Friends of Europe has decided to discontinue its activities on this account. You can find us instead on: 🔗LinkedIn - 'Friends of Europe' 🔷Bluesky - @friendsofeurope.bsky.social 📸Instagram - @friendsofeurope For more information about the reasons behind this move, check out the link below ⤵️ tinyurl.com/yc48u59m

📍 How can we craft a more equitable Europe for our young people? Ask them. Each year, @FriendsofEurope brings together the young leaders shaping Europe's present to debate solutions for Europe's tomorrow. 💬In their own countries, cities and communities, European Young Leaders (#EYL40) play an essential role in reconnecting people with and rebuilding trust in politics by engaging a wider community around key policy issues. They are facilitating civic participation in a more inclusive, sustainable and forward-looking Europe. 🗓️At the Summit in May, the #EYL40 cohort will discuss with senior decision-makers, key European actors and citizens, equipping a new generation of leaders to carry forward a common European vision well beyond Europe Day. 🔍Find more info on the #EYL40 programme here ⤵️ tinyurl.com/3p5xravf 📝Find the Summit agenda here ⤵️ tinyurl.com/vjuppfay

❓Completing the Single Market is key to Europe's competitiveness, autonomy and growth - so what's holding us back? In order to complete the Single Market by 2028, the #DelorsFoEFoundation has launched its Single Market Initiative - bringing together different stakeholders from across Europe to form a Coalition of Action and advocate with a single voice for the Single Market. Now more than ever, Europe must have unity - because without a Single Market, we surrender our future independence. Find out more about the Single Market Initiative here 👉shorturl.at/TrzAA

📆 NEXT WEEK | How can Europe innovate and complement existing defence structures with lessons from Ukraine? In collaboration with @DelorsInstitute, @FriendsofEurope will host an online #FoEDebate identifying Ukrainian lessons that could provide a much-needed update to Europe's defence ecosystem. For this discussion, we are delighted to welcome our esteemed speakers: 🎙️@TomaszHusak, Director of Defence Policy @defis_eu 🎙️Marco Lotz, Governmental Relations Manager @Quantumdrones & Chair of the Ukraine Working Group @ASDEurope 🎙️@Piilaadzis, Adviser to the Secretary of State for Defence @MoD_Latvia Register to join the debate 👉shorturl.at/KEWAT Learn more about the event 👉shorturl.at/wjgd9

⚡If used well, the Grids Package can revolutionise Europe's aging energy grids. Last week, Friends of Europe partnered with @Google to host a thought-provoking #FoEDebate on the power of grids. Because while Europe has done well in rolling out renewables, long connection queues, insufficient grid capacity and slow permitting are increasing the costs for consumers. Key takeaways 🔹Europe must ensure that renewable energy remains affordable 🔹Big digital players have a responsibility to act as “good grid citizens" 🔹At the same time, governance must be cohesive and consistent 🔹The grids package is key to delivering affordable renewable energy across the continent Thank you to our esteemed speakers and participants! 🔍Find out more about the event : shorturl.at/2XjeP 📷Check out the photo album : shorturl.at/rZXNW @micha_bloss @TomHowes_EU @Laura_Cozzi

🟢HAPPENING NOW | If used well, the Grids Package ccould revolutionise Europe's aging energy grids. Today, Friends of Europe partners with @Google for a #FoEDebate on how Europe can adequately invest in energy grids to give us a competitive boost. For this timely discussion, we are delighted to welcome our esteemed speakers: 🎙️@Laura_Cozzi, Director of Sustainability, Technology and Outlooks at the @IEA 🎙️Vilma Kaza, EMEA Sustainability & Energy Policy Lead at @Google 🎙️@ThPellerin, Member of @EP_Industry 🎙️Mechthild Wörsdörfer, Deputy Director-General @Energy4Europe 🎙️ @micha_bloss, Member of @EP_Industry 🎥 Follow the event live here: tinyurl.com/3uekhv6e

🚨 Europe must take the fight to Russia. Four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Europe is still at war — but this war is different to what we've seen in the past. To adapt to this new hybrid warfare, we need to change our mindset. In this video, our PSD Senior Fellow Gabor Iklody urges European leaders to accept, adapt and overcome — because this is about Europe's survival. #StandWithUkraine