Ursula von der Leyen's preference for trade concessions over confrontation with U.S. President Donald Trump has done nothing to impede Washington and little to benefit the European Union, numerous officials said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/19/world/politics/trump-greenland-tariffs-eu-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #eu #europe #us #globaleconomy #tariffs #trade #greenland #donaldtrump #ursulavonderleyen
Sami Määttä
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Hi @HennaVirkkunen,
Great to see you on this democratic, value driven, sovereign microblogging platform under #EU jurisdiction. Great to see you on #Mastodon! Welcome!
Could you invite Ursula von der Leyen onto Mastodon? That would be a very clear statement regarding #digitalsovereignty and independence of #BigTech.
Hi @HennaVirkkunen,
Great to see you on this democratic, value driven, sovereign microblogging platform under #EU jurisdiction. Great to see you on #Mastodon! Welcome!
Could you invite Ursula von der Leyen onto Mastodon? That would be a very clear statement regarding #digitalsovereignty and independence of #BigTech.
Une enquête pour #fraude risque de plonger l’ #UE dans la crise la plus grave depuis des décennies
#UrsulavonderLeyen est confrontée au plus grand défi de l’Union européenne en matière de responsabilité publique depuis une génération, alors qu’une enquête pour fraude impliquant deux personnalités haut placées à #Bruxelles pourrait déboucher sur une crise majeure. https://www.politico.eu/article/une-enquete-pour-fraude-risque-de-plonger-lue-dans-la-crise-la-plus-grave-depuis-des-decennies/
Ursula von der Leyen, the European Union’s top executive, has pursued a more Brussels-centric approach to the continent’s perpetual crises, but German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is now trying to tug power back to Berlin. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/30/world/politics/merz-von-der-leyen-germany/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ursulavonderleyen #friedrichmerz #germany #eu #europe
The GPS system of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's airplane was jammed while en route on Sunday to Bulgaria, an EU spokesperson said Monday, adding that Russian interference was suspected. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/02/world/politics/eu-von-der-leyen-gps-jammed-russia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #ursulavonderleyen #eu #russia #russiaukrainewar #bulgaria #europe
The Trump-Putin Alaska summit is further evidence that the U.S. and its NATO partners are drifting further apart with each passing month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/19/japan/global-security/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #nato #us #defense #eu #europe #donaldtrump #vladimirputin #ukraine #ursulavonderleyen#jdvance
By capitulating to U.S. President Donald Trump’s bullying, the EU has cemented its dependence on the United States and will become a prosperous yet powerless appendage of the American empire. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/04/world/the-european-economic-surrender/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #ursulavonderleyen #eu #euusrelations #trade #tariffs
Top European Union representatives will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other key leaders in their first in-person summit since 2023 that’s uncovering a divide between the bloc and Beijing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/24/world/politics/xi-eu-summit-trade-ukraine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #china #xijinping #eu #ursulavonderleyen #europe#liqiang
À Pékin, un sommet Chine-UE sans faste ni entrain
#UrsulaVonDerLeyen, présidente de la Commission européenne, et António Costa, président du Conseil, se retrouvent jeudi dans la capitale chinoise pour le cinquantenaire des relations entre Bruxelles et Pékin. Avec de nombreux différends, économiques et géopolitiques.
Par @bougon › https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/international/230725/pekin-un-sommet-chine-ue-sans-faste-ni-entrain?at_medium=rs-cm&at_campaign=mastodon&at_account=mediapart
joene 🏴🍉
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German aristocrats backed Hitler, now they support Israel
The EU is kind to genocide advocates and cruel to refugees.
#EuropeanUnion#KatharinavonSchnurbein#UrsulavonderLeyen#AdolfHitler#MagnusBrunner#Frontex
German aristocrats backed Hitler, now they support Israel
The EU is kind to genocide advocates and cruel to refugees.
#EuropeanUnion#KatharinavonSchnurbein#UrsulavonderLeyen#AdolfHitler#MagnusBrunner#Frontex
The EU is preparing to step up its engagement with other countries hit by U.s. President Donald Trump’s tariffs following a slew of new threats to the bloc and other American trading partners, sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/14/world/politics/eu-nations-us-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #europe #eu #ursulavonderleyen #canada #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #globaleconomy #eujapanrelations
À Strasbourg, la Commission européenne échappe à la censure
La présidente de l’exécutif européen, #UrsulaVonDerLeyen, a été confortée à son poste par une majorité du Parlement. Ses alliés de gauche et du centre ont critiqué sa méthode mais se sont résolus à voter contre le texte – et pas seulement à s’abstenir.
Par La rédaction de Mediapart, Agence France-Presse › https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/international/100725/strasbourg-la-commission-europeenne-echappe-la-censure?at_medium=rs-cm&at_campaign=mastodon&at_account=mediapart
This week’s European Parliament vote on whether to dismiss Commission President Ursula von der Leyen could mark a turning point for the EU. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/09/world/von-der-leyens-moment-of-truth/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #europeanparliament #ursulavonderleyen