Marc Botenga MEP (@BotengaM) / X

Marc Botenga MEP

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Marc Botenga MEP

@BotengaM

🇧🇪 Député européen @PTBbelgique/@PVDAbelgie 🔻 Vice-président @Left_EU ✊ Les gens d'abord, pas le profit !

Bruxelles, Belgique

Joined January 2013

Marc Botenga MEP
@BotengaM
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Moins de transparence sur les produits toxiques, moins de contrôles, moins de temps pour évaluer l'impact sur la santé et la sécurité au travail. Le deal sur le paquet européen Omnibus Défense est une mauvaise nouvelle. Nous continuerons à nous y opposer.
europarl.europa.eu
MEPs strike a deal to strengthen Europe’s defence readiness | News | European Parliament
On Wednesday, Parliament and Council negotiators agreed on proposals to accelerate defence investment and improve the EU’s responsiveness to security challenges.
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Marc Botenga MEP
@BotengaM
Jun 9
$118 milliards par an, presque $4000 par seconde, aux armes nucléaires en 2025. Un record terrifiant. Comme une promesse d'annihilation. Sans surprise, les USA dépensent le plus, de très loin. Mobilisons-nous contre cette folie ce 14 juin à Bruxelles.
2025 Nuclear Weapons Spending Reaches $119 billion
From icanw.org
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Marc Botenga MEP
@BotengaM
Jun 8
Europe does not need an arms race. It needs investment in people, public services, social justice, and peace. Welfare, not Warfare. The @europeanleft calls to join the march organized by the StopReArm Campaign and the Stop Militarization Platform. european-left.org/they-prepare-f…
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Marc Botenga MEP reposted
UNI Europa
@UNI_Europa
Jun 3
Next Monday, UNI Europa will host an event on franchising in the European Parliament with the support of @BotengaM to Europeanise the public debate on the impact of franchising on workers, communities and Europe’s service economy. Join us: uni-europa.org/towards-respon…
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Marc Botenga MEP
@BotengaM
May 24
'Iran must,' but apparently the US must not. When you have zero influence on the outcome, but still want to flag submission to Washington. We need a Europe that says: the US must end its illegal acts of aggression.
Ursula von der Leyen
@vonderleyen
May 24
I welcome the progress towards an agreement between the US and Iran. We need a deal that truly de-escalates the conflict, reopens the Strait of Hormuz and guarantees toll free full freedom of navigation. Iran must not be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon. It must also end
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Marc Botenga MEP reposted
Peter Mertens MP
@peter_mertens
May 24
Peter Mertens (PVDA): “Defensie-uitgaven gaan ten koste van sociale zekerheid, pensioenen en publieke diensten” Peter Mertens trekt in zijn nieuwe boek ‘De laatste dagen van het oude normaal’ aan de alarmbel over de toenemende verwevenheid tussen politiek en grote
Peter Mertens (PVDA): "Defensie-uitgaven gaan ten koste van sociale zekerheid, pensioenen en...
From vrt.be
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Marc Botenga MEP reposted
Ghida Fakhry
@ghida_fakhry
May 22
“‘What are you partnering with?’” MEP @BotengaM accuses EU leaders of “active complicity” in funding and arming Israel while it commits “the worst crimes possible under international law.” Marc Botenga tells me about the “deep embeddedness” of Israel’s broader project of
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Marc Botenga MEP
@BotengaM
May 22
Des citoyens européens kidnappés en Méditerranée d'abord. Maltraités, frappés, humiliés ensuite. Si c'était la Russie, l'Europe serait sur le pied de guerre. Mais c'est Israël. Alors on minimise, on parle d'un ministre isolé, on maintient le partenariat avec l'état agresseur.
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Marc Botenga MEP
@BotengaM
May 21
Europe's militarisation drive will guarantee neither peace and security nor economic prosperity. Alternatives exist, but Europe needs to change. Watch the full version of my @euronews The Ring debate opposing Lukas Mandl (EPP) ⤵️
More money for the military in Europe - to do what?
From euronews.com
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Marc Botenga MEP reposted
TRT World
@trtworld
May 19
Are EU sanctions on violent settlers enough? A prominent member of the European Parliament, Marc Botenga, joins Ghida Fakhry on Bigger Than Five to discuss public pressure, colonial ties, and the fight against impunity
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Marc Botenga MEP
@BotengaM
May 20
Les images de Ben Gvir jubilant devant l'humiliation des activistes de la Flottille sont la façade d'un système criminel: détentions arbitraires, torture systématique, viols banalisés. L'enfer quotidien de milliers de prisonniers palestiniens, loin des caméras. #SanctionIsrael
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Marc Botenga MEP
@BotengaM
May 20
The EU has no Middle East strategy because *checks notes* there's too much going on in the Middle East. You can't make this up. This is the EU foreign policy chief. In 2026.
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Marc Botenga MEP reposted
euronews
@euronews
May 20
How can Europe protect itself in an time of global instability? This week on #TheRing, Euronews' weekly debate show we tackle this topic with MEPs Lukas Mandl and Marc Botenga. Watch tonight at 20.30 CET on Euronews.
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