Tomorrow, Ukraine and Moldova will take a major step on their EU journey.
The first Intergovernmental Conference will take place in Luxembourg.
We will begin work on the Fundamentals cluster, which deals with values, democracy and the rule of law.
The foundation of our Union.
An honour to address the @Jekaba11 today. I told Latvian members of the Parliament: the forces trying to stop Moldova from joining the EU are the same forces working to divide Europe. Supporting our accession and defending your own democracy are one and the same fight.
Moldovans defied the odds as 751,235 citizens voted YES in the EU referendum! Despite enormous adversity & foreign malign interference, the majority supported Moldova's future in the European family. The referendum has passed amid record turnout!
A historic day. The 🇩🇰 defence opt-out will be abolished by July 1.
This morning, 🇩🇰 Minister for Foreign Affairs @JeppeKofod handed over a letter to @JosepBorrellF and 🇫🇷@MinColonna to notify the 🇪🇺 about the 🇩🇰 decision to abolish the defence opt-out.
#eudk
Deeply troubled by the disproportionate and disrespectful behaviour of the Israeli police at the funeral of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in East Jerusalem.
Her tragic death calls for proper & independent investigation
#dkpol#ShireenAbuAkleh
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Our new analysis on Russian weaponization of History (and why history is a matter of PolSci)
📍Falsifying history, distorting facts and using it without context is one of the most important strategies in modern Russian hybrid warf…https://t.co/h1DshIbfKv https://t.co/71hFTOHrbE
Your strategy of incremental sanctions doesn’t work. Cannot work…
That’s why 212 members of Parliament demand a special #EUCO meeting to decide on full sanctions immediately!
My speech👇🏻
US law defines refugees as those fearing persecution, not fleeing war. Pres Biden’s announcement to resettle 100k Ukrainian refugees is commendable, but highlights need for urgent revision of US refugee law to ensure they actually qualify as refugees. @hrw https://t.co/7Y6yL3qSfM
Is the philosophy of Ilyin a tool that provides meaning to the Russian people and secures/maintains the kleptocratic and authoritarian regime? Or is it embedded deeper, in a nation's latent will for redemption and glory?
“To understand what’s going on in Ukraine right now, what’s going on inside of Russia, too, and what’s driving Vladimir Putin, we need to talk about a man named Ivan Ilyin,” says @mehdirhasan. Let him introduce you to the Russian autocrat’s favorite fascist philosopher:
The war in Ukraine could change history. In this wide-ranging interview, historian @harari_yuval looks at the past, present and future of the conflict — and what it means for the entire world.
Watch the full TED Membership conversation here: https://t.co/Y6lWa6Gnoy
This morning in the UN Human Rights Council more than 140 diplomats refused to listen to Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov’s futile attempt to justify unacceptable military aggression. Watch them leave the Council Chamber.