Photo by Craig Melville on Unsplash MEPs have paid tribute to the “brave, defiant women and men” in Iran. The move comes one year after murder of Mahsa Amini in Iran. On 16 September 2022, the 22-year-old Iranian woman in a hospital in Tehran under suspicious circumstances. The have been allegations of police brutality, denied by the Iranian…
Photo by Yellow Cactus on Unsplash MEPs will vote this week on the composition of the European Parliament for the 2024-2029 parliamentary term. Taking into account demographic changes in the Member States, Parliament initially proposed an updated distribution that would provide for a minimum of additional seats. This is also said to respect the principle of “degressive proportionality” without…
Photo by Lukáš Lehotský on Unsplash The European Union says it “strongly condemns” the holding of local elections in the territories of Ukraine that Russia has “temporarily” occupied. A strongly worded statement issued on Monday called the elections “illegitimate”. They were held at the weekend in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the City of Sevastopol and in…
Photo by K8 on Unsplash Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine and wider geopolitical tensions continue to pose risks and remain a source of uncertainty, says the EC. Furthermore, monetary tightening may weigh on economic activity more heavily than expected, but could also lead to a faster decline in inflation that would accelerate the restoration of real incomes. By…
Every year, during the grape harvest season, all Sofitel group hotels around the world put wine and the French “art of living” in the spotlight. During this period, Sofitel Brussels Europe,at the heart of the EU Quarter in Brussels, hosts a series of “Wine Days” events. It is an opportunity to discover the gastronomy of…
