@Ulmo @Veza85UE @EUCommission agreed, a broad coalition of parties has embraced privatizing health care. (Not that the NHS is a big hit in the UK, but still I firmly believe privatizing has gone wat too far.)
Maybe member states ask the EU to put more pressure on this topic to enable the scrambling of additional budget for patching up our neglected armies and collective defense?
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Living in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Married to Wendy. Enjoy: * learning (about history, [geo]political developments, technology, psychology) * playing (from soccer, swimming, running, boulder-climbing up until bord games) * listening/reading (to beautiful stories and music) Working in mental health care.
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@rien@mastodon.green
Living in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Married to Wendy. Enjoy: * learning (about history, [geo]political developments, technology, psychology) * playing (from soccer, swimming, running, boulder-climbing up until bord games) * listening/reading (to beautiful stories and music) Working in mental health care.
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Living in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Married to Wendy. Enjoy: * learning (about history, [geo]political developments, technology, psychology) * playing (from soccer, swimming, running, boulder-climbing up until bord games) * listening/reading (to beautiful stories and music) Working in mental health care.
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@rien@mastodon.green
Living in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Married to Wendy. Enjoy: * learning (about history, [geo]political developments, technology, psychology) * playing (from soccer, swimming, running, boulder-climbing up until bord games) * listening/reading (to beautiful stories and music) Working in mental health care.
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Apr 08, 2026
@Ulmo @Veza85UE @EUCommission If you find my post unfriendly than I apologize, that's not my intention.
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@rien@mastodon.green
Living in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Married to Wendy. Enjoy: * learning (about history, [geo]political developments, technology, psychology) * playing (from soccer, swimming, running, boulder-climbing up until bord games) * listening/reading (to beautiful stories and music) Working in mental health care.
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@rien@mastodon.green
Living in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Married to Wendy. Enjoy: * learning (about history, [geo]political developments, technology, psychology) * playing (from soccer, swimming, running, boulder-climbing up until bord games) * listening/reading (to beautiful stories and music) Working in mental health care.
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Apr 08, 2026
@Ulmo @Veza85UE @EUCommission from my perspective we all make the same mistakes (austerity, privatizing healthcare etc) because at the time governments belief they have something to gain. And then the pendule goes further than intended.
(And it is my big frustration that we as voters chose political parties that advocate privatizing healthcare, budget cuts on public services and blame everything on migrants. And when these parties do as they said we are angry at the EU? Beats me..)
(And it is my big frustration that we as voters chose political parties that advocate privatizing healthcare, budget cuts on public services and blame everything on migrants. And when these parties do as they said we are angry at the EU? Beats me..)
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Living in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Married to Wendy. Enjoy: * learning (about history, [geo]political developments, technology, psychology) * playing (from soccer, swimming, running, boulder-climbing up until bord games) * listening/reading (to beautiful stories and music) Working in mental health care.
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@rien@mastodon.green
Living in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Married to Wendy. Enjoy: * learning (about history, [geo]political developments, technology, psychology) * playing (from soccer, swimming, running, boulder-climbing up until bord games) * listening/reading (to beautiful stories and music) Working in mental health care.
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Apr 08, 2026
@Ulmo @Veza85UE @EUCommission see my other reply - I try to reason with you about the topic. AND I ask you to maintain a friendly tone. Not too much to ask for right?
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@rien@mastodon.green
Living in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Married to Wendy. Enjoy: * learning (about history, [geo]political developments, technology, psychology) * playing (from soccer, swimming, running, boulder-climbing up until bord games) * listening/reading (to beautiful stories and music) Working in mental health care.
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@rien@mastodon.green
Living in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Married to Wendy. Enjoy: * learning (about history, [geo]political developments, technology, psychology) * playing (from soccer, swimming, running, boulder-climbing up until bord games) * listening/reading (to beautiful stories and music) Working in mental health care.
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Apr 08, 2026
@Ulmo @Veza85UE @EUCommission I like your passionate contribution, but would it hurt to keep it friendly and refrain from judgements about contributing anything when someone posts one meme you do not appreciate?
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@rien@mastodon.green
Living in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Married to Wendy. Enjoy: * learning (about history, [geo]political developments, technology, psychology) * playing (from soccer, swimming, running, boulder-climbing up until bord games) * listening/reading (to beautiful stories and music) Working in mental health care.
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@rien@mastodon.green
Living in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Married to Wendy. Enjoy: * learning (about history, [geo]political developments, technology, psychology) * playing (from soccer, swimming, running, boulder-climbing up until bord games) * listening/reading (to beautiful stories and music) Working in mental health care.
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Apr 08, 2026
@Veza85UE @Ulmo @EUCommission we will have to repeat this message over and over again: our own national governments are the executive power of the EU. Do not let them hide behind a fake story about 'what the EU is doing to them'.. they are cowardly stepping away from their own decisions (especially when there is some not so popular element in it, otherwise of course everything is their accomplishment).
Thanks @Veza85UE for your patience in calling them out!!
Thanks @Veza85UE for your patience in calling them out!!
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