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Olaf Scholz: “We need a geopolitical, larger, reformed EU, open to the future”
Chancellor Olaf Scholz debated with MEPs during the 'This is Europe' series, calling for a united Europe capable of changing to secure its place in the world.
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As of May 4, Turkish citizens abroad had the right to vote in Turkey’s elections
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The Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism – call for submission of entries
On 3 May, the World Press Freedom Day, the European Parliament launched the call launched the call for application to the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism.
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Europe Day 2023: celebrating European unity
On 9 May, the European Union will celebrate Europe Day 2023, a moment to commemorate the Schuman Declaration on 9 May 1950.
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The first prison sentence for opposing the war on religious grounds was issued in Russia
A 63-year-old Russian Orthodox Christian has become the first person to be sentenced to prison for expressing his opposition to Russia's war in Ukraine in religious terms. Mikhail Simonov is…
Human Rights
“Free Uzbekistan” Report to the 23rd Conference of the Alliance against Trafficking in Persons
By Hasanboy Burhanov, founder of the political opposition movement Erkin O'zbekiston (Free Uzbekistan). A report in English, distributed to the participants of the 23rd Conference of the Alliance against Trafficking…
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European Ombudsman publishes annual report for 2022
The Ombudsman has published her annual report for 2022 with transparency and accountability issues representing the largest percentage of complaints (32%). The report provides an overview of key areas of…
Institutions
Schengen – the small village that changed Europe
The Schengen Agreement known today was signed in a small village in the south-eastern part of Luxembourg - a place steeped in symbolism Luxembourg can be crossed by car in…
Europe
Will the Spanish presidency of the Council of the EU be suspended?
This is the question some activists are asking themselves in Spain The presidency of the Council of the European Union (Consillium) is rotating and changes every six months, with Spain…