Suspicious Sudanese Arms Deals to Ethiopia

Is Al-Burhan stoking the conflict in Ethiopia?

Accusations have been levelled against the former chairman of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan, General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan. In a video published on social media last week, Sudanese army personnel are filmed and shown being ordered to pack boxes of ammunition and weapons, which are reportedly sent to Al-Fashaga for further transfer to Ethiopia. It…

Tackling Illegal Content

Tackling Illegal Content

MEPs voted for new rules to tackle illegal content, to ensure platforms are held accountable for their algorithms, and better content moderation practices. The Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee adopted on Tuesday by 36 votes to 7 and 2 abstentions its position on the (DSA) proposal. The DSA will define clear responsibility and accountability…

Democracy at Work

Democracy at Work

The plenary of the European Parliament will this week debate an S&D report on democracy at work, with a vote tomorrow. The report calls for strengthening workers’ participation at workplaces across the EU and proposes a new framework for information, consultation and board-level representation to replace the existing patchwork of sometimes contradictory rules. With this framework,…

Ukrainian-Russian Border Tensions

Ukraine Russia Border tensions

The European Parliament will this week debate and vote on a resolution on the situation at the Ukrainian-Russian border.  The Greens/EFA Group calls on the EU to impose additional economic sanctions and to exclude Russia from the international payment system SWIFT if Russia continues to escalate tensions. Ahead of Wednesday’s Eastern Partnership Summit, the Greens/EFA…