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[EU Watch @EUWatchBrussels]

Le Figaro covers our latest report "French MEP Rima Hassan: Why the European Parliament is not reacting?" on the persistent inaction in response to MEP Rima Hassan's case since 2024, despite repeated controversies over the past two years.

Read more ↓

[Le Figaro @Le_Figaro]

EXCLUSIF - Le Parlement européen épinglé pour son inaction depuis deux ans face au cas Rima Hassan

Un rapport de l’ONG EU Watch dénonce le silence persistant du Parlement face aux prises de position controversées de l’eurodéputée LFI depuis 2024.
https://t.co/qWD5SvaLy5

[Stephen Quentin @Stephen_Quentin]

Day 3,670 of injustice for Ahmadreza Djalali and his family. They have endured cruel separation since April 2016, nearly ten. His supporters will keep his name in the light and continue to call for his release and return home to Sweden. #SaveAhmadreza @SwedishPM @MariaStenergard

[Kaja Kallas @kajakallas]

A busy day ahead as Foreign Ministers gather in Brussels.

On today’s agenda:

🔹 The Western Balkans, strengthening our partners’ resilience.
🔹 Russia’s war against Ukraine, including new sanctions on those responsible for the deportation of Ukrainian children.
🔹 The Middle East, with a focus on freedom of navigation and sanctions against violent settlers.
🔹 EU–Canada relations.
🔹 Syria, including the first-ever high-level political dialogue.

My doorstep remarks ahead of today’s Foreign Affairs Council ↓

[EU Watch @EUWatchBrussels]

On the eve of Europe Day, @antoniolscosta on what European integration actually means:

“Where once our history was written in the blood of the trenches, we now write it together, through cooperation, through the shared future we are building.”

👇

https://t.co/LQphLn5uVI

[Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen]

72% of Europeans say their country benefits from EU membership.

With the global situation and the cost of living as main concerns, 73% view the EU as a stabilising force in an uncertain world.

Together we are greater than the sum of our parts.

https://t.co/y7oulFAco1

[Kaja Kallas @kajakallas]

It was good to meet with @SecGenNATO Mark Rutte today to speak about our support to Ukraine, Iran’s latest unprovoked attacks, and European defence readiness.

NATO is the cornerstone of European defence. We agree that we must work together on strengthening Europe's contribution to NATO. A more European NATO is long overdue.

EU Defence Ministers will discuss this in Brussels next week, including how to ramp up the European contribution.

[MFA of Ukraine 🇺🇦 @MFA_Ukraine]

Twenty-five states have now confirmed their intention to join the Enlarged Partial Agreement on the establishment of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine!

The coalition now includes 25 states, among them Ukraine and 24 other countries: Austria, Belgium, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Latvia, Lichtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Republic of Moldova, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

The Agreement is expected to be adopted at the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers meeting on May 14–15 in Moldova.

For the first time since the Nuremberg Trials, countries are working together in a coordinated way to hold accountability for the crime of aggression. We urge all states in Europe and beyond to join this initiative!

[Ambassador Andrew Puzder @USAmbEU]

U.S.-EU Memorandum of Understanding and Action Plan for Critical Minerals strengthen our supply chain resilience and support the downstream sectors vital to our industrial competitiveness. We agreed on the need for tangible projects that benefit both the EU and the U.S. @MarosSefcovic and I also discussed how we can best work together on implementing our joint commitments in the U.S.-EU Framework Agreement on Trade. We are stronger together.

[Kaja Kallas @kajakallas]

Europe is not just about geography, it's also about the values and principles we share.

That’s why we are glad to welcome Canada at the European Political Community meeting today to discuss common issues.

We will be talking about connectivity, but also resilience to the threats we are all facing.

My doorstep ↓

[European Parliament @Europarl_EN]

Parliament has adopted a resolution that condemns, in the strongest terms, the repeated brutal and deliberate Russian strikes on civilian targets in Ukraine.

Learn more: https://t.co/mDuIXa4wRJ

[i24NEWS Français @i24NEWS_FR]

🔴 Rima Hassan : le Parlement européen critiqué pour son silence face aux polémiques
https://t.co/LBfHvIkr7W

[L’ÉDITO DE MADAR @leditodemadar]

Un rapport de 35 pages.
Des faits publics, des procédures judiciaires et des révélations.

Mais au bout… une question simple :
pourquoi le Parlement européen ne réagit pas face au cas Rima Hassan ?

Avec @EUWatchBrussels, les révélations sont là ➡️https://t.co/48zQXVQqcq

[European Jewish Congress @eurojewcong]

A report by @EUWatchBrussels examines the statements & actions of MEP Rima Hassan, including her positions on Hamas and the Oct 7 attacks

It highlights a pattern linked to ongoing legal proceedings, while raises questions about the 🇪🇺Parliament’s inaction
https://t.co/8nLy36sQ1D

[POLITICOEurope @POLITICOEurope]

🚨 BREAKING: The European Parliament today voted in favor of making the bloc’s next seven-year budget 10 percent higher than a proposal from the European Commission, which would take EU spending to more than €2 trillion.

Full story: https://t.co/h5Cw3lzi4R

[euronews @euronews]

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Monday said it was “too early” to drop sanctions imposed on Iran.

She added a change must be implemented for the sanctions to be lifted.

[EU Watch @EUWatchBrussels]

🛡️ The European Union commits additional €75m to Somalia's anti-terror mission targeting Al-Shabaab.

The move reinforces the EU as top backer (€2.8bn since 2007) and boosts ties with African Union partners.

https://t.co/OzhSsxyVlh

[EU Council @EUCouncil]

The 20th package of sanctions against Russia targets an additional 120 individuals and entities, and bans:

🚫 access to EU ports for 46 more vessels from Russia's shadow fleet
🚫 transactions with 20 banks
🚫 transactions in the RUBx crypto-currency

🔗https://t.co/97K6Qxs0u4

[EU Watch @EUWatchBrussels]

🇲🇪🇪🇺 27 EU Ambassadors approved today the establishment of an ad hoc working group to draft the Accession Treaty with Montenegro.

With 14 out of 33 negotiating chapters closed, #Montenegro is firmly on the path to becoming the next member of the EU.

https://t.co/YpvRoE1qU8

[Gitanas Nausėda @GitanasNauseda]

Today is a day of good news.

Congratulations to the EU Member States on reaching agreement on the 20th package of sanctions against Russia.

Europe will continue to increase pressure on the aggressor. We will go on supporting Ukraine with all necessary means.

This is a fight that belongs to all of us.

[euronews @euronews]

“Russia is an enemy,” former Finnish PM Sanna Marin tells #EuropeToday, warning Portugal, Spain and France are not safe from attack even though they are further from the Russian border.

Thoughts? Write them in the comments, then watch the full interview: https://t.co/n22s4TwwdF