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…
Photo by Ibrahim Boran on Unsplash MEPs say they are “appalled” by the allegations of corruption in the European Parliament. Four people have been arrested in connection with the alleged corruption which, reportedly, involves an MEP and parliamentary aides. The international fallout from the investigation is starting to spiral and further allegations are emerging concerning the activities of…
Photo by fikry anshor on Unsplash The European Parliament has just voted for a series of measures aimed at strengthening the fight against corruption, following the revelations in the ‘Qatargate’ scandal. The measures include: A cooling off period for MEPs to prevent revolving doors; to prohibit financial ties with lobbyists; stricter rules on ‘friendship groups’; improved whistleblower protection; strengthen…
Photo by Jp Valery on Unsplash The Left Group says it has secured some firm commitments and measures on corruption, transparency and accountability from the European Parliament for strong and concrete measures. The resolution followed recent revelations in the ongoing Qatargate scandal. Highlights include: Left Co-President Manon Aubry said, “Since 2019, I have been fighting tirelessly to denounce the “dangerous liaisons” between…
Russia has an extensive network of agents in the EU, which can be used for comprehensive destabilisation and Putin is rapidly scaling up threats to Europe, reports the International Foundation for Better Governance. The coup attempt in Germany, which took place on 7th December, is a classic example of the hybrid aggression of the Russian Federation. Among the…
Photo by Viktor Forgacs on Unsplash French bank Société Générale had perhaps hoped to have heard the last of its Russian adventures when it closed its sale of its Russian business Rosbank to the Interros group, a firm linked to Russian oligarch Vladimir Potantin. The sale resulted in Société Générale taking a 3.2 billion Euro hit, according to…
Parliament’s 2022 Sakharov Prize was awarded to the Brave People of Ukraine, in a ceremony today, 14 December. They were represented by their President, elected leaders and civil society at the ceremony in Strasbourg. Russia’s unprovoked genocidal invasion of Ukraine started in February 2022 and is inflicting enormous costs on the Ukrainian people, who are…
