Bart Groothuis
@bartgroothuis.bsky.social
Member of European Parliament. All things cyber, defence, foreign interference, digital, trade, geopolitics. Threema VPSKCRZR
Aziatische landen blijken bovengemiddeld geïnteresseerd om met Europa te gaan handelen, ook digitaal. Nieuwe kansen in nieuwe column voor iBestuur
October 25, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Aziatische landen blijken bovengemiddeld geïnteresseerd om met Europa te gaan handelen, ook digitaal. Nieuwe kansen in nieuwe column voor iBestuur
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 Miriam Lexmann we are circulating an urgent letter for immediate action:
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Huawei’s solar tech sparks fears of Europe’s next dependency crisis
Cyber officials fear the Chinese tech giant’s grip on energy networks.
www.politico.eu
October 24, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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 Miriam Lexmann we are circulating an urgent letter for immediate action:
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Trade deals work, so work on trade deals
October 2, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Trade deals work, so work on trade deals
🥳New free trade agreement between EU and Indonesia. Massive reduction of tariffs, new opportunities for export and agreements on rare earth minerals. 👏
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
EU and Indonesia conclude negotiations on free trade agreement
Following the political agreement reached on 13 July by President von der Leyen and President Prabowo Subianto, today the EU and Indonesia finalised negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnersh...
ec.europa.eu
September 23, 2025 at 6:30 AM
🥳New free trade agreement between EU and Indonesia. Massive reduction of tariffs, new opportunities for export and agreements on rare earth minerals. 👏
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Ten years ago turkey shot down a Russian fighter yet in its airspace.
Not one Russian fighter yet has been in Turkish airspace ever since
Not one Russian fighter yet has been in Turkish airspace ever since
September 19, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Ten years ago turkey shot down a Russian fighter yet in its airspace.
Not one Russian fighter yet has been in Turkish airspace ever since
Not one Russian fighter yet has been in Turkish airspace ever since
Apple claims to have taken a revolutionary step in the memory security of its devices. This would make hacking an Apple device significantly more expensive and difficult. Let's hope this is true and serves as an example/benchmark for other manufacturers to follow: security.apple.com/blog/memory-...
Memory Integrity Enforcement: A complete vision for memory safety in Apple devices - Apple Security Research
Memory Integrity Enforcement (MIE) is the culmination of an unprecedented design and engineering effort spanning half a decade that combines the unique strengths of Apple silicon hardware with our adv...
security.apple.com
September 17, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Apple claims to have taken a revolutionary step in the memory security of its devices. This would make hacking an Apple device significantly more expensive and difficult. Let's hope this is true and serves as an example/benchmark for other manufacturers to follow: security.apple.com/blog/memory-...
Gave several comments in @FT today: European export controls is a big deal and I fully applaud it on.ft.com/4gp53pv
September 16, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Gave several comments in @FT today: European export controls is a big deal and I fully applaud it on.ft.com/4gp53pv
New free trade agreements, please. Fast!
September 10, 2025 at 10:43 PM
New free trade agreements, please. Fast!
Brilliant move by @ASMLcompany to invest in @MistralAI: it helps to build a European AI Ecosystem. As Mistral helps determining the next generation of lithography, it can also help ASML to streamline internal processes. European tech integration. May others follow 🙏 👏
September 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Brilliant move by @ASMLcompany to invest in @MistralAI: it helps to build a European AI Ecosystem. As Mistral helps determining the next generation of lithography, it can also help ASML to streamline internal processes. European tech integration. May others follow 🙏 👏
Russische hackers worden kennelijk niet warm of koud van het onklaar maken van duizenden computer servers door @europol.europa.eu (desalniettemin bravo👏!). Het doel moet daarom het hoofd van de slang zijn: uiteindelijk vinden we de daders en is er gerechtigheid pointer.kro-ncrv.nl/aanvallen-ga...
August 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Russische hackers worden kennelijk niet warm of koud van het onklaar maken van duizenden computer servers door @europol.europa.eu (desalniettemin bravo👏!). Het doel moet daarom het hoofd van de slang zijn: uiteindelijk vinden we de daders en is er gerechtigheid pointer.kro-ncrv.nl/aanvallen-ga...
Vacation greetings from Italy 🇮🇹
Make Trade Free Again!
Make Trade Free Again!
July 31, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Vacation greetings from Italy 🇮🇹
Make Trade Free Again!
Make Trade Free Again!
Unilaterale handel-consessies aan Trump worden nu weggezet als winst: onzin natuurlijk. Brussel heeft dus werk te verzetten om sterker te staan tegenover de VS en China. (1/2)
July 29, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Unilaterale handel-consessies aan Trump worden nu weggezet als winst: onzin natuurlijk. Brussel heeft dus werk te verzetten om sterker te staan tegenover de VS en China. (1/2)
Chinese cyber militia units contribute personnel, tools, and infrastructure to the Chinese army. It blurs the line between state and private cyber capabilities and suggest that Chinese cybersecurity firms may act as vectors for state-aligned operations in a conflict.
margin.re/mobilizing-c...
margin.re/mobilizing-c...
Mobilizing Cyber Power: The Growing Role of Cyber Militias in China’s Network Warfare Force Structure
This report examines how China’s cybersecurity industry fields reserve and militia units in support of the PLA and national mobilization system.
margin.re
July 28, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Chinese cyber militia units contribute personnel, tools, and infrastructure to the Chinese army. It blurs the line between state and private cyber capabilities and suggest that Chinese cybersecurity firms may act as vectors for state-aligned operations in a conflict.
margin.re/mobilizing-c...
margin.re/mobilizing-c...
Nieuwe handelsakkoorden zijn noodzakelijk nu de VS en China proberen Europa af te knijpen. Maar in Brussel gaat het sluiten van die akkoorden tergend (!) langzaam. Koppel daarom onderhandelingen over handel los van andere zaken; ontkoppel de dominee en de koopman. Opinie in @fd.nl
July 28, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Nieuwe handelsakkoorden zijn noodzakelijk nu de VS en China proberen Europa af te knijpen. Maar in Brussel gaat het sluiten van die akkoorden tergend (!) langzaam. Koppel daarom onderhandelingen over handel los van andere zaken; ontkoppel de dominee en de koopman. Opinie in @fd.nl
AI models not only think in human language but also develop their own: incomprehensible for humans to understand what they mean and how they arrive at conclusions. Cause for concern for 40 people who work on it daily: keep AI under control with regulation
tomekkorbak.com/cot-monitora...
tomekkorbak.com/cot-monitora...
tomekkorbak.com
July 22, 2025 at 12:31 PM
AI models not only think in human language but also develop their own: incomprehensible for humans to understand what they mean and how they arrive at conclusions. Cause for concern for 40 people who work on it daily: keep AI under control with regulation
tomekkorbak.com/cot-monitora...
tomekkorbak.com/cot-monitora...
Spain is making a big mistake by letting Huawei store its wiretaps
www.politico.eu/article/spai...
www.politico.eu/article/spai...
July 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Spain is making a big mistake by letting Huawei store its wiretaps
www.politico.eu/article/spai...
www.politico.eu/article/spai...
Als u SharePoint Server gebruikt en sinds 8 juli geen patches meer hebt geïnstalleerd, onderneem dan nu actie. Voer een patch uit en voer forensisch onderzoek uit, want uw systeem is waarschijnlijk al gehackt
July 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Als u SharePoint Server gebruikt en sinds 8 juli geen patches meer hebt geïnstalleerd, onderneem dan nu actie. Voer een patch uit en voer forensisch onderzoek uit, want uw systeem is waarschijnlijk al gehackt
Om impact te maken kan het helpen om ook in buitenlandse media op te treden. De Duitse ARD zendt deze reportage over de dreiging van Chinese omvormers in kritieke infrastructuur uit. Ik bekritiseer de Duitse minister die zegt dat we er niks aan zouden kunnen doen 🤦♂️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcfU...
Solar-Sabotage: Gefahr aus China? – MONITOR
YouTube video by Monitor
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July 9, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Om impact te maken kan het helpen om ook in buitenlandse media op te treden. De Duitse ARD zendt deze reportage over de dreiging van Chinese omvormers in kritieke infrastructuur uit. Ik bekritiseer de Duitse minister die zegt dat we er niks aan zouden kunnen doen 🤦♂️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcfU...
A weak European response to China cutting off our industries from rare earth materials will only encourage more coercion in the future. So show strength and determination
July 8, 2025 at 12:26 PM
A weak European response to China cutting off our industries from rare earth materials will only encourage more coercion in the future. So show strength and determination
Europe faces dual coercion: tariffs from Trump and China’s strategic chokehold on rare earth exports. Epic picture from this morning’s breakfast meeting/prayer with Trade Commissioner Sefkovic. He got our message: be strong 💪and don’t invite future coercion
July 8, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Europe faces dual coercion: tariffs from Trump and China’s strategic chokehold on rare earth exports. Epic picture from this morning’s breakfast meeting/prayer with Trade Commissioner Sefkovic. He got our message: be strong 💪and don’t invite future coercion
This weekend and next week in Strasbourg I will negotiate a resolution on how to tackle China’s raw materials export restrictions to Europe. It’s not in the newspapers that much, but European industries are currently shutting down because China is squeezing us. Vote on Thursday🗳️
July 4, 2025 at 12:15 PM
This weekend and next week in Strasbourg I will negotiate a resolution on how to tackle China’s raw materials export restrictions to Europe. It’s not in the newspapers that much, but European industries are currently shutting down because China is squeezing us. Vote on Thursday🗳️
Stop het somberen. Europa kan op termijn als sterkste uit de bus komen en er is geen enkel probleem dat we niet samen in Europa kunnen oplossen. Maar stop aub het somberen en ga aan de slag!
Mijn jongste column in iBestuur Magazine
ibestuur.nl/artikel/stop...
Mijn jongste column in iBestuur Magazine
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Stop het somberen - iBestuur
ibestuur.nl
July 4, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Stop het somberen. Europa kan op termijn als sterkste uit de bus komen en er is geen enkel probleem dat we niet samen in Europa kunnen oplossen. Maar stop aub het somberen en ga aan de slag!
Mijn jongste column in iBestuur Magazine
ibestuur.nl/artikel/stop...
Mijn jongste column in iBestuur Magazine
ibestuur.nl/artikel/stop...
Russia increasingly uses chemical weapons in Ukraine, Dutch intelligence reveals. Next step is to identify the Russian individuals who committed these war crimes and indict them. They must understand: The Hague is the only city outside Russia you are welcome to
Russian use of chemical weapons against Ukraine 'widespread', Dutch defence minister says reut.rs/3TWzmtc
Russian use of chemical weapons against Ukraine 'widespread', Dutch defence minister says
The Dutch intelligence findings on alleged Russian use of chloropicrin, a banned warfare agent first used by Germany during World War One, have not previously been reported.
reut.rs
July 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Russia increasingly uses chemical weapons in Ukraine, Dutch intelligence reveals. Next step is to identify the Russian individuals who committed these war crimes and indict them. They must understand: The Hague is the only city outside Russia you are welcome to
Hackers breached Norwegian dam and opened the valve. ‘The valve ran at full capacity for four hours before the unauthorized change was detected’. Unclear intent energiteknikk.net/2025/06/hack...
Hackere åpnet ventil på fullt ved dam-anlegg - Energiteknikk
Ukjente hackere tok kontroll over minstevannsføringen og hadde tilgang til lukkesystemet i en dam i Bremanger i flere timer i april.
energiteknikk.net
June 25, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Hackers breached Norwegian dam and opened the valve. ‘The valve ran at full capacity for four hours before the unauthorized change was detected’. Unclear intent energiteknikk.net/2025/06/hack...
Dutch secret weapon for a succesful NATO summit: raw herring from the North Sea and strong liquor / jenever
June 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Dutch secret weapon for a succesful NATO summit: raw herring from the North Sea and strong liquor / jenever