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🎭 Welcome to the Year 2057: A Federal Europe 🇪🇺 Join the Evropa Roleplay Simulation and immerse yourself in the political chaos of a fictional European State! 👉 discord.gg/wr2nXRBQuF 🗳️ The 8th national election is about to begin! Will you rise as a leader, stir revolution, or uphold the fragile union? 🔹 Craft coalitions, pass reforms, or collapse governments. 🔹 Fight for regional autonomy, independence, or push for further federal integration. 🔹 Represent foreign powers like the US, UK, Turkey, or Russia and shape Evropa’s future from the outside. 🔹 Become a journalist, activist, citizen, etc. 💬 Whether you're a political junkie, aspiring diplomat, or just love drama, you’ll find your place here. This simulation encourages respectful political roleplay across a wide range of ideologies, aiming to combat polarization by fostering open minded debate. It’s a space to explore how a federal Europe might function, understand evolving regional identities, and see how shifting leadership can reshape the map, all while having fun and engaging in dynamic, thought-provoking scenarios. 🌐 Ready to decide Evropa’s fate? Join the simulation: discord.gg/wr2nXRBQuF 📌 Also feel free to join our main EUMS community server: 👉 discord.gg/cmvM8wMRkW

🎉 One Year of Evropa: Building a Federal Europe 🇪🇺 discord.gg/wr2nXRBQuF One year ago, we launched Evropa, a roleplay simulation of a fictional federal Europe hosted on Discord. Since then, we’ve seen it all: elections won and lost, governments rise and fall, parties clash, companies grow, headlines break, and history unfold in real time. What started as a simple community project, has become a deeply interconnected world shaped by an incredible community, every decision, crisis, and victory driven by the people inside it. 🗳️ Lead a political party or run a government 📰 Report the news and shape public opinion 🏛️ Debate and pass legislation that has real impact 🌍 Influence the future of a dynamic, ever evolving Europe Whether you're into politics, storytelling, the idea of a Federal Europe, or just want to be part of something unique, there’s a place for you here. A huge thank you to everyone who has helped build Evropa into what it is today. 👉 Join Evropa: discord.gg/wr2nXRBQuF 📌 Main community: discord.gg/cmvM8wMRkW

🇪🇸🇺🇸 White House Lies About Spain’s Position🇪🇺🛑 Yesterday, the White House claimed Spain agreed to let U.S. military use bases for strikes on Iran. 🇪🇸 But moments later, Spain’s government flatly denied this, saying their position has NOT changed. 📢 💥 The Diplomatic Tension: White House: Spain “agreed” to cooperate with U.S. military on operations in the Middle East. Spain’s Foreign Minister: "I can refute that", no change in policy on military base use. 🇺🇸🔴 President Trump’s Retaliation: Threatens full trade ban with Spain over NATO disagreements. #Spain #US #Diplomacy #NATO #InternationalRelations #MiddleEast

🇪🇸 Spain’s NATO Divide: Government Voters Lean Out, Opposition Voters Strongly In 🇪🇺🛡️ According to a 2025 poll, 56% of Spaniards say YES to remaining in NATO, while 39% say NO, a +17% net result in favor of staying. 📊 But the political divide tells a more striking story: 🏛️ Governing Parties: Among parties currently in government (or Support), more of their voters support leaving NATO than remaining: 🌹 PSOE (S&D) voters are narrowly split, with 44% supporting staying and 46.6% favoring leaving. 🟥 Sumar (Greens/EFA | The Left) voters lean clearly against NATO. 🟣 Podemos (The Left) voters oppose NATO overwhelmingly, with 96.6% against remaining. ❌ 🗳️ Opposition Parties: Strongly Pro-NATO The two main opposition parties, widely expected to lead the next government, show the opposite trend: 🔵 PP (EPP) voters overwhelmingly back NATO at 94.8%. 🟢 Vox (PfE) voters also show strong support at 70.5%. 🇺🇸 Base Dispute with the U.S. Spain recently refused to allow the United States to use its military bases on Spanish soil for missions related to potential strikes on Iran. In response, President Trump threatened a full trade embargo on Spain, escalating tensions between the two NATO allies. 💰 NATO Spending Clash The dispute also ties into defense spending. Spain continues to reject the proposed 5% GDP target pushed by Washington, adding further strain within NATO. 🤔 It’s now been about half a year since this poll was conducted. If Spaniards were asked today, do you think the results would look very different?

🇪🇸 Should Spain Stay in NATO? 🇪🇺🛡️ According to a 2025 poll, 56% of Spaniards say YES to remaining in NATO, while 39% say NO, showing a +17% net result in favor of staying. 📊 🇺🇸 Base Dispute with the U.S. Spain recently refused to let the USA use its military bases on Spanish soil for missions related to potential strikes on Iran. In response, President Trump threatened a full trade embargo on Spain, escalating tensions between the two NATO allies. 💰 NATO Spending Clash The dispute also ties into defense spending. Spain continues to reject the proposed 5% GDP target pushed by Washington, adding further strain to relations and increasing pressure within NATO. 🤔 It’s now been about half a year since this poll was conducted, if Spaniards were asked today, do you think the results would look very different?

@shriverist Similar to Moldova’s "Our Party" logo

It's definitely not the worst thing about them, but Your Party's logo is genuinely fucking terrible

🏆 Highest accessibility: 🇸🇪 Sweden (94.6%), 🇫🇷 France (85.2%), followed by 🇩🇰 Denmark and 🇫🇮 Finland (both at 78.0%) 📉 Lowest accessibility: 🇲🇹 Malta (3.7%) & 🇵🇱 Poland (18.6%), followed by 🇭🇺 Hungary (30.5%) The Atlas ranks countries using four criteria: legal status, access to services, clinical care, and public information. Higher scores reflect stronger legal protections, wider availability, public health coverage, and efforts to counter misinformation. ⚖️ Why is this debate growing now? Nearly 1.2 million Europeans backed the My Voice, My Choice initiative pushing the EU to help women access care across borders. The Commission confirmed existing EU funds can support this, calling it a practical pathway forward. 💬 Should access to abortion care be guaranteed equally across the EU? #EuropeanUnion #EU #WomensRights #EUMS #Europe

🇬🇧 Gorton & Denton By-Election: Polls Missed the Result Greens heavily underestimated 📊 Pre-election polling suggested a tight three-way race, but the final result told a different story: 🔴 Labour was slightly overpolled 🔵 Reform UK was slightly underpolled ⚪ Minor candidates were also overrepresented 🟢 The Greens were dramatically underpolled, by nearly 13%. That gap made the race appear far closer than it actually was. 🤔 Did polls shape expectations more than reality? #UKPolitics #Byelection #Greens #Polling #Elections #Data #EUMS

🚨 Gorton & Denton By-Election Results in UK Shock Greens win, Labour collapses to third, Reform surges. 🗳️ Results 🟢 Greens: 40.6% (+27.4) 🔵 Reform UK: 28.7% (+14.6) 🔴 Labour: 25.4% (−25.4) 🟦 Conservatives: 1.9% (−6.0) 🟠LibDems: 1.8% (-2.0) The Greens delivered a historic upset, overturning a seat where Labour previously won 50.8% of the vote. Labour’s support collapsed to third place, while Reform UK surged into second. more than doubling its 2024 result in the constituency. Meanwhile, the Greens rocketed from 13.2% in 2024 to 40.6%, marking one of the most dramatic by-election swings in recent years.

🚨 Significant Defeat for Labour as Greens Win By-Election in the UK, Reform Doubles Support! 🚨 🗳️ Results: 🟢Greens: 40.6% (+27.4%) 🔵Reform: 28.7% (+14.6%) 🔴Labour: 25.4% (-25.4%) 🟦Conservatives: 1.9% (-6.0%) In a dramatic shift, the Green Party secured a historic victory in the by-election, toppling Labour, who had previously held 50.8% of the vote. Now, Labour drops to third place with just 25.4% of the vote. Meanwhile, Reform UK surged into second place with 28.7% of the vote, more than doubling their 2024 results in the constituency. The Greens saw an even bigger leap, jumping from 13.2% in 2024 to 40.6% now.

@krystalchantalc @VlStarodubtsev The only MEP from ESN to vote in favour of the motion was Petras Gražulis, the MEP for Lithuanian party TTS. From PfE, the MEPs to vote in favour were the MEPs from czech ANO, latvian LPV's MEP, and one of portugese CHEGA's MEPs (the other CHEGA MEP abstained).

@VlStarodubtsev Who is the pro-Ukraine ESN party? PfE is Vox I assume?

Just 17% from “The Left”. Majority comes from center, center-left, Greens and center-right. Far-right, Radical conservatives and part of the Left is a bloc against Ukraine on the last vote.

Latest polls show a divided Iceland on the Question of EU Accession: x.com/EU_Made_Simple…

🇮🇸 Iceland to Hold EU Referendum in the Coming Months 🇪🇺 Iceland's Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir announced on Wednesday plans for a referendum on restarting EU membership talks "in the coming months", with public opinion shifting amid rising living costs and security concerns. 📅 The referendum is set to take place in the coming months, as Iceland weighs its future with the EU after abandoning talks in 2013.

🇪🇺 Should Europe Stand With Ukraine? 🇺🇦 On the 4th anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the European Parliament adopted a resolution reaffirming support for Ukraine, condemning Russia’s war of aggression, and calling for stronger security guarantees and pressure on Moscow. 🗺️ By country: The map highlights national delegations' votes, revealing the strongest support from Nordic, Baltic countries, and Poland, where 90% of MEPs voted in favor, where backing for Ukraine spans across political divides in these regions. Disclaimer: The % on the map reflects only those MEPs who voted, excluding absentees. 🛡️ The resolution emphasizes that the war is critical to Europe’s security, advocating for a just, lasting peace where Ukraine has a seat at the table. As the war enters its fifth year, Europe is standing firm. But what’s your take? Should Europe continue to stand with Ukraine? 🤔 #EU #Ukraine #SupportUkraine #EuropeanParliament #Russia #Europe

🇪🇺 Should Europe Stand With Ukraine? 🇺🇦 On the 4th anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the European Parliament adopted a resolution reaffirming support for Ukraine, condemning Russia’s war of aggression, and calling for stronger security guarantees and pressure on Moscow. 📊 By political group: 🔹 Renew Europe, S&D, Greens/EFA, EPP: Strong support, with around 80% of MEPs backing the resolution. 🔹 ECR: Over 60% backing, but with significant abstentions and absentees. 🔹 PfE & The Left: Divisions within, with considerable opposition and abstentions. 🔹 ESN: Strong opposition. 🛡️ The resolution emphasizes that the war is critical to Europe’s security, advocating for a just, lasting peace where Ukraine has a seat at the table. As the war enters its fifth year, Europe is standing firm. But what’s your take? Should Europe continue to stand with Ukraine? 🤔 #EU #Ukraine #SupportUkraine #EuropeanParliament #Russia #Europe

🇺🇦 Ukrainians Strongly Back EU Membership Four Years Into War 🇪🇺 A recent poll shows 83% of Ukrainians support EU membership, while 11% oppose, a +72% net approval. 📈 A dramatic shift since the 2022 invasion Before Russia’s invasion in 2021, support stood at 56% in favour and 26% against. The war has accelerated Ukraine’s European trajectory and public support for integration. 🛡️ NATO membership support remains strong Support for joining NATO stands at 71% yes and 18% no, a +53% net. In 2021, support was 48% in favour vs 33% opposed, showing how security concerns have reshaped public opinion. 🕊️ EU accession rising on Europe’s agenda On the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion, Ukraine’s future inside the EU is increasingly framed as a question of European security and stability. Discussions in Brussels now include options to accelerate accession while balancing reforms, fairness to other candidates, and the EU’s capacity to function as it grows. 🤔 What do you think, should Ukraine join the EU? #Ukraine #EuropeanUnion #EU #NATO #EUMS

Iceland to Fast-Track EU accession referendum to August, instead of the originally planned 2027 vote. The official date of the referendum is expected within a few weeks. Iceland could become the 28th member of the European Union, and the first to join after Brexit.