Een mooie reis, gefilmd door een top filmmaker van Hollandse bodem van Eddy Terstall

Restoring full and permanent freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz is an urgent, shared priority.

At the VTC convened by Emmanuel Macron & Keir Starmer, I stressed the EU’s role:

The only lasting way out of the fossil dependency is shifting electricity generation to renewables and nuclear.

And electrifying the economy as rapidly as possible.

We will present our electrification strategy before the summer.

Electrifying Europe means making Europe more independent.

Hungary has chosen Europe.

Europe has always chosen Hungary.

A country reclaims its European path.

The Union grows stronger.

For the first time ever, heat pumps outsold gas boilers in Germany in 2025.

48% of all new heating systems installed last year were heat pumps. Gas fell to just 39%. A decade ago, heat pumps had a 7% market share. The transformation has been remarkable.

Kabinet zet fors in op windenergie op zee: nu 8 miljard euro beschikbaar Het kabinet gaat fors inzetten op windenergie op zee en verdubbelt daarvoor het budget: in totaal is er nu bijna 8 miljard euro beschikbaar. Daarnaast moet dit jaar de opdracht voor een tweede te bouw...

Yes! 🌊⚡️

Het kabinet gaat aan de bak met mijn aangenomen voorstel: bijna €8 miljard extra voor windenergie op zee en een tweede windpark dat dit jaar in de markt wordt gezet.

Goed voor onze energiezekerheid, lagere energierekeningen én een groene toekomst.
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Thank you @YvetteCooperMP for convening a call of over 40 countries on the Strait of Hormuz.

This waterway is a global public good. Iran cannot be allowed to charge countries a bounty to let ships pass. International law doesn’t recognise pay-to-pass schemes. (1/3)

“That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history.” - Aldous Huxley

Some of you are new to us. There's going to be baseball here. There's baseball because the people need it. Not only as a distraction. Of all the sports, you learn the most about the real world watching baseball, and you don't even know you're doing it.

Video | Italiaanse voetbalster mist opzettelijk penalty na foute beslissing arbiter Claudia Morelli koos voor sportiviteit.

Kleine geste in een woelige wereld, groot gebaar in een respectvolle samenleving

Italiaanse voetbalster mist opzettelijk penalty na foute beslissing arbiter www.nu.nl/325139/video...

Wat kost op dit moment een ritje met een benzineauto per kilometer? En wat kost elektrisch per km? Deze en meer vergelijkingen nav de hoge fossiele energieprijzen @nvde.bsky.social

Quite an impact

‘De EU is de kraamkamer van de wereld: als bedrijven groeien, gaan ze weg’, zegt EIB-baas Nadia Calviño Investeren: Europa is rijk aan onderzoekscentra, talent en slimme bedrijven, zegt voorzitter Calviño van de Europese Investeringsbank. Maar als bedrijven willen doorgroeien, zoeken ze elders financier...

‘De EU is de kraamkamer van de wereld: als bedrijven groeien, gaan ze weg’, zegt EIB-baas Nadia Calviño www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/...

Niemand ziet ze en met 150 km/u kun je er overheen: zonnepanelen liggen niet op daken maar op het spoor In Frankrijk willen ze zonnepanelen tussen de treinrails. Niemand ziet ze, treinen rijden er gewoon overheen en ze leveren volop stroom. Het Nederlandse ProRail is ook geïnteresseerd.

Niemand ziet ze en met 150 km/u kun je er overheen: zonnepanelen liggen niet op daken maar op het spoor.

Het Franse spoorbedrijf SNCF onderzoekt of het mogelijk is om zonnepanelen tussen de treinrails te plaatsen.

Ook iets voor Nederlandse Spoorwegen #slim

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Exact, en respect

I’m glad that Fatih Birol joined our College discussion this morning to share his insights.

The expertise of the IEA is precious and its data and analysis play a crucial role in guiding our decisions

That is why we must continue improving the functioning of our energy market, attracting more investment in clean tech and moving forward with the transition towards clean, homegrown energy.

This is crucial for our energy security, affordability & independence and, equally, for our competitiveness.

Great news! Huge thanks to the @europarl.europa.eu and the @eucouncilnewsroom.bsky.social for finalising this so fast.

NEW: Six out of ten new EU city buses were zero-emission in 2025, led by four countries where 100% of new buses were battery-electric: Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia & Latvia.

That’s a huge leap from just 12% in 2019 when the EU adopted the Clean Vehicles Directive.
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"Rol die past bij Nederland" 👍

Human Nature: Nine Ways to Feel about our Changing Planet, Kate Marvel

Human Nature: Nine Ways to Feel about our Changing Planet, @drkatemarvel.bsky.social

A short mid thread 🧵 for finally getting to the book that inspired my new year's resolution to read 50 books this year.

Look, I don't read a lot of climate books. Too close to the day job.

Read this one.

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Empire: World History History Podcast · Updated twice weekly · The rise and fall of empires and the events that shaped world history. William Dalrymple and Anita Anand explore the intricate stories of revolutions, imperia...

Listening to the Empire podcast with @stephenfry.bsky.social where he aptly says that earthquakes and climate change can cause civilisations to disappear. Lessons echoing from a far an distant past, only this time we are the cause podcasts.apple.com/nl/podcast/e...

In a bus from Cork to Dublin, from one studying daughter to the other. Planned on reading my book. But good heavens, the bus is full of people actually all talking to each other, animated and loudly! I love the Irish #BlarneySpirit

Interesting

Yesterday, Uruguay and Argentina became the first Mercosur countries to ratify the Agreement.

When they are ready, we are ready ↓

link.europa.eu/M6dgcf

I recently discovered something that has markedly improved my experience of daily life: if you Google something and add “-ai” after the search term, it gives you search results without the AI overview

Antwoord: ja! Zie ook -> climate.ec.europa.eu/eu-action/ad...

Four years into its war in Ukraine, Russia is not winning. By any measure, Moscow’s invasion is a total strategic failure.

Within the Coalition of the Willing, we are clear that the fastest way to end the war is to increase support for Ukraine and intensify pressure on Russia. (1/2)

In solidarity with the Ukrainian people, we raise the Ukrainian flag alongside the EU flag at our @eudiplomacy.bsky.social HQ.

This is more than a symbol.
Ukraine’s future lies within the EU.
With our support, Ukrainians are resisting and holding firm. (1/2)