Guy Verhofstadt @GuyVerhofstadt@respublicae.eu
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Joined Apr 2022
Global warming is a scary reality… & should push us to double down on energy transition.
Putin’s weaponising of gas & oil points in same direction: EU energy union with massive investment in renewables tech, grids & uptake is the only option… urgent !
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/07/15/weather/2050-uk-forecast-comes-true-in-2022/index.html
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/guyverhofstadt/status/1548230739220516867
In the face of Putin's energy blackmail, clear support from German voters for Ukraine.
The case for EU energy independence & an immediate embargo on Russian fossil fuels has never been stronger !
RT @COdendahl: That's quite a bit more than I would have expected.
"Continue to support #Ukraine, despite high energy prices?"
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/guyverhofstadt/status/1548220332531519489
PiS’ party political power grab is costing a lot of money… that Polish people could really use.
EU should not give in. Solid Rule of Law is the only way forward !
RT @J_Jaraczewski: 🇪🇺⚖️🇵🇱 Sad milestone - the financial penalty for Poland over non-compliance with CJEU interim order in case C-204/21 (Disciplinary Chamber + muzzle law) is now over 250 million EUR.
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/guyverhofstadt/status/1547885766117691394
Killing children in the street, far from any front line or military targets… This is terror.
Russia is a terrorist state, getting its power only by speading fear and death… and it will never stop unless we stop Killer Putin !
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/14/russian-missiles-kill-ukrainian-city-vinnytsia
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/guyverhofstadt/status/1547855832490029057
It’s now undeniable: Trump planned a coup… and the Republican party still can’t let go.
The clock is ticking on US democracy… with serious consequences world wide. Are there any Republicans left in the @GOP ?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jul/14/steve-bannon-audio-trump-declare-victory
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/guyverhofstadt/status/1547630914833854464
Hungary is no longer a full democracy, years of EU inaction allowed that to happen, and it has to stop NOW…
… starting with halting money for Orbán 💶💶💶 !
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/guyverhofstadt/status/1547177896162328578
RT @anneapplebaum: Shorten the war. Send 60 HIMARS to Ukraine. From @MaxBoot https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/07/11/help-ukraine-win-war-russia-weapons-himars/
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Hungary is in economic trouble, and the problem is… Orbán.
This is his breaking point.
The EU has so much leverage over him now: no recovery money unless there’s fundamental & proven change.
High time @vonderleyen uses it !
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/guyverhofstadt/status/1546835079787339776
Proud & motivated to be associated with @anneapplebaum & @FukuyamaFrancis to @Navalny_En’s global fight against corruption.
As Putin shows, dirty money is one of the biggest threats to democracy worldwide !
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/guyverhofstadt/status/1546602447359156224
The Commission should not negotiate over the rule of law: ECJ and Art 7 tell the whole story
Orbán has never taken 1 step back from his authoritarianism & these pretend reforms are no different
No EU money for lawbreakers !
https://www.ft.com/content/079aa04a-9d44-476c-bfe2-b56835be3660
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/guyverhofstadt/status/1546488858954571777
Absolutely right !
China needs to decide: be a rogue state like Russia or Iran or a factor of global stability.
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/guyverhofstadt/status/1545775473279516674
A horrible attack on democracy.
A massive figure of Japanese and Asian politics slain.
Abe’s strategic foresight and ambition will long be remembered.
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/07/08/asia/japan-shinzo-abe-dies-shooting-intl-hnk/index.html
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/guyverhofstadt/status/1545337119111012352
Putin’s at war with the whole democratic world & we’re the front line
Europe continues to underestimate what it will demand from us: a radical overhaul of our EU. We need to do defence, energy & diplomacy together… & remedy the veto politics that stops us from doing so today !
RT @carlbildt: In meeting with Duma members yesterday, Putin 🇷🇺 said his war against 🇺🇦 is “only the beginning of a radical breakdown of the US-style wor…
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If anything good can come out of this - big if! - it would be a commitment from the next PM to drop the bluster and destruction of international law.
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/guyverhofstadt/status/1545325751406305280
Boris Johnson's reign ends in disgrace, just like his friend Donald Trump. The end of an era of transatlantic populism? Let's hope so.
EU - UK relations suffered hugely with Johnson's choice of Brexit. Things can only get better! 🇪🇺🇬🇧
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/guyverhofstadt/status/1544960446314184705
Don’t play games… The @europarl_en has triggered Art 48 for targeted and urgent treaty change. The European Council has to act smoothly and swiftly.
We need a more workable EU now - drop national vetoes !
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/guyverhofstadt/status/1544627616824565760
European Parliament votes to end the digital far west !
But we have to go further: create our own 🇪🇺 digital model where citizens retain the property over their own data + one single European digital regulator instead of 27…
RT @EU_Commission: We welcome the @europarl_en’s adoption of our EU rulebook for digital services.
The Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act will ensure:
✔️ a safe and accountable digital space
✔️ f…
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EU needs to launch a special Ukraine recovery bond to finance rebuilding the country… also in the EU’s own interest !
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/guyverhofstadt/status/1544237526315159552
This is what Brexiteers have achieved: fragmenting the democratic world, then destroying its credibility…
The geopolitical drama is as bad as the economic !
RT @ChinaEmbIreland: "2 years ago we made a promise to the Northern Ireland Protocol.
We are determined to break it."
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/guyverhofstadt/status/1543156403455623170
The European flag in the Rada…truly emotional & humbling...
Let's make sure the EU is a project worthy of the Ukrainians..who fight for our values and our freedom.
RT @MattiMaasikas: Moving to tears - the EU flag is been brought to the plenary hall of @ua_parliament. To stay.
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/guyverhofstadt/status/1542830944704499713
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