Diplomatic tensions are growing between Algeria and Spain. In retaliation for Madrid’s support for Morocco’s Sahara autonomy project, Algiers announced on Wednesday the suspension of a “treaty of friendship, good neighbourliness and cooperation” binding it to Spain. This is a new setback in relations between the two countries, after the reduction by Algeria, at the…
MEPs from the Greens/EFA Group along with a progressive majority have successfully voted down a “considerably weakened position” on the EU Emissions Trading System, following efforts of the EPP Group and industry lobbies. The ETS file will now go back to the Environment Committee. As a consequence, the votes on the Social Climate Fund and…
A new report shows that scientific evidence proving that glyphosate is carcinogenic has so far been dismissed in the EU scientific assessment that will form the basis for the re-approval discussion of its EU market license. The “serious scientific shortcomings and distortions in the interpretation of EU and international scientific standards” highlighted in the report…
Belgium may be best known for its chocolate, but it has also carved out an enviable reputation for its popular bistros too. A relative newcomer to the scene in Brussels is Zotte Mouche which will go down a storm for those who hanker after a bit of nostalgia. As they could not celebrate when they…
After a two year absence, the traditional reconstruction of the Battle of Waterloo is back. Known throughout the world, the Battle of Waterloo shook Europe in 1815. For the first time since the pandemic struck, the public now has the chance to relive the famous clashes of June 18, 1815 and see Napoleon and Wellington…
MEPs have welcomed the “unity and additional sanctions” delivered by the European Council but called for “more arms to Ukraine and more attention to those struggling within the EU.” Last Wednesday, MEPs discussed the conclusions of last week’s European Council summit with Presidents Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen. MEPs very broadly welcomed the…
On the occasion of Ban Live Exports Awareness Day 2022, 15 Members of the European Parliament joined together in calling on the European Union to ban the export of live farmed animals to third countries. The MEPs, representing various EU member states and political parties, says they “recognise the suffering and terrible conditions that the animals…
MEPs say they “strongly” condemn the repression of the Uyghur community and other ethnic Turkic people in the Uyghur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang. They said, “These minority groups in China are victims of brutal measures such as mass deportation, political indoctrination, and family separation, restrictions of religious freedom, cultural destruction and extensive use of surveillance.”…
