On 29 June, we celebrate the birthday of Robert Schuman, one of the founders of the EU.
His vision? Countries working together instead of against each other, a goal still worth celebrating today.
🇫🇷 18 juin 1940 : le général de Gaulle appelait à la Résistance.
86 ans plus tard, la France commémore cet acte fondateur et honore toutes celles et ceux qui se sont battus pour notre liberté.
The EU will not be intimidated by Russia's campaign of destabilisation and is determined to defend its security, Parliament says in a resolution adopted on Thursday.
Learn more: https://t.co/o4skmiBlFO
Super! 💫
Data from @chandraxray has uncovered possible remains of a supernova in the middle of our Milky Way galaxy. If confirmed, this supernova piece would be one of the closest to our galaxy’s central black hole that we have ever found. https://t.co/gI5TfSJ45E
This has to end. 65 countries still criminalise consensual same-sex relations.
Words are not enough. In 2024, the EU supported 10,500 human rights defenders worldwide.
21% were LGBTIQ+.
Reliable. And that's the whole point.
Read more: https://t.co/8LMwEehNJt
Safe blood saves lives.
On World Blood Donor Day, we thank donors across the EU.
EU rules help ensure the safety, quality and availability of blood donations and transfusions, protecting both donors and patients.
Learn more: https://t.co/JMyCgYRQPW
Digitalisation is reshaping how financial markets operate, says President Christine @Lagarde.
For Europe, this is above all an opportunity to deepen integration, strengthen autonomy and anchor innovation in trusted public money across markets and payments.
Read the speech https://t.co/mAarpsfwVl
Découvrez l’agenda complet de la 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐧 - 𝐄𝐔 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔.
Entre l'exposition à la foire PROMOTE et les sessions techniques au Palais des Congrès de Yaoundé, la semaine s’annonce riche en opportunités.
About 90% of the heat from human-generated global warming is stored in the ocean.
Parliament protects the ocean with laws against emissions and demands for urgent EU action.
Learn more: https://t.co/TWAIsFKAP1
Our sanctions keep biting hard and cutting deep.
🔸Sanctions have cut Russia off from global capital markets.
🔸Russia’s economy is slowing sharply.
🔸Its budget is under growing pressure.
Our consistency is paying off.
Happy national day to all Swedes! 🇸🇪
Glad Nationaldag!
On 6 June, 🇸🇪 celebrates its national day.
The colours of the flag represents:
🔵 loyalty & justice
🟡 the Nordic cross, symbolising Sweden’s Christian heritage & its ties with the Nordic countries.
https://t.co/BylSc6TJki
The planet doesn’t negotiate. It sends signals: rising seas, wildfires, heatwaves.
The EU responds with commitments like:
🔸Water Resilience Strategy
🔹Chemical Regulation
🔸EU Climate Law
🔹Restoring nature and repairing damaged ecosystems
[𝐄𝐔 - 𝐂𝐌 𝐁𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔]
Le Cameroun et l’Union européenne s'unissent pour dessiner les contours de l'économie de demain. 🇨🇲🇪🇺
RDV du 16 au 19 juin au Palais des Congrès de Yaoundé 📍 pour la 𝐄𝐔 - 𝐂𝐌 𝐁𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 !
Your digital future is made in Europe. 🇪🇺
We are building a stronger European tech ecosystem, reducing reliance on critical technologies from outside the EU.
Our new Technological Sovereignty plan will help to change that ↓
For millions of women and girls, getting a period still means facing stigma, missing school, or going without basic necessities. 🩸
That is not inevitable. It is inequality.
This #MenstrualHygieneDay, we must ensure menstrual health and dignity #ForAllWomenAndGIrls, everywhere.
🇪🇺 #OnThisDay 40 years ago, the EU’s 12-star flag was raised for the first time outside the @EU_Commission building in Brussels.
Today, it stands as one of the most recognisable symbols of European unity and identity.
Find out more about its history⬇️
https://t.co/f16gZ3s8qE
EU and Albania reach a milestone in accession talks, by setting closing benchmarks for cluster 1: fundamentals.
This covers topics such as the functioning of democratic institutions and public administration reform, as well as economic criteria.
More➡️ https://t.co/mRwdpGEr75
The Council has extended until 28 May 2027 the EU sanctions against Russia in response to:
🚫 serious human rights violations or abuses
🚫 the repression of civil society and democratic opposition
🚫 the undermining of democracy and the rule of law
More: https://t.co/oOz4MF9Oy0