Bart Groothuis

Member of European Parliament for VVD/RENEW Europe. All things cyber, defence, foreign interference, trade, digital.

Last Notes

2026-04-23 10:07:26 UTC

Het is pas het eerste kwartaal van 2026 maar we zien al massale datalekken bij de gemeente Epe, Odido, ChipSoft, Basic-Fit, Booking, Ministerie van Financiën, Ajax, Ivanti-overheid, Rituals.
In Brussel sprak ik als hoofdonderhandelaar een deal dat cyber security wetgeving NIS2 uiterlijk oktober 2024 ingevoerd zou zijn. Nederland mikt op oktober 2026 🤦‍♂️

2026-01-22 20:51:39 UTC

Mei 1933, Nederland als voorzichtig neutraal land:
https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/115/940/725/084/157/362/original/63459f7ddbd783c9.png

2025-10-24 11:31:44 UTC

Chinese companies provide Europe’s critical energy infrastructure: insecure and foolishly dangerous. There are still European alternatives but we need to act now. Together with colleague @MiriamMLex we are circulating an urgent letter for immediate action:
https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-solar-industry-having-huawei-moment

2025-06-21 10:20:27 UTC

Today in the New York Times I argue that Trump’s manoeuvres to shut down parts of the International Criminal Court in The Hague through Microsoft is the first of more accidents waiting to happen between US Tech and Europe. So we must act and become more sovereign. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/technology/us-tech-europe-microsoft-trump-icc.html?unlocked_article_code=1.QU8.66Pb.Xvbb00fYzgAm&smid=url-share

2025-05-26 07:56:10 UTC

Germany’s largest telecommunication provider Deutsche Telekom is owned by Chinese hackers. And its managed IT service subsidiaries are too. No media reporting on it yet. Deutsche Telekom (addicted to cheap Huawei equipment) chose not to go public. Wake up! https://blog.eclecticiq.com/china-nexus-threat-actor-actively-exploiting-ivanti-endpoint-manager-mobile-cve-2025-4428-vulnerability

2025-05-20 06:03:50 UTC

Microsoft has disabled the ICC Chief prosecutors email account.
But let’s keep all dependencies on US IT alive. What could possibly go wrong?
https://www.techzine.eu/news/privacy-compliance/131536/microsofts-icc-blockade-digital-dependence-comes-at-a-cost/

2025-05-09 19:00:45 UTC

The US-UK trade deal is an empty shell, and contains important lessons for the EU. The 10% baseline tariff remains, as well as the sectoral tariffs. There is a total lack of content, and it is full of contradictions. The ‘gains’ that the White House forecasts are really minimal (5 billion) (1/2)

2025-05-09 18:59:54 UTC

I am surprised this isn’t getting the attention it deserves: Hungarian military intelligence is apparently mapping what the response in parts of Ukraine will be when Orban would march in with his army. Ukraine has several Hungarian populated pockets and Putin encouraged orban several times to grab that land from Ukraine. War is not a game, so this should be seriously addressed, Kaja Kallas and Mark Rutte!
https://ssu.gov.ua/en/novyny/sbu-vpershe-v-istorii-ukrainy-vykryla-ahenturnu-merezhu-voiennoi-rozvidky-uhorshchyny-yaka-shpyhuvala-proty-nashoi-derzhavy-video

2025-04-16 08:08:58 UTC

Trump is killing the worldwide cyber security ecosystem. Only one person can now do the right thing: Commissioner Henna Virkunnen should give shelter to the CVE database in Europe to be the cyber security powerhouse. In NIS2 we already alluded to this, now make it happen!
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mitre-warns-that-funding-for-critical-cve-program-expires-today/

2025-03-08 15:35:52 UTC

Orban wil een referendum houden over het lidmaatschap van de EU. Ik stel voor gelijktijdig een referendum in heel Europa te houden over het EU-lidmaatschap van Hongarije

2025-03-05 18:59:23 UTC

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https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/114/111/357/143/330/483/original/f1a15feaa6c786e1.mp4

2025-01-01 19:07:44 UTC

In the second half of 2025 Russia will face significant problems in both its economy and production of some of its weaponry. Let’s use the first half of 2025 to hit them hard, and not just sustain but increase support to Ukraine, and show European determination: no appeasement 🇺🇦

2024-12-30 14:41:42 UTC

Google is getting evil and luckily the UK is awake. As the Christmas periode is meant for reflection and not for a wintersleep, I will ask questions in Brussels in the new year: https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2024/12/our-response-to-google-s-policy-change-on-fingerprinting/

2024-12-05 13:24:06 UTC

De Koude oorlog wordt steeds heter. De theaters in Rusland, Iran en China zijn met elkaar verbonden en deze landen bereiden zich voor. Onze voorbereiding schiet echter tekort. Interview in @npub1znt…jfrl
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/12/05/word-wakker-zegt-deze-vvder-na-de-zoveelste-sabotageactie-in-europa-a4875573

2024-12-03 18:55:28 UTC

Mijn vragenvuur 🔥 aan TikTok vandaag in onze hoorzitting of het Chinese bedrijf wel te vertrouwen is met onze democratie. In Roemenië hebben de Russen via een campagne op TikTok in enkele weken een volslagen onbekende Putin-vriend tot winnaar van de presidentsverkiezingen gekroond. Er is een reden dat Rusland dat via TikTok doet. Let op uw saeck!
https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/113/590/390/909/269/688/original/fb1163dddd97b08e.mp4

2024-11-23 16:55:33 UTC

Omdat het nog steeds niet in de Nederlandse pers is: Rusland brengt systematisch watervoorzieningen in Zweden in kaart en vervuilde of saboteerde drinkwater (in juli werd Finland al in kaart gebracht). Rusland escaleert op NAVO-grondgebied: zou onacceptabel moeten zijn. Akelig idee dat onze nieuwsgaring niet op orde is terwijl ook journalisten extra alert moeten zijn. Dit kan ook in Nederland gebeuren. Let op uw saeck! https://sverigesradio.se/avsnitt/darfor-tar-fienden-sikte-pa-vart-dricksvatten-grans
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/gavleborg/otjanligt-vatten-i-bollnaskommun
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/07/26/russia-sabotage-poison-finland-water-treatment/

2024-11-13 10:32:50 UTC

The Chinese navy is gearing up to invade Taiwan. Amphibious ships like these are crucial for any military operation against Taiwan. But remember that between 1999-2024, EU defense spending rose by 20%, while Russia’s increased by 300% and China’s by 600%. Wake up!
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/11/07/china-navy-new-amphibious-ship-possible-invasion-taiwan/

2024-10-18 21:11:53 UTC

A Chinese military-linked company that is under EU-investigation for unfair subsidies is being awarded a huge business deal by Italy to place scanners at Europe’s outer borders. Italy is paying it with European money. ‘Stupido e sbagliato!’ https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3282836/chinese-firm-nuctech-wins-eu-tenders-despite-subsidies-inquiry