MEPs say they are “appalled” by the allegations of corruption in the European Parliament. Four people have been arrested in connection with the alleged corruption which,reportedly, involves an MEP and parliamentary aides. The S&D Group, in a statement on Monday, says it has zero tolerance for corruption. It goes on, “We support a thorough investigation…
The European Commission has received a petition signed by 150,000 people, asking for new standards to protect fish welfare. Over the next few months, the Commission will be reviewing the EU laws for many farmed animals. Compassion in World Farming, a Brussels based campaign group, says it wants to ensure that specific standards for farmed…
The Commission has presented different options to Member States to make sure that Russia is “held accountable for the atrocities and crimes committed during the war in Ukraine.” The Commission has proposed to create a new structure to manage frozen and immobilised public Russian assets, invest them and use the proceeds for Ukraine. The Commission,…
A senior Belgian MP has told a conference that the Arctic has, until recently, been a “black hole” for his country. The frank admission was made by Jasper Pillen, a federal deputy in the Belgian House of Representatives, who was addressing a conference on the Arctic. Pillen told the meeting that it was “common to have…
Climate change is “real, rapid and relentless,” an international conference in Brussels on the Arctic was told. The comments were made by Mike Sfraga, who chairs the influential U.S Arctic Research Commission, and who gave an address to the Arctic Futures Symposium. The event was told that the impact of global warming is accelerating four…
The European Policy Centre (EPC) a key Brussels based think tank, has announced that Brigid Laffan will succeed Herman Van Rompuy as its president. Van Rompuy has decided to step down from his active position as the President of the EPC after serving in that capacity for seven years. However, he will continue to be involved…
