#frans timmermans

[purple-beans]

Going to talk about the state of Dutch politics again. If you ever pay attention to them, please let it be now.

So like. We're now about 18 hours after the polls closed. The PVV has gained 2 more seats than even the exit polls estimated. The major left-wing parties have both immediately positioned themselves as opposition parties, so unless a big shift happens, the slight hope for a center government is pretty much shot through. We are looking at a (far) right cabinet that is going to do their best to fuck everything up and reverse even the little bits of progress that the past half a dozen or so center-right cabinets still managed to pull off.

And yeah I know that Wilders has been acting like he's going to be "milder" than he's been in the past. And I know that half of what the PVV wants they can't do from a simple constitutional and legal standpoint. But the fact is that they got 37 out of 150 seats. Almost a quarter of our electorate. OVER 2.4 MILLION PEOPLE, are apparently willing to agree with the hateful, islamophobic, racist, queerphobic, climate-denying, insane fucking ideas of Geert Wilders and his PVV. Or at the very least, they're willing to be okay with it. Sure not all of them will agree, but a FUCKING QUARTER OF OUR POPULATION is willing to say "okay yeah I'm fine with you saying those things. I'm fine with you implementing these ideas." And that's not even considering those who voted for other parties that hold similar ideals.

That's the worst part of all this to me. I am dreading a far right government. I am dreading which changes they WILL be able to implement. But above all I'm terrified of knowing that over a quarter of our fucking country is just, okay with it. A quarter of the country is willing to vote for the "less morrocans" guy. A quarter of the country is willing to vote for the guy wanting to ban islam. Wanting to pretty much stop taking in any refugees and sending them all back. Wanting to ban fucking LGBT education and what not. I am not even close to being their primary target. Sure I'm trans and queer and what not. But I'm still white and Dutch. I fear not just for myself. I fear way more for those in this country who look at this election, and see a party who downright says they don't belong here. They will face more hate. And I can't do much about that. But the least I can do is not shut up. I can try and show them that there are still plenty people here who do stand with them. And while I don't agree with him on some things, I do agree with Frans Timmermans in saying that at this point, we need to stand up straight, we need to look at the people who feel they might not belong in this country, and tell them we Have. Their. Backs.

And I know there's more shit going on in the world. I know most people on this site don't care much for Dutch politics. But I need to talk about it for once because honestly it's fucking terrifying. We looked on when Trump got elected. We spread your news on all that. Maybe this once, now our own Trump has pretty much won here, you'll look to our country, and at least, see what's going on. It might not be a war or anything on that order of magnitude. But it still fucking matters

[dadsinsuits]

Frans Timmermans

[older-is-better]

Frans Timmermans.

[ludwinas]

Poorly aged tweet huh

[birilio]

Goed HeiligFrans

[aorticarchnemesis]

Frans Timmermans MPREG

[rafaeltheraven]

Het gaat wel heel slecht met GroenLinks

[soon-palestine]

THE HAGUE

Dutch lawmakers on Friday called for a probe into allegations of espionage and intimidation by Israel to obstruct International Criminal Court (ICC) investigations into Israeli officials.

A written question submitted by House of Representatives member Kati Piri urged ministers to investigate the alleged activities. Piri is a member of the Green Left-Labor Party alliance, led by former European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans.

A query, which received backing from other Green Left and Labor Party members, was directed at Foreign Minister Hanke Bruins Slot, Interior and Kingdom Relations Minister Hugo de Jonge and Justice and Security Minister Dilan Yesilgoz-Zegerius.

Citing international media reports, the motion requested that the three ministries, along with Dutch intelligence services, look into Israel's alleged espionage and intimidation efforts against the ICC.

The efforts are reportedly aimed at disrupting investigations into war crimes committed in Palestinian territories.

Special responsibility

The motion stressed that as the host state of the ICC, which is based in The Hague, the Netherlands has a duty to prevent any attacks or threats against the international court.

It questioned how Dutch authorities plan to ensure that ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan and Court judges can operate independently and without interference.

The motion also took note of an incident involving former ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, whose home in The Hague was searched by two individuals believed to be working for Israeli intelligence.

Bensouda had reported the incident to Dutch authorities.

Piri's motion also requested that the ministers disclose the number of complaints received from the ICC, Palestinian non-governmental organizations and individuals about intimidation, bribery, blackmail or espionage attempts by Israel or other countries since 2015.

Sabotage of ICC investigations

The motion asserted that Israel's alleged espionage activities are intended to sabotage the ICC's investigations into crimes committed by Israeli officials in Palestinian territories.

It raised concern about whether witnesses to the crimes might feel intimidated to testify before the ICC and questioned whether the Netherlands could adequately protect witnesses and victims.

The motion called on Dutch ministers to clarify their stance on the Israeli government's designation of six Palestinian human rights groups as "terrorist organizations" in October 2021.

It requested an assessment of the designations and of allegations against the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees, or UNRWA.

Furthermore, it demands an investigation into the possible involvement of Israel's diplomatic mission in The Hague in alleged intimidation activities against the ICC.

"Will you summon the Israeli ambassador to demand an explanation and convey the message that espionage and intimidation campaigns on Dutch soil are unacceptable?" it asked.

It called for an investigation into whether Israel has committed crimes aimed at obstructing the administration of justice, referring to Article 70 of the Rome Statute, the ICC's founding treaty, which regulates crimes against the administration of justice.

[falcemartello]

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Gli europei si stanno ribellando contro Net Zero

Negli ultimi dieci anni circa, i politici tradizionali di tutta Europa hanno smesso di promettere di migliorare il tenore di vita dei loro elettori.

Invece, si sono vantati dei loro piani per limitarlo.

Hanno esaltato le virtù di un costo della vita più elevato, della deindustrializzazione e delle restrizioni alle libertà personali.

E si aspettavano che la maggior parte delle persone non se ne sarebbe preoccupata o forse addirittura se ne sarebbe accorta, perché tutto ciò doveva essere fatto in nome del "salvataggio del pianeta" dal cambiamento climatico.

Ma nel 2023, quel consenso dell’élite verde si è schiantato sulla Terra.

La crescente rabbia pubblica nei confronti di Net Zero ha iniziato a scuotere un'élite politica compiacente. In effetti, l’opposizione al greenismo è oggi uno dei principali motori del populismo europeo.

Ha portato la gente in strada, con le proteste degli agricoltori nei Paesi Bassi e Irlanda e, più recentemente, Germania. E ha ispirato una serie di rivolte alle urne.

A novembre, Geert Wilders, attaccabrighe dell'estrema destra e scettico sul clima, ha ottenuto una vittoria elettorale shock, sconfiggendo il suo rivale più vicino, Frans Timmermans, l'architetto e il volto delle politiche climatiche dell'UE.

In Germania, una disputa sulle pompe di calore ha recentemente minacciato di far cadere il governo, di cui il Partito dei Verdi è uno dei partner minori della coalizione.

La “legge sul riscaldamento” proposta dalla Germania avrebbe vietato l’installazione di nuove caldaie a gasolio e gas.

Inoltre, questo costo doveva essere imposto a una nazione che si sta già riprendendo da una grave crisi energetica, dove le bollette delle famiglie sono tra le più alte d'Europa e dove industrie critiche stanno chiudendo a causa degli esorbitanti costi energetici.

Più o meno nello stesso periodo, dall'altra parte della Manica, il presidente francese Emmanuel Macron ha chiesto una "pausa" nelle nuove norme ambientali.

Aveva già imparato a sue spese che il pubblico non sopporterà politiche ambientali rigorose.

Nel 2018 e nel 2019, un'eco-tassa sul carburante ha scatenato proteste gilets jaunes durate un anno la ribellione pubblica più significativa avvenuta in Francia dal maggio ’68.

La classe politica deve riconoscere che gli elettori non vogliono pagare bollette energetiche più alte, pagare una cifra esorbitante per l’uso della propria auto o installare pompe di calore costose e inaffidabili invece delle affidabili caldaie a gas.

Come hanno dimostrato le rivolte dello scorso anno, nessun discorso sul “salvare il pianeta” potrà cambiare la situazione. L’opinione pubblica non si lascerà ingannare dai tentativi di etichettare l’austerità come “verde”.

Nel 2024, abbiamo bisogno di una nuova politica che metta gli standard di vita delle persone al centro. L’abbandono di Net Zero sarebbe il punto di partenza perfetto.

(da un art. di Fraser Myers – Spiked)

[dadsinsuits]

Frans Timmermans

[mariacallous]

Summary of the evening

Dutch voters cast their ballots in a snap parliamentary election on Wednesday called after the collapse of the outgoing coalition government headed by Mark Rutte.

Geert Wilders’ far-right, anti-Islam Party for Freedom (PVV) is on course to be the largest party in the Dutch parliament, according to exit polls, in a major electoral upset whose reverberations will be felt around Europe.

It is unclear whether Wilders – who has always been shut out of government – will be able to win enough support to form a coalition. He said this evening that “no party can ignore us any longer”.

Exit polling put the PVV at 35 seats. The Green-Labour alliance, led by Frans Timmermans, has 25 seats, while the People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), led by Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius, got 24 seats, according to the polling.

Yeşilgöz-Zegerius said “it is big lesson to politicians. They haven’t listened enough to the people and haven’t offered enough workable solutions”.

Far right figures from across the continent, including Marine Le Pen, Matteo Salvini and Santiago Abascal, celebrated the PVV’s performance.

Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, said that “the winds of change are here”.

Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, said the Dutch election is “a reminder to progressives everywhere – the continued threat of the far-right is real and on our doorstep”.

Read more here and stay tuned for more coverage on the Guardian site.

[birilio]

Doodeng.

[spinvisfan]

een column van een recente opdracht voor school. zelf niet uiterst tevreden over, maar deze column is dan ook in een uur gemaakt terwijl ik ziek was en voor motivatie en adrenalinestimulatie Mao Zedong's propagandalied herhalend op de achtergrond had aangezet.

Dick schuift, Dick Schoof

Kabinet-Schoof is tot nu toe iets meer dan 100 dagen bezig, alleen is de vraag hoe lang de ministers, staatssecretarissen en Tweede Kamerleden het nog vol gaan en kunnen houden. Het is een complete ramp in Den Haag; Niemand in de Tweede Kamer is tevreden met de nieuwe minister-premier, het gaat al wekenlang flink tekeer op Twitter en ook in de kamer zelf hangt een diep verdeelde, ongezellige sfeer.

De ster van het nieuwe kabinet, de partijloze Dick Schoof, heeft het afgelopen weken niet makkelijk gehad. Al in de eerste week – tijdens het eerste, belangrijke debat - werd hij van alle kanten aangevallen door onder andere Frans Timmermans, Dilan Yeşilgöz, Pieter Omtzigt en Geert Wilders, die geeneens in de oppositie zitten. Naast dat hij gelijk een harde ontgroening moest doorstaan voor zijn nieuwe titel en dat vrijwel zijn hele kabinet ongelukkig is met deze dieptrieste omstandigheden, spreekt hij de mensen buiten het kabinet ook niet echt aan. Voordat hij zijn titel kreeg en zelfs nu nog, wist en weet bijna niemand wie Dick Schoof was. Het is dan ook erg komisch dat zijn achternaam zijn irrelevantie al aanduidt. Dit is best logisch, aangezien hij - naast dat hij hiervoor bij de geheime dienst heeft gewerkt – eigenlijk een erg karakterloze man zonder mening is. Hij is partijloos, durft geen verantwoordelijkheid voor iets te nemen en is daardoor ook allergisch voor het woord ‘ik’, en zelfs nu, terwijl het kabinet hem zo hard nodig heeft bij de grootste vraagstukken van vandaag, heeft hij geen standpunten over de allerbelangrijkste punten waar dit kabinet mee aan de slag moet.

Wat opvallend is aan deze hele situatie is de openbare felheid van PVV-leider Geert Wilders tegen Schoof. Hij noemde het optreden van de gloednieuwe premier “slappe hap”, zei in een interview in het AD dat premier Schoof “absoluut niet de baas is” en beweert ook dat Schoof niet ingreep toen er door de oppositie werd gezegd dat er “twee racisten” in de kamer zitten, hoewel dat niet ver van de waarheid ligt. Wilders was altijd erg enthousiast over de functie minister-premier, maar sinds dat hij die rol af moest staan aan Schoof door onenigheid in het kabinet, is hij extreem negatief tegenover de premier, en zelfs tegen zijn eigen ministers. Het lijkt erop dat Wilders flink op zijn teentjes is getrapt.

Ook Pieter Omtzigt heeft recent totaal geen goede indruk gemaakt. Hij vindt dat wij als Nederlands massaal meer kinderen moeten maken, vertelde hij. Niet alleen is dit een absurd voorstel als je kijkt naar de huidige toestand van het land in termen van de woningnood, studieboetes, hogere rentes en inflatie, maar ook omdat er ook al erg lang gezeikt wordt door het kabinet zelf dat het land te vol is en dat er een asielcrisis is. Die asielcrisis waar onder andere minister Faber het al heel lang over heeft, is er ook helemaal niet; Alleen als er meer Nederlandse kinderen worden gebaard, zal het te vol zitten en kunnen de ministers eindelijk doorgaan met hun inhumane asielplannetje.

In meer dan 100 dagen is er nog steeds niks bereikt, maar goed, het kabinet zit er ‘nog maar’ 100 dagen. Wat wel opvallend is, is dat er op de kern van dit kabinet, namelijk asiel, nog steeds geen wet in gang is gezet. Het wordt afwachten hoe lang het kabinet en de Tweede Kamer dit nog kunnen verdragen, vooral als je ziet dat de disharmonie in Den Haag alleen maar toeneemt. Het kabinet staat tot nu toe nog overeind, maar eigenlijk was het al ingestort begonnen.

[sluttyfranzkafka]

giiiiiirl my dutch homies frans timmermans current european commissioner actually did it he's running for prime minister for the combined parties of pvda and groenlinks. I wasn't sure he'd want to do that because he has such a big career that he'd have to gamble with for the chance of being prime minister, but he did it and acknowledged that it's at the risk of just being present in the tweede kamer instead if they don't win. like he's going for it. girls this is genuinely monumental. pvda and groenlinks have been attempting this fusion for many years and they DID IT and instead of either party's biggest current name, they enlisted THE frans timmermans current european commissioner because they know the Dutch people if nothing else love a big stable name in politics (see, infamous Mark Rutte still winner of 13 years), and because frans timmermans can unite them as two parties becoming one. this is huge I NEED you all to vote for this. THIS is the path to change that we've been trying to get for the past 13 years this is THE way to ACTUALLY achieve in a green and left progressive future with a focus on both climate and the working class for our country I promise you I swear this is so big if he makes it. If the pvda/groenlinks fusion with frans timmermans as a figurehead make it, it will be the biggest thing in Dutch politics of the past decade. Do NOT get apathetic on me now they are out there risking everything for this future and it is achievable.

[thoughtlessarse]

Leading left-wing parties across Europe have ruled out alliances with the far right and pledged to “relentlessly combat hatred, racism and xenophobia” ahead of European parliamentary elections likely to see significant gains by hardline nationalists. “Turbulent times require a clear course and a firm attitude. They do not tolerate vagueness or cowardice,” said the joint appeal, published on Thursday and shared with the Guardian. “The time has come to become democrats of combat, no longer of habit or comfort.” Signatories included MEP Raphaël Glucksmann, who heads the French Socialist party’s list for the June election, and Frans Timmermans, a former European Commission vice-president and leading member of the Dutch Labour party (PvdA). Others to join the appeal were Paul Magnette of the Belgian Socialist party (PS), Nicolas Schmit, lead candidate of Europe’s Socialists & Democrats (S&D) for the job of European Commission president, the Spanish Socialist Iratxe García, German Social Democrat Katarina Barley, Poland’s Robert Biedroń and Italy’s Elly Schlein. “While the far right is progressing throughout Europe, we solemnly commit not to give up on our democratic, humanist and united principles,” the leftists’ statement said, pledging “to build a strong barrier against the far right” at all levels.

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