Tomorrow marks 20 years since our European family grew larger.

The historic 2004 enlargement brought new opportunities and greater prosperity for citizens across our Union.

Tonight, as our building shines brightly, we celebrate two decades of our unity and progress.

The All Party Parliamentary Group on Germany today had the pleasure of meeting the German Ambassador HE Miguel Berger and his Deputy Rudiger Bohn for an update on UK/German relations ⁦Miguel Berger⁩ ⁦German Embassy London⁩ ⁦EUinUK⁩

She should have bought Gateshead as well as part of the same Lot! If Low Fell is getting all those trees surely Gateshead should have some too? Gateshead Council On Now BBC Newcastle

They had a lot of parties in the building. I was there for the results evening in the Elections in 1990! Slow Travel Berlin Miguel Berger

Emergency laws will be brought to Cabinet on Tuesday to enable the Government to send asylum seekers back to the UK. Minister for Justice Helen McEntee is expected to discuss a new returns policy with her British counterpart in London on Monday | rte.ie/b/1446053

As one of those responsible for earlier 'Dublin Agreements' when MEP in the EU sharing the responsibilities for migrants this, ironically, suggests we need a new one!! Happy to Help! EUinUK LBC

Youth voices will shape the future in powerful ways. 👉Deputy EU Ambassador Nicole Mannion together with Lord Kirkhope had a thought-provoking discussion with students Newcastle University about their ideas and dreams for the future👩‍🎓👨‍🎓 #EuropeanYouthWeek

My weekly Parliamentary update: the Rwanda Bill, pushing to make 'cold calling' illegal, returning to my old School RGS Newcastle to watch the Debating Competition and visiting Newcastle University to make positive case for UK/EU co-operation.

With the english wine producers in parliament tonight. Some really fine examples of excellent vintages.

We need to do more to help Ukraine because they are our neighbours and friends – this matters for the whole world but it’s about our security and our continent.

Antonio Tajani Außenministerin Annalena Baerbock

I was able to back a more congenial 'resting place' for Lord Byron in House of Lords Questions this week! standard.co.uk/news/london/lo…

My latest Weekly Parliamentary Report

ON THIS DAY 40 years ago! On 11 Apr 1984 I launched the Amstrad CPC464 - the first affordable all-in-one home computer. On other home computers you had to hook up a TV and a cassette player. Not with ours - the CPC464 had it all. It was the start of the era of Amstrad computers.

Twaddle by My Noble Friend Lord Moylan

'The learning of languages is a far-sighted and wise investment', Ambassador Miguel Berger writes in the latest edition of the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Inside Out magazine.

More ace reporting today by Tim Shipman He’s packing some very big punches.
His colleague Will Lloyd has a great piece on Lord Ben Houchen, 73% of the vote in 2021, now apparently 25 points behind Labour’s Chris McEwan.

It is with great sorrow that I have to announce that my beloved father, Lord Doug Hoyle, passed away peacefully at home late last night with his family by his side. The whole family are devastated.

This is... really quite good. It's been so long since I saw effective government communication that I'd almost forgotten what it looks like.

NATO’s 75th … a Foreign Ministers’ meeting … and what needs to happen next

LBC Lord Kirkhope Dom Joly Great call 😆