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The OHR has used its Bonn Powers to bar secessionist Dodik’s party, and their chief coalition partners, from accessing any BiH public funds to finance their orgs. A small, belated move but positive, especially after last night’s armed stand off. www.klix.ba/vijesti/bih/...

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

The failed attempt to arrest Dodik, is not only a failure of the Bosnian authorities, but also of the international community, in particular the EU. Where was EUFOR to stand by the SIPA, to secure a peaceful but effective apprehension? Impunity is the biggest threat to a democratic BiH.

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

Wij zeggen: Er is wél een rode lijn. Onze advertentie, vandaag in het AD, Trouw en de Volkskrant. Deel dit statement en help ons om meer partijen te overtuigen.

submitted 12 days ago • 41 comments

With a Parliamentary delegation we observed in Hungary a further crack down on rule of law, democracy and fundamental rights. No time to lose for the EU to take action and ensure that Hungarian citizens enjoy the freedoms and rights they are entitled to. www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

In Hongarije gaat het snel de verkeerde kant op. Die zorgelijke conclusie trekken Europarlementariërs die deze week nog in Boedapest waren. Ze slaan alarm over de verslechterende rechtsstaat, de vrije pers en het politieke klimaat – en roepen de EU op om in actie te komen. @tinekestrik.bsky.social

submitted 13 days ago • 3 comments

Zojuist werkbezoek afgerond als rapporteur van de rechtsstaat in Hongarije. We vertrekken somber vanwege Orban’s steeds hardere aanval op journalisten, rechters, minderheden, oppositie en NGOs. Maar ook diep gemotiveerd om verder te knokken voor hun rechten. nos.nl/artikel/2563...

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

Impressive offer by Dodik: ‘temporarily suspending’ laws that have been annulled by the Constitutional Court. In exchange for a ‘dialogue’, aiming at impunity. Too often the EU has fallen into his appeasement trap, sacrificing rule of law and jeopardising a sustainable solution. Don’t do it again.

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

On my way to Sarajevo to discuss the threatening security situation. Let justice take its course rapidly, and the EU to support with all its means the enforcement of the arrest warrant against Dodik and partners in crime. Let’s stand with the rule of law and Bosnia’s integrity.

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

When PM Viktor Orbán passes a law to ban Pride parades in #Hungary, all Pride parades in Europe are threatened. #Democracy itself is at risk, like millions of people's rights. We stand with the LGBTQI+ community in Hungary and everywhere. 🎥 @kimvsparrentak.bsky.social & @tinekestrik.bsky.social

submitted 27 days ago • 2 comments

Dictator beschermt oorlogsmisdadiger. Orbán ondermijnt niet alleen de Hongaarse rechtsstaat, maar ook de internationale rechtsorde. De EU moet dit in de krachtigste woorden veroordelen. nos.nl/l/2562184

submitted 27 days ago • 2 comments

Instead of arresting Netanyahu, his partner in crime Orbán has now withdrawn from the ICC. The EU must firmly act against this impudent disregard of international law by this Member State. www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...

submitted 29 days ago • 1 comment

Jointly with 47 colleagues, @thijsreuten.bsky.social and I sent a letter about settler violence and judicial harassment of Palestinian farmer Daoud Nassar, whose case is exemplary for the Israeli aggression and intimidation in the West Bank. The EU needs to enforce international law. Now.

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

Very good news that Germany will be the frontrunner in actually aplying the Article 7 procedure, and to stop the blocking and blackmailing autocrat Orban. I count on all EU-Member States to join! www.politico.eu/article/germ...

submitted 30 days ago • 2 comments

So telling that even an Oscar doesn’t protect Palestinians against violence from settlers (of course followed by IDF soldiers) at the Westbank. #hamdanballal is one of the victims of the complete lawlessness that he showed to the world. This world must finally act: save Hamdan, stop the annexation.

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

The democratic majority in Parliament stands united and in full solidarity with the LGBTQIA+ community and Hungarian civil society. We will fight back against the Hungarian government's shameful decision to ban Pride by narrowing the right of assembly. www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

submitted 42 days ago • 0 comments

Banning Pride and calling NGOs, judges, journalists and activists parasites to be wiped out: Orbán radicalises even further. And if Orbán is not backing down, neither should the EU. Together with @kimvsparrentak.bsky.social and 31 MEPs we are calling upon the Commission to take decisive action.

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

Together with @thijsreuten.bsky.social and Irena Joveva, I initiated a letter signed by 28 MEPs, calling upon HR/VP @kajakallas.bsky.social to take resolute measures and install EU sanctions against Milorad Dodik. We need to protect the security of Bosnia and Europe against this puppet of Putin.

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

Budapest today. People are demanding that PM Orban resign.

submitted 46 days ago • 2767 comments

So encouraging that in this Trump era, thousands of Serbian and Hungarian citizens took to the streets to call for democracy and accountability. They have had enough of their corrupted and authoritarian leaders and claim justice, freedom and rule of law. They are the hope of Europe.

submitted 46 days ago • 1 comment

De voorgestelde Terugkeerverordening lost de problemen niet op. Ipv lidstaten te dwingen om werk te maken van terugkeer, biedt het voorstel hen alle ruimte om hun verantwoordelijkheid af te schuiven op niet-EU landen. Het leidt tot meer humanitair leed, minder rechten en minder verantwoordelijkheid.

submitted 49 days ago • 0 comments

HU govt proposed new constitutional amendment: - Fixing gender as male or female - Laying the basis to ban Pride - Suspending dual citizenship of people posing 'threat', to ban journalists & NGOs from Hungary @ec.europa.eu please hold HU govt to account www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

submitted 49 days ago • 0 comments

Instead of forcing Member States to finally get to work on returns, the proposed Return Regulation allows them to shift their responsibility to non-EU countries. No durable return, endless suffering, and millions of wasted taxpayer money, all for empty pandering to the far right.

submitted 50 days ago • 0 comments

Het nieuwe terugkeer voorstel v/d EU-Commissie bevat ronkende, maar lege spierballentaal. In plaats van EU landen te dwingen eindelijk werk te maken van terugkeer, krijgen ze een blanco cheque om hun verantwoordelijkheid af te schuiven naar niet-EU landen. Inhumaan, geld verspillend en ineffectief.

submitted 50 days ago • 1 comment

This is nothing less than a mass murder. How long will the EU continue Israel’s impunity? We need sanctions and accountability to save the lives of Palestinians. Now.

submitted 52 days ago • 3 comments

Important step to defend BiH's integrity, after recent worrying developments. To be followed by sanctions on Dodik. Let's be reminded that Dodik and Vucic are Putin's puppets on the Balkans, ready to do whatever the Kremlin tells them to. European security is not complete without the Balkans.

submitted 52 days ago • 0 comments

Hungarian women’s rights are replaced by privileged rules for mothers. They need their rights to be respected. Gender equality, reproductive freedoms, including the right to abortion. The far-right agenda threatens our liberal democracies. The fight continues. populationmatters.org/news/2025/01...

submitted 53 days ago • 0 comments

Zo is het: de positie van GL/PvdA in Tweede, Eerste en Eurofractie wordt breed gesteund door Nederlanders, maar óók door Israëlische mensenrechtenorganisaties. De misdaden van dit extreemrechtse Israëlische kabinet vereisen dringend een gezamenlijke aanpak. www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opin...

submitted 55 days ago • 1 comment

Urgent call by France, Germany and UK on Israel to immediately resume acces of humanitarian aid into Gaza and on both sides to continue the cease fire agreement and next steps. But we also need effective measures to force compliance with international law. www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/newsroom/...

submitted 56 days ago • 1 comment

Ontzettend veel respect en waardering voor de Hilversumse wethouder Bart Heller, die moest aftreden omdat hij weigerde afstand te doen van zijn solidariteit met de kinderen van Gaza. Je bent een voorbeeld Bart.

submitted 58 days ago • 3 comments

Absolutely bizarre and unacceptable. Germany's antisemitism coordinator, who is a government official (!), endorses Trump's Gaza deportation plan. Totally out of his mandate, and more importantly, against international law, human dignity and the right to self determination for Palestinians.

submitted 56 days ago • 0 comments

Recently, the Polish Parliament adopted legislation in order to "legalise" pushbacks of migrants at its borders. In Written Questions, I urge the Commission to take action, upholding EU law and the right to asylum 👇

submitted 57 days ago • 0 comments

After having killed tens of thousands innocent people, Israel has resumed the starvation of survivors, many of them wounded and already malnourished. This war crime adds to the many violations. The EU must finally defend and enforce international law and sanction Israel.

submitted 58 days ago • 0 comments

Powerful statement of the makers of ‘No Other Land’, the Oscar winning documentary about the daily struggle for a normal life under lawless circumstances. While visiting the Westbank, I met with many Palestinians in similar situations. Their perseverance and resilience are unimaginable.

submitted 58 days ago • 0 comments

This Trojan Horse, undermining EU’s effectiveness towards supporting Ukraine, can and must be made harmless. The Council is fully entitled to withdraw his voting right, given his total destruction of Hungary’s rule of law.

submitted 60 days ago • 1 comment

The massive strikes and protests in Greece are rooted in anger with the government’s destruction of the rule of law: criminalisation of those who express criticism, high pressure on judiciary and widespread corruption. Last year, Parliament called for action by the EU. eucrim.eu/news/ep-reso...

submitted 61 days ago • 0 comments

Dodik's conviction confirms the obvious: His corrupt politics are an imminent threat to BiH's security, constitutional order, and the country's EU integration path. Vigilance is key following the current threats from Banja Luka. EUFOR must be ready to deter any secessionist acts.

submitted 62 days ago • 0 comments

Rechters die persoonlijk aangevallen worden, zo ging het in Hongarije ook. Hongarije leert ons hoe kwetsbaar de rechtsstaat is en hoe snel de afbraak kan gaan. Deze noodkreet moet alle alarmbellen doen afgaan: onder dit kabinet is ook onze rechtsstaat in het geding. nos.nl/artikel/2557...

submitted 64 days ago • 0 comments

Rechterlijke macht en advocaten luiden de noodklok. De afbraak van de rechtsstaat gaat sluipenderwijs, zien we elders in Europa. Maar wel volgens een beproefd draaiboek. Op 6 maart tonen we het gevaar daarvan en de noodzaak van weerbaarheid. nos.nl/artikel/2557... groenlinkspvda.nl/agenda/filmv...

submitted 64 days ago • 0 comments

EU foreign Ministers should set clear red lines to uphold the ceasefire, and announce that the association agreement will be suspended in case of a resumption of the war. With Trump in office, the EU's responsibility to uphold international law increased even more.

submitted 65 days ago • 0 comments

This weekend in Budapest, thousands of judges and court staff demonstrated against the increasing crack down on the judiciary independence. This unusual step should also ring all alarm bells in Brussels. www.reuters.com/world/europe...

submitted 65 days ago • 0 comments

De democratie staat onder enorme druk in Hongarije. Welke impact heeft dat op Hongaren? En wat betekent het voor de EU dat steeds meer regeringen Orbáns playbook overnemen? Daar zal het over gaan bij de filmvertoning 'Democracy Noir' die ik organiseer. Kom ook! groenlinkspvda.nl/agenda/filmv...

submitted 70 days ago • 0 comments

"The discovery of these mass graves is yet another horrible confirmation of the crimes against humanity that migrants face in Libya, perpetrated by state security forces and armed militia groups" - @tinekestrik.bsky.social www.middleeasteye.net/news/eu-call...

submitted 72 days ago • 0 comments

Minister Faber terecht teruggefloten door de rechter. Plotselinge halvering subsidie voor VluchtelingenWerk bedreigt de rechtsbijstand voor asielzoekers en is onbehoorlijk bestuur. Waar zouden we zijn zonder onafhankelijke rechtspraak?

submitted 75 days ago • 1 comment

Ben je kampioen regelen en plannen, en een echte teamspeler? Ben je geïnteresseerd in Europese politiek, en wil je die rechtvaardiger en humaner maken? Dan hoop ik dat je solliciteert als mijn persoonlijk medewerker! groenlinkspvda.nl/vacatures/pe...

submitted 76 days ago • 1 comment

Harde maar terechte conclusies over de wijze waarop mensenrechten worden opgeofferd bij het sluiten van migratiedeals. Ook het argument dat we niet teveel eisen kunnen stellen wordt van tafel geveegd: We geven grote sommen geld en hebben dus wel degelijk de mogelijkheid voorwaarden te stellen.

submitted 76 days ago • 1 comment

I just returned from a visit to Palestine. Where I saw with my own eyes, what happens when international law is neglected. So far, ICJ and ICC have stood strong. But the best way for the EU to support them, is to finally comply with their rulings and arrest warrants. And to stop double standards.

submitted 76 days ago • 1 comment

Voor aanvang van de Dries van Agt-lezing, die zo gaat beginnen in de Nieuwe Kerk in Den Haag, heb ik namens weldenkend Nederland mijn excuses aangeboden voor deze rampzalige regering. Graag gedaan 😇

submitted 77 days ago • 89 comments