On the West Bank occupation turned into annexation. Illegal settlements, literally making it unlivable for Palestinians or forcibly displaced them. Enough condemnations but never consequences or real pressure. Together with colleagues @catarina-europe.bsky.social en @tinekestrik.bsky.social…

‘Produce, produce… and move from ‘haute couture’ to what’s good enough and what works’ @andriuskubilius.ec.europa.eu in the European Parliament today ⤵️

Nog steeds actueel: de uitzending van @ajboekestijn.bsky.social en @robdewijk.bsky.social van afgelopen zaterdag. Luister m hier terug👇

Trump zet Europa opnieuw onder druk om hem te redden in de Straat van Hormuz. Mogelijk stapt hij anders uit de NAVO, of stopt hij de hulp aan Oekraïne. @ajboekestijn.bsky.social en @robdewijk.bsky.social praten erover met met Europarlementariër @thijsreuten.bsky.social. www.bnr.nl/podcast/boek...

500 days of non-stop, uninterrupted #GeorgiaProtests. Until the end, until victory! 🇬🇪🇪🇺

‘That is why the legal fight over Hormuz is not technical. It is about whether international navigation remains governed by rules — or by whoever can impose the highest cost at the narrowest point on the map.’ Important background info. 🙏 @onestpress.onestnetwork.com

Trump zet de NAVO opnieuw voor het blok om de Straat van Hormuz. Tijd om conclusies te trekken? @ajboekestijn.bsky.social en @robdewijk.bsky.social praten erover met GL-PvdA Europarlementariër @thijsreuten.bsky.social. Vragen stellen kan hier! www.bnr.nl/podcast/boek...

Op @nporadio1.bsky.social bij Dit Is De Dag in gesprek over het staakt-het-vuren. 📻👇 www.nporadio1.nl/fragmenten/d...

De genocidale retoriek van Trump over 'het uitwissen van een beschaving' en de dehumaniserende ‘stone age’ opmerking kunnen niet onweersproken blijven, ook als ultieme inspanningen om te deëscaleren succesvol zijn. Stilte draagt bij aan normalisering.

Hungary's future is to be decided by the Hungarians. Not the Americans. Not the Russians. JD Vance's appearance is Budapest is clear foreign interference and we condemn it.

Here an excellent example of the #ruleofthumb that autocratic people or dictators very often say the opposite of what is the reality. The great @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social ‘translated’ the example for you. Works very well with Putin too👇

ZELENSKYY: This is very important. If we want to end this war, you shouldn’t pressure me or Ukrainians. You have to pressure Putin, because he doesn’t want to stop. His goal is to occupy us and then go further. He will go to the Baltic countries if we don’t stop him.

Onze meest urgente veiligheidsdreiging. Al beschamend lang. Waarom onze absolute focus het steunen van Oekraïne zou moeten zijn. Voor Oekraïne en voor onszelf. 🙏 @abrouwers.bsky.social

Great. Another member state representative who says the right thing, but with the wrong timeline and no plan on how to achieve it. The situation urgent! 1/2

Onze meest urgente veiligheidsdreiging. Al beschamend lang. Waarom onze absolute focus het steunen van Oekraïne zou moeten zijn. Voor Oekraïne en voor onszelf. 🙏 @abrouwers.bsky.social

Maatregelen die we vandaag onvoorstelbaar vinden komen met enkele dagen of weken. Trumps enige realistische exit is stoppen en hopen iets van winst te kunnen claimen, Netanyahu heeft voorlopig zijn ‘forever war’. Europa reageert op gevolgen en is verder ongemakkelijk stil, bv over Libanon👇 1/3

Welkom thuis bij Progressief Nederland.

"The game of hide-and-seek by companies and member states must end, Reuten said, adding that such regulatory blind spots not only cost Ukrainian lives but fundamentally undermine Europe's own security. Read more with @occrp.org👇

Opinie Thijs Reuten: Het kan wel: strategisch denken én respect voor internationaal recht www.bnnvara.nl/joop/artikel...

«Україна має стати членом ЄС якомога швидше», — євродепутат Тейс Ройтен “Ukraine must join the EU as soon as possible” 🇺🇦 Read or listen to the full interview with @hromadske.bsky.social 📻 hromadske.radio/news/2026/03...

Lees hier de nieuwste ‘Over de grens’ nieuwsbrief over Iran en abonneer je www.linkedin.com/pulse/vijf-v...

Building a genuine European Defence Union requires an internal market for defence. My @spdeuropa.bsky.social colleague #TobiasCremer wrote an excellent report that could serve as a concrete agenda for member states to get moving. 1/2

«Україна має стати членом ЄС якомога швидше», — євродепутат Тейс Ройтен “Ukraine must join the EU as soon as possible” 🇺🇦 Read or listen to the full interview with @hromadske.bsky.social 📻 hromadske.radio/news/2026/03...

While winter bites and missiles fall, Ukrainians defend their country, heating homes with courage & lighting cities with solidarity. As Russia escalates attacks on civilians & infrastructure, Ukraine needs urgent support. EU must step up, more military aid, solidarity & action!

Plenary session @europarl.europa.eu on 4 years full scale Russian war of aggression. ‘Europe must end fear-driven policymaking and shape the conditions for peace, by massively raising pressure on Putin and giving Ukraine all the weapons it needs’ www.europarl.europa.eu/plenary/en/v...

We are dismayed by the Hungarian and Slovak governments reversing their positions and now blocking the adoption of the vital 90 billion€ EU loan to Ukraine and the 20th EU sanction package against Russia. Lift the veto now! www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu/newsroom/sd-...

🇺🇦🇪🇺@thijsreuten.bsky.social speaking at the event "Securing EU's long-term support for Ukraine” "It's the Ukrainians who want peace the most. Europe also wants a just fair & lasting peace. It is Putin who needs to be forced to want peace." 📺 bit.ly/UkraineDay2026

EU-lidstaten zouden alles uit de kast moeten trekken om die schepen „tot achter de komma heel irritant achter de broek te gaan zitten". Het schiet maar niet op met de aanpak van Poetins schaduwvloot en dat ligt vooral aan onszelf. 1/2

We’ve said it from the start: D. Trump’s tariffs are illegal under US law and WTO rules! Good to see the US Supreme Court ruled the same way. We welcome this decision. We need now to assess what this means for EU business and workers, who deserve legal certainty and protection.

Speakers include: 🔺 Nicolas Schmit, President, FEPS 🔺 @thijsreuten.bsky.social, MEP 🔺 Yuliya Yurchenko, Senior Lecturer in Political Economy, University of Greenwich 🔺 Andriy Korniychuk, PhD, Researcher, European Studies Unit, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Strengthening our collective European sovereignty and security requires more Europe, not more slogans. Defence report here: www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/docume...

Met oud ambassadeur Ron Keller te gast bij @bnr.nl over Zelenskyy en een eventueel referendum of zelfs verkeizingennen waarom dit uberhaupt besproken wordt. Lees en luister👇 www.bnr.nl/nieuws/inter...

Read more👇from me and my colleague @jmgermain.bsky.social 🇫🇷🌹 on the important and historic decision, first and formost for Ukraine but also for our own European security 1/2

After US threats on Greenland, Europe must keep sovereign European defence at the top of the agenda. Only a truly sovereign, common EU defence can protect our territory, our allies, and the rules-based international order. No member state can do this alone.

More than 400 drones and around 40 missiles of various types russia launched against Ukraine in a massive attack last night

NATO’s Mark Rutte talks about ‘aircraft, the Navy and troops’ protecting Ukraine after peace. What is he trying to say? Give 🇺🇦 #deepstrike and #airdefence capabilities today and work on a European-led #IAPZ in our own and 🇺🇦 interest, as called for by the EP👇#CSDP @juergennauditt.bsky.social

Without serious pressure on Putin and delivery of air defence #deepstrike capability and everything Ukraine needs, the ‘peace process’ will not work. And every day, every night. The Russian terror goes on. While we watch.

NATO’s Mark Rutte talks about ‘aircraft, the Navy and troops’ protecting Ukraine after peace. What is he trying to say? Give 🇺🇦 #deepstrike and #airdefence capabilities today and work on a European-led #IAPZ in our own and 🇺🇦 interest, as called for by the EP👇#CSDP @juergennauditt.bsky.social

How long are we going to continue to deny more air defence and #deepstrike capability to Ukraine? Stop member states’ calculating policies and do what is necessary now! @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu united24media.com/latest-news/...

Questions to the Commission on how it links 620 million euro EU funding to enforceable conditions for the new Syrian regime, ensuring fundamental rights for all citizens and minority communities, transitional justice and peaceful transition and reconciliation. #Rojava #Syria

How long are we going to continue to deny more air defence and #deepstrike capability to Ukraine? Stop member states’ calculating policies and do what is necessary now! @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu united24media.com/latest-news/...

Over twee dagen in de Balie @debalie.bsky.social in Amsterdam: Koplopers Richting EU-lidmaatschap! Een avond over uitbreiding van de EU en hoe een grotere Unie ons sterker maakt. 💪🇪🇺 Haal je ticket hier: tickets.debalie.nl/nl-NL/Show/D...

Luister via onderstaande link of in je favoriete podcast app naar Boekestijn & De Wijk. Over de versterking van onze Europese defensie, mijn aangenomen rapport daarover en nog veel meer… omny.fm/shows/boekes...

De Groenland-crisis laat opnieuw zien dat Europa zichzelf moet kunnen verdedigen, zonder de Amerikanen. Schiet dat al een beetje op? @ajboekestijn.bsky.social en @robdewijk.bsky.social in gesprek met GL-PvdA Europarlementariër @thijsreuten.bsky.social. www.bnr.nl/podcast/boek...

The past two days made clear again we can put in place all building blocks for just and lasting peace - very good! - but Russia is simply not interested. Missing link remains pressure on Putin to also want peace. Without this - also from the US - we’ll see the same process with a similar result.

Luister via onderstaande link of in je favoriete podcast app naar Boekestijn & De Wijk. Over de versterking van onze Europese defensie, mijn aangenomen rapport daarover en nog veel meer… omny.fm/shows/boekes...

Europa moet snel militair onafhankelijk worden van de VS. GL-PvdA Europarlementariër @thijsreuten.bsky.social deed daarover aanbevelingen die deze week zijn aangenomen en hij is te gast bij @ajboekestijn.bsky.social en @robdewijk.bsky.social. Vragen stellen kan hier! www.bnr.nl/podcast/boek...

Europe must build a genuine Defence Union. Concrete steps:  - European command and control - completing a single market for defence - European strategic enablers - make EU’s mutual assistance operational. If not now, then when? @thijsreuten.bsky.social www.socialistsanddemocrats.eu/newsroom/sds...

Debate on this report around 17.50 Follow it here👇 www.europarl.europa.eu/plenary/en/h...

Appeasement of autocrats never worked, never will.