Later deze week ligt de Europese begroting voor 2028-2034 op tafel. Dat debat wordt vaak herleid tot één discussie: moet Europa meer of minder uitgeven? 👉 Maar eigenlijk is de vraag wat we van Europa verwachten en hoe we die ambities financieren.
Want er ontstaat een vreemde paradox: de lidstaten willen dat Europa meer doet, maar wel met minder middelen.
Uiteindelijk zijn er drie keuzes:
1️⃣ de lidstaten betalen meer,
2️⃣ we snoeien in onze Europese ambities,
3️⃣ of we zoeken nieuwe Europese inkomsten.
Voor mij verdient die derde piste meer aandacht. Grote digitale platformen verdienen miljarden op onze interne markt. Hun businessmodel draait op Europese consumenten, data en infrastructuur. Dan is het niet onredelijk om van de grootste spelers een faire bijdrage te vragen.
Of willen we minder middelen voor landbouw, defensie, energie, competitiviteit en innovatie omdat we weigeren een eerlijke bijdrage te vragen van de Musks en Zuckerbergs van deze wereld?
Een faire Europese digitaks is voor mij een logische stap.
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Po dzisiejszej rozmowie z @ZelenskyyUa jestem absolutnie pewien, że nikt i nic nie złamie Ukrainy i jej Prezydenta w ich walce przeciwko rosyjskiej agresji. Zapewniłem go, że może liczyć na pełną solidarność Polski i Europy z narodem ukraińskim.
Die Ukraine steht vor entscheidenden Wochen. Deswegen bin ich heute nach Kyjiw gereist mit der Botschaft: Ihr könnt euch auf uns verlassen.
Auch Deutschlands Sicherheit hängt vom Ausgang dieses Krieges ab. Deswegen helfen wir auch aus ureigenem Interesse.
Russia has been carrying out attacks against Ukrainian civilians again.
Ukraine needs more Patriot interceptors before winter.
We are calling on Member States that have them in their stocks to provide them to Ukraine.
Member States have also recently agreed how to distribute €6.6 billion in European Peace Facility funds. That means at least €1 billion new funds for joint procurement.
This will strengthen cooperation among Member States on defence and support for Ukraine.
My press remarks ahead of today’s meeting of EU Defence Ministers ↓
EU Member States have agreed on the terms for releasing €6.6 billion European Peace Facility funds for Ukraine.
That’s good news for Ukraine and bad news for Russia.
€900 million are for the EU’s Military Assistance Mission for Ukraine. €1 billion will fund new joint procurement of equipment. And €4.7 billion will reimburse Member States, with some already saying they will channel their share to Ukraine.
Moscow’s hybrid attacks try to intimidate Europe into scaling back its support for Ukraine. Europe is doing the opposite.
Hungary has taken important steps to strengthen the rule of law and protect the Union’s financial interests.
And reforms deliver results.
Today, we are proposing to unlock €4.2 billion and reopen the doors of Erasmus+ and Horizon Europe to Hungarian students and researchers.
I am very glad that they will once again fully benefit from the opportunities our Union creates.
https://t.co/ZUgPLTlPnv
Today, we have approved €6.1 billion to help Ukraine procure air defence systems, missiles, drones and electronic warfare systems.
With this approval, Ukraine can purchase the Patriot equipment it needs to protect its skies from Russia's attacks.
Together with our Member States and NATO, we will continue to deliver for Ukraine.
So that Ukraine prevails.
So that it wins the just and lasting peace it deserves.
https://t.co/grE8EZHMRh
🚨🇩🇪This is why the EU and the German government want to ban the AfD.
While the booths of other political parties are empty, hundreds of people are lining up at the AfD booth to support the party.
The AfD is now by far the strongest party in Germany. If they win, everything in Europe will change for the better.
This is exactly what Merz and Ursula von der Leyen fear the most.
Russia hit a dead-end on the battlefield, so it terrorizes Ukraine with deliberate strikes on city centres.
These are abhorrent acts of terror meant to kill as many civilians as possible.
Moscow reportedly using Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missiles – systems designed to carry nuclear warheads – is a political scare-tactic and reckless nuclear-brinkmanship.
Next week, EU Foreign Ministers will discuss how to dial up the international pressure on Russia.
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A room full of civilians including teenagers, some of whom are wounded but still alive. The palestinian Islamist jihadis shoot into the room several times to make sure that everyone dies
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While everyone is watching gold, stocks, and inflation, they are not paying attention to the yield curve which is screaming very loudly but nobody is listening.
Iran's attacks on Qatar’s energy infrastructure are deepening the chaos.
The war in the Middle East needs an exit, not an escalation.
This is equally important for Ukraine, as Russia stands to gain from the Iran war.
Now is the time to step up support for Ukraine, including by moving forward with the loan agreed by leaders already in December.
My doorstep ahead of today’s #EUCO ↓
I’ll be at the European Industry Summit later today alongside @vonderleyen and other European leaders, where we’ll be meeting with industry representatives from across Europe.
My message ⤵️
De Amerikaanse minister Lutnick maakt het WEF met de grond gelijk tijdens een panelvergadering. "Globalisering is mislukt" en "De EU produceert geen enkele batterij, maar wil wel klimaatneutraal zijn". De persoon rechts van hem houdt zijn hand voor zijn gezicht. Hij weet niet wat hem overkomt
As we start the New Year 2026, you can count on me and my team to continue working relentlessly to make Europe stronger.
Stronger at home, by fully mobilising Europe’s extraordinary potential for competitiveness and innovation in a world that is changing faster than ever.
Stronger on the global stage, by forging new partnerships and standing up for the values our friends and allies count on us to defend: openness, good faith and democracy.
Speaking from the bottom of my heart, my wish for 2026 is peace. A just and lasting peace for Ukraine.
For nearly four years, the Ukrainian people have shown extraordinary courage under the fire of an unprovoked war.
We wish them and all people across the world peace, well-deserved peace, in 2026.
Putin is banking on our failure to act.
We cannot afford to do him that favour.
The Reparations Loan is the most clear-cut option for sustained funding for Ukraine.
My doorstep ahead of today’s #EUCO ↓