The Commissioner said it very clearly: we need to cut spending. Preferably on social and green policies, if you read the budget.
Who will benefit?
First of all: the arms industry, who will enjoy a 5 times bigger budget, despite the huge subsidies it already receives. 1/3

#budget

Today, European farmers are protesting in Strasbourg against reforms to the Common Agricultural Policy and fighting possible budget cuts.
I believe they have every right to do so, and I fully support the struggle for survival of small European farmers against 1/2

Meer dan 125.000 betogers. Gaat Arizona nu wèl luisteren? 🔻✊🏻

Drop von der Leyen, not bombs!

#motionofcensure

🧵I have been appointed to be Shadow Rapporteur for @left.eu for the dossier on a #JustTransition Directive. So far, the dual green and digital transition has not been fair at all. Workers, communities and the environment have paid a heavy price, while those who did not plan 1/3

🧵Séjourné attended the ITRE committee, so I asked him what the Competitiveness Fund would do for ordinary people. I told him how I noticed that funding for defence had increased 5 times but the same cannot be said for provisions aimed at promoting collective bargaining, training or job security. 1/7

Your body, your choice!
#Abortion is a human right, and we cannot afford to stay silent as the right wing tries to roll back progress.
The autonomy and freedom of women are under threat, and it is more important than ever to stand up and speak out for the right to self-determination.

Tijdens de laatste plenaire vergadering hebben we een interessant debat gevoerd over de betekenis van “veiligheid”. Veiligheid betekent ook investeren in onze hulpdiensten, in goede huisvesting, in gezondheidszorg, en veilige zekere banen.