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 Parker Hilton on Unsplash MEPs have called for a strengthening of ties between the European Union and Latin America. They say the EU should treat this as a “priority.” Deputies say the EU and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) should join forces in the pursuit of closer collaboration and cooperation.” S&D MEPs in…
Photo by Denise Jans on Unsplash The Socialist group in the EU parliament has reacted to news reports that the outgoing Dutch government of Mark Rutte will nominate foreign minister Wopke Hoekstra as its candidate to be the country’s next European Commissioner. In a statement issued on Friday, the Socialists and Democrats Group in the European Parliament state: “As…
Photo by Maria Oswalt on Unsplash Moves to strengthen the legal obligation of Member States to exchange data on terrorist offences with the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) have been welcomed. The proposal aims to address the shortcomings of the technically outdated system used by Eurojust and to create a modern, digital case management system…
Photo by Janosch Diggelmann on Unsplash The European Parliament has taken a strong stance in support of an EU Search and Rescue Mission.This comes after years of MEPs pushing for what they call a sustainable, reliable and permanent approach to search and rescue operations. Parliament’s support of more EU action comes after the capsizing and sinking of a fishing…
Photo by Jack Sloop on Unsplash The EPP Group says it wants to slash industrial emissions, but wants to “do it together with industry, farmers and SMEs, not against them.” This is the line the EPP Group has taken on the so-called Industry Emissions Directive. “We want less pollution, but more innovation. The new Industry Emissions Directive will…
Photo by Alex Azabache on Unsplash Parliamentarian cooperation “will be crucial” to strengthening ties between the EU and Latin America and the Caribbean. This is the keynote message to emerge from the 15th plenary session of the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (EuroLat) taking place in Madrid from 24 to 27 July. The Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly is a trans-national…
Photo by CDC on Unsplash MEPs say they want to reinforce measures to ensure improved protection for citizens that donate blood, tissues or cells, or are treated with these substances. The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) adopted its position on new rules governing the use of so-called substances of human origin (SoHO) in the…
Photo by Parker Hilton on Unsplash MEPs and Latin American parliamentarians have highlighted the importance of revitalising rules-based multilateralism and working together to recover from recent crises. The 15th Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (EuroLat) that took place this week in Madrid concluded its work on Thursday (27 July) with participants highlighting the need to continue promoting and strengthening…
