Fighting Organised Crime

Fighting Organised Crime

The EPP  Group has come up with “50 proposals” to fight organised crime in Europe. It was outlined by Jeroen Lenaers MEP, EPP Group Spokesman on Justice and Home Affairs, and Tomas Tobé MEP. In a statement, they said, “More than ever before, organised crime in the EU is a threat to the security of…

Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan

Europe's Beating Cancer Plan

Prevention is always better than cure, say MEPs as they welcomed the new European approach to cancer screening presented this week by the European Commission. The recommendation is an important step forward to implement Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan.  In 2020 alone, 2.7 million people were diagnosed with cancer and 1.3 million lost their lives. The…

EU to Ban Products Made with Forced Labour

Forced Labour

The EU Commission has proposed to prohibit products made with forced labour on the EU market.  The proposal covers all products, namely those made in the EU for domestic consumption and exports, and imported goods, without targeting specific companies or industries.  This comprehensive approach is important because an estimated 27.6 million people are in forced…

Orbán Breaching EU Values

Hungary EU

Last week in a European parliamentary debate on Hungary’s democratic demise, S&D MEPs criticised the European Commission and the Council for its inaction against Viktor Orbán’s government. S&D MEPs fully supported the vote on a report that lists the Orbán government’s worsening record on the rule of law.  Among the issues under the spotlight are: the…

Russian Terror: Acts of Desperation

On 11 September on the anniversary of the terrorist attacks in the USA, Russia struck the critical infrastructure of Ukraine – thermal power plants, which resulted in complete or partial blackout of some regions of Kharkiv, Sumy, Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia regions. The Kremlin dictator struck, as always, sneakily, stealthily. Another war crime took place…

Calls on Russia to Stop Illegal Deportation of Ukrainian Children

Anna Fotyga

Upon the co-initiative of the ECR Group, the European Parliament has passed a resolution calling on Russia to immediately stop forced deportations from Ukraine and the illegal adoptions of Ukrainian children by Russians.  Speaking during the debate on Wednesday, ECR Group Foreign Affairs Coordinator and Co-Author of the Resolution Anna Fotyga said: “Over 2 million people…

Sinem Tezyapar

Sinem Tezyapar

The situation of Turkish peace campaigner Sinem Tezyapar, who has been imprisoned by the Turkish authorities for more than four years despite having committed no crimes, has not drawn the attention of any human rights organization. Her health has declined seriously as a result of her imprisonment. This website first reported on her case 2…