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 »

Letter concerning EU-US Dialogue on China

To The President of the European Commission & Vice-President of the European Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Dear Excellencies, We, the co-chairs… Weiterlesen »

Letter to EU telecom and trade ministers and to European Commissioners Thierry Breton, Margrethe Vestager and Valdis Dombrovskis

We, the undersigned Members of the European Parliament from five different political groups, share a common concern regarding 5G security in Europe and unfair competition between European and Chinese 5G… Weiterlesen »

Berg-Karabach und die Verantwortung der EU | BÜTIS WOCHE

30 Jahre lang war der Konflikt zwischen Aserbaidschan und Armenien über Berg-Karabach eine nicht verheilte Wunde. Jetzt ist sie wieder brutal aufgerissen und vertieft worden. In einer Analyse des Moskauer… Weiterlesen »