Calin Racoti

IPEX IO, Parliaments & interparliamentary cooperation in EU and beyond, politics & history; keen traveller & hiker far and wide. Private account & opinions.

[Calin Racoti @c_racoti]

https://t.co/aM4jKCmpFW via @IPEXEU #IPEXEU #parleu2025dk

[Calin Racoti @c_racoti]

Good luck, colleagues @eu2025dk 🇩🇰, at the start of your Presidency! #IPEXEU

[Calin Racoti @c_racoti]

It is a great honor and pleasure to moderate one of the sessions of the upcoming IPEX Users' Conference! Looking forward to fruitful exchanges in Rome #IPEXEU

[IPEXEU @IPEXEU]

Looking forward to the upcoming Users' Conference.
This March we will be hosted by the @Montecitorio and @SenatoStampa in Rome. #ipexeu

[Calin Racoti @c_racoti]

@BergonziRegis Bon courage @BergonziRegis

[Parliamentary Dimension - Polish Presidency @parleu2025pl]

The Marshal of the Senate Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska opened the Meeting of the Chairpersons of COSAC.

#parleu2025pl #parleu2025 #eu2025pl #ipexeu #cosac

[European Parliament @Europarl_EN]

Welcome to Schengen, Bulgaria and Romania!

As of today, there will be no more checks when travelling across land borders between Bulgaria or Romania and any Schengen member country.

Border checks for air and sea travel were lifted in March 2024.

[Calin Racoti @c_racoti]

@shedntcare_ Youtube

[Calin Racoti @c_racoti]

@historyinmemes Creation, Gore Vidal

[Hungary in the EU @HungaryintheEU]

‼ DEAL! Interior ministers have just adopted a decision to lift internal land border controls with and between Bulgaria and Romania from 1 January 2025. A great victory for Bulgaria, Romania, and all of Europe!

#HU24EU
🇭🇺🇪🇺

[HUNParliament @HUNParliament]

Session II of the LXXII COSAC dealt with the state of the European Union in the year of institutional transition and the 15-year application of the Treaty of Lisbon. Deputy Minister of the Ministry of EU Affairs of Hungary @BarnaZsigmond underlined that instead of centralisation by European institutions the EU should return to the idea of the founding fathers. Union and national competences should be clearly defined and the institutions should respect these boundaries. The Chair of @EPInstitutional @svensimon added that regardless whether one agrees with every single proposal regarding Treaty changes, the debate on the future of the Union is much needed. He proposed to parliaments that they should guide the future steps on European integration. Chairman of the EU Policies Committee in the Italian Chamber of Deputies Alessandro Giglio Vigna pointed out that the decreasing number of directives and the increase in Commission delegated acts hampers the political control by national parliaments over EU decision making and eventually erodes democratic sovereignty in the EU. Commision Executive Vice-President @MarosSefcovic in his video message stressed the important role of national parliaments in EU decision making. He added that interparliamentary conferences serve as an important supplement to the subsidiarity control mechanism introduced by the Lisbon Treaty.

@IPEXEU
@HU24EU
@parleu2024_hu

[Calin Racoti @c_racoti]

#PARLEU2024HU #EU24HU #IPEXEU #COSAC

[IPEXEU @IPEXEU]

Opening speech of H.E. Mr. László Kövér, Speaker of the Hungarian National Assembly, at the LXXII COSAC in Budapest #COSAC #IPEXEU

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Today is a historic day as we proceed to actual, real negotiations with the European Union on Ukraine's membership. On February 28, 2022, just a few days after the full-scale invasion began, we signed the application for membership.

Almost two years ago, in June 2022, we attained candidate status, and last December we secured a political decision on negotiations.

But it is from today that the start of our membership in the European Union will be marked – the first intergovernmental conference between Ukraine and the EU is taking place today.

I am grateful to everyone who defends Ukraine, our country and people. I am grateful to the team that is doing everything to make us part of the European Union. We will never be derailed from our path to a united Europe, to our common home of all European nations. A home that must be peaceful!

[Calin Racoti @c_racoti]

@MarcAngel_lu @lsap_lu @TheProgressives @FranzFayot @Michaela_Mor @DanielleFilbig @Braz_Liz @PES_PSE Congratulations @MarcAngel_lu for your renewed mandate, well deserved! I hope to continue the great work and support for #IPEXEU!

[Calin Racoti @c_racoti]

#useyourvote #IPEXEU

[IPEXEU @IPEXEU]

Administrative seminar on Communication with Staff of EU Parliaments: Communicating at the Service of Democratic Engagement @Europarl_EN #Elections2024 Intro by EP FVP @othmar_karas #IPEXEU #EUparliaments

[Calin Racoti @c_racoti]

@MatasMaldeikis Good luck @MatasMaldeikis !

[EU2024BE Parliamentary Dimension @parleu2024be]

🇧🇪🇪🇺 #parleu2024be #COSAC plenary meeting
Yes! We managed to get everyone in the photo🙂
@IPEXEU

[EU2024BE Parliamentary Dimension @parleu2024be]

🇧🇪🇪🇺 #parleu2024be #COSAC plenary
Session II: #Gender policy and the representation of women & men in parliament, chaired by @elianetillieux
Keynote speakers @mcollineleroy @LatifaGahouchi @agnes_hubert & Maruša Gortnar
@IPEXEU

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Start of the LXXI COSAC Plenary under @parleu2024be hosted by @Europarl_EN, opening speeches by @elianetillieux @VanGoidsenhoven #COSAC #IPEX #interparliamentarycooperation

[Calin Racoti @c_racoti]

Congratulations BiH, the road to the EU is open now! Happy to have played a small part in preparing BiH parliamentary structures for the EU negotiations to come #IPEXEU #BiH #twinning

[European Commission @EU_Commission]

We recommend to the @EUCouncil to open EU accession negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has taken impressive steps forward, and the positive dynamic on the reform path needs to continue.

Their future lies in our Union.

[EU2024BE Parliamentary Dimension @parleu2024be]

Second day of #IPC_CFSP/CSDP
Live at 10:00 AM > https://t.co/zcATt5zXTa