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Use of a non-EU listed contractor by the Commission in the evaluation of European public tenders
Priority question for written answer P-001457/2026 to the Commission Rule 144 Dirk Gotink (PPE) The Commission has engaged Stantec, a company listed on Canadian and US stock exchanges, as a contractor across multiple programme areas. This includes its use as an external contractor by the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency in the evaluation by external experts of European public tender procedures.
Misleading of consumers on Vinted
Question for written answer E-000292/2026 to the Commission Rule 144 Dirk Gotink (PPE) A recent investigation by a Dutch newspaper[1] revealed that much of the clothing offered for sale as second-hand designer clothing on the popular website Vinted is in fact counterfeit fast fashion originating from Chinese platforms such as Shein. The sellers are deceiving their buyers and bringing unwanted clothing onto the European market that is harmful to both people and the environment.
EU financing of Islamic University of Science and Technology of Gaziantep
Question for written answer E-004870/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Dirk Gotink (PPE) In September 2024, the Journal du Dimanche revealed that the Islamic University of Science and Technology of Gaziantep (GIBTU) in Türkiye had been participating in the Erasmus+ programme since 2022 and the European Solidarity Corps since 2024, despite public support for Hamas expressed by its rector[1].
Dutch decision-making on Nexperia
Priority question for written answer P-004696/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Dirk Gotink (PPE) On 30 September 2025, the Dutch Minister for Economic Affairs froze Nexperia’s activities invoking the Goods Availability Act, to which China responded with an export ban that has major consequences for the European chip industry.
Parliamentary question | Ensuring that prudential requirements under the Capital Requirements Regulation/Capital Requirements Directive do not undermine the omnibus package’s efforts to simplify reporting for SMEs | E-004575/2025 | European Parliament
Question for written answer E-004575/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Christophe Gomart (PPE), Markus Ferber (PPE), Dirk Gotink (PPE), Janusz Lewandowski (PPE), Engin Eroglu (Renew) The omnibus package aims to ease reporting requirements for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) by limiting their obligations regarding certain environmental, social and governance...
Postponement of the establishment of the first solidarity pool under Regulation (EU) 2024/1351
Priority question for written answer P-004052/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Dirk Gotink (PPE) As part of the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum, Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 on asylum and migration management sets out binding obligations for the establishment of a solidarity pool. Under Articles 9(4), 11(4) and 12(4), the Commission is required to determine the size and composition of the solidarity pool by adopting an implementing decision by 15 October each year.
Risks associated with the opening of physical stores by Chinese e-commerce platform Shein
Question for written answer E-003936/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Dirk Gotink (PPE) On 1 October 2025, Chinese e-commerce platform Shein reported that it plans to open five permanent physical stores in France. Chinese e-commerce platforms such as Shein facilitate the import (flood) of extremely cheap products, such as fast fashion, into the European market. These products usually do not meet European safety and environmental standards and tend not to last very long.
Eddy van Hijum en Dirk Gotink (NSC): Europees migratiepact kan asieldruk op Nederland juist vergroten
Dit is een ingezonden opiniestuk. Het standpunt in dit artikel is niet per definitie ook het standpunt van Trouw. Als het gaat om het verminderen van de asielinstroom naar Nederland, verwijzen veel politieke partijen naar het Europese migratiepact. Dit pact, dat medio 2026 ingaat, heeft als doel om zo veel mogelijk asielaanvragen aan de EU-buitengrens af te wikkelen en om afgewezen asielzoekers direct terug te sturen.
Call for action on fair enforcement of maintenance obligations and Czechia’s use of the European arrest warrant
Priority question for written answer P-002806/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Dirk Gotink (PPE) A Dutch citizen has been sentenced to imprisonment in Czechia for failing to pay child maintenance, clear evidence of his being unemployed after his former employer went bankrupt.
Reintroduction of import duties on Ukrainian products by the Commission
Question for written answer E-002159/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Dirk Gotink (PPE) On 13 May 2025, ‘Politico’ reported that the Commission was planning to reintroduce import duties on Ukrainian agricultural products from 6 June 2025[1]. Import duties were suspended following the Russian invasion in 2022, with the aim of keeping Ukraine’s agricultural sector and economy afloat.
Aircraft noise around Schiphol
Priority question for written answer P-002158/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Dirk Gotink (PPE) With a view to reducing aircraft noise around Schiphol, the Netherlands has followed the ‘balanced approach’ procedure. In view of this: 1.Does the Commission agree that setting spatial, environmental and noise limits on the operation of national airports is a responsibility of the Member States, one which requires them to carefully balance economic and environmental interests?
Different interpretations of state support rules impact 500 jobs
Question for written answer E-001676/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Dirk Gotink (PPE) On Friday, 25 April 2025, an emergency meeting was announced at Apollo Vredestein’s factory in Enschede. The worst-case scenario is likely to happen: the loss of 500 employees[1]. In 2021, with a broad interpretation of the state support rules, Hungary invested in an alternative production site, and it is likely that production in Enschede will be relocated to there[2].
The dangers of counterfeit medication ordered online in the EU
Priority question for written answer P-001561/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Dirk Gotink (PPE) Last Friday, a person died in the Netherlands after taking fake oxycodon pills, bought online without prescription. The authorities have warned that these pills contain the highly dangerous synthetic opioid isotonitazepyne, a substance from the nitazene family. These substances are often linked to production in China.
The online promotion of crypto-assets by Elon Musk in relation to the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA)
Question for written answer E-000057/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Dirk Gotink (PPE) A lawsuit in the United States against Elon Musk and Tesla was dismissed in August 2024[1]. Mr Musk was accused of influencing the price of the crypto-asset Dogecoin via statements on X before making trades. We have indeed regularly observed statements by Mr Musk on X favouring the crypto-assets Dogecoin and Bitcoin. These have resulted in significant price effects for Dogecoin[2].
Erasmus+ funding from the Commission for the controversial Gazientep University
Question for written answer E-001927/2024 to the Commission Rule 144 Dirk Gotink (PPE) According to an article[1] , there is an Erasmus+ partnership between the Commission and Gaziantep University and the university recently received EUR 250 000 from the EU. The article points to a host of anti-Israeli statements and states that the university rector actively supports the Hamas terrorist organisation.
Recent increase in electricity prices in central and eastern Europe
Question for written answer E-001736/2024 to the Commission Rule 144 Radan Kanev (PPE), Merja Kyllönen (The Left), Miriam Lexmann (PPE), Adrian-George Axinia (ECR), Daniel Buda (PPE), Dan-Ştefan Motreanu (PPE), Dan Barna (Renew), Zala Tomašič (PPE), Dirk Gotink (PPE), Dimitris Tsiodras (PPE), Matej Tonin (PPE), Eva Maydell (PPE), Tsvetelina Penkova (S&D), Tonino Picula (S&D), Ioan-Rareş Bogdan (PPE), Nikola Minchev (Renew), Virgil-Daniel Popescu (PPE), Hristo Petrov (Renew), Emil Radev (PPE)...
Infringement procedure in connection with the Birds Directive
Question for written answer E-001547/2024 to the Commission Rule 144 Dirk Gotink (PPE) On 25 July 2024 the Netherlands received a letter of formal notice from the Commission for failure to comply with its obligations under the Birds Directive (Directive 2009/147/EC). The Commission has not made the letter public, thus preventing public and parliamentary debate on it.
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EPP Group in the European Parliament
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EPP Group in the European Parliament
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EPP Group in the European Parliament
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EPP Group in the European Parliament
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