A cabal of notorious and/or legendary #european#legislative#transparency orgs and people is looking for someone who can build an #online#platform. Are you made of the material that is worthy of joining this Oceans eleven of democratic badassery? Do you know someone? Pls boost #fedihire#development
And yes, #WoodMeadows are my new jam. I’ll be writing more about them as a model for human activity creating biodiversity, in a democratic and engaging way. I am, to put it mildly, quite excited.
13 #European mayors wrote the Financial Times to highlight the worrying trends of central governments restricting local authorities from setting speed limits.
"National policies like there, based not on science but political expediency, harm the ability of local authorities to take decisions on improving the safety and health of their citizens.
"The [Russian Foreign Ministry] document for the first time provides official confirmation and codification of what many in the #Moscow elite say has become a hybrid war against the West. #Russia is seeking to subvert Western support for #Ukraine and disrupt the domestic politics of the #UnitedStates and #European countries, through #propaganda campaigns supporting isolationist and #extremist policies”
This week, the #European Parliament signed off on the budget of the institutions, and it was a great week for #opensource: the sign-offs praise institutions for using Open Source software, encourage the adoption of #mastodon, and push for the generalisation of the use of Open Source in EU institutions.
2 Apr 1611: Sir Charles Somerset, 3rd son of the Earl of #Worcester leaves #England#otd for an extended #European tour which lasted till 4 June 1612. He spent £1315 7s 2d on his presumably very lavish jaunt...
A #Russian-backed " #propaganda " network has been broken up for spreading anti-Ukraine stories and paying unnamed #European politicians, according to authorities in several countries
Investigators claimed it used the popular #VoiceOfEurope website as a vehicle to pay politicians
The #CzechRepublic and #Poland said the network aimed to influence European elections
Voice of Europe did not respond to the BBC's request for comment
"Today we also made the first payment of 4.5 billion euros under the Ukraine Facility, our 50 billion euro ($54 billion) package to support the recovery, reconstruction and modernization of Ukraine," said Josep Borrell, the EU's top diplomat.
"This is an important step for the implementation of reforms and financial stability on Ukraine's path to the EU," Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on X.
European Commission delivers $4.8 billion to Ukraine in first tranche of macro-financial assistance (kyivindependent.com)
"Today we also made the first payment of 4.5 billion euros under the Ukraine Facility, our 50 billion euro ($54 billion) package to support the recovery, reconstruction and modernization of Ukraine," said Josep Borrell, the EU's top diplomat.
Shmyhal submits Ukraine reform plan to European Commission (kyivindependent.com)
"This is an important step for the implementation of reforms and financial stability on Ukraine's path to the EU," Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on X.