inge ceuppens

Research&Innovation, EU Defence industry policy, geopolitics, European Commission, biking

[inge ceuppens @IngeCeuppens2]

@GeertNoels @demotterudy Kindergeld aan ouders geven tot 25 jaar is betuttelend tov jongere. Stop met kindergeld op 18 jaar. Daarna studiefinanciering voor de jongere vanaf 18

[inge ceuppens @IngeCeuppens2]

@Bernardvi In Noorwegen hebben ze er ook last van: steeds meer mensen met een hoog inkomen verhuizen naar landen als Zwitserland omdat het niet meer interessant is om in Noorwegen te blijven

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@JorenVermeersc1 @DavidvandenBog7 Geenenkele. Tenzij ze zo briljant zijn, dat wij aan hun instroom iets hebben aan verhoging van academische output ofzo. ‘Recht’ op hier studeren hebben ze helemaal niet. Waarom zouden universiteiten mogen beslissen wie hier wel of niet immigreren.

[Vincenzo DM @DM_Vincenzo]

Remarkable: due to the fires in the High Fens in Belgium, a road, probably built between the late 6th c. and early 8th c., that connected Liège with Aachen has resurfaced. Photo: HBVL

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@mboudry @ugent @BillWhiteUSA What a mess!

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@farman4x 100

[Marek Kohv @MarekKohv]

Wake up, Europe!

[inge ceuppens @IngeCeuppens2]

@mboudry En dat is een hulpverlener 😳

[inge ceuppens @IngeCeuppens2]

@PascalPaepen Pensioenleeftijd in Noorwegen is 70. De kas wordt niet geplunderd door 58-60ers zoals bij ons

[Rasmus Jarlov @RasmusJarlov]

As a Danish taxpayer, I think this is the best spent money ever. We will happily continue to pay to help a European country survive and to stop an existential threat against Europe.

We are just wondering why so many other countries are free-riding and barely contributing?

[Terrible Maps @TerribleMaps]

Europe based on how people answer "How are you?"

[inge ceuppens @IngeCeuppens2]

@Stoonbrace Onze begroting op orde

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@JohanOpdeBeeck Mijn Noorse collega’s schamen zich hier anders diep over.

[inge ceuppens @IngeCeuppens2]

@DM_Vincenzo Terecht!

[Ronde van Vlaanderen @RondeVlaanderen]

Smile if you need some time to recover after this legendary #RVV26! 📸

[Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦 @IAPonomarenko]

What if I told you that for decades, this was largely a U.S. policy -- that Europe largerly disarmed, weakened its defense industries, and handed its security over to the United States, making itself dependent?

What if I told you that for decades, this arrangement suited both sides just fine?

America secured its monopoly status as the world's military hegemon and the undisputed leader of the West, gained the ability to project its power across the globe, and had a massive market for its defense industry free from European competition -- all while extending its protection over its vassals-allies in return.

And Europe was perfectly happy to relax under that American umbrella and spend its money on social programs and comfortable life.

And then Donald Trump, at the helm of a superpower, decided that everyone owed him.

That he wants a weak, dependent Europe and a vast market for American military exports -- but has no intention of honoring the part of the old bargain that involved actually protecting that same Europe.

Doesn't anyone else find it hilarious that the Trump admin first screams at the top of its lungs demanding that Europe defend itself and become independent -- and then turns around and expresses displeasure that European countries are switching to their own weapons instead of signing contracts with the American defense industry?

[Geert Noels @GeertNoels]

In Vlaanderen gaat men nu ook een fictief probleem aanpakken: de genderloonkloof. Die bedraagt volgens @carolinegennez 7%, volgens Eurostat en Statbel, 0,7%, de op 1 na laagste in Europa.

[inge ceuppens @IngeCeuppens2]

@kaspergoossens @Eurohans @BartGonnissen Die zijn er al. Tenminste de oude 😀. Die hebben we aan de Bulgaren verkocht

[inge ceuppens @IngeCeuppens2]

@kaspergoossens Yup 😏

[inge ceuppens @IngeCeuppens2]

@WD4963 @DavidCriekemans Het is een unie van de grote landen aan het worden. Geen goede evolutie voor België. We moeten dat tegenhouden! En een gelijk speelveld voor alle landen behouden!