My last EU HOMs today ❤️ Thank you all for your friendship and support. Proud of what we have achieved together. Keep flying the 🇪🇺 EU flag high in beautiful 🇿🇦 🙏
The 29th 🇪🇺EU-South Africa🇿🇦 Inter-Parliamentary Meeting (IPM) wrapped up yesterday at the @europarl_EN.
Parliamentarians from the #EU and #SouthAfrica focused on South Africa’s #G20 Presidency, strengthening multilateralism, energy transformation and the Clean Trade and Investment Partnership. They also agreed to make the Inter-Parliamentary Meeting a genuine legislators-to-legislators dialogue.
D-ZA Chair @UdoBullmann and Chairperson of Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation of the South African Parliament @ParliamentofRSA, Mr @SupraMahumapelo, tell you all about it.
📽️ https://t.co/GoRRqU9gcD
#parliamentarydiplomacy
Russia’s “peace” last night: a massive strike on Kyiv with drones and ballistic missiles.
At least 10 killed, 30 injured, many buildings destroyed.
The EU Delegation was severely damaged by the shock wave.
This is Moscow’s true answer to peace efforts.
34 years ago, Estonia restored its independence — our shared beehive, built on freedom, responsibility, and unique contributions. A place where we care and are cared for. Let’s cherish our country. Happy Restoration of Independence Day! Long live #Estonia! 🇪🇪
We all want the killing to stop.
But tyrants kill in war and in peace.
The Soviets proved this in the decades of crimes they committed during their illegal occupation of the Baltic States.
True peace is only possible when it is just.
It's a horrible morning in Kyiv. The brutal Russian strikes destroyed entire residential buildings and damaged schools and hospitals. Civilians are injured and killed. There are still people under the rubble.
It is probably time to reduce to zero all of the timeframes that had been given to Putin to demonstrate a constructive approach. President Trump has been very generous and very patient with Putin, trying to find a solution.
Putin does it on purpose. He does not care about any attempts to put an end to the killing. He only seeks to destroy and kill. Because the entire existence of this war criminal is based on this senseless war, which he cannot win but refuses to end. He must face justice.
It's time to make him feel the pain and consequences of his choices. It's time to put maximum pressure on Moscow. It is time to synchronise all sanctions steps. It's time to achieve peace through strength.
The Kremlin’s sick hallucinations aside... In reality, during the Soviet occupation, Estonia’s economy and standard of living collapsed — systematically destroyed by Soviet Russian repression, mismanagement, and colonization. In 1938 Estonia's GDP was 103% of Finland's. In 1992 it was 9%.
This chart simply shows what happened, compared to Finland, from 1938 to 2024. Independence was regained in 1991.
On 17 July, our thoughts are with the 298 victims of the downing of flight #MH17, including 196 🇳🇱 nationals, and their loved ones. The recent @ECHR_CEDH judgment and @icao decision confirm Russia’s responsibility. We remain committed to achieving truth, justice & accountability.
Chancellor Merz: For far too long, we in Germany didn’t want to hear our Baltic neighbours’ warnings about Russia’s imperialist policies. We have recognised this mistake – and there is no going back from this realisation.
In June 85 years ago, Soviet forces invaded the Baltics 🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹. What followed were annexation, terror, and deportations.
Today, security remains an obligation—not an option. That’s why, together with our NATO Allies, we are rapidly strengthening our ability to deter and defend.
Today, Estonia commemorates the victims of the June Deportation.
84 years ago, Soviet authorities deported over 10,000 Estonians—including children and the elderly—to Siberia and prison camps. Most never returned. Such crimes must never happen again.
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putin's three-day 'parade' ceasefire sounds like a madman saying: I'll pause the killing and torture because my friends are coming for a party.
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