MEPs have called on the European Union to sanction Iranian officials, including all those associated with the morality police, who are found complicit in or responsible for the death of Jina Mahsa Amini and the killings of the protesters against the mass violations of women’s rights in Iran. On Wednesday, they said in a statement,…
The EPP Group has adopted a position paper calling for concrete measures to address the dramatic rise of prices. Energy and food prices, together with the rise of inflation, squeeze consumer purchasing power and businesses. Among the proposals, EPP Group MEPs ask Member States to present a clear agenda for investments in EU energy infrastructure, a…
The EPP Group in the EU Parliament says it “strongly condemns the illegal referenda” organised by the Russian occupiers in Ukraine, in the regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson. The group said “they constitute a blatant violation of international law, are not legitimate and thus their so-called results have no legal power.” “The shameful…
The EPP Group has come up with “50 proposals” to fight organised crime in Europe. It was outlined by Jeroen Lenaers MEP, EPP Group Spokesman on Justice and Home Affairs, and Tomas Tobé MEP. In a statement, they said, “More than ever before, organised crime in the EU is a threat to the security of…
Last week in a European parliamentary debate on Hungary’s democratic demise, S&D MEPs criticised the European Commission and the Council for its inaction against Viktor Orbán’s government. S&D MEPs fully supported the vote on a report that lists the Orbán government’s worsening record on the rule of law. Among the issues under the spotlight are: the…
Upon the co-initiative of the ECR Group, the European Parliament has passed a resolution calling on Russia to immediately stop forced deportations from Ukraine and the illegal adoptions of Ukrainian children by Russians. Speaking during the debate on Wednesday, ECR Group Foreign Affairs Coordinator and Co-Author of the Resolution Anna Fotyga said: “Over 2 million people…
In the opening Plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs have demanded that the European Commission take action against Greece for alleged failure to uphold EU privacy law. For some MEPs the case of spyware in Greece, as in other cases, highlights a wider problem in the EU that the rule of law…
The European Parliament and five rotating Council Presidencies have commit to work together to adopt the reform of the EU migration and asylum rules before the 2024 EU elections. European Parliament President Roberta Metsola, Chair of the Civil Liberties Committee Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Asylum Contact Group Chair Elena Yoncheva and the Permanent Representatives of…
MEPs say that minimum wages in all EU countries should allow for decent living and working standards, and member states should promote collective bargaining for pay. With 505 votes in favour, 92 against and 44 abstentions, Parliament adopted new laws on adequate minimum wages in the EU, on Wednesday. The EU law, agreed with the Council…
The Bureau of the European Parliament appointed Alessandro Chiocchetti as the institution’s new Secretary General. The newly appointed Secretary General will take up his functions on 1 January 2023. The appointment follows the decision of the Bureau in June 2022 to accept incumbent Secretary General Klaus Welle’s wish to retire by the end of 2022….
