EUROPEAN COMMISSION PRESIDENT URSULA VON DER LEYEN: “WE ARE REARMING TO THE TUNE OF $840 BILLION” »
"This is Europe's moment, and we must live up to it. ReArm Europe could mobilise close to EUR 800 billion for a safe and resilient Europe."
THE EUROPEAN UNION IS STANDING BY UKRAINE IN THE ADVENT OF THE NEW TRUMP ERA! »
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission: “Today’s positive assessment by the Commission of Ukraine’s €4.1 billion payment request is further proof both of Europe’s steadfast commitment to Ukraine, and of the country’s impressive progress in driving forward important reforms to advance on its EU path while fighting an atrocious war."
NEWSFLASH! EUROPEAN UNION CITIZENS AND NON-EUROPEAN UNION CITIZENS, YOU’VE GOT TO READ THIS! »
What's in it for you in the European Union? You'll be surprised! Find out now!
BEYOND BREXIT, A NEW ERA OF (FRAGILE) EU-UK RELATIONSHIP »
URSULA VON DER LEYEN: "The TCA was worth fighting for. Now have a fair and balanced agreement with the UK." ANDREAS SCHIEDER: " The EU and the UK have created the basis for a relationship among equals. Only a partnership in which both sides stick to their commitments has a future." CHRISTOPHE HANSEN: "Ratification of the TCA is not a vote of blind confidence in the UK's intention to do it in good faith. That said, let us now convene the Parliamentary Partnership Assembly to continue building bridges across the Channel."
NATO AND THE EUROPEAN UNION, A PARTNERSHIP FOR WORLD PEACE: HOW IT WORKS »
The case of Spain, an EEC applicant who did not want to remain in NATO: Chancellor Helmut Kohl of Germany to President of Spain: " You can't join the EEC and not contribute to its defense." NATO'S relationship with the European Union: "NATO and the EU play complementary, coherent and mutually reinforcing roles in supporting international peace and security."
SPAIN’S SHINING RECORD IN ORGAN DONATION & TRANSPLANT, A TWO-PART SERIES: (1) One in Four EU Donors are from Spain »
The worldwide success of Spanish donation and transplantation knows no peer. Speaking glowingly of this extraordinary record, the Acting Minister of Health, José Miñones, declares that this"is a source of pride."
A HUMANE AND STRATEGIC INITIATIVE: HOW SPAIN LED FOUR EU COUNTRIES TOWARD THE RECOGNITION OF A PALESTINIAN STATE »
What transpired in the meeting of the European Council and in the margins of the meeting: Discussion of a two-state solution in the Israel-Palestine conflict, with four countries emphatic about supporting the solution; humanitarian aid to the Palestinian civilian population; reforms in the EU to facilitate accession of new members with a view to geopolitical and humanitarian solutions; unwavering support for Ukraine and even upscaling of such a support.
EU SERIES: THE EUROPEAN UNION, STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE’S MOUTH (2) »
A primer on the European Union (EU): membership in the EU; the Schengen Area; the Euro; the EU flag, anthem, and its languages; EU institutions and values. . .
EU SERIES: THE EUROPEAN UNION, STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE’S MOUTH (1) »
EU basics: What the European Union is, its origins, its goals and values, gains and successes. Special mention: the EU as a Nobel Peace laureate. The EU and Brexit.
EU SERIES: WOMEN IN THE EU LIVE LONGER BUT WON’T BEAR MORE CHILDREN TO RESCUE THE POPULATION »
Eurostat numbers on hand, it is but logical to conclude that while the ability of women in the EU to choose the age at which they would be mothers is GOOD news, it is at once a mixed blessing. Apparently, women have chosen not only to put motherhood on hold but also to have an insufficient number of children when they finally decide to have them. (Spanish women top the list of those who postpone motherhood AND have the least number of children to boot.) In so doing, Europe is unable to keep its population constant unless boosted by immigrants.
