidential runoff on Sunday, quashing the ambitions of a far-right Donald Trump loyalist

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Needless to say, Brussels and the majority of European capitals are breathing an enormous sigh of relief right now.

A pretty pitiful showing of resistance given what's going on.

What is wrong with Americans?

😬

The severe sanctions that Donald Trump has slapped on the U.S. economy will be hard to lift. If WTO history is any guide, tariffs can be implemented overnight but their elimination take years if not decades.

A Belgrade, journée de colère historique pour des centaines de milliers de Serbes qui rêvent « d’un pays avec des lois et une justice qui marchent » Le très autoritaire président, Aleksandar Vucic, a été la principale cible des slogans lors de la manifestation d’ampleur contre la corruption, après l’accident meurtrier de l’auvent de la gare de Nov...

Belgrade n’avait pas vu une telle manifestation depuis les mouvements anti-Milosevic www.lemonde.fr/internationa...

Étonnant comment Laura Kovesi, la procureure européenne, est devenue l’espoir des manifestants anticorruption serbes

South Korea, Germany, Romania and even Hungary with more impressive protests vs authoritarianism than “the greatest democracy in the world” 😒

#Protest in #Bucharest: Those democratic orientated people sound an alarm on the dangers that can throw #Romania into chaos ( due to disinformation, lack of communication, corruption and interference by the state and justice services).

România este și va rămâne Europeană 🥁👏🇷🇴🇪🇺 Împreună vom reuși, divizați niciodată 🫡

#Romania 🇷🇴 #Europa 🇪🇺 #NATO 🪬 #Libertate 🙌 #Democratie ⚖️ #Drepturi 🏛️ #Dreptate ✊ #Seriozitate 🤝 #EuRo #UEeRomania #UE #EU #EuroManifest #15Martie #UniuneaEuropeana #RomaniaEuropeana #Manifest #ProEuropa #PiataVictoriei

LIVE Peste 10.000 de persoane la mitingul „EuRo Manifest”, în Piaţa Victoriei: Este momentul să ne facem auziţi şi să arătăm că România este şi va rămâne parte a familiei europene! / Participanți la m... Mitingul „EuRo Manifest” a început, sâmbătă, de la ora 17:00, în Piaţa Victoriei din Capitală, unde este prezentat Manifestul pentru Europa, un document

#Romania is #Europe!
www.g4media.ro/miting-euro-...

Real shame that it took so long. I guess Germany needed the CDU to kill CDU‘s fiscal ideology. Sigh.

Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service claims that the EU has “declared war” on anti-establishment leaders such as Romania’s Calin Georgescu — all because they support Donald Trump.

Because nothing says “we’re definitely not working with Russia” like getting a glowing endorsement from… Russia.

Hats off to Merz. Moving fast and breaking things before he’s even in office.

An (as yet) unelected leader showing the other EU 26 the scale of the massive changes required.

I can make that make sense - America is no longer Canada's "closest partner and ally".

But the EU has been steadfastly by Canada's side.

I was stunned in Munich when Vance said Europe's liberal "enemies within" were a bigger threat than Russia and China.

Over the last week in Brussels, I lost count of the amount of European officials or diplomats who told me the US is a bigger threat than China.

Quite the journey.

Annmarie Hordern, la cheffe des correspondants politiques de Bloomberg a filmé la réaction de l'ambassadrice d'Ukraine aux Etats-Unis au moment de l'altercation Trump-Zelensky

I’ve asked myself this as well. Where has the old America gone?

Europe should hijack Trump’s revolutionary plans for the world | Opinion Liberal nationalists must respond with imagination to US policies rather than gripe at being cut out of Ukraine talks

Europe should hijack Trump’s revolutionary plans for the world | Opinion

https://www.ft.com/content/3507673c-f599-4547-9455-bf698a425bc7

Europe has found a leader who can stand up to Trump.

This is truly historic

ZELENSKYY: Putin broke the ceasefire. What kind of diplomacy, JD, are you speaking about?

VANCE: I think it's disrespectful to come into the Oval Office and try to litigate this in front of the American media

It’s Time for Europe to Do the Unthinkable Brussels has slavishly followed Washington for too long—and forgotten how to advance its own geopolitical interests.

How Europe's brutal situation is seen by some in Asia (by Singapore diplomat Kushore Mahbubani, known for his China-friendly views)

1. "Europe should announce its willingness to quit NATO. A Europe that is forced to spend 5% on defense doesn’t need US"

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