The Council has decided to provide € 1 billion of additional macro-financial assistance (MFA) to Ukraine, as a matter of urgency. Together with the emergency MFA of € 1.2 billion disbursed earlier this year, the total macro-financial support from the EU to Ukraine since the start of the war now reaches € 2.2 billion and it is…
Spain has been urged to “follow the example” set by Croatia in honouring its commitment to international treaties. The demand comes amid a long-running legal battle between Spain and renewable developers who are fighting Madrid over retroactive cuts to feed-in tariffs for renewable projects. Spain is accused of resisting payment of the compensation or attempting…
Following the revelations of the Uber files published in European media, the Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament have now called for considering platform workers as employees with all applicable rights. The unprecedented leak spans more than 5 years and 124,000 documents and exposed the ethically questionable practices of Uber. The S&Ds have spearheaded…
“The end result of the special military operation in Ukraine will be achieved in any case, and it will lead to the strengthening of Russia’s sovereignty,” Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to declare. At least, he has tried to push such messages during a meeting with the leaders of the factions of the State Duma….
Having received HIMARS artillery rocket systems and other long-range weapons, Ukraine has changed its tactics of war against the Russian invaders. “Western weapons are already changing the course of the war, and we haven’t even started yet,” said Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Alexei Danilov. In Ukraine, U.S. multiple rocket…
MEPs have backed a proposal to allow Ukrainian refugees to keep their national driving licences, exempting them from the obligation to exchange them for EU ones. Only two weeks after the European Commission presented its proposal, MEPs agreed to simplify the procedure for Ukrainian refugees to keep their driving licences in the EU, with 561…
The European Union says it wants to strengthen its cooperation with Interpol in fighting terrorism. In this sense, the European Parliament adopted (on 5 July) a recommendation to the Commission by ECR Rapporteur Jadwiga Wiśniewska (Poland). According to the recommendation, improving the exchange of data between the Member States is of paramount importance. Parliamentarians also…
MEPs have given a favourable opinion to Croatia’s bid to become the newest member of the eurozone from the 1st January 2023. The European Parliament, by 539 votes in favour, 45 votes against and 48 abstentions, adopted the report of Siegfried Mureșan (EPP, RO) stating Croatia fulfils all the criteria for adopting the euro on…
The invasion of Ukraine by the Russian army has demonstrated that even in the 21st century a direct seizure of the territories of a sovereign state is possible if there is a minimal “legitimising” component. For example, a passport of a Russian citizen who is allegedly “oppressed,” or simply Russian-speaking people who can at any…
Today Uzbekistan is implementing large-scale reforms in all directions. Special attention is paid to the guarantees of individual rights and freedoms in the course of the ongoing constitutional reform in Uzbekistan. In particular, the Constitution of the country proposes to consolidate the right of everyone to access and free use of the Internet. Doctor of…
