Photo by Lisanto 李奕良 on Unsplash Taiwan’s elections in January demonstrated the “resilience” of a democratic society. That was one of the messages to emerge from an event in the European Parliament on Friday. The hearing in Brussels was organised by the Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium along with three cross-party MEPs. They were:Petras Auštrevičius (Renew Europe), Vladimír Bilčík (EPP), and Markéta Gregorová(Greens/EFA). They…
Photo by Yellow Cactus on Unsplash From CAP to Iran – MEPs face a packed programme in the last plenary of the current term The Greens/EFA Group says it objects to the Commission’s proposal to re-open the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The group says this will weaken the CAP’s environmental conditionality rules and “remove essential ecological and agronomic…
Photo by Robert Anasch on Unsplash EU leaders have given their “full unwavering support to Ukraine.” This came on the first day of a two days summit in Brussels. On Thursday, a statement was issued which also sought to underline EU “determination to closely monitor and contain any risks stemming from disinformation, including through artificial intelligence, as well…
The likelihood that the Russian military and Rosatom experts will go for an act of sabotage at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (Enerhodar) with potentially catastrophic consequences remains at its highest. Nuclear terrorism is part of Russia’s standard toolkit. The Kremlin has repeatedly threatened the world with nuclear weapons while Russian invasion forces have turned…
Photo by krakenimages on Unsplash The EU has moved a step closer creating an ethics body for all the EU institutions. This comes after the European Commission officially approved the agreement resulting from the negotiations among the EU institutions and bodies for the creation of the first ever interinstitutional ethics body. On Wednesday, it said this was an…
Photo by Mohamed Tohami on Unsplash The EU has agreed to commit some 896m euro for humanitarian aid in Sudan. This comes one year since the outbreak of conflict in the country. The move was announced on Monday when the EU co-hosted today with France and Germany the International Humanitarian Conference for Sudan and neighbouring countries. The aim…
A blind football fan has been voted “supporter of the season” in a top awards ceremony in the UK. Dave Heeley was recognised at Sunday’s 2024 EFL Awards ceremony in London. The award seeks to “provide recognition and praise for a passionate and loyal supporter, who has demonstrated their support, dedication and commitment to their…
Photo by Christian Lue on Unsplash Support for authoritarian parties across Europe stands at 26.9%, finds new Populism Index The Authoritarian Populism Index published by Timbro and EPICENTER, finds that 26.9ercent of Europeans support authoritarian political parties both on the left and right wings of the political spectrum. The main conclusions of the report are: Average support for left and…
Photo by Julie Ricard on Unsplash Some MEPs have heavily criticised the result of a key EU political agreement on the Pact on Migration and Asylum. The attack from the Greens and Left Group comes after the European Parliament adopted the Migration and Asylum Pact. The Commission says the draft law “puts in place clear, reliable rules with more solidarity and…
Photo by Yoal Desurmont on Unsplash MEPs have urged EU Member States to add sexual and reproductive healthcare and the right to a safe and legal abortion to the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. In a resolution adopted on Thursday with 336 votes in favour, 163 against and 39 abstentions, MEPs said they want to…
