Hilde Vautmans

MEP @hildevautmans.bsky.social “Seksueel geweld in #OostCongo gedraagt zich als een virus dat zich steeds verder verspreidt wanneer gerechtigheid uitblijft.” Een recent VN-rapport over situatie in Oost-Congo documenteert systematisch geweld tegen vrouwen. 👇 broederlijkdelen.be/nieuws/oorlo...

Vautmans “We kunnen Europa enkel beschermen met een Europees leger” • Hilde Vautmans Hilde Vautmans (Renew Europe, Open Vld): “Het rapport over de “European Defence Industry Programme “ is een stap in de goede richting: we versterken onze industrie door […]

EDIP is gestemd. Een stap vooruit, maar lang niet genoeg.

Europa heeft leiderschap nodig en een eigen defensiestrategie.

Geen ad-hoc projectjes meer: produceer en koop defensie alles samen, richting één Europees leger.

Alleen zo kunnen we onszelf verdedigen. 🇪🇺💪

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🌈 A landmark moment for equality in Europe 🌍

The European Court of Justice has ruled that same-sex marriages must be recognised across the EU. A necessary and powerful step forward for freedom, dignity and human rights in Europe.

Timely gathering of Pan-African Parliament #PAP and @europarl.europa.eu Members in Midrand 🇿🇦 ahead of the next 7th #AUEU25 Summit, Luanda.

@younousomarjee.bsky.social @hildevautmans.bsky.social Merja Kyllönen @ingeborgterlaak.bsky.social a.o.

#parliamentarydiplomacy

Renew Europe calls for urgent European Parliament… - Renew Europe We are the pro-European political group in the European Parliament fighting for your freedom and civil rights while securing economic growth and jobs.

Sudan faces a humanitarian catastrophe 🇸🇩

We call for an urgent debate & decisive 🇪🇺 action

Silence is complicity: we must demand a ceasefire, aid access & accountability

@hildevautmans.bsky.social @barryandrewsmep.bsky.social @charlesgoerens.bsky.social @jcoetjen.bsky.social👇
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Texts adopted - Arbitrary arrest and torture of Belgian-Portuguese researcher Joseph Figueira Martin in the Central African Republic - Thursday, 10 July 2025

Belgian-Portuguese aid worker Joseph was wrongfully convicted after a show trial in 🇨🇫. 🇪🇺 cannot look away. #FreeJosephFigueiraMartin

@hildevautmans.bsky.social: “I am in contact with his family, monitoring his situation”

@europarl.europa.eu demands his release 👇
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EU enlargement: concrete prospects for some candidates - Renew Europe We are the pro-European political group in the European Parliament fighting for your freedom and civil rights while securing economic growth and jobs.

@martakos.ec.europa.eu's enlargement package highlights progress by aspiring EU states

Enlargement must be paired with reform to strengthen & unify 🇪🇺

Reform is crucial to make 🇪🇺 fit for purpose as it grows

Petras Auštrevičius @hildevautmans.bsky.social @sandrogozi.bsky.social
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Renew Europe condemns electoral fraud and violent… - Renew Europe We are the pro-European political group in the European Parliament fighting for your freedom and civil rights while securing economic growth and jobs.

Renew Europe denounces electoral fraud & violent repression in Tanzania

The 🇹🇿 elections were marred by intimidation & silenced voices

We call for Tundu Lissu’s release & protection for those standing against oppression!

@hildevautmans.bsky.social @barryandrewsmep.bsky.social
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🇳🇱 Vandaag kiest Nederland. Succes aan @vvdonline.bsky.social & @d66.nl

Het vorige kabinet toonde aan: samenwerken met extreemrechts werkt niet.

Vooruitgang voor Nederland én voor Europa vraagt om een pro-Europese, liberale koers in het midden.

EU-Africa : equal partnership ahead of Luanda summit - Renew Europe We are the pro-European political group in the European Parliament fighting for your freedom and civil rights while securing economic growth and jobs.

Renew Europe sets a new vision for EU–Africa relations

We call for
🌍Transparent investments aligned with African priorities
👩‍🎓Youth in the spotlight
💪Strengthening women's rights

@hildevautmans.bsky.social @barryandrewsmep.bsky.social @charlesgoerens.bsky.social
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The beginning of the release of Israeli hostages is a first moment of relief and humanity. Now every term of the agreement must be honored, fully, immediately, and by all sides. True security and dignity can only come through a negotiated two-state solution.

The EU must ensure accountability and act for real peace. Member states should recognise the State of Palestine. Only two democratic states, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security can end this cycle of injustice.

The ceasefire must be immediate and made permanent. Every hostage must be freed. Humanitarian aid must enter Gaza now. The agreement and international law must be upheld, and those who violate them must face consequences.

We welcome the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. It is a crucial step, but not the end. Caution is needed. The violence must not resume, and the world must stay alert.

The EU is talking about a “drone wall” now. Good, but it’s not enough. We need a real European defence union with counter-drone capabilities built in: to intercept and neutralise.

Our citizens deserve credible protection, not patchwork defences.

EU to move forward with plans for drone wall amid Russian incursions Ministers aim to bolster defences after spate of airspace violations, amid rising momentum for €140bn loan to Ukraine

On my way to Estonia 🇪🇪, at the doorstep of Russian provocations. We’ve seen drone incursions and airspace violations sweep from Poland to Denmark and into the Baltics.

We must ensure that humanitarian aid reaches every person, that all parties involved respect international law & that we begin the path toward a two-state solution by recognizing the State of Palestine-once all hostages have been released & with the condition that Hamas play no role in Gaza’s future

Yet, as Parliament underlined in its resolution last week, much more will be needed. Economic sanctions alone are not enough.

Netanyahu must come back from the brink or face costly… - Renew Europe Renew Europe welcomes the European Commission's proposal for economic sanctions against Israel as a necessary first step towards ensuring accountability…

I can only welcome the Commission’s proposal and urge all EU Member States to support it by immediately reintroducing tariffs on Israeli goods and by approving the proposed sanctions against terrorist organisation Hamas, and against Israeli ministers and settlers.

No woman should ever fear walking home, no matter the street, no matter the hour.
Lisa’s murder is a brutal reminder that we still have a long way to go. We call on Member States and the European Commission to take urgent, concrete action against gender-based violence.

Renew Europe demands urgent action as Gaza faces… - Renew Europe While the Israeli government has just called for the evacuation of Gaza City, taking the reckless risk of further aggravating the humanitarian crisis, the…

Renew Europe demands urgent action as Gaza faces catastrophic suffering and famine!

@hildevautmans.bsky.social: This famine is not a natural disaster, it is a political act, and Europe must respond with political courage.

Read more 👇
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Enough is enough.

In Gaza, innocent people, children, babies are being killed every day, and Europe remains silent.

@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu: You must act. Now.This is a matter of humanity. History is watching.

Let us stand on the right side of it.

De motie van wantrouwen tegen Ursula von der Leyen is verworpen. Nu terug aan het werk. Waar het echt over moet gaan: minder regulitis, meer koopkracht en bouwen aan een sterke Europese defensie om onze welvaart te beschermen. 🇪🇺

De ware bedoeling achter deze motie is het ondermijnen van Europa. Daarom zal ik donderdag tegen deze motie stemmen.

Toen we midden in een scherpe vaccinrace zaten met het VK, de VS en Israël, heeft de Commissie snel geschakeld en gezorgd voor vaccins voor alle Europeanen. Dat was een krachttoer.

De motie van wantrouwen tegen de Commissie-von der Leyen is slechte symboolpolitiek.

Extreemrechts heeft er altijd moeite mee wanneer Europa levert voor haar burgers.

Hungary’s first-ever banned Pride, by Orban’s order.

He got the opposite of what he wanted.

He got exactly what he deserved.

200.000 marched. Largest Pride in Hungarian history. 🇭🇺🏳️‍🌈

De vrijheid om jezelf te zijn, om lief te hebben wie je wil, om vreedzaam samen te komen: dát is Europa! En waar die vrijheden in gevaar zijn, daar moeten wij liberalen zijn. Ook als dat gepaard gaat met tal van veiligheidsmaatregelen.

Wie toetreedt tot de Unie, doet dat ook voor onze waarden en normen. Onze rechtstaat is geen menukaart.

Daarom reizen we met 70 collega’s van het Europees Parlement naar Hongarije. Omdat we niet buigen voor wie de waarden van onze Unie uitholt, zeker niet voor een lidstaat die dat probeert.