Time for a European Federation -Yannis Karamitsios

The EU🇪🇺 is not so decadent, declining, stagnated etc etc as the MAGA and putinist disinformation presents. To the contrary, it is the most attractive region on the planet, with many many nations wishing to join it. Thank you Armenia 🇦🇲 ! civilnet.am/en/news/1012027

A France-led group of five EU countries is calling on Brussels to make a broader use of tariffs and other defensive measures to take on China and other countries' abusive trade practices. politico.eu/article/eu-chi…

The EU 🇪🇺 has the world's largest network of trade agreements. The most attractive single market 🇪🇺📈🛒 and the largest number of countries 🇺🇳wanting to join the Union 🇪🇺

Congratulations to Bulgaria 🇧🇬🇪🇺 ! It is now a European leader in battery energy storage (relative to its economy, and population), with €2 billion in mostly private investments. A BESS facility of 124.1 MW in power operates in Lovech. balkangreenenergynews.com/largest-batter…

At the heart of power is a robust economy. At the heart of the economy is energy production. Europe needs to develop its domestic renewable energy (wind, solar, hydro, hydrogen, nuclear). Time to work together on this big ambition. Time for a European Federation!

In 2024, the population of common bird species in the EU decreased by 15.1% compared with 2000. 🐦‍⬛The populations of common farmland species dropped by 32.1%, while common forest species slowly started to recover since 2010. Read more 👉link.europa.eu/C8XnTP #IDB2026

European Parliament’s 🇪🇺 leaders express full solidarity with the Baltic states and strongly reject Russia’s recent unfounded and dangerous allegations against Latvia as well as Estonia and Lithuania 🇱🇻🇪🇪🇱🇹

The EU 🇪🇺 is the world’s largest honey🍯producer after China, yielding around 250,000 tonnes annually. 600,000 beekeepers manage roughly 19 million hives. However the EU only covers about 60% of its own demand, being a major net importer of honey. europarl.europa.eu/topics/en/arti…

Mexico was the only country to formally protest the annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany at the League of Nations. To honor that support, Vienna named this square Mexikoplatz. 🇦🇹🇲🇽 facebook.com/WorldGeoDemo

Over 75% of the world’s food crops need pollinators. Yet, bee populations are declining due to: 🔸habitat loss 🔸climate change 🔸excessive use of pesticides Our fertiliser plan promotes healthier ecosystems vital for bees’ survival. #WorldBeeDay

Some good news: Russia's 🇷🇺 key manufacturer of drone and missile components declares bankruptcy. The bankruptcy is linked to damage to production facilities in Russia's Belgorod. pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/…

Today we took an important first step to better control foreign investments in Europe and strengthen EU economic security. Now we have to make sure that foreign investments create jobs and build capacity in Europe – and do not increase the Union's dependence on third countries. Congrats @rglucks1 Check more info here 👇 europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-…

The European Parliament has just created the European Order of Merit, the first honor of its kind. It will recognize those who helped defend and strengthen Europe. It has three classes of distinction

European defense independence depends on investment in R&D. The EU must build its defense capability by expanding investment, strengthening ties between universities and industry and retaining control of critical intellectual property. theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/o…

Nuclear is returning to Europe. Nine European countries are already building new reactors or preparing to build new ones: France, Finland, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Czechia and Sweden. Nuclear power already provides around 22% of the EU’s electricity, reliable, low-carbon, homegrown energy.

Experts who gathered recently at a conference in Nicosia, Cyprus, warned that the overuse of antibiotics in farming across Europe is contributing to an alarming rise in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and that fundamental change is urgently needed #Echobox=1778857457" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">brusselstimes.com/eu-affairs/213…

An informal anti-wind network is getting louder in Europe, where it’s already upending wind projects worth billions of euros through disinformation campaigns, a new social media investigation found theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/e…

Mario Draghi received the 2026 Charlemagne Prize in Aachen, Germany. He delivered a speech of pragmatic federalism: "For the first time in living memory, we are truly alone together." Here is the full text: federalists.eu/federalist-lib…

Europe’s biggest new gas project is moving fast. Construction is now actively advancing: • drilling operations underway • pipeline installation started • offshore platform under construction • 160 km subsea pipeline • production expected from 2027 Romania’s Neptun Deep project in the Black Sea is estimated to hold around 100 billion cubic meters of natural gas.

Electrification league table: 🇳🇴 Norway 49% 🇸🇪 Sweden 33% 🇯🇵 Japan 31% 🇨🇳 China 29% 🇺🇸 US 22% 🇪🇺 EU 22% 🇬🇧 UK 21% 🇩🇪 Germany 21% Global average: 23%. China is ahead of every major Western economy. Want more of this? Sign up to my Substack: janrosenow.substack.com