Presentation of Cypriot candidates for the European Parliament
Speech by Stefanos Stefanou, General Secretary of the CC of AKEL at the presentation of the candidates for the European Parliament.
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February 29, 2024 MEPs urged to “be innovative” to “defeat Putin”.
By Martin Banks The widow of murdered Russian anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny, has made a tearful appeal to the European Parliament.
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EUROPE
February 27, 2024 European Parliament bans Amazon from its premises
The European Parliament decided to ban Amazon representatives from accessing its buildings on Tuesday (27 February), due to multiple events where the global retailing giant did not attend meetings requested by members of the European Parliament, the European Parliament press service confirmed Euractiv.
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EUROPE
January 30, 2024 President met with the Chairman of the EPP Group in the European Parliament
By Martin Banks European People’s Party leader Manfred Weber has given his group’s “full backing” to Ukraine.
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EUROPE
January 16, 2024 European Parliament heads for tight vote on plant gene editing
With the European Parliament’s Environment Committee (ENVI) set to vote on new genomic techniques (NGTs) on 24 January, the dossier is becoming increasingly divisive, with the right-wing groups aligning to push it through – and the left remaining split.
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EUROPE
January 15, 2024 The European Parliament and its president have both been awarded prizes for their efforts to champion human rights.
By Martin Banks The parliament was given the Freedom Prize of the Republic of Lithuania while its President, Roberta Metsola, was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas.
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EUROPE
November 23, 2023 European Parliament kills off mangled EU pesticide reduction plan
The European Parliament has outright rejected a proposal on the EU’s pesticide reduction plan, effectively killing off the regulation in a move lamented by green groups but celebrated by EU farmer associations.
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EUROPE
November 21, 2023 European Parliament approves new internal rules on whistleblowers protection
The European Parliament approved new internal rules on how whistleblowers can act and how they are protected on Monday evening (20 November), to update and clarify existing procedures, an official source from the European Parliament told Euractiv.
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EUROPE
September 23, 2023 European Parliament welcomes, criticises proposed pharmaceutical package
Members of European Parliament welcomed the proposed revamp of the bloc’s regulatory framework for pharmaceuticals during a discussion this week but did not shy away from criticising certain aspects.
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EUROPE
September 17, 2023 European Parliament supports increase in 2024 defence budgets
Against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine, the European Parliament has backed the Commission’s proposal to spend more money on defence in next year’s EU budget even though financial resources are scarce.
