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Auf Trump ist beim Weg zu einem nachhaltigen Frieden zwischen Israel und Palästina kein Verlass. Im Europäischen Parlament haben wir debattiert, welche Rolle Europa übernehmen sollte.
In dieser Woche haben wir im Europäischen Parlament die Prioritäten für den Europäischen Rat am 23. Oktober in Brüssel debattiert. Im Zentrum steht dabei die fortgesetzte Unterstützung der Ukraine gegen Russlands Angriffskrieg – und die Frage, wie wir Europa bis 2030 verteidigungs- und handlungsfähiger machen.
The EU has reimposed its sanctions on Iran – a long-overdue step. But the regime continues to terrorize its own people and seeks its future not in peace, but in new alliances of oppression.
After the devastating earthquake in Afghanistan, the European Parliament debated the country’s humanitarian situation. This is not merely the result of a natural disaster — it is the outcome of deliberate oppression by the Taliban.
Families in Israel are mourning the victims of October 7, while hostages are still living through hell in captivity. Families in Gaza have no time to mourn, as new bombs keep falling, and settlers terrorize people in the West Bank. All our energy must be focused on ending this violence.
The Israeli government keeps escalating its actions in Gaza. The EU must respond and draw consequences. In Parliament, with our first resolution in a long time, we made it clear: we support Ursula von der Leyen’s initiatives from the State of the Union — but we need to go further.
More than 700,000 Afghans have already been deported from Iran in 2025 – many of them without documents, without protection, directly into the hands of the Taliban. A violation of international law.
Assad may be gone, but the hatred and division from his time persist. Syria is far from safe.
People in Iran, Israel, and Palestine are not collateral damage of geopolitics – they are the path to peace. Our foreign policy must focus on them.
The NATO summit agenda in The Hague seems tailored to please Trump. It risks becoming a live re-enactment of The Emperor’s New Clothes. What we need is security, not show.
The abuse of spyware is a threat to our democracy and security in Europe. Two years after the final report of the Pegasus Inquiry Committee (PEGA), this threat is still not being taken seriously.
The cycle of violence in the Middle East is escalating. What’s happening, what role Europe must play now, and what lies ahead.