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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.

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.

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 accused of spreading "false...

“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 in Persons organised by the...

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 the Ombudsman’s work, such as...

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 just over an hour. Before...

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 scheduled to take over...

First decision revising the statute of Former Members

The Bureau's decision on Former Members revises the existing rules, dating from 1999, on the access rights

Luxembourg’s Prime Minister: Do not fall for the siren call of populism

Luxembourg's Prime Minister urged MEPs to defend the fundamental principles of freedom and respect on which the EU is based in the face of populism and global challenges

France prosecutes PKK members accused of extortion and terrorism

France has put on trial 11 alleged high-ranking members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), accused of extortion, terrorist financing and propaganda for the organization, AFP reported. Declared a terrorist organization by the United States,...

Erdogan: Putin may visit Turkey for the opening of the nuclear plant

Azerbaijan will supply natural gas to Hungary, via Bulgaria Russian President Vladimir Putin may visit Turkey for the opening ceremony of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant on April 27, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced. "We...

Investigation: Russia is spying on its embassy in Bulgaria with antennas

An international investigation has found that Russian services are spying with multiple antennas on their embassies in Europe. The building in Sofia is no exception, reports NOVA. The investigation was conducted in dozens of countries....

Support for Ukraine: Sweden announced a boycott of Absolut vodka

Starting this weekend, it is no longer possible to order a glass of Absolut vodka, Jameson whiskey or Malibu rum there. The Svenska Brassierer group, which owns these establishments, has decided to stop selling...

The quest for an autonomous EU-China relationship generates tensions among the EU 27

The French president makes European partners uncomfortable with his statements on the need to distance himself from the US on foreign policy, with reference to Taiwan. Poland revolts as Germany says the EU cannot...

MEPs debate results of March EU council with Presidents Michel and von der Leyen

Reviewing the latest EU Council, MEPs called for EU action to enhance the industrial sector, support households and businesses and continue backing Ukraine.

An Orthodox priest’s wife is accused along with Putin of deporting Ukrainian children

The International Criminal Court in The Hague accused Putin and the children’s ombudsman of the President of the Russian Federation, Maria Lvova-Belova, of war crimes. An arrest warrant has been issued for both of...

Ukrainian region of Kirovohrad in search of partnerships in Brussels to feed the world

On 9-10 March, the head of the regional council of Kirovohrad Oblast (region), Sergii Shulga, visited European institutions in Brussels to raise awareness about the future of his region in the EU and the...

EU adopts 10th package of sanctions against Russia February 2023

On the sad commemoration of one year since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Council adopted today a tenth package of additional restrictive measures giving another turn of the screw to the government of...

European Union prepares ban on healthy doses of Vitamin B6

European authorities have moved another step closer in an attempt to sharply limit the daily amounts of vitamin B6 that EU consumers are allowed to use in food supplements. Last Friday evening (10 February),...

34 countries against the participation of Russia and Belarus in the Olympics in Paris

Host France is among the 34 countries that have called on the International Olympic Committee to ban the participation of athletes from Russia and Belarus in the 2024 Paris Olympics, DPA reported. The USA,...

History and Structure of the European Court of Justice

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) is the highest court in the European Union (EU). Established in 1952, the ECJ is responsible for ensuring that laws passed by the EU legislature are consistent with...

Morocco handed over the T-72B tanks to Kyiv

Morocco handed over T-72B tanks to Kyiv, which were modernized in the Czech Republic. This was reported on the Menadefense website. About 20 tanks have already been sent to the war zone. The article notes that...

Persona non grata: The Serbian patriarch was not allowed in Kosovo

The Kosovo authorities have banned Serbian Patriarch Porfiry from visiting Kosovo for Christmas, Tanjug news agency reported, citing the press office of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC). “Serbian Patriarch Porfiry was surprised to learn that...

Qatargate, Developments in the European Parliament corruption scandal

QatarGate – The major corruption scandal involving Members of the European Parliament has entered a new phase since its outbreak, after Greek MEP Eva Kaili admitted to some of the facts

The importance of the Western Balkans for the EU during a war in Europe

The prospect of accession is important because of Putin and China. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has finally awakened the European Union to the strategic importance of the Western Balkans and the potential for Moscow to...
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