After election day, we will take a closer look at the preliminary outcome of the U.S. presidential elections and its consequences for transatlantic relations. Please join our event next week… Weiterlesen »
Letter to President Sassoli concerning acquisition of Chinese tech
Dear President Sassoli, We would like to request clarification concerning the Deutsche Welle report that the European Parliament acquired thermal imaging cameras from the Chinese company Hikvision, as part of… Weiterlesen »
#178 Kon-nek-ti-vi-tät, was ist das? | BÜTIS WOCHE
Diese Woche habe ich den Entwurf zu meinem Bericht für den Auswärtigen Ausschuss des Europäischen Parlaments über die europäische „Konnektivitätsstrategie“ abgegeben. Mit nicht ganz 9000 Zeichen, das ist das formale… Weiterlesen »
DRAFT REPORT on Connectivity and EU-Asia relations
This week I submitted the draft of my report for the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament on the European “Connectivity Strategy”. You can find my Draft Report… Weiterlesen »
JOINT STATEMENT ON DHS PROPOSAL ON “I VISAS” | Proposal by 29 MEP to US Department for Homeland Security
A proposal to change the way the US manages visas for foreign journalists threatens to seriously jeopardise the exercise of journalistic freedom. We, the undersigned, urge the Department for Homeland… Weiterlesen »
Joint Letter | the EU must impose an import ban on Chinese companies using forced labour
Dear President von der Leyen, Dear Vice-President Dombrovskis, For years, the Chinese regime has been detaining millions of human beings in camps, just because they were born Uyghurs. For years,… Weiterlesen »
Sitzungswoche aus dem Arbeitszimmer | Bütis Plenarnotizen Oktober 2020
In den Sitzungswochen des Europäischen Parlaments gibt es statt einer Bütis Woche meine Plenarnotizen, kleine, subjektive Videoberichte über die Themen der Woche. In dieser Woche habe ich an der Sitzungswoche… Weiterlesen »
European Parliamentarians’ Joint Letter to President El Sisi for the Release of Egyptian Political Prisoners Amidst COVID
Dear President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, We write this letter to express our grave concern about the continued detention of prisoners of conscience in Egypt. Particularly at a time of… Weiterlesen »
INVITATION I ECA report presentation: The EU’s response to China’s state-driven investment strategy I 28 October
China has been implementing a “state-driven investment strategy” to enable a strong export-driven economy since the 1980s. The European Court of Auditors (ECA) looked at the EU’s response to this… Weiterlesen »
Letter to HR Borrell regarding donor’s conference for democratic Belarus
Mr Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative Vice President of the European Commission Dear High Representative, The situation in Belarus remains very difficult. For three months now, the women and men… Weiterlesen »
Letter regarding handing over surveillance drones to Belarus
Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania, Saulius Skvernelis Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, Olivér Várhelyi Dear Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis, Dear Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi, We are writing to… Weiterlesen »
Appeal to take action and urge the U.S. government to extend New START
Distinguished Representatives, Distinguished Senators, Dear colleagues, The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) is the only remaining agreement that limits the nuclear forces of the United States of America… Weiterlesen »
