Europe Day tomorrow in Brussels - also a celebration of 20 years since enlargement to include Poland et al. Not sure how the testing of PA is going down upstairs in the commission tho 🤣

NATO has also condemned alleged Russian cyber attacks on Germany and Czechia

nato.int/cps/en/natohq/…

NEW: Czechis also targetted by unit, it says is 'associated with Russian military intelligence services GRU' responsible for German attacks.

'Czechia has long been targetted by APT28. Such activities are in violaton of the UN norms of responsible state behaviour' - MFA spox

NEW: Germany summons Russian envoy over cyber attacks. This morning foreign minister Annalena Baerbock says their investigation concluded they were linked to Russia.

German foreign ministers says investigation into cyber attacks last January targetting governing political party among others has concluded they were orchestrated by Russia.
theguardian.com/world/article/…

“It’s as if we were saying it’s not a problem if we entrust the bank to robbers'.

'I say to Europeans: Wake up. Wake up! They are hidden Brexiteers. All European nationalists are hidden Brexiteers'

Macron on rise of EU nationalists

theguardian.com/world/article/…

Péter Magyar, the former Hungarian gov insider who now leads an opposition party, is relying heavily on social media — and projecting quite a different image from Orbán.

Gordon Brown:
'There's a hard right tidal wave about to hit Europe.
'It will only make the economic crisis worse ' theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Just 40 days out from EU election, fears are rising that Russia is trying to get more pro-Russian MEPs into parliament with a pro-Russian narrative.
Now EU takes action against Facebook for not doing enough..

theguardian.com/technology/202…

President Ursula von der Leyen will travel to Paris on Monday 6 May at the invitation of President Emmanuel Macron for a trilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Brexit €700mn bonanza for Ireland. With customs duty now payable on some goods from UK, Irish customs revenue nearly doubles .

theguardian.com/business/2024/…

Not to forget Priti Patel two years ago raised her concerns with Irish govt that Ireland would be backdoor to refugees to U.K. and years ago they used to cooperate. independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…

Dublin plans to send asylum seekers back to UK under emergency law by ⁦Rory Carroll⁩ theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

NEW: Ursula von der Leyen will not be using Chinese owned TikTok for her campaign for a EU term as European Commission president ' in view of security concerns,' said an EPP spox.
She will be campaigning as 'Ursula' with more emphasis on her as a person than EC president 😁

What do British voters think of Rishi Sunak decision to reject move to open talks with EU on youth mobility deal theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

Macron on Brexit
It was one the 'unprecedented crises' Europe has faced in recent years, 'an explosion whose negative effects, from what I can tell, have meant that today nobody dares to propose exits, neither from the Europe, nor from the euro.'

Over the past three days countless MEPs have made passionate speeches on democracy and EU values in face of far right.
Something I have not heard mentioned is how white EU parliament is. Why is diversity of the EU not reflected in parliament? Is it lists? It is something else?

Last session of European parliament before election starts with top table getting carnations to mark 50th anniversary of Carnation revolution in Portugal and continues with first point of order recalling 25 April celebrations in Italy marking end of fascism.

They are racing they the cotes as all battles fought and won/lost before today