Tineke Strik- EUtweets

Tineke Strik (GroenLinks) Tue 14 Mar 2023, 18:25

Always good to welcome friends of the Macedonian Parliament @SobranieRSM to Strasbourg. We discussed how to support and guarantee a smooth EU integration process of the country.

Hopefully Macedonians can be welcomed in this house as MEPs instead of guests as soon as possible.

Tineke Strik (GroenLinks) Tue 14 Mar 2023, 18:21

Always good to welcome friends of the Macedonian Parliament, @SobranieRSM, to Strasbourg. We discussed how to support and guarantee a smooth EU integration process of the country.

Hopefully Macedonians can be welcomed in this house as MEPs instead of guests as soon as possible.

Tineke Strik (GroenLinks) Tue 14 Mar 2023, 16:32

+1In 2021 Hungary introduced its anti-LGBTI law. Finally the EU Commission is taking action by bringing Hungary to court.

Together with my colleagues I'm calling on all EU-countries to join this case. To show Orbán that there's no space for hate and discrimination in the EU.

Tineke Strik (GroenLinks) Mon 13 Mar 2023, 22:45

De ambtenaren zijn er al uit. Nu nog een daadkrachtig kabinet dat de reductie van broeikasgassen serieus wil bereiken.

Tineke Strik (GroenLinks) Mon 13 Mar 2023, 16:20

Premier Rutte vindt Tunesië een prima land om EU’s grenzen te bewaken en ‘onze’ vluchtelingen op te vangen. Ondertussen laat president Saïed alle zwarte inwoners ontslaan en met geweld het land uitzetten. theguardian.com/commentisf­ree/…­

Tineke Strik (GroenLinks) Thu 9 Mar 2023, 17:44

Luister terug naar gesprek over Sunak’s onrechtmatige en onuitvoerbare plan om migranten zonder enig onderzoek weg te sturen. En over Rutte’s gedroomde deals met Afrikaanse landen. Hij normaliseert niet alleen het extreemrechtse gedachtengoed van Meloni, hij draagt het zelf uit.

Tineke Strik (GroenLinks) Thu 9 Mar 2023, 17:19

Het gesprek is hier terug te luisteren!

vpro.nl/programmas/bur…

Tineke Strik (GroenLinks) Thu 9 Mar 2023, 16:14

Follow these live-stream tweets on hearing in the General EU Court in a case against Frontex, which returned Syrian refugees while they awaited the decision on their asylum claim. Key case to strengthen accountability for Frontex.

Tineke Strik (GroenLinks) Thu 9 Mar 2023, 15:11

Belangrijke zitting vandaag in Luxemburg: Frontex wordt aangeklaagd voor het terugsturen van vluchtelingen die nog in asielprocedure zaten. Hopelijk bevestigt het Hof de eigen verantwoordelijkheid van Frontex voor respecteren van mensenrechten. nd.nl/varia/varia/11…

Tineke Strik (GroenLinks) Wed 8 Mar 2023, 17:30

If the Home Secretary scolds and defames officials who do their job by making clear that deporting boat migrants is in breach of international law, she is either incompetent or a threat to the rule of law. Probably both.

Tineke Strik (GroenLinks) Wed 8 Mar 2023, 15:14

On Woman’s day, I keep thinking with great sadness of all the women in Afghanistan and Iran, where authorities trample their human rights on a daily basis. Also tomorrow, they need our strong commitment and solidarity, until the day they are free.

Tineke Strik (GroenLinks) Tue 7 Mar 2023, 09:50

The worrying decision by the RS government to criminalise defamation seriously shrinks the space for media and damages the Rule of Law. This cannot happen in an EU candidate country.

The government should be urged to withdraw this decision. EU funds to RS should remain frozen.

Tineke Strik (GroenLinks) Mon 6 Mar 2023, 14:53

Chemische aanvallen op eigen burgers, kinderen die naar school gaan: het Iraanse regime haat zijn eigen bevolking. Hoe veel verder moet het gaan voordat internationale gemeenschap alle middelen uit de kast haalt om de Iraanse burgers te redden?!

Tineke Strik (GroenLinks) Sat 4 Mar 2023, 20:18

Ethnic cleansing in Tunisia. ‘President’ Saied dehumanises and expels Sub-Saharan Africans, encouraged by the Meloni government. What a dreadful result of externalising border control. koraki.org/post/tunisia-b…

Tineke Strik (GroenLinks) Sat 4 Mar 2023, 15:44

But civil society & legal experts are fighting back! Instead of the Polish government’s sham reforms, they have draft laws ready that can actually rectify the wrongs and & restore #RuleofLaw. The EU should listen to & support them as allies in upholding EU values 2/2.

Tineke Strik (GroenLinks) Sat 4 Mar 2023, 15:44

In today’s #EuropeanIdeasLab panel on #RuleOfLaw in Poland I spoke about how @EU_Commission &MS have looked away so long that backsliding has cemented. All fundamentals are dismantled: independent judiciary, media freedom, civic space, rights of women, LGBTIQs, refugees etc 1/2

Tineke Strik (GroenLinks) Fri 3 Mar 2023, 17:05

Very glad to have spoken with @LeijtensFrontex on his 3rd day as @Frontex ED. We had a frank and fruitful exchange about the importance of increased transparency and accountability of the Agency, as well the structural changes needed to ensure fundamental rights compliance.

Tineke Strik (GroenLinks) Fri 3 Mar 2023, 15:46

Today, I had a sobering yet inspiring conversation with Hanna Machińska, who was recently dismissed as Deputy Ombudsperson in Poland. It’s highly concerning to witness how the independence of the Ombudsoffice -such a vital institution for the #RuleofLaw - is now also under threat

Tineke Strik (GroenLinks) Wed 1 Mar 2023, 16:45

Happy independence day Bosnia and Herzegovina! Let us ensure that we draw the lessons from the bloody past, and work towards a fully inclusive and democratic Bosnian society. And consequently, be warmly welcomed into the EU.

Tineke Strik (GroenLinks) Wed 1 Mar 2023, 16:21

@EP_Justice Especially, if one considers that the process take years, thus when people are finally able to lay claim to their right to education, they are no longer minors and their needs once more remain unanswered. (2/2)

Tineke Strik (GroenLinks) Wed 1 Mar 2023, 16:20

@EP_Justice Parwana Amiri stressed that the biggest problem she ever faced was not only the humanitarian situation in refugee camps, like Moria, but the lack of educational opportunities. (1/2)

Tineke Strik (GroenLinks) Wed 1 Mar 2023, 16:06

@EP_Justice Nasiri: "At the same time Ukrainian kids can go to school and are offered places to stay. That’s great, they need it. But we all need it, we are all children.

So I urge you: please be the change for all children on the move."

Tineke Strik (GroenLinks) Wed 1 Mar 2023, 16:00

@EP_Justice Nasiri: "I heard that one of my friends killed himself by throwing himself into a river in Bosnia. He was only 15 years old. Another close friend committed suicide in BE due to stress. Like them, there are many other children on the move in distress, while one needs protection."

Tineke Strik (GroenLinks) Wed 1 Mar 2023, 15:00

@EP_Justice Nasiri: “After a two-year-long journey, I arrived in my new country Belgium, and could finally ask for asylum.

I thought: now my new life can start; I can finally go to school or have some rest. I could become a child again.

How wrong I was about that..”

Tineke Strik (GroenLinks) Wed 1 Mar 2023, 14:58

@EP_Justice Nasiri: “I slept in forests, on streets, under bridges, in unbuilt houses and tents in the cold. And in refugee camps in between hundreds of adult men. I felt scared and lost. The journey had a huge impact on me and I asked for protection in many countries, but no-one helped me.”

Tineke Strik (GroenLinks) Wed 1 Mar 2023, 14:57

@EP_Justice Sajid Khan Nasiri: “The Taliban killed my father, so my family decided that I should leave Afghanistan for Europe. They said: you will be safe.

I didn’t know that going to Europe was the most dangerous thing I would ever do in my life.”

Tineke Strik (GroenLinks) Wed 1 Mar 2023, 14:39

Starting now: the important @EP_Justice hearing on children's rights on the move. It's crucial to hear from the people that faced violence at our borders, like Sajid Khan Nasiri and Parwana Amiri, about how changeling it was to find a safe path to Europe.

multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstreamin…

Tineke Strik (GroenLinks) Wed 1 Mar 2023, 12:36

@OxfamEU @GCRefugees Het is hoog tijd dat de Europese Commissie beter handhaaft tegen deze grove schendingen van Europese verplichtingen, waaronder het recht op asiel, en waarborgt dat lidstaten hulpverleners en mensenrechtenverdedigers beschermen in plaats van vervolgen. 3/3

Tineke Strik (GroenLinks) Wed 1 Mar 2023, 12:35

Veel dieper dan dit kunnen we niet zinken. Om daar aandacht voor te vragen en de EU op te roepen om harder op te treden tegen pushbacks en tegen het strafbaar stellen van hulpverlening, organiseerde ik, samen met @OxfamEU en @GCRefugees, een evenement in het Europarlement. 2/3

Tineke Strik (GroenLinks) Wed 1 Mar 2023, 12:34

Vorige maand stonden 24 hulpverleners, waaronder Pieter Wittenberg, terecht op Lesbos voor het bieden van noodhulp aan vluchtelingen. Dit is niet alleen in strijd met internationale verplichtingen, maar zendt ook de gevaarlijke boodschap dat medemenselijkheid wordt bestraft. 1/3

Tineke Strik (GroenLinks) Mon 27 Feb 2023, 17:22

Great to see this #WalkoutIRI at the @UN_HRC when #Iran’s foreign minister started his speech. To stop Iran’s repression, we need more unity, consistency and effective sanctions.

Tineke Strik (GroenLinks) Sat 25 Feb 2023, 16:31

St Louis fishermen explained that, as EU ships are overfishing the Senegalese waters and BP exploits coastal gas fields, they massively lose their jobs.

Instead of building fences and sending Frontex abroad, it's high time to deeply reflect on the consequences of our own action.

Tineke Strik (GroenLinks) Sat 25 Feb 2023, 10:40

@qadershafiq Gecondoleerd Qadar met dit enorme verlies. Hopelijk vind je troost in de mooie herinneringen aan en met haar.

Tineke Strik (GroenLinks) Sat 25 Feb 2023, 10:16

Heel goed dat OM deze wrede mensenhandelaren vervolgt. Migranten zijn vogelvrij in Libië en staan bloot aan foltering en slavernij. Toch betaalt de EU de Libische kustwacht om migranten die het land ontvluchten, terug te brengen naar deze hel. Dat moet onmiddellijk stoppen.

Tineke Strik (GroenLinks) Fri 24 Feb 2023, 16:17

At the border between Mauritania and Senegal, the local Red Cross receiving returned migrants lacks funds and even has to collect money from locals for food and medical care.

They get zero EU assistance, while on the contrary, local border police is given high tech equipment.