Europe
Opening of 6-9 June plenary session in Strasbourg
President Metsola expressed her condolences to those injured and to the relatives of those who died in a train accident in Bavaria on 3 June, at the opening of the…
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Russia: spokeswoman claims trucks export food from Ukraine to Europe, so the fighters will have nothing to eat
The Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, has uploaded a video, which she claims was shot on the way from Nice to the Italian border. Bulgarian trucks bring food from…
Europe
Swiss authorities unfreeze part of Russian assets
Erwin Bollinger, a spokesman for the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, said that the country's authorities had withdrawn $3.4 billion of Russian assets that had previously been frozen as…
Asia
G7 and EU express “grave concern” after appointment of Hong Kong leader
The G7 and the European Union expressed their "grave concern" on Monday 9 May after the appointment as head of Hong Kong for the next five years of the former…
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Urgent Call to the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights
Forced Organ Harvesting from living people specifically to sell their organs for profitable transplant surgeries is among the most egregious crimes against humanity conceivable.
Defense
Wheat could be Russia’s next weapon
European Foreign Minister Josep Borrell told El Pais that all EU members must get rid of energy dependence on Moscow, but acknowledged that unanimity had not yet been reached between…
Christianity
The European Parliament has condemned the role of Russian Patriarch Kirill in the war (updated)
In a resolution on 7 April 2022 about the increasing repression in Russia, including the case of Alexei Navalny, the European Parliament condemned the role of Moscow Patriarch Kirill in Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Europe
EuroLat Assembly: hate speech, circular economy and food security
The 14th Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly plenary session will take place in Buenos Aires (Argentina) on 13 and 14 April. Members of the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (EuroLat), composed of…
Europe
Plenary highlights: Ukraine, energy, equal pay
MEPs discussed Ukraine, called for an ambitious EU budget for 2023 and defined their priorities on the right to repair during the April plenary session
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Coming up: protecting young Ukrainians, energy, right to repair | News
Protecting young Ukrainian refugees, EU security and defence and funding for energy infrastructure are on the agenda for April's plenary session. War in Ukraine Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, more…