Trump🇺🇸 now basically wants to extort protection money from anyone using the Straight of Hormuz. "That's a nice tanker you have there... it'd be a shame if something happened to it..." If the world were to accept this, where would it stop?

One thing seems to be common for the three first World Cup Quarter finals: they have all had historial beef with each other.

Looks like Strasbourg Airport is (almost) ready to fight off the enemy...

Another day, another TV-interview by Denmark's coolest MEP, @perclausen.bsky.social, from @left.eu. On the agenda: the Housing Crisis, EU's disastrous Chemicals strategy, and the deregulation drive of the Commission.

Intens men venlig diskussion om EU🇪🇺 og landbrugspolitik🚜, når der optages TV-debat 📺 mellem @perclausen.bsky.social (Ø) og @sigridfriis.bsky.social (B).

Why have our media (in Europe) not questioned why our leaders always have to go in supplication to the White House, asks @davekeating.substack.com at today's launch of the For The People think tank.

However, withouy adequate language skills, it is difficult to truly assess the included documents. I also think the book, unintentionally, raises questions about why the EPP-group (and others) were SO insistent on rushing through all the hearings of Commissioner-designates in 2024?

"Commissioner" - the book alleging a sitting EU-Commissioner🇪🇺 used to work for Yogoslavia's secret police🕵‍♂️ I read it, so that you didn't have to😎, and well: - While it can come across as rambling and unfocused, it does seem to raise some questions.

Hvornår påtager I jer ansvaret? Hvornår bliver I voksne? Det spørgsmål stillede @perclausen.bsky.social i dag til EU-Parlamentets højrefløj

France's military quietly taking more of a stance over 🇬🇱, than a traditional ally such as 🇬🇧, is quite telling of Europe today.

Having @buerokratiemonster.bsky.social in the European Parliament TV studio with @left.eu MEPs ... makes this not your average plenary day :-)

It is Tuesday, it is strike time - and right now, protesters are blocking Brussels' Avenue de la Couronne.

The EP is gathered Strasbourg this week - so what could be better than joining the @left.eu press briefing? 💪 ... and here, you can pick up good arguments for showing a lack of confidence in the leadership of the European Commission🇪🇺?

Don't forget to add a cross-group protest action to the warm-up routine.

Progressive MEPs protesting Gaza-inaction outside the Plenary chamber, right before the big SOTEU speech of von der Leyen.

When Putin is your neighbour.

The chairs of four of the European Parliament's political groups, who went to stand up to Orbán at Budapest Pride 🌈🇭🇺 ... it is noticeable which four groups were not there at this level. Or at all.

To think this was less than a week ago...

Somehow he was declared "fit for office" less than a month ago 🤯

Also... the US has an actual bowtie export to Europe? Or, South Carolingian handkerchiefs?

Here ,the head of the @eppgroup.bsky.social is calling the @reneweurope.bsky.social -led government of Slovenia, which also has a PES party in it, for "Far Left". That is some Trump/Orban-level rhetoric...

Det er tirsdag, solen skinner - og vi kan endeligt afsløre denne nyhed: Enhedslisten's @PerClausen.bsky.social skal i dag tiltræde som formand for EU-Parlamentets Økonomiudvalg (ECON), og i den anledning har vi naturligvis et nyt pressebillede klart! #eudk #dkpol enhedslisten.eu/nyheder/per-cl…

Very interesting discussions today with @corporateeurope.bsky.social about lobbying in Brussels and the EU.

Seeing this as you walk around in the EP🇪🇺, does give a bit of QatarGate🇶🇦💰 flashbacks - with the developing HuaweiGate 🇨🇳📱💰 already seeming like it may involve more people. It begs the question: how many more scandals are needed, until we get real lobbying reforms?

The Dutch government being split on the question of the ReArm Europe-plan is remarkle - and it is interesting to see the EPP and PfE-aligned parties opposing it, and the Renew-one in favour.

Dear diary📖. Today at work, I had the privilege to quietly hold up a sign outside a #FarRight "remigration" event in the EP. The sign said 'No pasarán'. This made the people, some of whom that message⛔️ was originally intended for, very, very angry. But they shall not pass. Never again is now.

Nice to hear the Nordic party leaders speaking at @left.eu groupmeeting. The message is clear: there are issues we need to tackle - but we also have the tools to do so!

Just trying to be prepared for current events with these two excellent booms by @footymac.bsky.social and @daviddejong.bsky.social Sadly, they both seem to have relevance outside of the countries they were about.

Well as TAZ just left in,in one of their articles about it "ScheißNaziDrecksKack Pack" taz.de/Migrationsab...

Tuesday in Strasbourg means time for the best press briefing of the week: that of @left.eu 💪