Europe is dependent on the U.S. not for lack of potential but because we keep getting in our own way. We don‘t need blame games between Paris and Berlin which stall progress. The Franco-German axis is decisive for Europe‘s success. Either we get this right or we stay dependent.
Come on, let‘s get this done together! 🇩🇪🇫🇷
🏆 Best Countries in the World
1. 🇸🇬 Best Education → Singapore
2. 🇨🇭 Best Innovation → Switzerland
3. 🇮🇹 Best Food → Italy
4. 🇮🇸 Best Safety → Iceland
5. 🇹🇼 Best Healthcare → Taiwan
6. 🇨🇭 Best Quality of Life → Switzerland
7. 🇳🇱 Best Work-Life Balance → Netherlands
8. 🇸🇬 Best Public Transport → Singapore
9. 🇸🇬 Best Internet Speed → Singapore
10. 🇺🇸 Best Universities → United States
11. 🇫🇮 Best Happiness → Finland
12. 🇮🇸 Best Clean Energy Use → Iceland
13. 🇺🇸 Best Startup Ecosystem → United States
14. 🇨🇳 Best Manufacturing → China
15. 🇫🇷 Best Tourism → France
16. 🇩🇰 Best Governance → Denmark
17. 🇩🇰 Best Low Corruption → Denmark
18. 🇩🇰 Best Women Safety & Equality → Denmark
19. 🇸🇬 Best Smart Infrastructure → Singapore
20. 🇪🇪 Best Digital Government → Estonia
21. 🇩🇰 Best Rule of Law → Denmark
22. 🇳🇿 Best Air Quality → New Zealand
23. 🇩🇰 Best Climate Action → Denmark
24. 🇺🇸 Best Space Technology → United States
25. 🇨🇭 Best Financial Stability → Switzerland
26. 🇵🇦 Best Ease of Living for Expats → Panama
27. 🇩🇰 Best Social Security → Denmark
28. 🇳🇱 Best Urban Planning → Netherlands
29. 🇳🇴 Best Renewable Energy Share → Norway
30. 🇨🇭 Best Overall Living Country → Switzerland
Source: OECD, UN, World Bank
Italian PM Giorgia Meloni urged Europe to strengthen its own defence as Trump signals reduced US engagement.
She said the continent must take responsibility for its security after decades of relying on America.
Read more: https://t.co/E9zNeDtfrM
German Chancellor Merz:
The decades of Pax Americana are largely over for us in Europe, and for us in Germany as well. It no longer exists as we knew it.
That's the way it is. The Americans are now very, very aggressively pursuing their own interests
https://t.co/n56DiYLdM8
🗳️ Only 6.6% of the world lives in FULL DEMOCRACY ⛓️💥
✅ Full Democracies (~6.6% of world population)
🇳🇴 Norway
🇳🇿 New Zealand
🇮🇸 Iceland
🇸🇪 Sweden
🇫🇮 Finland
🇩🇰 Denmark
🇨🇭 Switzerland
🇮🇪 Ireland
🇳🇱 Netherlands
🇹🇼 Taiwan
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
🇩🇪 Germany
🇦🇺 Australia
🇨🇦 Canada
🇺🇾 Uruguay
🇨🇷 Costa Rica
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
🇦🇹 Austria
🇵🇹 Portugal (upgraded in 2024)
🇪🇪 Estonia (upgraded in 2024)
🇨🇿 Czech Republic (upgraded in 2024)
🇯🇵 Japan
🇲🇹 Malta
🇪🇸 Spain
🇲🇺 Mauritius
🗳️ Flawed Democracies (~38.4% of world population)
🇺🇸 United States
🇫🇷 France (downgraded in 2024)
🇰🇷 South Korea (downgraded in 2024)
🇮🇳 India
🇧🇷 Brazil
🇮🇹 Italy
🇿🇦 South Africa
🇦🇷 Argentina
🇵🇭 Philippines
🇮🇩 Indonesia
🇬🇷 Greece
🇧🇪 Belgium
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
🇨🇾 Cyprus
🇨🇱 Chile
🇨🇴 Colombia
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
🇪🇨 Ecuador
🇬🇭 Ghana
🇭🇺 Hungary
🇯🇲 Jamaica
🇱🇻 Latvia
🇱🇹 Lithuania
🇲🇾 Malaysia
🇲🇽 Mexico
🇲🇩 Moldova
🇲🇪 Montenegro
🇳🇦 Namibia
🇵🇦 Panama
🇵🇾 Paraguay
🇵🇪 Peru
🇵🇱 Poland
🇷🇸 Serbia
🇸🇮 Slovenia
🇸🇰 Slovakia
🇸🇷 Suriname
🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
🇹🇱 Timor-Leste
🇹🇳 Tunisia
🇿🇲 Zambia
🇧🇼 Botswana
🇨🇻 Cape Verde
🇱🇸 Lesotho
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea
🇸🇲 San Marino
🗳️🧑⚖️ Hybrid Regimes (~15.7% of world population)
🇷🇴 Romania (downgraded in 2024)
🇹🇷 Turkey
🇺🇦 Ukraine
🇧🇩 Bangladesh
🇵🇰 Pakistan
🇦🇱 Albania
🇭🇰 Hong Kong
🇦🇲 Armenia
🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina
🇬🇪 Georgia
🇭🇳 Honduras
🇰🇪 Kenya
🇽🇰 Kosovo
🇱🇧 Lebanon
🇲🇬 Madagascar
🇲🇰 North Macedonia
🇲🇼 Malawi
🇲🇷 Mauritania
🇲🇳 Mongolia
🇳🇵 Nepal
🇳🇬 Nigeria
🇵🇸 Palestinian Territories
🇸🇳 Senegal
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
🇹🇯 Tajikistan
🇹🇿 Tanzania
🇺🇬 Uganda
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
🇧🇮 Burundi
🇬🇹 Guatemala
🇮🇶 Iraq
🇲🇦 Morocco
🇸🇻 El Salvador
🇸🇬 Singapore
🇧🇴 Bolivia
🇫🇯 Fiji
👑 Authoritarian Regimes (~39.2% of world population)
🇨🇳 China
🇷🇺 Russia
🇰🇵 North Korea
🇦🇫 Afghanistan
🇸🇾 Syria
🇨🇺 Cuba
🇳🇮 Nicaragua
🇻🇪 Venezuela
🇮🇷 Iran
🇪🇬 Egypt
🇧🇾 Belarus
🇪🇷 Eritrea
🇱🇦 Laos
🇻🇳 Vietnam
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
🇷🇼 Rwanda
🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
🇪🇹 Ethiopia
🇹🇩 Chad
🇨🇲 Cameroon
🇨🇫 Central African Republic
🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea
🇸🇴 Somalia
🇸🇸 South Sudan
🇹🇲 Turkmenistan
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
🇾🇪 Yemen
🇦🇴 Angola
🇩🇯 Djibouti
🇬🇳 Guinea
🇲🇱 Mali
🇳🇪 Niger
🇸🇩 Sudan
🇹🇬 Togo
🇧🇭 Bahrain
🇩🇿 Algeria
🇧🇯 Burkina Faso and many others including Qatar, UAE, Oman, Jordan, Libya, Myanmar
Source: Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Democracy Index 2024 (published February 2025).
"This is a historic day for German-British relations" – @bundeskanzler.
Germany and the UK have signed a landmark friendship treaty at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
‼️🇩🇪🇱🇹 BIG NEWS - During his speech, Friedrich Merz criticized all former German chancellors collectively:
🗣️ "For far too long, German governments refused to listen to the warnings of our Baltic neighbors about Russia’s imperialist policies. We have acknowledged that mistake, and we will not repeat it. There is no way back — and that’s why I say it again today, here and now: the security of Lithuania is the security of Germany."
Congrats to Lithuanians Sarunas Jasikevicius & Tomas Masiulis, former Zalgiris player Nigel Hayes-Davis, and the entire @FBBasketbol team on winning the @EuroLeague title! 👏
In Lithuania we are taking the defence of NATO’s eastern flank into our own hands:
Together, Lithuanians and Germans show that we are ready to defend Europe’s freedom against any aggressor.
Germany stands by its responsibility. Today. Tomorrow. For as long as it takes.
🇩🇪🇱🇹 Important moment in Vilnius: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz @bundeskanzler declares, “Dear Lithuanians, you can count on Germany. Your security is our security.”