A patriot, a true European is gone…
Panagiotis Drakopoulos was born in Athens in 1941.
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April 9, 2021 ‘Sofa-gate’ brings more headaches for the EU
The protocol scandal that overshadowed the EU leaders’ recent visit to Turkey keeps unfolding, raising questions about Council President Charles Michel’s reaction, but also about the EU’s consistency in asking Ankara to adhere to the Istanbul Convention.
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April 8, 2021 EU regulators urged to ‘intervene immediately’ into suicide games on TikTok
EU regulators have been urged to ‘intervene immediately’ into the operation of video-sharing app TikTok, following the trend of ‘Blackout Challenges’ across social media, which have led to a series of deaths among young people.
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April 5, 2021 EU auditing agencies should stand ready for 2022 budget, MEP says
Auditing and rule of law mechanisms should be ready to scrutinise how the first money from the Recovery Fund will be dispersed across the bloc in 2022, MEP Nicolae Ștefănuță told EURACTIV.com in an interview.
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April 4, 2021 EU countries squabble over 10 million extra doses of Pfizer vaccine
EU nations fell out Thursday (1 April) over how to divide up 10 million extra doses of coronavirus vaccine, with Austria, Slovenia and the Czech Republic refusing to help five struggling countries.
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April 3, 2021 Press freedom groups tell EU leaders not to sacrifice press freedom for close economic ties
The AEJ has joined the International Press Institute (IPI) and other concerned organisations in telling the heads of the European Commission and European Council to increase pressures on Turkey to end its persecution of journalists as a high priority. Today an Open Letter signed by 21 international journalists’ and media freedom groups was sent to […]
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April 2, 2021 Czech EU Presidency will operate on limited budget
The Czech Republic will take on the rotating EU Council Presidency In the second half of 2022, yet Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš has made it clear that the EU Presidency will not be a priority and the budget will be very limited.
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March 31, 2021 Leaders of 23 countries back EU’s pandemic treaty idea
Leaders of 23 countries and the World Health Organisation on Tuesday (30 March) backed an idea to create an international treaty that would help the world deal with future health emergencies like the coronavirus pandemic now ravaging the globe.
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March 30, 2021 Pandemic upsurge hits Europe recovery hopes
An upsurge in new coronavirus cases is forcing governments across Europe into new, damaging lockdowns that threaten to delay a much hoped-for return to growth, economists say.
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March 29, 2021 Fossil gas ‘has no viable future’, EU’s Timmermans says
Europe has set a clear goal for full decarbonisation by 2050, with renewables-based electricity set to become the dominant energy carrier, and that means fossil gas will have “only a marginal role” in the long run, EU climate chief Frans Timmermans said on Thursday (25 March).
