
Thomas Lambert
@ThomasLambertBE
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Ambassador/EU Sherpa-diplomatic advisor to the BE Prime Minister. BE Navy Reserve Offr. Tweets in my personal name. RT is no endorsement.
Brussels, Belgium
Joined September 2020
Just attended a wonderful performance in Essen by the Münchner Philharmoniker conducted by Lahav Shani. Immediately after the horrific terrorist attack by Hamas, I expressed my fear that the Israeli government would allow itself to be drawn into an endless violent conflict in
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📍Unusual visitor in our waters? The Belgian Navy deployed patrol vessel Pollux to monitor a Russian research ship in our Exclusive Economic Zone. 👀 (1/3)
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🇮🇱🇵🇸(EN/FR/NL) The images broadcasted by Hamas showing emaciated Israeli hostages are also shocking and unacceptable. There can be no variable-geometry indignation when innocent people are caught up in a war that must be brought to an end without delay. We again demand that
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As we await full details of the new EU–US trade agreement, one thing is clear: this is a moment of relief but not of celebration. Tariffs will increase in several areas and some key questions remain unresolved. Still, I commend President @vonderleyen and her team for their hard
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Vandaag in 1581 werd het Plakkaet van Verlaetinghe ondertekend. Het document wordt vereenzelvigd met de Nederlandse geschiedenis, maar ook België kan een claim leggen: de tekst werd immers opgesteld door een Antwerpenaar en ook ondertekend door Vlaanderen, Brabant en Mechelen.
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Flanders has awarded its annual medals of honour to mark Flemish Community Day. A medal was also awarded for commitment to human rights: to Simon Gronowski and Koenraad Tinel, who forged an unlikely friendship with its roots in the Holocaust https://t.co/bfVp73W4Wn
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The judgment today of the European Court of Human Rights is crystal clear: Russia is responsible for the downing of flight #MH17 in 2014 and for the deaths of everyone on board, including 196 Dutch nationals. This is an important step on the road to justice.
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Onze voormalige BNS Narcis - nu Mariupol - en haar 🇺🇦bemanning mag zich onmiddellijk bewijzen in internationaal gezelschap! @TheBelgianNavy
🚢🌊 Exercise Sea Breeze Kicks Off in Portland, UK! 🇬🇧⚓ Led by the US and Ukraine, the focus is mine countermeasures & future security of the Black Sea. Taking part are #SNMCMG1 ENS Sakala & FS Aigle alongside 4 x Ukrainian Navy MCM ships - Mariupol, Melitopol, Chernihiv &
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Belgium buys 9 NASAMS systems via the Netherlands for 2.5 billion euro + 1 system for Luxembourg Source below:
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België en Nederland zijn hechte vrienden op Defensie, in het bijzonder onze marines. We staan voor dezelfde uitdagingen en gaan nog intensiever samenwerken om onze defensie-industrie op te schalen. In Den Helder onderschrijven collega @FranckenTheo en ik deze intentie. 🇧🇪🇳🇱
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It was my great pleasure to represent #Hungary 🇭🇺 at the invitation of my #Polish 🇵🇱 Colleague, Ms. Katarzyna #Skórzyńska, Chargée d’affaires a.i. of the Republic of #Poland to Belgium @PLinBelgium at the last @POLAND25EU 🇵🇱🇪🇺 #HoMs lunch in #Brussels with #Belgian 🇧🇪 Prime
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🚨 𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗢𝗪 @EgmontInstitute & @BelgiumMFA "50 Years after the Helsinki Final Act: Whither European Security?" @ATJMattelaer @W_Verstraete
@VeroniqueBPetit, @EduardAuerEU, @ThomasLambertBE & @tonisandell.
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As a strong believer in more cooperation between Europe and the United Kingdom, I very much welcome the new EU-UK Defence and Security Pact that was announced today. United by our shared history and values we are capable of shaping a prosperous and peaceful future for our people!
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Warm welcome @MichealMartinTD to #Belgium & my hometown @Stad_Antwerpen & its vibrant @PortofAntBruges ⚓️ 🙏 inspiring exchange with 🇧🇪 PM @Bart_DeWever on #Trade, #competitivness, #Energy, #UA, #MEPP, & EU-UK relations. 🇧🇪&🇮🇪 working 🤝 for 🇪🇺 project! #StrongerTogether
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België en Nederland zullen altijd op een bijzondere manier met elkaar verbonden zijn. We delen een lange geschiedenis en deels onze taal. Bovendien trekken we op veel vlakken samen op, waaronder in de Benelux, Europa en binnen de NAVO. Goed om daarom vanavond eerste minister
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Productive meeting between PM @Bart_DeWever and 🇫🇷 President @EmmanuelMacron -EU / international topics on security, trade, energy, competitiveness…and a solid bilateral agenda. Thank you @BelgiuminFrance for support! 🇪🇺#PeaceThroughStrength
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