My comment to POLITICOEurope regarding the ‘LGBTI free zones’: politico.eu/article/poland…

EU reaffirms its clear position on independence, sovereignty & territorial integrity of Georgia. 12 years after the conflict between 🇷🇺 & 🇬🇪, EU remains committed to stabilisation & peaceful conflict resolution.

Excellent article on Politico on the EU's crossroads-moment regarding Belarus. To help end the political repression and human rights violations targeting protestors the EU should reorient its position and provide Belarussians their much needed support. politico.eu/article/belaru…

Wat zegt het over ons als we weer niet te hulp schieten? Zelfs na de beelden van vannacht!? Laten we de schandvlek van #Moria uitwissen! Laten we zorgen voor opvang in Europa en in Nederland #500kinderen

Russia: shocked about the tragic death of #journalist Irina Slavina, our condolences to her family, friends & colleagues. This needs to be thoroughly investigated also in light of pressures exerted on her for her work & activities #EU4Journalists #EU4MediaFreedom

Hugs voor de collega's van de NOS Jullie doen goed werk Ik heb het al vaak gezegd: kritisch zijn op nieuwsmakers is goed. Maar besef dat er er een campagne bezig is om vertrouwen in pers te ondermijnen. En waarom doen die mensen dat dan? Wat is hun doel? Denk daar eens over na.

Yesterday my paper "Bringing Europe to the Western Balkans: the Europeanisation of Croatia and Serbia Compared" was published as part of the College of Europe's EU Diplomacy Paper Series. It is available now via coleurope.eu/study/eu-inter….

Het is zover, kennisplatform #REKA ziet 14 september het levenslicht! In totaal 24 sprekers van universiteiten, denktanks, NGOs & media in gesprek met de overheid over Rusland & Oost-Europa. We konden maar weinig mensen fysiek uitnodigen; doe digitaal mee: clingendael.org/event/rusland-…

Today #Putin and #Lukashenka meet in Moscow to sign new agreements between #Russia and #Belarus on further integration. Curious about the geopolitical, economic and security consequences and about possible scenarios? Read our recent Clingendael Institute report: clingendael.org/publication/ra…

The 🇳🇱 is an essential partner to UN Women. The Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Tom De Bruijn, has recently highlighted the need for of gender equality and women's rights to achieve real and lasting sustainable development. #FundingGenderEquality

Today we discuss the important work of UNFPA at the Executive Board with ED Kanem on strengthening women’s and girls’ access to their sexual and reproductive health and rights and continuing the work to ensure no one is left behind and achieve #2030Agenda #SDGs #KNLBoard22