Many thanks for the invitation. I had a very enjoyable evening. My talk was on ten faces of modern Britain. From Dave to Anne-Marie Imafidon via Ryan Yates, I tried to paint a picture of the Britain I know.

Remembrance Sunday. 📍Rheinberg Military Cemetery, North-Rhine Westphalia

„Enge 'Freundship' unter Metropolregionen 🇬🇧: Die Partnerschaften von @rvr_ruhr und @business_ruhr mit @greatermcr sind ganz konkrete Paradebeispiele der täglich gelebten Zusammenarbeit zwischen NRW & UK“, so Minister @n_liminski im Gespräch mit @MayorofGM Andy Burnham.

Welcome to @landnrw! Ministerin @MonaNeubaur begrüßte heute den britischen Botschafter @andrewjonathanm und den Generalkonsul @NickRussellUK im Mannesmann-Hochhaus und sprach mit ihnen über die zukünftige Zusammenarbeit zwischen NRW und 🇬🇧. @UKinGermany

Unsere Gedanken sind bei den Opfern sowie den Angehörigen des brutalen Anschlags in Solingen gestern Abend. Wir wünschen den Verletzten eine schnelle Genesung und den Einsatzkräften viel Kraft.

Thank you @HendrikWuest & @n_liminski for hosting NRW consular corps at Villa Hügel. Fun fact #1: It was formerly the office for British bureaucrats overseeing coal production. Fun fact #2: Alfred Krupp built it so that his study would always smell of horse manure. Delightful.

„Unsere freundschaftliche & vertrauensvolle Zusammenarbeit mit dem Konsularischen Korps bietet die Grundlage für einen starken Draht aus Nordrhein-Westfalen nach Europa und in die ganze Welt“, so Minister @n_liminski beim Sommerempfang für die diplomatischen Vertretungen in NRW.

📺Don't miss: Diesen Freitag um 20:15, zeigt der @WDR die 45-minütige Doku „Very British NRW“. Beleuchtet wird die Präsenz der britischen Armee in NRW von 1945 bis heute. Mit spannenden Interviews & einem Blick auf die 🇬🇧-🇩🇪Beziehungen, wird die Geschichte lebendig erzählt.

Don't look back in anger. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

It's been quite fun having 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 play over here. Over to @UKinGermany for one last push. Tonight was the spark, let's start the fire. 🔥

Our fantastic consular teams joined forces to make sure that fans have a pleasant experience today - Visit the travel advice page for more info: gov.uk/euro2024⚽️🎉 Come on England #ENGNED 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🤝🇳🇱

The brilliant Dortmund green carpet. You can follow this all the way to the stadium.

Elfmetermeisters! Phew. Onto Dortmund. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Nail biting to the very end. Well done @England! Semi-finals here we come! We believe. W

⚽️𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐯 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 🏟️𝐃𝐮̈𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐟 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐚 🗓️𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲, 𝟏𝟖:𝟎𝟎 𝐤𝐢𝐜𝐤-𝐨𝐟𝐟 Many England fans have based themselves in Düsseldorf throughout this tournament, or at least visited on occasions, but for those that haven’t, we hope this info helps. 𝐄𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 England fans will likely make full use of the Altstadt (Old Town) area and the river front from there. But Düsseldorf is big enough that you won’t struggle to find something that suits. If you like Fan Zones, you can head to Burgplatz, near the Altstadt, or Schauspielhaus. There is a public viewing area on the riverfront, just along from Burgplatz. Fans without tickets can watch the game at any of the above. Do not travel to the stadium. 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥 Fans will once again have free travel from 6am on Saturday 6th July until 6pm on Sunday 7th July, as long as you have a match ticket and have downloaded the UEFA Fan Pass via the UEFA EURO 2024 app. The free travel can only be used on regional services (no IC/ICE/EC trains) within the VRR and VRS regions. Fans travelling from outside of these regions must pay for a ticket, you can make use of €29.90 ICE train tickets, but you must have booked more than 24 hours in advance of travel. 𝐆𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 ESTC members are based on the north side of the stadium. The stadium will open at 15:00. It is advised that fans use the U78 tram line to the Sportpark Nord/Europlatz from the main station or from Heinrich-Heine-Allee, near the Altstadt. We have been told trams will run approximately every 3-5 mins, with capacity for around 650 people on each tram. You can also walk to the stadium (or take an e-scooter 😉) along the river, which takes around 75 mins. Swiss fans will be meeting further along the river front towards the stadium and walking en masse to the stadium around 2:30pm, so would expect that to be crowded then. If situated in the south, there are some shuttle buses running from Heinrich-Heine-Allee but they really aren’t recommended if you aren’t in the south. It is a very long walk to the north side if you do this. There are also shuttle buses from the airport, and the airport station (two different locations). 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐮𝐦 The stadium will remain open for a good chunk of time after the game, if you wanted to let the crowds die down. 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 The tram stop you get off at going to the ground is not the same as what you will use after. You’ll have to use Merkur-Spiel-Arena/Messe Nord for the U78, which is located at the south of the stadium. We expect this to be busy but games that have taken place before have seemingly been relatively smooth. It can take around an hour to clear. You can also walk back along the river, or make use of shuttles back to the airport and then it’s a short train back to the city from there. 𝐓𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 If fans have any issues with tickets, you can visit the ticket resolution centres at the stadium which open seven hours before kick-off. 𝐅𝐚𝐧𝐬’ 𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐲 The Fans’ Embassy will be located at Schadowplatz, not far from the Altstadt. We will be there on Friday 5th July, 12:00-16:00, and on Saturday 6th July, 10:00-15:30. Issue 189 of the Free Lions will be available to collect, as well as a limited number of issues 185, 186, 187 and 188. We also have some tournament guidebooks. ESTC staff will join us on matchday. Times TBC. 𝐅𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 You can find further info on the UEFA EURO 2024 app. There will be further info on our social media channels in the build up to the game, as well as info from the FA.

Fantastic to visit the #EURO2024 International Police Cooperation Centre (IPCC) yesterday and see how police teams from 🇩🇪 and all competing nations including 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 are working together to keep fans safe throughout the tournament. Huge thanks to all involved!

Köln ist eine Fußballstadt. ♥️

Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Köln ⛪ Switzerland 🇨🇭 When good things come together, good times happen. 2 great sets of fans in one amazing city.

Whether by plane, train or automobile, safe journey to Köln, Scotland supporters 🙌 If you're looking for something to keep you busy in the city, @RaeComm has you covered with some local tips from last night's #ScotlandHQ ⤵️ #EURO2024 | @marksandspencer

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