On this day, 69 years ago, six countries took a leap of faith and signed the Treaty of Rome.
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On this day, 69 years ago, six countries took a leap of faith and signed the Treaty of Rome.
They chose cooperation over division, laying the foundations for what would become today’s European Union.
From a shared market to shared ambitions, that vision has grown far beyond economics. It’s about connection, opportunity, and celebrating what makes each member country unique.
Different languages, cultures, and histories, one common journey.
United in diversity, then and now.
That unity, especially on climate action, has so infuriated the fossil fuel industry, they are funding a massive effort to dismantle the EU.
https://www.politico.eu/article/maga-friendly-european-think-tanks-donald-trump-funding/
https://www.dutchnews.nl/2025/12/trump-linked-think-tank-chief-calls-for-dismantling-of-the-eu/
https://www.desmog.com/2026/02/06/maga-gathers-in-european-parliament-to-attack-eu-laws/
The oil industry thinks it can keep its wealth by threatening its captive consumer markets.
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@Gurre @FrancoisPrague @EUCommission
i was thinking polish-lithuanian commonwealth
and i was thinking that because they had a democratic system where only one dissenting vote could stop everything
and even more amazingly, oftentimes the dissenting vote was because of a bribe from #russia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberum_veto#Zenith
but i'm not being pessimistic, i just find that parallel interesting. i like you think the #eu is stronger than its ever been, and will only get stronger
@benroyce @FrancoisPrague @EUCommission
That is a good analogy, can't deny that.
And still I'd say the overall state is pretty good. Nuance and complexity abound.But also: there's clear need for reforms. Less vetoes, kicking out lobbyists from the halls of power, etc.
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On this day, 69 years ago, six countries took a leap of faith and signed the Treaty of Rome.
They chose cooperation over division, laying the foundations for what would become today’s European Union.
From a shared market to shared ambitions, that vision has grown far beyond economics. It’s about connection, opportunity, and celebrating what makes each member country unique.
Different languages, cultures, and histories, one common journey.
United in diversity, then and now.
I'm not sure "united in diversity" is the best caption to go with an image of a bunch of middle aged white men in identical business suits.
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On this day, 69 years ago, six countries took a leap of faith and signed the Treaty of Rome.
They chose cooperation over division, laying the foundations for what would become today’s European Union.
From a shared market to shared ambitions, that vision has grown far beyond economics. It’s about connection, opportunity, and celebrating what makes each member country unique.
Different languages, cultures, and histories, one common journey.
United in diversity, then and now.
@EUCommission We know it's not all Ode To Joy & Erasmus, but Brits are missing being in the EU. While there's plenty badly wrong with the EU, eg, its stance on Palestine, Brexit was a stupid move, & denies Britain a voice in what goes on, besides the economic cost.
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@benroyce @FrancoisPrague @EUCommission
That is a good analogy, can't deny that.
And still I'd say the overall state is pretty good. Nuance and complexity abound.But also: there's clear need for reforms. Less vetoes, kicking out lobbyists from the halls of power, etc.
@Gurre @FrancoisPrague @EUCommission
from russia's point of view, they view the eu as the polish-lithuanian commonwealth
but what they miss is that just many of the individual states alone (germany, france, italy, plus sort of uk) nevermind the rest are more powerful economically than all of russia. and the polish-lithuanian commonwealth was weak surrounded by powerful rivals (prussia, russia, austria-hungary, ottomans)
today it's more like the last dying gasps of one weak empire to the east
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On this day, 69 years ago, six countries took a leap of faith and signed the Treaty of Rome.
They chose cooperation over division, laying the foundations for what would become today’s European Union.
From a shared market to shared ambitions, that vision has grown far beyond economics. It’s about connection, opportunity, and celebrating what makes each member country unique.
Different languages, cultures, and histories, one common journey.
United in diversity, then and now.
They did their part, they took a leap of faith.
But what are we doing today to ensure Europe will be around and thriving in the next 69 years?
Which leaps of faith are we now taking to meet the mounting challenges?
I put it to you that we still live off the surplus that these early visionaries have created, rather than creating our own.
And time is running out.
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On this day, 69 years ago, six countries took a leap of faith and signed the Treaty of Rome.
They chose cooperation over division, laying the foundations for what would become today’s European Union.
From a shared market to shared ambitions, that vision has grown far beyond economics. It’s about connection, opportunity, and celebrating what makes each member country unique.
Different languages, cultures, and histories, one common journey.
United in diversity, then and now.
@EUCommission it's fashionable to criticise the EU. But I always found it the best thing that ever happened – for me, my region, my country and Europe. One of few things that gives (gave?) hope for the future. Erasing artificial national borders within Europe and removing the source of so much war and conflict. Many Europeans don't belong in a clean cut way to the national ethnic constructs of the late 19th century and the EU solves that problem and embraces our shared European culture(s).
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