Egyptson wrote that the EU warned against Islamist entryism and asked why Swedish members from S, V, and MP had voted against the European Parliament's resolution. He also wondered if Swedish politicians should examine the organizations behind the mosque construction in Linköping, their financing, and any potential network connections. Egyptson referred to an article of his in Bulletin and invited readers to share their thoughts. #Islamism #Politik #Sverige (translated)
Ledarsidorna.se wrote that when Sweden joined the EU in 1995, the country had three recently independent neighboring countries on the other side of the Baltic Sea, but that the social democratic government instead focused on Islam in Europe and the Mediterranean region. According to the site, a Swedish-funded conference the following year recommended that the dialogue between Europe and the Muslim world should have a secretariat in Sweden. The site linked this to the fact that all five Swedish social democrats in the European Parliament, according to the post, voted against a strategy against Islamist entryism 30 years later. It also claimed that the background made Margot Wallström's and Morgan Johansson's attitudes toward Israel understandable and described it as hate. Ledarsidorna.se announced that an article on the subject would be published the next morning around 6:00 AM. #svpol #EU #Sverige #politik (translated)
The Riigikogu approved a bill that allows 16-year-olds to vote and 18-year-olds to run for office in the European Parliament elections starting from 2029. #riigikogu #europaparlament #valimisealangetamine (translated)
The EU's leaders should stop asking what they can cut and instead start asking what Europe cannot afford to lose, writes Siegfried Mureșan and Carla Tavares, the European Parliament's rapporteurs for the EU's long-term budget. #EUBudget #Europa #Säkerhet (translated)
EU leaders should stop asking what they can cut and instead start asking what Europe cannot afford to lose, writes Siegfried Mureşan and Carla Tavares, the European Parliament’s rapporteurs for the EU's long-term budget. #EUBudget #Europa #Säkerhet (translated)
"We would like to express our utmost dismay at the revised version of the negotiating framework." EVP Chief Manfred Weber (CSU) and the other faction leaders of the center parties in the European Parliament vehemently reject a new compromise proposal in the struggle over the new long-term EU budget because they consider the cuts to be far too excessive. #EUHaushalt #Budgetkürzungen #ManfredWeber (translated)
If Trump calls on Zelensky to resign, he unmistakably positions himself on the side of the murderer. The chairwoman of the Defense Committee of the European Parliament, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann (FDP), wrote on X that if Trump calls on Zelensky to resign, he unmistakably positions himself on the side of the murderer. #Trump #Selenskyj #Ukraine (translated)
"The firewall in the sense of 'either them or us' must be history," said the leader of the European People's Party group in the European Parliament. #CDU #AfD #Brandmauer (translated)
Malca Goldstein-Wolf wrote that the SPD, Die Linke, and the Greens voted on October 8, 2026, in the European Parliament against including the Muslim Brotherhood on the terrorist list. She warned that later no one should claim they did not know what was coming for them. #Politik #EU #Terrorismus (translated)
Ledarsidorna.se wrote that five Swedish Social Democratic members, according to the site, had acted in the interest of the Muslim Brotherhood. The site referred to the strong reaction of the network organization FEMYSO to the European Parliament's adopted strategy against Islamist entryism within the EU. According to Ledarsidorna.se, the resolution did not entail any immediate restrictions, but the adopted text was a heavy blow to the Muslim Brotherhood. The site also described the Swedish Social Democrats as allied with the Islamist network during the vote and referenced previous texts about the organization and FEMYSO. #politik #Sverige #islamism (translated)
Tobias Huch asked why representatives from the SPD, Greens, and Left party in the European Parliament voted against a ban on the Muslim Brotherhood, which he described as terrorist. #Europa #Politik #Terrorismus (translated)
The European Parliament has paved the way for a EU-wide ban on lead-containing shotgun ammunition for hunting and sporting shooting, thereby prohibiting the sale, use, and carrying of shotgun ammunition with at least one percent lead content in the future. #Bleimunition #Umweltschutz #EUVerbot (translated)
Oliver wrote that Clausen had stated that anyone who cannot tolerate the exhibition of a sculpture in the European Parliament does not belong on the world stage. He then urged the person addressed to erect a comparable sculpture of Mohammed and repeat the same statement. He claimed that this person would not do so out of fear of the consequences, and suggested that Trump was chosen as a subject because it was safe and without repercussions. Oliver described the individual as incompetent and cowardly. The headline of the linked article reported on a sculpture directed against Trump in the European Parliament and used a derogatory term for him. #Skulptur #EuropäischesParlament #Trump (translated)
HWL wrote that the European Parliament had voted to label the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization. They said that Europe, after many years of naivety, seemed to have taken a stand and that they had never believed they would witness the day. HWL added that the council now needed to act and described the day as historic for all of Europe. #Europaparlamentet #MuslimskaBrödraskapet #Terrorism (translated)
The writer stated that they had spoken at the European Parliament's memorial for the victims of October 7, which the writer described as a pogrom. Omri Miran also participated, the writer wrote, and was according to the post still in Hamas captivity at the same time the year before. The writer stated that Miran was held hostage for a total of 738 days and shared a link to what the speech was about. https://t.co/p9LfE98Wzz #Europaparlamentet #Hamas #mänskliga_rättigheter #IL #EU (translated)
The Social Democrats in the European Parliament are demanding that a new European authority for critical raw materials be placed in Sweden to utilize the country's long-standing mining traditions and expertise, while the EU strives to reduce its dependence on external countries, especially China, for essential resources. #gruvmyndighet #EU #Sverige (translated)
Members of the European Parliament have intensified their demand for an ambitious EU budget for the period 2028-2034, arguing that the budget must correspond to the union's responsibilities and challenges, even though some member states advocate for cuts. #EUBudget #EU2028 #MFF (translated)
The European Parliament has voted to demand that China immediately release the Swedish publisher Gui Minhai, who has been imprisoned under politically motivated circumstances since 2015. #GuiMinhai #Pressfrihet #EUKina (translated)
The naked, gilded Trump statue The Orange Plague by Danish artist Jens Galschiøt is exhibited in the European Parliament, depicting the US president in a satirical manner on the shoulders of a man and will be on display until Thursday. #TrumpStatue #OrangePlague #Europaparlament (translated)
