Neither Netanyahu's right-wing government nor Hamas's brutal military dictatorship is worth supporting. We should stand with Palestinian civilians, whose lives both are indifferent to. nytimes.com/2024/05/11/opi…

How comes it's easier today to provide humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan than to Gaza!?

Reverse racism is not the answer to racism.
The rainbow society is.

What's your definition of native?
Shouldn't you be guided by the substance of a programme & the record of those who where elected to implement it, rather than by the color of their skin?

Benieuwd naar onze standpunten, maar kon je ons niet vinden in de VRT stemtest? Volg dan ons kanaal, waarbij wij regelmatig een stelling en ons antwoord daarop uitlichten.

Ontdek meer over ons uitgebreid verkiezingsprogramma op voltbelgie.org/standpunten

#StemVolt #StemLijst5

Tunisia detains a prominent activist for migrants' rights.
Questions EU Home Affairs wisdom to externalise our migration management to countries that do not respect #HumanRights defenders & rights of migrants.

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What is Europe Day and what does it represent? | Euronews euronews.com/my-europe/2024…

Minder #EU betekent minder veiligheid, minder samenhorigheid, minder welvaart maar ook minder strijd tegen klimaatverandering en gezondheidsbedreigingen.
Volt Belgium heeft een plan voor een veiliger, groener, socialer en welvarende #Europa .
Een feestelijke Europa-dag nog!

Speaks on whose behalf? According 2 most recent #DemocracyPerceptionIndex of Alliance of Democracies, #Hungary has largest discrepancy between support 4 democracy & actual democracy, with 2/3 people asking 4 more #democracy & only 1/3 considering we provide too much support to #Ukraine .

9 mai: bonne fête de l'Europe!
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Today we launch the 2024 Democracy Perception Index in collaboration with Latana!

🌍 Over 63,000 voices from 53 countries weigh in on democracy, government priorities, global powers, tech, and support for Ukraine and Taiwan.

Explore the findings: bit.ly/3JPJT4z

The latest Democracy Perception index from Alliance of Democracies shows that global support for democracy is at a record high – 85%.

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A small group of Holocaust survivors and some second-generation demonstrated outside Yad Vashem this morning.

'If we loose our compassion for the Other, we have lost our Humanity' - let this be a lesson we learn from the Holocaust and its survivors.

Indeed, more than time to use our leverage and move from calls to concrete action.
We could start with the overdue threat of trade sanctions.
The threat must be credible & therefore detailed & timebound.
European External Action Service - EEAS 🇪🇺
EU Council
EU Trade 🇪🇺

Encore une fois des taux de participation dans certains endroits et des résultats 'staliniens'. Même pas subtile... apnews.com/article/togo-e…

35,000 dead, #Gaza on brink of famine, attack on #Rafah imminent: ‘business as usual’ is well behind us.

More pressure is needed, by all possible peaceful means .

Ongoing violations of international law demand strong response. Belgium is working on European economic sanctions.

Israel's decision to shut down Al Jazeera offices doesn't improve its democratic credentials... euronews.com/2024/05/05/isr…

Interesting case studies on disinformation policies in Africa, covering among others Angola, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya or Zimbabwe!

The good, the bad & the ugly candidates 4 the European elections.
Among the good, Sophie in 't Veld, '1 of the most vigilant democratic watchdogs' in the European Parliament.
Took the risk of joining the new Volt Belgium movement. Worth giving them a chance!
politico.eu/article/europe…

Sudan: under siege, El Fasher teeters on brink of famine.
Where are the regional communities, where is the international community? Who stops #Tchad allowing (helping?) arms entering Darfur?
What about our #responsibility2protect ?
African Union Political Affairs Peace and Security
European External Action Service - EEAS 🇪🇺
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