On Friday, the 23rd EU-China Summit took place with the participation on the EU side of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Council President Charles Michel and on the Chinese side President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang. Commenting on the context of the Summit and EU-China relations, BusinessEurope Director General Markus J. Beyrer…
The growth of hatred, expressed both online and offline across Europe, confirms the need to address hate speech and hate crime at EU level, an EESC hearing was told. On 30 March, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) held a public hearing to discuss the European Commission’s proposal to broaden the list of EU crimes…
On February 24, Russia announced the start of a so-called “special military operation” in Ukraine. Any sane person understands that what’s happening in Ukraine is a full-scale war, but not a classic, conventional war where one country’s army fights another one’s. Russia’s aggression against the sovereign state of Ukraine is a new type of warfare…
The European Commission has released a report of the public consultation in the context of the revision of the animal welfare legislation. “These results serve as additional confirmation of what EU citizens have been repeatedly calling out loud. We sincerely hope this clear demonstration of compelling public interest will serve as driver of ambition for the…
Spanish ECR MEP Margarita de la Pisa has inaugurated the new ECR policy working group on ‘Family and Life’, a project of the European Conservatives and Reformists to “combat the crisis of family values”, countering the broad left-wing consensus in Brussels. At the event, moderated by Italian ECR MEP Carlo Fidanza, Ms de la Pisa thanked the ECR group for “the trust placed…
A major conference heard how the economies of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) are booming despite the crippling pandemic. The event brought together thousands of investors, consultants, businesses and government officials with a common aim to discuss and connect to explore the investment potential of the region, in particular Uzbekistan. With the CIS now slowly emerging…
In its war against Ukraine, the Russian army is suffering unprecedented losses. In the wake of this, Putin’s regime is inventing different ways to conceal the true number of soldiers killed in action and dispose of their bodies. The Russian army is suffering more and more losses every day. According to the General Staff of…
US President Biden has proposed a budget increase of $ 5.8 trillion in the military expenditure of the USA. The plan includes a 9.8% increase in Pentagon funding, which includes support for Ukraine. The USA considers Ukraine to be an integral part of the Western community’s common security system. The Russian invasion of Ukraine and…
In the city of Mariupol, which the Russian army is literally razing to the ground, hundreds of thousands of people remain without food and basic necessities. Mariupol residents have been under siege for weeks. The invaders have cordoned off all the exits from the city and fire at civilians who try to leave for a…
“Persistent PR warrior” Ramzan Kadyrov, from being Putin’s odious herald against the background of the war in Ukraine, is becoming a serious threat, in fact a “time bomb” for Russian Islam. While Kadyrov staged horse races in Chechnya, fought bride abductions and apologised to local elders for negligent youngsters, he was perceived as a somewhat…
