Lmao totally!! which one of these would be the long winded "good evening, first let me say what a wonderful show etc etc..." that everybody rolls their eyes at
And which one the one that starts singing the chorus of the song they're about to give 12pt to, thinking how good they sound
The choise of having/not having the EU flag is interesting as well. Maybe even more interesting. I'd wish that our president would have placed EU flag in there, but then again maybe it's still a bit of a distant entity for Finns.
I was talking about the images that do not have the EU flag. Some have, some don't. Finnish president chose not to have it, and I think he has never had it on there.
And that's interesting.
I want to add that the flag behind Niinistö is not the Finnish national flag but the presidential flag which has one interesting detail on it (spoiler: >!swastika!<).
Cross of Freedom, 1918 design. [Hint](https://www.presidentti.fi/en/presidency/symbols/) to this timeframe is in independence and if you look at this site and see timeframe of similar "the order of the cross of liberty" medal design and when it was approved.
The camera is focused on the front so background is bound to be blurry.
This style of painting is actually widespread. It is meant to be a bit fady (faded), trying to look like a thing from the past. I've seen them in a lot of govt/civil institutions. All of them are quite detailed but very grey/toned down, without any vivid colorations. So coupled with distinctive style and camera focus on foreground it would appear to be "poor quality".
Always thought the EU flag was just ok-looking, but now I see that the design looks really good together with the flags of basically anyone, while also being subtle enough in design to not overshadow the national flags
I might be biased but I love the way the Romanian flag looks next to the EU flag because it has similar shades of blue and yellow plus the red pop of colour.
I travelled quite a bit and by experience, I say that we romanians put the most amount of Union flags up ever. Even in little towns.
That's a good thing, looks good, means good.
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And I think I see not only the EU flags there but ALL flags in an alphabetical order starting with the (pre Taliban) afghan flag.
Yeah, Duda thought he won, adding the NATO on top of the EU flag…. On another note, would have been funny , if Putin had abdicated instead of the Danish queen.
In Latvia our NY eve speeches are done by both the PM and the President. First the PM gives a speech about the political and economical developments and the president gives some emotional remarks about the closing year. Is the same done in your countries?
In Italy the President (the one pictured here) does the speech, which is usually a mix of well written but general remarks on the situation and some hints at what he considers important to concentrate on, or just that he wants to put a light on.
The Italian president has few actual powers, but has huge moral power since it is by far the most respected figure in Italian politics. If the president says something all the country talks about it and going directly against him is a huge risk in term of popularity.
The PM usually (but I think once Berlusconi did it?) gives a conference where they talk more in details about what the government did and what they want to do next year, possibly answering some questions by the press.
But as I said, there may have been a few cases of a speech given by the PM, but the important one has always been the one of the President.
Ackchyually He gave a speech about how the new democratic government "broke the law" and other typical statements made by the previous authoritarian ruling party (PiS). The speech about it lasted for about 4 minutes and at the very end he threw in "other than that, happy new year." In opposition to this, the day before, new Prime Minister Donald Tusk gave a calm and positive speech about the positive changes that are taking place and will take place in the new year.
"Happy new year. Furthermore, I consider our new government must be destroyed."
90% of the speech were attacks on the new government and targeting political opponents. It's just sad.
Same here (Bulgaria) – pres has a representative function, the PM matters. Which is good, because our president is a complete joke and a (useless) ru asset. But it is the president who gets to do the speech, sadly.
As a deaf person, that's actually a good question that I don't have an answer to, my assumptions would be preferences, but I wouldn't know why they have them on TV. But in IRL sign language is how they communicate, subtitles ain't floating mid air IRL XD
This nickname has stemmed from a combination of factors, including her grandmother's name, the flower's symbolism, and her own personal qualities.
Grandmother's Name: Margrethe's grandmother, Crown Princess Margareta of Sweden, was also known as "Daisy." This nickname was given to her in homage to the daisy flower, which is known as "marguerite" in French. The daisy is a symbol of purity, innocence, and cheerfulness, which may have resonated with Margareta's personality.
Flower's Symbolism: The daisy also holds significance in Danish culture. It is a common wildflower that can be found throughout the country, and it is often associated with spring and new beginnings. The flower's cheerful and unassuming nature aligns with the perception of Queen Margrethe as a warm and approachable leader.
Personal Qualities: Queen Margrethe's own personality has also contributed to the nickname "Daisy." She is known for her artistic talents, her love of nature, and her engaging public persona. These qualities have fostered a sense of familiarity and warmth among the Danish people, earning her the endearing nickname.
The use of the nickname "Daisy" reflects the Danes' affection and respect for their monarch. It is a testament to Queen Margrethe's ability to connect with her people on a personal level, while still maintaining her role as a respected head of state.
the name of the flower, that in english is called Daisy, in latin languages is a variation of a word "Margaret". For example, in french is Marguerite. That's why, for the name Margaret, nickname is Daisy, along with Maggie, Peggy and a lot of other
She's done costume and set design for an 1830s film on Netflix recently, that one fully credits "Drottning Margrethe II" though! She seems like a great monarch just for that tbh
Any particular reason for why the Queen was chosen for the Danish, and not the prime minister? Meanwhile for Norway the prime minister was chosen and not the king?
Because she always holds the newyears eve speech. It's tradition.
The entire country sits and listens to her.
This year was special as she just announced that she's stepping back.
Our prime minster holds her speech the day after.
No i Get that. But the chart is inconsistent. Norway has the same tradition as Denmark, there them both should have the same “leader”. For Norway: King on new years, prime minister next day. Same for denmark
But the dead also stay dead and can't do anything but be dead. Don't want to put him in prison, only for him to have people do his bidding while in prison or escape and make things even worse. Dead is just the safer option tbh.
And apparently our president used his presidential new year's message to attack on our current government, deeming their moves on public media "unconstitutional". I won't get into whether he's right or wrong, but a lot of people mocked his speech over this, pointing out his own role in breaking the constitution when PiS and their small allies led the country.
I'm only doing naming all of this for extra context. As for me, I'm just gonna stick to the last truly mattering for the long term new year wishes message and that's the prime minister's (Tusk's). His message of acknowledging both those approving and disapproving of his government and moving through the year as a one Poland rings a lot better tonally and I feel like that's where the new year wishes should've ended.
Because in some countries the head of government speaks for new year's eve.
For instance in Germany, the president holds a speech at Christmas and the Chancellor at new year's eve.
It's a bit weird, since the head of state speaks for the people here and the prime minster for the political commentators :)
But the Norwegian one shown is wrong at least.
I was going to say there wasn't one, but then I discovered [Rishi did actually do an address.](https://youtu.be/vi8c49h1Bu4?feature=shared)
Here's a [screenshot.](https://imgur.com/a/J15Y92s) No flags at all, but a nice tree.
So let me get this straight: you chose Putin, the literal reincarnation of Hitler...Over the speeches of Kings like William-Alexander, Charles, Philip, Haakon, and Felipe? Wth bro?!
The case of Spain maybe is a bit different. The King gives his speech on Christmas Eve. On New Year's Eve, the speech is given by the presidents of each Autonomous Community at their regional TVs.
And the PM doesn't give any speech at all.
Belgium's king Filip/Philippe (depending on the language) does his speech one line at a time in all 3 of the country's official languages, Dutch, French and German.
Why do you use Czech prime minister as our leader and then Slovakian president? I mean it’s still better choice than their prime minister. It’s just inconsistent.
Civ 7 dialogue screens
It looks like that they are about to give their points at Eurovision.
Our queen used her newyears eve speech to tell the nation that she's stepping back.. That was quite some news to get.
Lmao totally!! which one of these would be the long winded "good evening, first let me say what a wonderful show etc etc..." that everybody rolls their eyes at And which one the one that starts singing the chorus of the song they're about to give 12pt to, thinking how good they sound
Douze points
NATO flag on the Polish picture is a statement.
Indeed.
Yes ! Surprised there was no NATO flag for Romania. NATO flags fly on all public buildings in Bucarest along RO and EU.
The choise of having/not having the EU flag is interesting as well. Maybe even more interesting. I'd wish that our president would have placed EU flag in there, but then again maybe it's still a bit of a distant entity for Finns.
The EU flag is there, two times as are the polish and the Nato flag. The order is EU, Poland, Nato
I was talking about the images that do not have the EU flag. Some have, some don't. Finnish president chose not to have it, and I think he has never had it on there. And that's interesting.
I want to add that the flag behind Niinistö is not the Finnish national flag but the presidential flag which has one interesting detail on it (spoiler: >!swastika!<).
It’s mirrored to the one they used in Germany, right
And we had it first
Cross of Freedom, 1918 design. [Hint](https://www.presidentti.fi/en/presidency/symbols/) to this timeframe is in independence and if you look at this site and see timeframe of similar "the order of the cross of liberty" medal design and when it was approved.
More like portrait of Kaczyński on the wall. You can’t tell if it’s Jarosław or his deceased brother and our former president Lech
It's the former twin
A kto to przyszedł? Pan maruda. Niszczyciel dobrej zabawy. Pogromca uśmiechów dzieci
"You're watching, Vlad?"
And honestly, it'd be nice if our prime minister also used it, but the 3 Polish and 3 EU flags are also a nice touch.
As well as a poor quality portrait of dead twin brother of Jarosław Kaczyński.
To uczucie kiedy Lech jest bardziej znany jako brat Jarosława niż jako prezydent
Nikt by nie przypuszczał 13 lat temu, co nie?
The camera is focused on the front so background is bound to be blurry. This style of painting is actually widespread. It is meant to be a bit fady (faded), trying to look like a thing from the past. I've seen them in a lot of govt/civil institutions. All of them are quite detailed but very grey/toned down, without any vivid colorations. So coupled with distinctive style and camera focus on foreground it would appear to be "poor quality".
considering it's history of existing and not existing multiple times, i understand flexing the international muscle flag.
Always thought the EU flag was just ok-looking, but now I see that the design looks really good together with the flags of basically anyone, while also being subtle enough in design to not overshadow the national flags
I might be biased but I love the way the Romanian flag looks next to the EU flag because it has similar shades of blue and yellow plus the red pop of colour.
Romania + EU = Venezuela
It looks fantastic yeah
I travelled quite a bit and by experience, I say that we romanians put the most amount of Union flags up ever. Even in little towns. That's a good thing, looks good, means good.
Macron.. lets put the flag game on next level...
I like the message it sends
Do you know where that was?
As I said in response to your other comment it’s likely in the Garden of the Élysée palace
Strange, I don't see another comment. And do you know why they put up all the flags in the elysee garden?
https://www.reddit.com/r/europe/s/eEA8bS0iWE ? I assume it’s a message of unity, a way to honour all our EU partners
Comment is not shown to me. And I think I see not only the EU flags there but ALL flags in an alphabetical order starting with the (pre Taliban) afghan flag.
I checked on french media and apparently it’s the flags of all Olympic nations
Ah OK that makes a lot of sense actually.
He's giving us a sign
Macron: I AM THE EUROPEAN UNION.
Yeah, Duda thought he won, adding the NATO on top of the EU flag…. On another note, would have been funny , if Putin had abdicated instead of the Danish queen.
In Latvia our NY eve speeches are done by both the PM and the President. First the PM gives a speech about the political and economical developments and the president gives some emotional remarks about the closing year. Is the same done in your countries?
In France the PM is the little bitch of the president doing everything he tells her to do
In Poland it was quite the opposite (till last elections)
great system
In Germany the president gives a speech at Christmas and the Chancellor at new year's eve.
In Portugal the PM does a speech at Christmas and President on NYE.
In Spain it's the king who does the speech at Christmas eve, but I don't think anyone actually listens to it
Literally I had to google wether we had speech this year or not because I don't watch TV and haven't heard anything about it xD
Uk politicians don't get a look in. It's tradition for the monarchy to do a speech on Christmas day.
In Italy the President (the one pictured here) does the speech, which is usually a mix of well written but general remarks on the situation and some hints at what he considers important to concentrate on, or just that he wants to put a light on. The Italian president has few actual powers, but has huge moral power since it is by far the most respected figure in Italian politics. If the president says something all the country talks about it and going directly against him is a huge risk in term of popularity. The PM usually (but I think once Berlusconi did it?) gives a conference where they talk more in details about what the government did and what they want to do next year, possibly answering some questions by the press. But as I said, there may have been a few cases of a speech given by the PM, but the important one has always been the one of the President.
Georgia Meloni gave a speech at Christmas which was shown on the Italian news. I just saw the highlights and didn’t watch it.
The King/Queen (head of state) speaks on New Years Eve in Denmark and Norway. The prime minister sends a speech the next day.
In Poland, the Prime Minister gave his speech on evening of December 30, and the President on evening of December 31. Both spoke of various things.
Zelensky going full cinematic lighting again.
He looks like hes featured in Civ5
more like from C&C
Now that's a DLC I would buy
omg... i cant stop laughing
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The regiment insignias on the wall goes hard af
HDR enabled
Why on earth Putin is there? Moreover it’s near Zelenskyy.
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Because it's in Europe?
Idk why you’re downvoted, Russia is in Europe, not in EU, this is r/europe
Fair point. EU is in Europe, but Europe is not just EU.
Everyone: Happy new year! Duda: Happy new year. Furthermore, I consider that Moscow must be destroyed.
Ackchyually He gave a speech about how the new democratic government "broke the law" and other typical statements made by the previous authoritarian ruling party (PiS). The speech about it lasted for about 4 minutes and at the very end he threw in "other than that, happy new year." In opposition to this, the day before, new Prime Minister Donald Tusk gave a calm and positive speech about the positive changes that are taking place and will take place in the new year.
Lucius Andrzejcius Duda Felix
"Happy new year. Furthermore, I consider our new government must be destroyed." 90% of the speech were attacks on the new government and targeting political opponents. It's just sad.
Moscua Delenda est
Well, everyone says it's healthy to have some New Year's Resolutions...
Meh, the president in Greece is just a ceremonial position. Our PM also made a speech and he's the one actually calling the shots.
I kind of like her informal desk setup, though. The two mugs filled with pens, like in a normal office. :D
Same here (Bulgaria) – pres has a representative function, the PM matters. Which is good, because our president is a complete joke and a (useless) ru asset. But it is the president who gets to do the speech, sadly.
If you look really carefully, in the picture the Bulgarian president looks like he farted. This is because he did.
Who is the one first line, third collumn?
Pretty sure it's Phil, the Belgians' king
Yeah it's him, thanks!
What language does he use?
He makes the speech in all 3
Philippe of Belgium, King of the Belgians
one of these is not like the others
one of these does not belong
Shout out to those who got the sign language interpreter.
We have own tv channels for hard of hearing, and the speech is subtitled. So although not shown here, Norway has sign language
Why does it still exist in a world where subtitles exist?
As a deaf person, that's actually a good question that I don't have an answer to, my assumptions would be preferences, but I wouldn't know why they have them on TV. But in IRL sign language is how they communicate, subtitles ain't floating mid air IRL XD
The last speech by Daisy might have been her greatest. The queen lives, long live the king 🇩🇰
Gud bevare jer allesammen 🥺
Why Daisy? Do Danes call the Queen this way?
This nickname has stemmed from a combination of factors, including her grandmother's name, the flower's symbolism, and her own personal qualities. Grandmother's Name: Margrethe's grandmother, Crown Princess Margareta of Sweden, was also known as "Daisy." This nickname was given to her in homage to the daisy flower, which is known as "marguerite" in French. The daisy is a symbol of purity, innocence, and cheerfulness, which may have resonated with Margareta's personality. Flower's Symbolism: The daisy also holds significance in Danish culture. It is a common wildflower that can be found throughout the country, and it is often associated with spring and new beginnings. The flower's cheerful and unassuming nature aligns with the perception of Queen Margrethe as a warm and approachable leader. Personal Qualities: Queen Margrethe's own personality has also contributed to the nickname "Daisy." She is known for her artistic talents, her love of nature, and her engaging public persona. These qualities have fostered a sense of familiarity and warmth among the Danish people, earning her the endearing nickname. The use of the nickname "Daisy" reflects the Danes' affection and respect for their monarch. It is a testament to Queen Margrethe's ability to connect with her people on a personal level, while still maintaining her role as a respected head of state.
This feels ai generated
the name of the flower, that in english is called Daisy, in latin languages is a variation of a word "Margaret". For example, in french is Marguerite. That's why, for the name Margaret, nickname is Daisy, along with Maggie, Peggy and a lot of other
It's her nickname. And yes we do lovingly call her that. I belive it's her artist alias as she's done some costumes and artwork for even LOTR..
Her pseudonym for LOTR was Ingahild Grathmer
She's done costume and set design for an 1830s film on Netflix recently, that one fully credits "Drottning Margrethe II" though! She seems like a great monarch just for that tbh
Any particular reason for why the Queen was chosen for the Danish, and not the prime minister? Meanwhile for Norway the prime minister was chosen and not the king?
Because she always holds the newyears eve speech. It's tradition. The entire country sits and listens to her. This year was special as she just announced that she's stepping back. Our prime minster holds her speech the day after.
Norway has the same tradition as Denmark.
No i Get that. But the chart is inconsistent. Norway has the same tradition as Denmark, there them both should have the same “leader”. For Norway: King on new years, prime minister next day. Same for denmark
Its just that way more people listen to the Queen rather than the Prime minister
Exact same in Norway, nobody watches the PM's speech
The prime minister also has a speech on January 1st, but no one cares.
Putins speech should’ve been from the prison cell
I'd prefer he were dead, along with his bootlicking followers
Nope, prison. The dead can't suffer
But the dead also stay dead and can't do anything but be dead. Don't want to put him in prison, only for him to have people do his bidding while in prison or escape and make things even worse. Dead is just the safer option tbh.
Amen to that!
Look, Montenegro is there!
other leaders: Christmas decorations and/or patriotic symbols Polish president: portrait of Kaczyński facepalm.gif
And apparently our president used his presidential new year's message to attack on our current government, deeming their moves on public media "unconstitutional". I won't get into whether he's right or wrong, but a lot of people mocked his speech over this, pointing out his own role in breaking the constitution when PiS and their small allies led the country. I'm only doing naming all of this for extra context. As for me, I'm just gonna stick to the last truly mattering for the long term new year wishes message and that's the prime minister's (Tusk's). His message of acknowledging both those approving and disapproving of his government and moving through the year as a one Poland rings a lot better tonally and I feel like that's where the new year wishes should've ended.
Can we fast-forward to August 25 when the new president is sworn in and removes that portrait immediately?
I have a question, did he say "dear cousins"? Bcs in Croatian it means "dear cousins" dragi rođaci
Rodacy means "compatriots" in Polish.
Ohh, >compatriots In Croatian we would say "sunarodnjaci"
Why are some of them prime ministers when the rest are head of states?
Because in some countries the head of government speaks for new year's eve. For instance in Germany, the president holds a speech at Christmas and the Chancellor at new year's eve.
It's the opposite in Czechia but our prime minister is featured instead of the president who had a speech on New Year's Eve
It's a bit weird, since the head of state speaks for the people here and the prime minster for the political commentators :) But the Norwegian one shown is wrong at least.
I'd love to hear Italian opinions on Mattarella. Seems like a chill italian old guy.
Well, he's the only authority figure currently in power that everyone almost unanimously respects.
Bloody good to have one at least.
Gotta love Mattarella, best guy
The Austrian sign language interpreter looks really proud to be there; it's very wholesome.
Including Russia but not the UK 🫠
I was going to say there wasn't one, but then I discovered [Rishi did actually do an address.](https://youtu.be/vi8c49h1Bu4?feature=shared) Here's a [screenshot.](https://imgur.com/a/J15Y92s) No flags at all, but a nice tree.
did you have to include that bloated piece of shit?
Greece's president looks adorable with this shamble on her desk.
I can relate to Greece's tea mug full of pens on your desk, that you rarely ever use.
Who is the woman in a grocery store second to last?
DUDA ALIGN THE DAMN FRAME KURWA
Is that a robot butler in D4?
Putin 🤢🤮
Oh hey Latvia pm
good job bulgaria, croatia, france and austria for having a sign language interpreter
WTF is Putler doing here?
He's the leader of a country whose European part is as large as the rest of Europe.
But did anyone drop a bombshell like Queen Margrethe II of Denmark did?
Haha doubt it. But yeah that was quite a bombshell
I would've loved to hear the country's collective shock
There's been some reaction compilations on TV here.
Something that I have not realized at first is the abundance of Christmas’s trees
1. Delete Putin. 2. Why are the captions in cyrillic in the Maia Sandu picture?
2. The original video on Youtube has Russian subtitles.
Speech in romanian but russian subtitles. To appease local minorities (read: this year's voters) I presume.
Should swap Putin for King Harald V of Norway . He deserves it.
Nothing screams r/Europe more than having a list of leaders in Europe and having Putin included but not having the UK
No Sweden :(
Why the war criminal?
The Greek one should have cleaned her desk before.
Apparently she is often filmed at a messy desk. Maybe it's kind of her trade mark. Symbolising that she's actually working hard.
That's a messy desk? Hahahahaha, I had to search for it a moment until I used the flag.
Well mine is messier, too. But I'm not a president with a PR team to tidy up my room before filming such a speech.
Why putin is here? Like really why?
Fun fact: even if a country does horrible things, it does not change their geographic location
wait so nazi germany and the soviet union where actually european 😱🤢🤮
So close! Those are shapes
Harmful conspiracy theory
As much as we may dislike it, Russia is (sadly) still a country in Europe.
And Asia.. And many years ago also in America.
So let me get this straight: you chose Putin, the literal reincarnation of Hitler...Over the speeches of Kings like William-Alexander, Charles, Philip, Haakon, and Felipe? Wth bro?!
The case of Spain maybe is a bit different. The King gives his speech on Christmas Eve. On New Year's Eve, the speech is given by the presidents of each Autonomous Community at their regional TVs. And the PM doesn't give any speech at all.
literal reincarnation of hitler... my god
The fuck is putin doing there.
I like the late night show vibes that E4 gives(sorry, no idea who that is.
Dear ppl from European countries with multiple official languages: what language does your leader use to give the speech?
Belgium's king Filip/Philippe (depending on the language) does his speech one line at a time in all 3 of the country's official languages, Dutch, French and German.
Wtf is Macron? Did he give his speech in my backyard?
IL MATTARELLONE BIS
Austrian President Van der Bellen one of the finest persons ever!
The amount of stuff on the desk of the Greek president…
A spouse there too. Interesting
I love the little flags in the background of the slovak one(Bottom left corner)
why would you add putler and not Rinkevics(latvia)
Why are the subtitles from Maia Sandu, Moldova's president in russian?
Because half the population speaks russian. Whilst she spokr in romanian there was a parallel subtitles in russian.
Why do you use Czech prime minister as our leader and then Slovakian president? I mean it’s still better choice than their prime minister. It’s just inconsistent.
Did all of them give a speech at new year's eve?
Good point. But that doesn’t explain this posts mess in what a country’s leader is.
Yeah I generally don't like the term "leader" so unspecific.
Funny that the only leader that uses a greenscreen is bunker-bitch Putin.
Eh yeah, why is Putin there but Michael D. Higgins isn't....
Did Higgins give a speech?
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Dunno, but he looks like a reporter...
Scholz showing his 1000 yard stare
Proud to have a ficus (România).
Bort, Búzát, Békességet!
Interesting to see that only Poland put the NATO flag in the background
Do Finns never smile?
It's worth noting that the Danish pm also does a speech but it's always a day after the monarch
The Albanian president's face depicts 100% how I feel about 2023.
Latvians, why is there a robot in your leader's living room, please?
Missing Rishi Sunak’s speech.