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The author assesses that those in charge of the EU apparently believed that prolonging the war in Ukraine would promote the federalist project. According to him, continuing the war could indeed fragment the union, as the right defending sovereign nation-states was rising to power in major European countries like Germany and France. The writing ended abruptly in the middle of the list. #EU #Ukraina #politiikka #DE #FR (translated)

Prime Minister Kristen Michal noted at the Reform Party council meeting that the Estonian economy is growing faster than the average of the European Union while also addressing the question regarding the party's low support. #EestiMajandus #Reformierakond #KristenMichal (translated)

Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal emphasized at the Reform Party council that the Estonian economy is growing twice as fast as the European Union average, and as a result of tax cuts, salaries and consumption have increased, while unemployment has decreased and inflation is subsiding. #EestiMajandus #KristenMichal #Reformierakond (translated)

Ahti Kallikorm discusses why the European Union may have a similar effect to the Soviet Union, referencing the idea of Italian communist Altiero Spinelli that the nation-state has been the main cause of many political catastrophes, and that it should be abolished to create a higher federal authority. #rahvusriik #föderaalvõim #politika (translated)

Rents are rising in Europe at an unprecedented rate, especially in Romania and Croatia, where prices have increased by over 40 percent in a year, raising questions about the reasons for this record increase and the potential for it to spread to other countries. #üürid #hinnakasv #Euroopa (translated)

Our interest has always been that Ukraine can withstand. Moreover, that there would actually be good relations between Europe and the USA, as well as between us and the USA, and that is what ensures our military deterrence against Russia. So our interest is in any case that this situation improves. Member of the National Defense Committee Raimond Kaljulaid (SDE) stated before the decision in the "Directly from Postimees" program that the current administration's policy on the war in Ukraine and Russia has been shaped by various business interests. #USA #Venemaa #RaimondKaljulaid (translated)

Henri Vanhanen wrote that it was difficult to say whether Germany's Alice Weidel and France's Marine Le Pen were imitators of Donald Trump or sympathizers of Vladimir Putin, and according to him, the difference may not necessarily have mattered for the outcome. He mentioned that Weidel had declared the war in Ukraine a defeat and demanded an end to Germany's support, while Le Pen wanted to limit France's financial support to Ukraine. According to Vanhanen, politicians aiming for power in Europe's large countries had a short-sighted attitude towards Russia, European history, and security. He warned Finland not to assume that the rest of Europe would inevitably follow the same path as Finland. He did not consider the AfD's entry into the German federal government in the coming years to be likely but assessed that the strengthening of political forces like the party would pose serious security policy problems. Vanhanen also wrote that the Kremlin was monitoring Europe's electoral calendars. According to him, Putin would have no reason to rush negotiations if he believed that Ukraine's supporters would be replaced by leaders who were less sympathetic to Ukraine. Vanhanen noted that Europe's center-right parties had not responded in a timely manner to citizens' immigration concerns, which had allowed room for radical alternatives. He viewed the problem not as a demand for stricter immigration policies, but in that these movements were also bringing to power forces that represented admiration for authoritarianism, opposition to Ukraine, and sympathy for Russia. He assessed that decisions about Europe's security would be made both on the battlefields of Ukraine and in European elections, emphasizing that this should also be understood in Finland. https://t.co/3s94O0WUiT #Eurooppa #Politiikka #Turvallisuus (translated)

ProFin wrote that it was no longer about admiration for Putin, but rather that Donald Trump wanted to divide the world into spheres of influence like Putin. He warned that U.S. aid would not come if Putin attacked the next European country, adding that although generals might assure commitment, Trump was not committed. #Trump #Putin #Eurooppa (translated)

As a first step in restoring mutual trust, the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada adopted a law on the education of national minorities based on an agreement, and the Ukrainian side immediately began to implement it. Magyar reported after the meeting with Zelensky that it is in the interest of both countries to establish political and economic relations on a new basis. #UngariUkrainaSuhted #Rahvusvähemused #EuroopaLiit (translated)

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky agreed to restore relations between the two countries, focusing on the development of political and economic relations and strengthening the rights of the Hungarian national minority in Ukraine. #UngariUkrainaSuhted #Rahvusvähemused #EuroopaLiit (translated)

The head of the Estonian representation of the European Commission, Ave Schank-Lukas, emphasizes that the European Union budget directly affects everyone, including residents of Estonia, and that cooperation between member states is the foundation of its strength. #EuroopaLiit #Eesti #eelarveläbirääkimised (translated)

"We have managed to ensure that all four countries implementing the Rail Baltica project will address a written request to the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission, asking that the funding planned under the next financial framework would help us to complete the project," said Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda in Brussels. #RailBaltic #ELrahastus #BaltiRiigid (translated)