Johnson got paid £2,291 an hour by the offshore billionaire Barclay brothers for writing a column in the Telegraph. They wanted Brexit, he delivered it. Meanwhile, the Telegraph was receiving around 500k a year from Russia to publish a Russian propaganda supplement. Join the…

⚡️ Germany will transfer another Patriot system to Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced during a briefing.

Thanks Peter Foster for yesterday's discussion on what a Labour government can do to improve the UK-EU relationship.

There are many challenges ahead, but also opportunities.

We European Movement UK need to ask ourselves what we can do to shape, and facilitate, the choices made.

British people are not stupid. They can see Brexit has failed. They don't want divisions reopened. But once a big majority wants and prioritises getting back in the EU (will take time but will happen) then by definition it won't be so divisive and could become inevitable.

Parliament has adopted new measures to make packaging more sustainable and reduce packaging waste in the EU.

Certain single-use plastic packaging types will be banned from 1 January 2030.

Read more: europa.eu/!Bt3npT

'The principle underlying support for Ukraine shouldn’t be for ‘as long it takes’, but ‘whatever it takes and as soon as possible’. '

This week's decision on US aid is very welcome, but the democracies of Europe need to do more to get ahead of the curve and #StandWithUkraine

Today is the International Chornobyl Disaster Remembrance Day.
It is worth remembering today that radiation and environmental disasters know no borders.
Therefore, rallies #StopRussiasNuclearBlackmail
will be held in Berlin (Germany), Rome (Italy), Paris, Grenoble, Valence…

Very good Britain after Brexit Peter Foster briefing yesterday, particularly this. Had been meaning to write about how EU approach is dated, and several folk including Jill Rutter have suggested how UK could handle EU relations better than single lead... ft.com/content/358f3e…

The European Parliament's refusal to recognize Putin's presidency is a turning point.

Here’s why it matters 🧵👇

Putin is a dictator.

The European Parliament has made what we can all see official, and declared that a Putin's re-election as President of Russia was not legitimate.

We must ensure democratic Ukraine defeats the dictator Putin.

#StandWithUkraine

kyivindependent.com/european-parli…

The European Parliament has adopted a resolution condemning the way Vladimir Putin's “re-election” was conducted and calling for it to be considered not legitimate. This means that Vladimir Putin is not a president. He is a dictator. Feel the difference

🚨🇪🇺🚨A UK-EU vet deal could boost British agrifood exports to Europe by more than 22 per cent — new research by Jun Du Gregory Messenger — via @ft. 1/2

Paper: shorturl.at/mnIO5

Story: on.ft.com/4baNZzW

Join us this evening for a discussion with Peter Foster, FT public policy editor, about what a Labour government can do to repair relations with Europe.

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⚡️The next round of EU sanctions against Russia is expected to target Russia's 'shadow fleet' of oil tankers and other cargo ships carrying North Korean military equipment to Russia, Reuters reported on April 25, citing a source from the EU.

kyivindependent.com/reuters-next-r…

50 years ago, a peaceful revolution paved the way for Portugal's transition to democracy.
Today we join the Portuguese people as we commemorate the Carnation Revolution of #25deAbril

Faz hoje 50 anos, uma revolução pacífica abriu caminho à transição de Portugal para a…

The EU has supported a UN call for an independent investigation as hundreds of bodies have been retrieved from two mass graves at hospitals in Gaza after Israeli forces withdrew.

🔴 Follow our LIVE coverage: aje.io/niz17e

⚡️France is asking the EU to impose new sanctions to target Russian disinformation and election interference around the world, Bloomberg reported on April 24, citing a draft proposal from France.

kyivindependent.com/bloomberg-fran…

More depressing news from Slovakia where Fico’s government proposes scrapping the national broadcaster RTVS and replacing it with a new one named STVR. An act of media politicisation straight out of Orbán’s playbook and at odds with current EU legislation.

More turmoil ahead for Slovakia as Robert Fico's government announces plans to abolish the public broadcaster RTVS, claiming it's not objective and guilty of 'political activism'.

bbc.com/news/world-eur…

'The EU will not disappear: it will always be our closest and largest trading partner, so we will always have to negotiate with it.'

Even Conservative Home writers now acknowledge that #BrexitHasFailed .

It's time to rejoin the Single Market!

conservativehome.com/2024/04/24/ter…