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Today’s @nytimes featured a half-page add from Irish-American groups calling on the #Irish and #British governments to hold a referendum on Irish unification, highlighting that a United #Ireland would bring the whole island into the #EU

Happy birthday to our co-founder @MattHCunliffe! Thanks for all your work as an advocate in the US for a united Europe and transatlantic cooperation! Wishing you the best in the next year! 🇪🇺🇺🇸

The Scottish Parliament will fly the #EU flag 🇪🇺 alongside the #Scottish flag 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 on a daily basis, while the Union Jack is to be flown at Scottish government buildings one day per year—Remembrance Day msn.com/en-gb/news/ukn… #Scotland #indyref #indyref2

Criticism continues to mount against #EU foreign affairs chief ⁦@JosepBorrellF⁩ in response to his visit to Moscow, with over 50 MEPs calling for his resignation, saying he did not effectively defend or even state common EU policy during the visit euronews.com/2021/02/08/jos…

The US #Senate has passed #Biden’s $1.9 trillion (€1.6 trillion) #Covid19 economic recovery package. Tied 50-50, ⁦@VP⁩ ⁦@KamalaHarris⁩ cast the deciding vote. theguardian.com/us-news/2021/f…

Mario #Draghi has been asked by the Pres. of Italy to form a new government after coalition talks with current PM Giuseppe Conte collapsed Central to #Europe’s economic recovery after the financial crisis, he’s seen as a positive choice for #Italy’s post #Covid economic recovery

#Biden’s now has the most ambitious plan of any administration to tackle the #US’s dependence on non-renewable energy and confront the #ClimateCrisis. But it’s still not the #NewGreenDeal Will it be enough? Can the US be an effective leader in the fight? irishtimes.com/news/world/us/…

I spoke today with German Chancellor Merkel, conveying my commitment to multilateralism, the transatlantic alliance, and close coordination with allies on the range of global challenges from COVID-19 and climate change to China and Russia.

Welcoming the new #US Administration of @JoeBiden & @KamalaHarris, we hope to start (re)building the rules-based world order founded on the respect for the #RuleOfLaw, #Democracy, #HumanRights & #Environment. There is so much Europe & the US can achieve while working together!

“The United States of America are back, and Europe stands ready to reconnect with an old and trusted partner to breathe new life into our trusted alliance.” -Ursula von der Leyen 🇺🇸🇪🇺

This afternoon will mark the beginning of an administration dedicated to multilateralism. The first day of renewing and strengthening America’s relationship with Europe an administration which supports to the European project 🇺🇸🇪🇺 #Inauguration #Biden theguardian.com/us-news/2021/j…

The new @EU_Commission's strategy aims to empower the EU to play a leading role in global economic governance & strengthen the role of the #EUInTheWorld. It argues for deepening the Economic and Monetary Union #EMU by completing the #BankingUnion & build a Capital Markets Union💶

It'll be a busy and important two days for the @Europarl_EN! Check out the upcoming #EPlenary highlights below! #ourEurope #JEFSpirit

The #Dutch govt has resigned following a child benefits scandal The move will have no immediate consequences as the current coalition govt under @MarkRutte will remain as caretaker govt until the planned gen election in 2 months #netherlands #nederlands euronews.com/2021/01/15/dut…