Photo by munshots on Unsplash There are five defined crisis tribes across Europe’s voting population, and concerns about climate change and immigration will be key mobilising issues for citizens in the run-up to the European Parliament elections and other major ballots in Europe in 2024, according to a new polling-backed study published today by the European Council on…
Photo by Nick Sparkman on Unsplash A cross-party campaign pushing for electoral reform in the UK has taken a key step forward. The move has been greeted by those who are campaigning in Britain for the creation of overseas parliamentary constituencies. In a new development this week, British Liberal Democrat MP Christine Jardine has tabled an Early Day Motion on the…
The European Parliament has been awarded the Freedom Prize of the Republic of Lithuania. The parliament’s President, Roberta Metsola,has also been given the Grand Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas. Last Friday, President of the Republic of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda made the award to Metsola “for her leadership and personal will…
Photo by engin akyurt on Unsplash Journalists are being “deliberately targeted to cover up stories and restrict the public’s right to know”, it is claimed. The allegation was made by the respected International Federation of Journalists. It has just published its annual list of journalists killed which records the highest number of deaths in recent years. Is says…
Photo by Anastasiia Krutota on Unsplash The “survival” of Ukrainians depends on continued financial aid to the war-torn country, according to a leading human rights lawyer. The comments, by Oleksandra Matviichuk, come amid intensified attacks in the Russia-Ukraine war and pressure to initiate peace negotiations. Matviichuk is a leading Ukrainian human rights lawyer and co-recipient of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize….
Photo by Christian Wiediger on Unsplash Glowing tributes have been paid to Jacques Delors after it was announced he had died at the age of 98 at his Paris home. The Frenchman was seen by most as a key architect of the modern EU. He served as president of the European commission and also served…
Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash Paralympian Erin Kennedy has given her backing to a campaign which aims to “inspire real change” for cancer patients. The Briton was speaking to mark the launch of a new “Triple Negative Breast Cancer” (TNBC) campaign. The campaign, called “I count: Triple Negative Breast Cancer Matters,” is designed to ensure people…
Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Climate change is an existential risk and depending on fossil resources is only likely to worsen the situation. At the same time the European economy has been affected by a pandemic and the war in Ukraine. This all begs the question: How can Europe transition to a lowcarbon economy while continuing to…
Photo by Ravi Sharma on Unsplash MEPs and national governments have reached a long-sought agreement to revamp the EU’s asylum and migration legislation. The EU Parliament and Council negotiators agreed on the final form of five separate EU regulations, establishing how to share the management of asylum and migration flows among member states and what to do in…
Photo by Manny Becerra on Unsplash A senior French MP has thrown his weight behind a campaign in Britain for overseas parliamentary constituencies. The campaign, run jointly by New Europeans UK and Unlock Democracy, says the UK could benefit by giving a “voice” to the 3.5 British citizens living abroad. French parliamentarian Alexandre Holroyd is one of 11 representatives of French citizens living abroad and took part in…
