This last February, Brussels Airport welcomed around 825,000 passengers, up by 400% compared to February 2021, but still down by 50% compared to the same period before the crisis (February 2019). A better month than January (-52%), despite being shorter by 3 days. In terms of freight, the volumes transported increased by 13% compared with February…
Russian propaganda has set a new agenda for its information attacks accusing Ukraine of running biological and bacteriological research under U.S. supervision. This narrative is actively circulating across Russian Telegram channels. In particular, the Readovka channel has spread allegations that a strain of bat coronavirus had been researched in such laboratories. Maps are being distributed…
A large majority of MEPs have voted to adopt the General Union Environment Action Programme to 2030 (8th EAP) in the European Parliament. The decade-long environment legislation sets out the EU’s main priorities, together with strong monitoring and governance provisions to ensure these priorities are achieved. Climate mitigation and adaptation, circular economy, biodiversity protection and…
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine caught Europe unawares, without an understanding of the full implications of the war and its effect on members of NATO and the European Union. On Day 15 of this unprovoked war of aggression from Russia, the number of migrants fleeing the conflict is in the hundreds of thousands. Europe hasn’t seen…
The Socialists and Democrats in the European parliament have called for fundamentally reorienting the European Semester away from the austerity matrix to putting the wellbeing of people first. Driving the transformation towards sustainable development requires a new governance approach and new rules and instruments: a Sustainability Pact. Irene Tinagli, Chair of the economic and monetary affairs…
The Commission has approved 225 projects under the Technical Support Instrument (TSI), to support Member States in preparing, designing and implementing reforms that will lead to modern and resilient public administrations, sustainable growth strategies and resilient economies while enhancing their capacity to react to current and future crises. Several reforms projects are also included in the…
The strategic goal of the military operation of the Russian leadership in Ukraine is not just the subjugation of a neighbouring state, but the satisfaction of the ambitions of Kremlin chauvinists to seize the historical heritage of Kyivan Rus. For several centuries, Kyiv has been assigned the role of a “younger brother”, who, according to…
Key demands of women for MEPs are tackling human trafficking and sexual exploitation, fighting mental and physical violence against women and addressing the gender pay gap. For International Women’s Day on 8 March, the European Parliament commissioned a dedicated survey among European women assessing the impact of the pandemic on various aspects of women’s lives….
This website is receiving multiple videos and evidence on social media from normally credible and reliable sources that document an increasing number of war crimes and crimes against humanity being committed by the Russian army in Ukraine. The video images are too distressing to publish. We also do not wish to compromise the evidence being…
Nick Read, CEO of Vodafone, says that if we are “to be successful in the digital transformation – we all need to go faster, challenge the status quo – and “lean in” on co-creation.” And that the “regions that have 5G first, will be the regions that innovate fastest.” In a speech, he said, ““Yet,…
