EU Institutions say they have no comment yet on Israeli forces boarding vessels of the #GlobalSumudFlotilla in international waters off Gaza, while hundreds of Europeans are on board.

Far-right political allies of Benjamin Netanyahu have attacked the Israeli premier for accepting a US-backed Gaza peace plan. www.ft.com/content/3e75...

Looks like the #RyderCup has just entered the transatlantic spat.

China signs deal with Zambia, Tanzania for $1.4 billion railway upgrade reut.rs/4pMNlAE

Trump promotes unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without new evidence apnews.com/article/tyle...

Today's violation of Estonia's airspace by Russian military aircraft is an extremely dangerous provocation. This marks the third such violation of EU airspace in days and further escalates tensions in the region. The EU stands in full solidarity with Estonia (1/2)

NATO-member Estonia says three Russian jets violated its airspace reut.rs/4gt5sY0

L’Estonie affirme que trois avions de combat russes sont entrés dans son espace aérien sans permission, et y sont restés pendant 12 minutes, dénonçant une violation « sans précédent ».

Alors que son usage et sa possession sont en diminution en Région bruxelloise, la voiture bénéficie de 53,2 % de l’espace public. En comparaison, moins de 5 % sont dévolus aux transports en commun et au vélo réunis. www.lesoir.be/699649/artic...

Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield is leaving the ice cream brand after 47 years, saying that the independence it once had to speak up on social issues has been stifled by parent company Unilever. apnews.com/article/ben-...

The EU can continue to count nuclear power, and in some cases fossil gas, as “environmentally sustainable,” after the bloc's top court ruled the European Commission was not breaching its obligations to tackle climate change.

Poland has formally activated Art.4 of the NATO Treaty after downing Russian drones that violated its airspace.

🇵🇸In her #SOTEU speech, von der Leyen commits to: * stop all EU payments to Israel (except to civil society); * sanction extremist ministers and violent settlers; * suspend parts of the trade agreement; * set up a financial instrument for Gaza reconstruction.

Alright folks — the European Union pulled off the impossible: they made even a Donald Trump executive order sound like a bureaucratic masterpiece. Well done!

🍷🥃The European Commission expects that EU wine/spirit imports to the US will be subject to a 15% duty as of tomorrow already, while negotiations continue to exempt the sector from Trump’s tariffs.

The European Commission proposes the partial suspension of Israel’s participation in its flagship research programme #HorizonEurope

The European Union and Israel reached an agreement to allow more aid to Gaza, the EU’s top diplomat @kajakallas.bsky.social announces.

Il ministro dell’Interno Matteo Piantedosi e il commissario Ue alla Migrazione Magnus Brunner sarebbero stati espulsi dalla Libia. #TeamEurope

Si scrive mozione di censura, si legge verifica di maggioranza. La “sfiducia” a #vonderLeyen non passerà, ma conta il dato politico: socialisti, liberali e verdi sono stufi della politica dei due forni di un Ppe che guarda all’ultradestra. Su Il Messaggero www.ilmessaggero.it/politica/von...

The ECR Group in the European Parliament is poised not to take a clear stance on whether to support the no-confidence motion against #vonderLeyen next week: national delegations will be free to decide.

EU Trade chief Maroš Šefčovič is in Washington today for talks with the US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in the morning and his counterparts Howard Lutnick and Jamieson Greer in the afternoon (US time). The two blocs have until July 9 to seal a deal and prevent 20% to 50% 🇺🇸tariffs to kick in.

Fico blocca il 18° pacchetto di sanzioni, Orbán si isola sull’adesione dell’Ucraina. Sánchez è il primo a parlare di genocidio a Gaza, Meloni e Merz vogliono dialogare con Israele. Su Il Messaggero il racconto di un #EUCO che poteva essere una telefonata. www.ilmessaggero.it/politica/gue...

🏳️‍🌈Despite saying in a videomessage that she’s an ally of the🇭🇺LGBTIQ+ movement, Ursula von der Leyen won’t be attending the #BudapestPride on Saturday. 🇪🇺 Equality Commissioner Hadja Lahbib will be in the Hungarian capital to meet with civil society organisations, and possibly join the Parade.

Exclusive: Le Pen's far-right French party rebuffed US offer of support, sources say reut.rs/44hrNCi

“You will achieve something NO American president in decades could get done”. Mark Rutte knows well how to caress Donald Trump’s gigantic ego. #NATO #NATOsummit

I prestiti UE da 150 miliardi di euro per fare appalti militari congiunti sono un’opportunità anche per l’industria bellica della neutrale Svizzera. E a Berna cominciano ad accorgersene… Il mio racconto per il Corriere del Ticino. www.cdt.ch/news/svizzer...

In a first for the US, the Pentagon chief will not attend a meeting of the group orchestrating military support to Ukraine, a Washington official told Euronews.

✅La Commissione europea dà parere favorevole all’ingresso della Bulgaria nell’Eurozona come 21esimo Stato membro dall’1/1/2026🇧🇬🇪🇺

A meeting has taken place earlier this morning between EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and US Senator Lindsey Graham, a veteran Republican who has put forward the proposal of a 500% tariff on imports from countries that buy Russian oil products and uranium.

The EU has the opportunity to act independently of the US by putting sanctions on Israel, limiting trade, travel and freezing foreign reserves via @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/8a82...

Bruxelles tira dritto: Putin non vuole la pace, servono altre sanzioni. Nel mirino banche e petrolio, ma per rivedere il “price cap” serve il G7, e quindi 🇺🇸. Intanto, saltano le misure di favore Ue per l’export agricolo ucraino: Kyiv teme un danno da 3,5 miliardi. www.ilmessaggero.it/economia/ue_...

Once upon a time, in the EU there was an asylum system in place for third-country nationals.

Il 2026 dei conti italiani visto da Bruxelles: Pil italiano +0,9% (fanalino di coda dell’Eurozona), debito in crescita oltre il 138% del Pil, ma il deficit scende sotto il 3%, fuori dalla tagliola del Patto di stabilità.

Huge! www.thetimes.com/world/middle...

Pope #LeoXIV has called Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss Ukrainian children abducted by Russia and a western-backed 30-day ceasefire. This is a shift from the his predecessor Pope Francis, who had struck a more neutral stance on Moscow’s war of aggression. www.ft.com/content/c933...

Un americano a Roma #Prevost #LeoneXIV

Ha rimesso la mozzetta rossa #LeoneXIV

MAGA!

Papa Prevost, Leon XIV Il Papa statunitense

Quasi due ore di ritardo, ed è #fumatanera

The price tag for the military parade Trump is planning for his birthday on 14 June keeps going up. It is frightening that half the US population is under such a spell that they're supporting an expensive military parade for the 🇺🇸leader's birthday. What else will they support? Europe must be ready

Disney annunces its first Middle East theme park in Abu Dhabi - via @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Buona la seconda: istituzioni Ue e Borse tirano un sospiro di sollievo dopo il passo falso di Friedrich Merz. Ma a Bruxelles serpeggia un timore: che la stagione dei litigi e dell'inconcludenza di Berlino, vista con Scholz, non sia stata archiviata. www.ilmessaggero.it/politica/urs...

Il Parlamento europeo istituisce l’Ordine Ue al Merito, la prima distinzione a livello continentale accordata da un’istituzione dell’Unione. www.europarl.europa.eu/news/it/pres...

Warren Buffett, the world’s most famous investor, said he planned to step down from the helm of his sprawling conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway, a financial juggernaut that he has built up over the past six decades. www.ft.com/content/2d8a...

Until recently projected as the new PM of Canada, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has lost elections and even his seat in Parliament. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/w...

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Ai 90 giorni di “pax trumpiana” l’Ue risponde con altrettanti 90 giorni di pausa sui suoi primi contro-dazi. Si tratta, ma la rivoltella contro Big Tech rimane sul tavolo. E intanto rilancia il dialogo sulle e-car con il vero obiettivo Usa: la Cina. www.ilmessaggero.it/mondo/dazi_c...

China to Reduce Import of Hollywood Films as Trump Hikes Tariffs www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Trump sospende per 90 giorni i dazi cosiddetti “reciproci”. E von der Leyen sospende per 90 giorni i contro-dazi adottati ieri (in risposta alle sovrattasse sulla siderurgia). “Let’s talk”. 💋🍑😬