Photo by Gayatri Malhotra on Unsplash MEPs have voiced concern about allegations of democratic backsliding in Greece, Spain, and Malta. They expressed particular concern over press freedom and pluralism, and warn that journalists will continue to be at risk as long as institutions do not prosecute exposed corruption. They also voted on a resolution comprising Parliament’s assessment of…
Photo by Sander Sammy on Unsplash An army of murderers and rapists: Putin is transferring amnestied criminals to EU countries. The Russian hybrid threat is becoming more and more tangible and closer to the civilised world, the European continent in particular, and is taking on completely new forms and manifestations. It is not just the usual Kremlin threats…
Photo by Anastasiia Krutota on Unsplash The last time Russia presided over the UNSC was in February 2022, when it launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. A year of killings, deportations, torture, bombings has passed and those responsibilities are once again being taken over by a terrorist country. Today, about 20% of Ukraine’s territory is under Russian occupation,…
Russia continues to violate the laws and customs of war on a massive scale, constantly shelling civilian infrastructure and demonstrating cruel treatment of prisoners of war. In the last few days alone, the Russian army has massively shelled residential houses and civilian infrastructure in many settlements in Ukraine-controlled territory of Donetsk Region. On 13 March,…
Photo by Brian Wangenheim on Unsplash A new report has voiced real concern about a current “war on journalism” in parts of Europe. In 2022, since Russia’s launched its war of aggression against Ukraine, at least 12 journalists and media workers were killed and 21 injured while performing their professional duties, says a new report, published on Tuesday….
Photo by Jp Valery on Unsplash MEPs have presented a 15 point plan for preventing corruption and interference in the EU. This comes in the wake of the corruption scandal involving MEPs and payments from third countries known as ‘Qatargate’. The plan includes the mandatory requirement to declare all meetings and a “cooling off period” for MEPs being…
Photo by Tianlei Wu on Unsplash In recent months Armenia has shown at least twice where the country’s real loyalties lie – during the session of the OSCE Permanent Council on 9th February and during the special session of the UN Human rights council on 19th November 2022. The OSCE Permanent Council was supposed to discuss and condemn…
Photo by Rumman Amin on Unsplash Campaign group ENAR says it welcomes the appointment of Marion Lalisse as the new EU Anti-Muslim hatred Coordinator following the vacancy of the position of over a year and a half. Although it says the EU has one of the strongest legal frameworks on human rights in the world, Islamophobia/Anti-Muslim hatred “continues…
Photo by noah eleazar on Unsplash The ECR Group in the European Parliament says it “strongly supports” the proposal adopted by the European Parliament to set up an international tribunal to punish those responsible for the criminal war of aggression against Ukraine. Anna Fotyga, ECR Foreign Policy Coordinator, said she called for a heightened focus on the supply…
Photo by Yellow Cactus on Unsplash President Roberta Metsola has launched an urgent procedure for the waiver of immunity of two Members of the European Parliament, following a request from the Belgian judicial authorities. The first procedural steps have been taken and the President will announce the request in plenary at the first possible opportunity on 16 January. The request…
