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Wie kann praktischer Meeresschutz funktionieren? Bei einer Exkursion mit Rewilding Oder Delta zur Insel Ruden ging es um konkrete Projekte für Seegraswiesen, Strandbrüter und Robben.
Eine gesunde Ostsee ist die Grundlage für Tourismus, Fischerei und viele Arbeitsplätze in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Meine Gespräche auf Usedom haben gezeigt, dass die Region statt neuer fossiler und industrieller Risiken vor allem konsequenten Meeresschutz braucht.
The European Commission held talks with representatives appointed by the Taliban about returns to Afghanistan. Yet, its subsequent briefing to the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs raised more questions than it answered, particularly about the protection of Afghans living in Europe.
Citizen Lab has revealed that Member of the European Parliament Stelios Kouloglou was repeatedly infected with Pegasus while serving on the inquiry committee investigating the misuse of spyware. This means that the target was not merely an individual MEP. The parliamentary investigation itself came under attack.
Bildung im ländlichen Raum, Standortpolitik für Erneuerbare Energien und grenzübergreifender Naturschutz: Beim Ostkongress und Länderrat in Sassnitz wurde über zentrale Zukunftsfragen diskutiert.
Five years after the Taliban’s takeover, they systematically erase women from public life, persecute journalists, and suppress any form of resistance. Yet the EU is discussing deportations with the Taliban. Europe must not sacrifice the safety of Afghans, or its own principles, for deportation deals.
This week, the European Parliament adopted my report on transnational repression with a broad majority. This is an important success in the effort to stop authoritarian regimes from intimidating their critics in Europe. Now, the European Commission and the Member States have to act.
The United States and Iran have agreed on a framework for further negotiations. But this is no time for euphoria. Europe must consistently defend international law and keep up the pressure on the Iranian regime.
Vor 35 Jahren haben Polen und Deutschland ihren Nachbarschaftsvertrag unterzeichnet. Die deutsch-polnische Zusammenarbeit ist sowohl für Mecklenburg-Vorpommern als auch für ganz Europa von großer Bedeutung.
Last week, we concluded the negotiations on the Defence Omnibus. The outcome is disappointing: greater harmonisation, a stronger European defence industry and further steps towards a genuine single market for defence were all on the table. Yet once again, the Council has blocked true progress.
While the world debates Iran’s nuclear programme, missiles, and the Strait of Hormuz, millions of people in Iran are facing repression, executions, and isolation. We have to put the people of Iran back at the centre of Europe’s Iran policy.
Women and girls in Afghanistan are being systematically stripped of their rights. Yet, the EU wants to invite Taliban representatives to Brussels to talk about deportations. In my speech in the European Parliament, I sharply criticised this approach and called on the Commission to withdraw the invitation.