Photo by Kent Tupas on Unsplash The Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament say they “reject the false and harmful” claim made by Georgian Prime Minister, Irakli Garibashvili, who said in a Georgian TV interview on Sunday that the European Parliament wishes to “drag Georgia into the Russian war against Ukraine.” At the request of the S&D…
Photo by Patrick Metzdorf on Unsplash A huge majority in the European Parliament have welcomed the so-called Windsor Framework. They say the new joint understanding “allows more flexible and more effective implementation” of the trading arrangements for goods entering Northern Ireland from Great Britain. It will, say deputies, ensure that both the EU’s Single Market and the Good…
Photo by LOGAN WEAVER | @LGNWVR on Unsplash MEPs say that the EU should consider imposing “comparable” sanctions on Belarus as it has done on Russia. Such measures would also “act as a deterrent against any attempts to bypass the sanctions,” they assert. The demand is included in a resolution that the European Parliament is due to vote…
Photo by Alessandro Bianchi on Unsplash MEPs have given a mixed reaction to the European Commission’s proposal to reform the EU’s electricity market. The commission on Tuesday said the move aims to accelerate a surge in renewables and the phase-out of gas, make consumer bills less dependent on volatile fossil fuel prices. It also hopes it will “better protect consumers from future price…
Photo by Gayatri Malhotra on Unsplash Justyna Wydrzyńska, a women’s rights defender, was sentenced to eight months community service for helping a woman in need obtain an abortion. She is a member of the Abortion Dream Team, an abortion rights organisation. In 2020, she helped a woman in an abusive relationship to access abortion pills. The woman’s husband…
Photo by József Szabó on Unsplash Centre right MEPs say they want to postpone the law proposal on pesticide reduction in its current form because it will jeopardise European food production during the war in Ukraine. “When there is a war in Europe, we cannot do business as usual. The current law proposal is not fit for purpose”,…
Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash A top level Socialist delegation to the United States has concluded with a warning that centre-right MEPs are “abandoning the centre to engage with the extreme right.” That is the claim from S&D leader Iratxe García and vice-president Pedro Marques. They have just finished their visit to the United States, wrapping up…
Photo by Handy Wicaksono on Unsplash Some 559 employees of TNT Belgium at Liège Airport who lost their jobs following a transfer of operations to Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport should receive €1.9 million in EU aid, say MEPs. On Thursday, the Committee on Budgets approved Belgium’s request for support for the workers. MEPs acknowledged that “the COVID-19 pandemic…
Photo by Tech Daily on Unsplash EU negotiators have struck a deal creating the first “best in class” standard for the issuing of green bonds. The “European Green Bonds Standard” (EUGBS), which companies issuing a bond can choose to comply with, will primarily enable investors to orient their investments more confidently towards more sustainable technologies and businesses. It…
Centre right MEPs says Europe is “deeply indebted” to people in Ukraine. Their comments comes as the war with Russia enters its second year. Just over one year since the start of the bitter conflict an EPP Group delegation is visiting Ukraine this week. Comment came from Manfred Weber MEP, Chairman of the EPP Group,…
