A defining moment for Europe. 🇪🇺🤝🇲🇩🇺🇦
All EU countries have now agreed to open the first accession negotiations cluster with Ukraine and Moldova.
Today, we're launching talks on the backbone of the accession process: including justice, freedom, and fundamental rights.
We've seen the hard work these countries have put in, and we are rewarding it with a clear path forward.
Enlargement is our strategic choice. Our best investment in a shared future of peace, security and prosperity
❗️Russia spent 5.9 trillion rubles on military needs in the first quarter of 2026, equivalent to roughly $75 billion at current exchange rates, according to calculations by economist Janis Kluge. The figure is 30% higher than a year earlier and represented about 46% of total federal budget spending during the period. Classified expenditures rose 43% year-on-year, reaching 4.9 trillion rubles, or about $62 billion. #Russia
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol #Pashinyan's party has won a crucial #election billed as being key in deciding whether the country continues to move closer to the #West.
Pashinyan's centrist Civil Contract Party secured 49.8% of the vote, with the Strong Armenia Alliance coming in second with 23.2%. The Armenia Alliance was third with 9.9%.
#Kosovo's left-wing ruling party #Vetëvendosje (Self-Determination Movement) won the country's snap parliamentary #election on Sunday, although its vote share fell compared with the previous election in December 2025, according to preliminary results.
With 97.2% of polling stations counted, Prime Minister Albin #Kurti's party had 43.1% of the vote, the electoral commission in #Pristina said.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/kosovos-ruling-party-wins-snap-231234496.html
With 79m below ground, Washington Park station is the deepest tansit station in North America. It opened in September 1998 as part of the Westside MAX extension to Beaverton and Hillsboro.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Park_station_(TriMet)
#RailwaySunday #TriMet #railway #trains #WashingtonPark #Portland #Oregon #US
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko warned Armenia that approaching the EU could trigger a "Ukrainian scenario." Speaking at an EAEU summit, he urged the nation to exercise caution following its recent military conflicts.
Hiking definitely rewards you with breathtaking views. View over the Bernese Jura and the Seeland.
#Jura #Seeland #Bern #Switzerland #hiking #FairPhone #photography #nature #landscape
A new 20 million GBP project to upgrade overhead power lines on #Scotland’s first #electrified railway has officially begun.
Work is set to focus on sections of the North Clyde lines, which run from #Helensburgh, #Balloch and #Milngavie through #Glasgow’s west end and low‑level stations.
https://railway-news.com/20-million-upgrade-begins-on-scotlands-first-electrified-railway/
#RailwaySunday #Europe #NorthClyde #infrastructure #electification #sustainability #climate #railway #trains
Russia has warned Armenia that it may unilaterally suspend or denounce an agreement on the supply of natural gas, petroleum products, and rough diamonds to the republic if the country continues its process of joining the European Union.
President Kassym-Jomart #Tokayev of #Kazakhstan opened the first #metro line in the capital #Astana on May 16.
The 22.4km elevated light metro runs from Nurly Zhol, Astana’s main station, south via the national museum, Astana Arena and the university to the city’s international airport. The line has 18 stations of which 11 are at street level and seven are elevated.
https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/metros/kazakh-president-opens-astanas-first-metro-line/
Join us in welcoming Internet Archive Switzerland!🇨🇭
This independent non profit foundation in St. Gallen, Switzerland, is a mission-aligned organization with the Internet Archive, Internet Archive Canada and Internet Archive Europe, with the common goal of Universal Access to All Knowledge.
Visit their website and learn about their mission and projects.
https://internetarchive.ch
@lvl3k Haha, true.
Here should be a list of nouns and adjectives that describes my personality and what I stand for.