One gate. Two very different moments in history.
Once a symbol of division, the Brandenburg Gate now stands for a united Germany.
On 3 October, German Unity Day marks the reunification of East and West Germany in 1990.
Learn more here ➡️ link.europa.eu/6HxwcP
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Bar chart titled "Food waste in the EU – Kilograms per person in 2024". Data is shown for all 27 EU member states, ranked from highest to lowest total food waste. Each bar shows two values: total waste (including households, farms, fisheries, food manufacturing, retail, and restaurants) and waste from households specifically. Cyprus has the highest total at 295 kg per person, followed by Denmark (261 kg), Greece (208 kg), Romania (188 kg, 2023 data), and Portugal (161 kg). The EU average is 129 kg. Spain has the lowest total at 54 kg, preceded by Lithuania (68 kg) and Slovakia (72 kg). Note: figures for the Netherlands, Finland, and Spain use a differing definition; some figures are estimated. Source: Eurostat [env_wasfw] (2024).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:uh4errluyq5thgszrwwrtpuq/bafkreibhvpgpeoi6pzwl4l3uqh33f3d6sk3qjme6sd4r23lwcmblwqddni)
![Graphic featuring a photograph of Polish leader Lech Wałęsa raising a peace sign with a crowd of demonstrators behind a "Solidarność URSUS" banner. A quote at the top reads: "Change was impossible except in the way Solidarity carried it out. We had to break that system down, and we did. But we did it in order to build a new one. And that is why proposals for Europe and the world should come from here [the EU]." Below the quote, the text attributes the statement to "Lech Wałęsa, leader of the Solidarność movement in Poland." The European Parliament logo appears in the bottom right corn](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:uh4errluyq5thgszrwwrtpuq/bafkreicnc7ufvvzdarf7aj7jypa463bennnypihne5n6gtlooyhxhzbsyi)
