Wrapping up a visit to DRC 🇨🇩 with an interview at @hirondelle.bsky.social Great presentation of their excellent work on the media environment, disinformation and hate speech. And an opportunity to talk about the wide range of FPI activities on behalf of 🇪🇺.

Great start into the #FPIDays 2026 with a message from @kajakallas to our staff from Brussels and around the world 🌎🌍🌏. What do the F, the P and the I mean for our colleagues? Preparing for volatile times ahead, but also briefly looking back at 15 years serving the #EU 🇪🇺

Peace and democracy should come first. This is what EU citizens had to say when surveyed for the European Parliament's latest Eurobarometer survey. Learn more: link.europa.eu/kbPyBC

@eudiplomacy.bsky.social @petermwagner.bsky.social

It's 4 years since the start of Russia's full-scale war of aggression against 🇺🇦 We stand with 🇺🇦 by helping to demine its land; supporting accountability; strengthening 🇺🇦’s energy security & providing support through the European Peace Facility 🔗 link.europa.eu/WWrhCW #EUForeignPolicy

Brussels last night. #StrongerTogether #StandWithUkraine 🇪🇺🇺🇦

#Palantir klagt gegen das Schweizer Magazin „Republik“ - der Deutschlandfunk hat mich dazu interviewt: www.deutschlandfunk.de/markus-reute...

“#sanctions tend to falter because they target single entities rather than corporate networks and enforcement has largely ignored the banks, logistics firms, and service providers that underpin the trade in restricted goods to #Russia ” www.ftm.eu/articles/rus...

Their search for home is marked by immense struggle: www.peopleinneed.net/a-search-for...

Such a powerful image in Le Monde. (The writing on the plane says "Neutral athletes") Cartoon by: Letton Gatis Sluka

ARZ 2025: an EU-supported field exercise on chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) risks, led by Lebanon and bringing together civilian, military and health authorities to test preparedness. Strengthening cooperation for global security. This is #EUForeignPolicy in action! 🇪🇺

»Der Wert eines Gedichts steigt im Winter / Vor allem in einem harten Winter. / Vor allem in einer leisen Sprache. / Vor allem in unberechenbaren Zeiten.« Serhiy #Zhadan

Despite the snow and cold, a chess game is in full swing in one of Dnipro’s parks. 📹 dnipro. brand / Instagram

“Europe’s convergence engine is stalling. It is held back by an incomplete single market and complacency about what it takes to compete in today’s and tomorrow’s world.” www.imf.org/en/news/arti...

Hello BlueSky! 👋 We’re here to start conversations on how the EU keeps people safe in emergencies and crises. 🇪🇺 Part of @ec.europa.eu 🌍 Active in Europe & beyond 🚨 Our acronyms: ECHO, HERA, FPI, Copernicus Follow us for updates on disaster preparedness, crisis response and humanitarian action!

Thanks to @comfortero.crisisgroup.org and Olof Skoog (EEAS) for an insightful discussion today at ICG's "10 conflicts to Watch" event. We hear you Comfort: in a world shaped by spheres of influence 🇪🇺's strength is precisely its soft power. Though good that Europe also has hard power.

“There are capabilities which you can buy (…). once you buy, they're yours (…) The problem is with those capabilities that you can buy from others, but actually they're never really yours” @nathalietocci.bsky.social carnegieendowment.org/podcasts/eur...

« On essaie clairement de réécrire notre histoire, notre culture, et de nous associer, sur la version anglaise de #Wikipédia , à l’Union soviétique et à la Russie » 🇪🇪 www.lemonde.fr/article-offe...

I am neither good at Boccia nor archery, but this tournament was far from frustrating. @EU_FPI has been supporting 🇺🇦 veterans since before 🇷🇺 full-scale invasion. Adaptive sports can be key for rehabilitation and it was good to see how CSOs like Вільні Воїни work in this area.

Lots of fog in Kyiv. But there is no other city where I would want to be on the day of dignity and freedom.

Paying tribute to the great Maidan figure, former Rada Speaker and Ukrainian politician Andryi Parubyi whose murder leaves an enormous empty space. It was an honour to light a candle at his grave in Lviv.

A Ukrainian patriot 🇺🇦. A courageous reformer. An ambitious European 🇪🇺. R.I.P.

Happy #FlagDay #Ukraine 🇺🇦 (Pic taken a few years ago on the #Azov Sea)

Food for thought: „the NGO sector has less political opportunity and capacity than it once had. And in many cases, NGOs have not just lost power relative to previous decades. States have clawed that power back. The result is an end to the era of NGOs“.

We’re at the Osaka EXPO with our exhibition “#TeamEurope & Japan: „United for a Safer World”, showing how we and 🇯🇵 Japan support humanitarian demining globally — from #Ukraine to #Syria. 🐕🤖👩‍🎓 Meet the heroes of mine action. Since 2022, 🇪🇺 has invested €200M+ in mine action worldwide.

„Europe is not powerless, but it has not yet converted its multiple strengths into decisive action. To unpower Russia, the EU must think and act in terms of power – and have the courage to use it.“ www.iss.europa.eu/publications...

„in the new world of the “right of force”, American, Russian and Chinese interests coincide. (…) They want a Europe that is not an independent centre of power but only a set of markets in which they can trade profitably.“ neweasterneurope.eu/2025/07/24/w...

“The moratorium on criticism that has been in place for the past three and a half years had a rationale for Ukraine’s allies. (…) But a total absence of criticism harms #Ukraine. It undermines reforms. It kills the future.” www.eurointegration.com.ua/eng/articles...

If you want to understand how Ukraine is governed today, read this superbly informative article about @AndriyYermak - by @christopherjm.ft.com of @FT www.ft.com/content/4d61...

Richtig schreiben ist nicht schwer – aber es bedeutet viel. 🔹Kyjiw, nicht Kiew 🔸Charkiw, nicht Charkow 🔹Odesa, nicht Odessa 🔸Lwiw, nicht Lwow Ein kleiner Schritt mit großer Bedeutung. Ukrainische Identität statt imperialer Narrative. #KyjiwNichtKiew

🌍 Grateful for the continued support of the EU Commission's Service for Foreign Policy Instruments in advancing our mission to protect civilians through #IHL training. Our DG Alain Délétroz met with Director @petermwagner.bsky.social to discuss our work in Syria, Sudan, Iraq, Ukraine and the Sahel.

„A report last month from the UK think-tank Royal United Services Institute found that Russian hackers were actively exploring ways of injecting propaganda or biased material into the training data of generative AI models to skew their output.“ www.ft.com/content/2712...

A 30% tariff on EU exports would hurt businesses, consumers and patients on both sides of the Atlantic. We will continue working towards an agreement by August 1. At the same time, we are ready to safeguard EU interests on the basis of proportionate countermeasures. → europa.eu/!tPvKn8

Getting ready for the beginning of the discussion of the next 🇪🇺 budget discussion for the seven years as of 2028. Next week @ec.europa.eu is supposed to present its proposals.

Sabine Fischer ist eine der besten Kennerinnen Russlands und der Ukraine. Ihr Essay in der heutigen FAZ bestätigt das - sie mahnt, Europa müsse stärker der Ukraine beistehen, auch gegen Präsident Trump.

Ukraine war: Mariupol residents deny Russian stories about the city

“While her nation is fighting for its survival, her task is to give that survival a meaning when peace comes. Olha Stefanishyna is ”THE EUKRAINIAN” – a young minister with the almost insurmountable task of bringing her country into the EU.” Tickets: briff.be/en/film/the-eu…briff.be/en/film/the-...n/

The magic of an affogato is that even a bad one can be very good, but a very good one can change your life. nyti.ms/3SwZU3N

A writing on the wall of a cafe in Kharkiv. Our current life is in those four lines written by Vitalii Lisovytskyy: "Put on your warmest pants, Or your feet will get cold in the shelter. I have loved you long before the war, And I'll say that on Victory Day."

'Data analysed by the BBC show that Ukraine's Western allies have paid Russia more for its hydrocarbons than they have given Ukraine in aid.' What a bleak set of statistics.

Back from some busy and productive days in #Damascus 🇸🇾, together with our #EU delegation colleagues. Lots of people in the street to celebrate the announced lifting of sanctions by 🇺🇸, hoping for this to bring some of the desperately needed jobs

Ten days, lots of flags. Clearly too many on the cemetery in #Lviv for the soldiers who died defending their homeland #Ukraine 🇺🇦. Foreign Ministers from 🇪🇺 and beyond demonstrated solidarity - and launched the international Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.

This #VyshyvankaDay again colleagues from our 🇪🇺 Service for Foreign Policy Instruments & beyond joined the celebration of Ukraine’s culture & resilience. Here our wishes in 17 languages! How does ‘Happy Vyshyvanka day’ sound in your language? Tell us in the comments! We #StandWithUkraine!

After more than 20 years - back to #Syria 🇸🇾. Last time I was (on a private trip) admiring the landscape and marvelling at historical treasures. This time it’s about a part of the #EU 🇪🇺 support to the people of this beautiful country.

A doll and a toy 🧸 car 🚙 (containing explosives), a dog 🐕 (finding land mines), videos of 🇪🇺 #EU action in support of demining - some of the many @EU_FPI activities seen by thousands of visitors at our stands during the #EUOpenDay in Brussels. @ec.europa.eu

Mit jeder Drohne, die sich Moskau in diesen Tagen nähert, demonstriert die Ukraine: Russland ist nicht allmächtig. Die Ukraine wehrt sich. Das ist legitim. Auch am 9. Mai. Mein Kommentar im DLF zum Nachhören: www.deutschlandfunk.de/kommentar-uk...

Politikwissenschaftler, die sich als "Realisten" sehen, betonen häufig, eine Position verstehen zu wollen, heiße noch nicht, Verständnis zu haben. #Mearsheimer bekennt sich gegenüber der @nzz.ch nun endlich dazu, ein Putinist zu sein. Einige Anmerkungen 1/

„Die #Ukraine hat in kürzester Zeit eine eigene Drohnenindustrie aufgebaut. Doch bürokratische Hürden und Exportverbote bremsen das Wachstum. Immer mehr Stimmen fordern: Europa sollte auch in diese Rüstungswirtschaft investieren.“ www.deutschlandfunk.de/drohnen-hers...