Is er iemand bij de technische staf van Ajax die weet dat je kan trainen op het verdedigen van standaardsituaties? #utraja

New Research Paper in EU International Relations and Diplomacy Studies | College of Europe - mailchi.mp/coleurope/new-…

Zeer indrukwekkende en knap gemaakte serie ‘Fortuyn: On-Hollands. Zijn we als land veel verder dan 25 jaar geleden? npo.nl/start/serie/fo…

🇹🇼🇪🇺How is the EU redefining its relationship with Taiwan & why now? Our latest EU Diplomacy Paper by Dieter Bochar & Ruben Cober explores Taiwan’s shift from being seen mainly through EU-China relations to becoming a strategic Indo-Pacific partner. 📝👇 coleurope.eu/sites/default/…

Europe’s social democratic parties are weaker than ever, even as inequality, rising prices and housing shortages dominate voters’ concerns. Many left-wing leaders focus on climate and international issues, drifting away from ordinary people's problems. essentialeurope.substack.com/p/the-strange-…

Italy and Spain spend more on future space missions than on supporting Ukraine. This week the European Space Agency secured 3.46 billion from Italy and 1.85 bln from Spain. Spain has allocated 1.467 billion in support to Ukraine since Feb 2022 and Italy allocated 2.682 billion

Belgium faces pressure to use €140bn in frozen Russian assets for Ukraine. But Italy and Spain, the EU's third and fourth biggest economies, ánd biggest beneficiaries of the EU's COVID recovery fund, give far less aid to Ukraine than smaller states. essentialeurope.substack.com/p/more-souther…

Europe’s leaders are once again stunned by president Trump, but this time the shock has hardened into paralysis. If Europeans want real influence in the world, they’ll need fewer performative declarations and more action, starting with self-made problems open.substack.com/pub/essentiale…

Josep Borrell Fontelles Enrico Letta Danuta Huebner Domènec Ruiz Devesa Pascal Lamy Guy Verhofstadt European Federalists Could we please start with every country in Europe providing proper aid for Ukraine and stop the free riding that's going on? Thank you.

Across Europe, voters are turning to radical parties because they feel governments are failing on issues like security, housing and economic stability. The greatest danger to European democracy is not Trump. It’s the crumbling faith in the political system open.substack.com/pub/essentiale…

We came together today with one clear objective: find a credible and immediate solution to #Ukraine’s financing needs. A victory for Ukraine, for Europe, for financial stability and for international law. ➖ 🇧🇪 Prime minister Bart De Wever after the European Council #EUCO

Good on Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever for refusing to succumb to the EU group think, standing up for his country’s interests and against a flawed plan to use frozen Russian assets 🇧🇪

Bart De Wever is an absolute legend

Lots of healthy, well-founded and mature discourse on X, calling everyone who disagrees with you a 'Russian asset' or 'bot'. Especially if they're democratically elected leaders who represent the interests of their country. That's exactly how a Union should work! Weiter so!

Lessons for Europe Today, one more. I have lost count of the "wake-up calls" Europe has had since February 2022. We are still sleeping. Mumble something in displeased surprise, or horror. Turn down the alarm. Move to the other side of the bed. Most of the reaction I see in

Great summary. The European response to the Venezuela ‘situation’ is from a past world. In 2026 international relations might is right. The strong do what they can, the weak suffer what they must. Hard power moves the world, not rules & international law. Time to get used to it

Europe’s cacophonic response to Venezuela shows how little influence it has on the world stage, relying on statements on international law. If Europe wants to matter, it must build hard power and stop assuming words and moral appeals shape global events substack.com/home/post/p-18…

It cannot be business as usual. As the brave people of Iran continue to stand up for their rights and their liberty, today I have taken the decision to ban all diplomatic staff and any other representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran from all European Parliament premises.