EU
Protests in Iran are escalating dramatically. People across the country are taking to the streets – despite deadly violence, mass arrests, and targeted internet shutdowns. The regime is under massive pressure. Europe must not remain silent now.
Together with six other colleagues from Greens/EFA I visited East Jerusalem and the West Bank - on a mission to see the situation on the ground, listen to people directly affected, and assess developments that are often discussed in Europe without enough attention to daily reality.
The EU has adopted its first-ever defence industry programme. It strengthens Europe’s industrial backbone, boosts joint procurement, supports Ukraine — and takes an important step towards strategic autonomy.
We cannot fully rely on Trump to achieve a sustainable peace between Israel and Palestine. In the European Parliament, we debated what role Europe should play.
This week, the European Parliament debated the priorities for the European Council on 23 October in Brussels. At the center of this is the continued support for Ukraine against Russia’s war of aggression – and the question of how we can make Europe more capable of defense and action by 2030.
The Woman, Life, Freedom movement rightly received the Sakharov Prize in 2023. But awarding prizes is not enough – we need to act decisively.
Follow the Money zeigt: Es fließen EU-Gelder an Spähsoftware-Unternehmen, die mit illegaler Überwachung in Verbindung stehen. Die EU kann nicht beides tun – die Rechte ihrer Bürger*innen verteidigen und gleichzeitig ihre Überwachung subventionieren. Unser Schreiben an die Kommission.
China supports Russia’s war, violates human rights, and threatens our markets – yet the summit ended with polite appeals. In my opinion, now is the time for a firm stance instead of diplomatic restraint.
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.
Less national patchwork, more genuine European cooperation: With EDIP, the EU aims to better prepare its defense industry for shared challenges. On April 24, we adopted the Parliament's position on the European Defence Industry Programme (EDIP) at committee level.
During the civil war and economic crisis in Syria, Assad and his close network amassed billions in wealth — some of which now is frozen in Europe. We need a solution to make this stolen money available to Syrians for reconstruction.