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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 8h

Yesterday, the EU decided to unfreeze €4.2 billion in European funds that had been blocked over corruption and rule-of-law concerns under Orbán’s government.

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 10h

This morning in #Istanbul, Turkish police raided the headquarters of #HalkTV, one of the country’s leading pro-opposition broadcasters. Journalists were prevented from entering the building, live broadcasts were shut down, and a state-appointed trustee took control of the channel.

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 12/10/2026

The EU has selected 46 new strategic projects across 16 Member States to strengthen Europe’s independence in #criticalrawmaterials. European sovereignty is built through concrete action.

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 07/10/2026

Yesterday, in #SaxonyAnhalt, the democratic firewall that has protected German democracy since the fall of Nazism was breached. For the first time, an #AfD politician was elected President of a German state parliament.

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 06/10/2026

Today’s decision by Spain’s Supreme Court to lift the arrest warrants for Carles #Puigdemont, Antoni Comín and Lluís Puig marks a step towards the full application of European law and democratic normalisation.

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 05/10/2026

A 28-year-old technician at #Russia’s Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute has died after severe pneumonia, amid reports of possible exposure to dangerous pathogens. Russian authorities deny a confirmed plague diagnosis and say no wider spread has been detected.

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 05/10/2026

🇧🇷 Yesterday, #Brazil’s Federal Police opened an investigation into possible foreign interference in its elections, following allegations linked to US funding. Democracy needs open campaigns, transparent financing and institutions strong enough to resist pressure from abroad.

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 04/10/2026

Yesterday in Belgrade, #N1 reported 147 registered voters at one address linked to a figure close to #Vučić’s ruling SNS — and threats against journalist Mladen #Savatović while investigating it.

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 01/10/2026

🦩🇦🇱 Sometimes a sign says it all. Yesterday, while Ursula #vonderLeyen met Edi #Rama in Tirana, protesters outside the government headquarters called on Europe to stand with Albanian citizens.

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 30/09/2026

🇬🇧🇪🇺 Ten years after the #Brexit referendum, something is changing: for the first time in a decade, a British Prime Minister is openly questioning the path taken since 2016.

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 30/09/2026

🇪🇺🇦🇱 Ahead of Ursula #vonderLeyen’s visit to Tirana, our Secretary General Sandro Gozi calls for an open and constructive discussion with Prime Minister Edi #Rama on democracy and the rule of law in #Albania.

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 29/09/2026

“The Jew must dominate other peoples, crush them and rob them.” This sentence, attributed by Mediapart to Jordan #Bardella in private messages dating from 2013, echoes one of the darkest traditions of European antisemitism:

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 29/09/2026

Ten years after Giulio #Regeni was abducted, tortured and killed in Cairo, a court in Rome has delivered the first verdict in his case. Three members of #Egypt’s security services were sentenced to ten years for his abduction, but no one was convicted for his murder.

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 28/09/2026

Today, a Russian drone struck #Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences in the heart of #Kyiv, killing and injuring people inside. #Putin’s war does not only destroy homes and take innocent lives.

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 28/09/2026

Yesterday, Aleksandar #Vucic resigned as #Serbia’s president to run for prime minister. The Moscow script is clear: in 2008, Vladimir #Putin could not seek a third consecutive term, Dmitry #Medvedev became president and Putin moved to the premiership while remaining Russia’s political centre.

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 28/09/2026

Tomorrow, the European Parliament will inaugurate the David #Sassoli Building in Brussels: a tribute to a President who believed in a democratic, open and human Europe. Thank you to Pina Picierno, Vice-President of the Parliament and EDP member, for championing this initiative.

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 28/09/2026

Robert #Fico has lost political control. His pro-Russian, populist government has attacked democratic checks, weakened #Slovakia’s European course and turned instability into a method of power.

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 28/09/2026

🇧🇷 California Governor Gavin Newsom has said that, if he were Brazilian, he would be “very concerned” about possible US interference. He called #Trump’s 50% #Bolsonaro tariff “comic” and described the relationship between the Bolsonaro family and the Trump administration as “obscene.”

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 27/09/2026

Today, Foronda turns green, white and red for the 50th #AlderdiEguna. Since 1977, generations of EAJ-PNV members have gathered around a living idea: a #Basque nation confident in its identity, its self-government and its European vocation.

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 27/09/2026

🇪🇺 From today, new EU rules against #greenwashing apply across #Europe: more transparency, clearer information and stronger protection for consumers. A very positive step: the Europe we like. But the job is not finished.

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 26/09/2026

🇪🇺 Yesterday, the Commission opened infringement procedures against 18 Member States over delays in applying Europe’s right-to-repair rules. For the European Democratic Party and Sandro Gozi, this has been a clear priority: give power back to consumers.

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 25/09/2026

🇪🇺🇦🇲 Yesterday, the EU opened its market wider to #Armenia, liberalising around 80% of Armenian exports for two years. Closer trade means closer ties, more opportunities and a stronger political relationship with Yerevan.

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 25/09/2026

Yesterday, the European Union sanctioned Xenia #Fedorova, former head of #RussiaToday France, for foreign information manipulation linked to Russia’s destabilising activities.

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 25/09/2026

Marine #LePen menace à nouveau de supprimer son soutien à l’Ukraine si elle en a le pouvoir.

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 24/09/2026

In #Russia, even a small space for freedom can carry enormous meaning. #Yabloko, the country’s only registered party openly campaigning against the war, was kept off the federal party-list ballot and excluded from most regional races.

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 24/09/2026

As world leaders gather at the United Nations General Assembly to try to restore order in this era of crisis and turmoil, Giorgia #Meloni’s absence stands out.

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 23/09/2026

Yesterday, #Türkiye blocked access to 194 X accounts with a combined following of around 12 million. Economists, academics, journalists and politicians were among those affected over posts concerning financial markets.

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 22/09/2026

🦩 The suspension and house-arrest order concerning Vlora #Hyseni, head of #Albania’s State Intelligence Service, is an extremely serious development.

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 22/09/2026

Robert #Fico says #Slovakia should not be drawn into a conflict “over Article 5”. Petr #Pavel’s reply goes to the heart of the issue: #NATO protection comes with mutual responsibility. For European Democrats, collective defence cannot depend on ambiguity.

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 22/09/2026

🇪🇺 #Bizum now allows 20 million users in #Spain to pay in physical shops through seven banks, with 75% of bank terminals and more than 1.6 million businesses already enabled. That is the political point: payments are strategic infrastructure.

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 22/09/2026

Vučić and his allies, worried by the polls and by Serbia’s desire for change, are resorting to the dirtiest tactics imaginable.

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 21/09/2026

Francesca #Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, calls for an end to arms deliveries to #Ukraine — while admitting she has no answer for how to end Russia’s war of aggression.

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 21/09/2026

Germany has inaugurated He Dreiht, its largest offshore wind farm, in the North Sea: 64 turbines, 960 MW of capacity and enough electricity to cover the annual needs of around 1.1 million households. One rotation of a single turbine can generate the equivalent of a day’s electricity for four homes.

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 19/09/2026

Lord Stewart Wood, the UK Minister for Europe, has said Britain still belongs to Europe’s future. Ten years after the Brexit vote, that matters. Geography, security, trade and democratic values continue to bind the UK to our continent.

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 18/09/2026

In Czechia, President Petr Pavel has blocked the civil service reform and sent it back to Parliament. His veto is a constitutional warning: the state administration must remain professional, neutral and protected from political pressure.

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 17/09/2026

🇪🇺 🇨🇦 🇦🇺 🇳🇿Mark #Carney’s address in Strasbourg points towards a new frontier for Europe: deeper cooperation with democracies beyond the EU, including through the unprecedented idea of associate membership.

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 16/09/2026

We agree with Commissioner Marta Kos: #Serbia is much more than the disturbing images we have seen. Yet we are deeply concerned about its European future. Honouring Ratko #Mladić, the butcher of Srebrenica and a convicted war criminal, cannot be reconciled with the values of European integration.

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 16/09/2026

We need to move from big thinking to big building. You cannot build tomorrow’s Europe with yesterday’s rules: what we need is qualified majority voting, a targeted treaty reform and the flexibility to let those who are ready move ahead now, without being held hostage by vetoes.

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 15/09/2026

Good news from Brussels. Yesterday, the #EuropeanParliament’s Bureau discussed a plan to reduce dependence on non-EU technology providers, with European alternatives being assessed for cloud, AI, cybersecurity and internal communications.

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 15/09/2026

🇬🇪🇪🇺 One year ago today, Elene #Khoshtaria, leader of Droa, a member of the Renew Europe family and a prominent voice of Georgia’s democratic, pro-European opposition, was arrested and imprisoned by the Georgian regime.

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 15/09/2026

On the International Day of Democracy, #Brazil is facing a serious warning: reports point to a figure linked to Rockbridge Network — a Trumpist donor network — inside Flávio #Bolsonaro’s campaign HQ in São Paulo.

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026

For years, Europe was accused of slowing down artificial intelligence with too many rules. Now, some of the very people building the most powerful AI systems are warning that safety is falling behind speed.

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026

🇹🇷🏳️‍🌈 Yesterday, Turkish authorities raided LGBTQ+ and HIV organisations, activists and venues, detained dozens of people and blocked social-media accounts, including Amnesty Türkiye’s account on X. Erdoğan’s government is escalating its assault on fundamental rights, equality and freedom of expression

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026

On 15 March 2025, thousands of Serbian protesters supposedly experienced a 32-second “spontaneous chain reaction of panic”: this is the theory Vučić’s regime is now trying to push.

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026

🇪🇺🇨🇦 Yesterday, reports say Mark #Carney is exploring a new “associate member” status for #Canada with the EU. Just weeks ago, EDP Secretary-General Sandro Gozi called for precisely this kind of special association.

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 13/09/2026

Ventotene could not have been a more powerful place for Pina Picierno, Vice-President of the European Parliament, to bring together voices committed to freedom and democracy through a conference organised by the European Parliament. .

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 12/09/2026

🇪🇺🇮🇳 Yesterday, the Commission moved the EU–#India Free Trade Agreement towards signature. This is the Europe we believe in: open to the world, firm on fair rules, ready to defend its interests.

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 11/09/2026

Today, #Taiwan Vice-President Hsiao Bi-khim came to Ventotene for the European Conference on Freedom and Democracy. Beijing’s protest is a political warning to Europe: authoritarian pressure seeks to decide who may speak, where, and on what terms.

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 11/09/2026

🇹🇷 Today, an Istanbul court sentenced Ekrem #İmamoğlu to 2 years and 1 month in prison and imposed a political ban if the ruling is upheld. The sentence is severe; the exclusion from future elections is the political objective.

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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 11/09/2026

Today #Catalonia celebrates the #Diada: a day of memory, culture and civic pride. From Barcelona to every town and village, it is a moment to honour history, language and identity with dignity and hope.

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