Brussels Pride

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Photo by Tristan B. on Unsplash On Saturday 20 May, Brussels Pride – The Belgian & European Pride – will once again put the LGBTQIA+ community in the spotlight and decorate the streets of Brussels in the colours of the rainbow. This year, the theme is “Protect the Protest”. A call to respect the fundamental right to protest,…

Sudan: The humanitarian and security situation discussed in the European Parliament

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Photo by Abdulaziz Mohammed on Unsplash Debate about the humanitarian and security situation in Sudan was held in the European Parliament in Brussels on 5th May. Anna van Densky, MEP Márton Gyöngyösia and James Wilson were interviewed by Bjorn Hultin. Photo by Radouan Bachiri This interview was first published in EUBriefs, and is reprinted here with the permission…

Istanbul Convention

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Photo by Gemma Chua-Tran on Unsplash Members of the European Parliament have voted to give consent for the EU accession to the Istanbul Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (IC).   All EU Member States have previously signed up to the convention but six countries have yet to ratify the accord. Following today’s…