‘Your Wars Just Aren’t Worth It’ Missiles, budgets, and backlash. A critical look at Europe's arms surge and how citizens are pushing back. Welfare, not warfare, @peter_mertens in @jacobin jacobin.com/2026/06/eu-milit…

🧵New report by Global Echo, exposing EU imports of agricultural goods from Israel's illegal settlements in breach of EU rules, makes waves in European media.👇 The findings strengthen the calls for the EU to end imports of these products, as required by international law.

Trump : "Les États-Unis vont bientôt s'emparer des sites pétroliers iraniens." Un colonialisme assumé. L'inaction européenne face à cet impérialisme est, elle aussi, une position. Une position complice et autodestructrice. lesoir.be/752273/article/202…

Moins de transparence sur les produits toxiques, moins de contrôles, moins de temps pour évaluer l'impact sur la santé et la sécurité au travail. Le deal sur le paquet européen Omnibus Défense est une mauvaise nouvelle. Nous continuerons à nous y opposer. europarl.europa.eu/news/en/p…

$118 milliards par an, presque $4000 par seconde, aux armes nucléaires en 2025. Un record terrifiant. Comme une promesse d'annihilation. Sans surprise, les USA dépensent le plus, de très loin. Mobilisons-nous contre cette folie ce 14 juin à Bruxelles. icanw.org/2025_nuclear_weapo…

Europe does not need an arms race. It needs investment in people, public services, social justice, and peace. Welfare, not Warfare. The @europeanleft calls to join the march organized by the StopReArm Campaign and the Stop Militarization Platform. european-left.org/they-prepa…

Next Monday, UNI Europa will host an event on franchising in the European Parliament with the support of @BotengaM to Europeanise the public debate on the impact of franchising on workers, communities and Europe’s service economy. Join us: uni-europa.org/towards-respo…

'Iran must,' but apparently the US must not. When you have zero influence on the outcome, but still want to flag submission to Washington. We need a Europe that says: the US must end its illegal acts of aggression.

Peter Mertens (PVDA): “Defensie-uitgaven gaan ten koste van sociale zekerheid, pensioenen en publieke diensten” Peter Mertens trekt in zijn nieuwe boek ‘De laatste dagen van het oude normaal’ aan de alarmbel over de toenemende verwevenheid tussen politiek en grote defensiebedrijven. Volgens hem schuift Europa steeds meer op richting een model zoals in de Verenigde Staten, waar overheid en wapenindustrie nauw met elkaar verbonden raken. Hij verwijst naar de snelle militarisering in landen als Duitsland en de stijgende defensiebudgetten binnen de NAVO. Die evolutie noemt hij niet neutraal: “Wat we zien is de opbouw van een militair-industrieel complex dat steeds meer politieke invloed krijgt”, klinkt het. Interview op @radio1be hier te beluisteren: vrt.be/vrtmax/luister/radio/… Alle info over het boek: petermertens.be

“‘What are you partnering with?’” MEP @BotengaM accuses EU leaders of “active complicity” in funding and arming Israel while it commits “the worst crimes possible under international law.” Marc Botenga tells me about the “deep embeddedness” of Israel’s broader project of colonization in the European system — and why the EU could exert massive pressure by suspending its preferential trade agreement, but refuses to act. Watch the full interview: youtu.be/VeDSAkGV3eg?si=_FYs…

Des citoyens européens kidnappés en Méditerranée d'abord. Maltraités, frappés, humiliés ensuite. Si c'était la Russie, l'Europe serait sur le pied de guerre. Mais c'est Israël. Alors on minimise, on parle d'un ministre isolé, on maintient le partenariat avec l'état agresseur.

Europe's militarisation drive will guarantee neither peace and security nor economic prosperity. Alternatives exist, but Europe needs to change. Watch the full version of my @euronews The Ring debate opposing Lukas Mandl (EPP) ⤵️ euronews.com/my-europe/2026/…

Are EU sanctions on violent settlers enough? A prominent member of the European Parliament, Marc Botenga, joins Ghida Fakhry on Bigger Than Five to discuss public pressure, colonial ties, and the fight against impunity

Les images de Ben Gvir jubilant devant l'humiliation des activistes de la Flottille sont la façade d'un système criminel: détentions arbitraires, torture systématique, viols banalisés. L'enfer quotidien de milliers de prisonniers palestiniens, loin des caméras. #SanctionIsrael

The EU has no Middle East strategy because *checks notes* there's too much going on in the Middle East. You can't make this up. This is the EU foreign policy chief. In 2026.

How can Europe protect itself in an time of global instability? This week on #TheRing, Euronews' weekly debate show we tackle this topic with MEPs Lukas Mandl and Marc Botenga. Watch tonight at 20.30 CET on Euronews.

Those in the European Parliament who are the first to give lectures on democracy just uncritically applauded a delegation from the UAE that has neither real elections, nor a legislative parliament, and is accused of sponsoring the worst war crimes. Shocking double standards ⤵️