Photo by Gayatri Malhotra on Unsplash A new campaign has been launched “to ensure the safety and accessibility of abortion services across the continent.” It started on Tuesday with a petition with over 300,000 signatures – a “first step towards laying the groundwork.” Activists from across Europe, including Slovenia, Spain, France and Poland have formed an alliance to…
Photo by Keszthelyi Timi on Unsplash The ruling Fidesz party has announced that Tamás Sulyok, president of Hungary’s Constitutional Court, will be Fidesz-KDNP’s presidential candidate. Fidesz faction leader Máté Kocsis said, “He is the best person for the job, as he can best express the unity of the nation.” Kocsis said that Sulyok was proposed by Viktor Orbán. Orbán subsequently…
Photo by Marjan Blan on Unsplash The European Commission has announced an initial €83 million in humanitarian aid to support the people affected by Russia’s war against Ukraine for 2024. On Tuesday, it said that, of the funding, €75 million is allocated for humanitarian projects in Ukraine to provide emergency aid including access to basic needs such as shelter, protection services,…
Photo by Robert Linder on Unsplash For the first time ever, the NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control Force (NAEW&CF) conducted command and control operations with an all-female aircrew composition. The flight was a regular mission sortie for the multinational crew in support of NATO’s enhanced Vigilance Activities (eVA). NATO says the flight highlights the work of women…
Photo by Nong on Unsplash MEPs have backed new rules that aim to decrease the number of unsafe toys sold in the EU single market and protect children better from toy-related risks. On Tuesday, the parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee approved its position on an update of EU rules on toy safety unanimously, with 37 votes…
Photo by Artem Kniaz on Unsplash More than 200 experts attended an international conference on European civil society’s humanitarian response to the integration of refugees and asylum-seeking children from Ukraine. The Federation of Non-Governmental Organisations for Children (FONPC), together with CARE France, SERA Romania, Eurochild, and ICVA, hosted a two-day international conference, RE:Think Bridges in Bucharest. It brought together over…
The European Economic and Social Committee has appointed one of the top leaders in Spain as its new head. The EESC bureau appointed Isabelle Le Galo Flores its new Secretary-General. She is one of the Top 100 Women Leaders in Spain, an Aspen Institute Fellow, an Acumen Fellow, and a BMW Foundation Responsible Leaders Fellow….
Photo by Matt Brown on Unsplash European Britons (The Association) was born out of the belief that all UK passport holders have a universal right to be enfranchised where ever they happen to legally reside, writes Paul Fisher. If resident in the UK, that means being directly represented by voting in all elections and referenda. If resident outside…
Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash MEPs have approved what is described as a ground-breaking deal on a new EU anti-money laundering law. The deal has been reached by the European Parliament and EU member states. The new legislative package will significantly change the rules of the game and, it is said, help prevent scandals that we have witnessed…
Photo by Mika Baumeister on Unsplash The protests against alleged fascism in Germany are “continuing the trend of mobilisation against the far right seen earlier in Spain and Poland,” according to the co-chairs of the European Green Party. The comments comes with tens of thousands of people protesting after “Correctiv” is said to have revealed a “secret conspiracy…
