MEPs give guarded welcome to EU commission work agenda
By Martin Banks The European Commission has presented its Work Programme for 2025 to MEPs meeting in Strasbourg.
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February 12, 2025 “Russia has crossed all red lines” – MEPs told
By Martin Banks The Chair of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada, Ruslan Stefanchuk, has addressed a formal sitting of the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
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February 6, 2025 MEPs call for tougher action to “tax the super rich”
By Martin Banks MEPs say that in times of “unprecedented polycrisis and existential threats to democracy”, Europe must tackle public frustration over economic and social inequality through bold tax reforms.
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January 22, 2025 MEPs are this week expected to adopt a resolution on the need for actions to address what have been called the “continued oppression and fake elections” in Belarus.
By Martin Banks Greens/EFA MEP Mārtiņš Staķis (Progresīvie) from Latvia, shadow rapporteur on the text, commented on the situation in the country.
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January 15, 2025 MEPs concede “differences” in NATO on defence
By Martin Banks MEPs have discussed the security situation in Europe and beyond as well as defence and EU-NATO cooperation with the new NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
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January 10, 2025 MEPs express concern about situation in Venezuela
By Martin Banks MEPs have voiced “concern” about the fate of the opposition leader in Venezuela.
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November 29, 2024 MEPs have raised concerns over Hong Kong, notably the cases of Jimmy Lai and the 45 activists recently convicted under the national security law.
By Martin Banks The Hong Kong government must, say Euro members, “immediately and unconditionally” release all pro-democracy politicians, activists and journalists sentenced on national security charges and drop all charges against them.
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November 19, 2024 MEPs: “We will continue to support Ukraine for as long as it takes, with everything that it takes”
By Martin Banks The European Parliament has held an extraordinary plenary session with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, marking 1000 days since Russia’s full-scale invasion.
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October 25, 2024 MEPs back Taiwan’s campaign to join international organisations
By Martin Banks MEPs have adopted a resolution that “condemns China’s continued military provocations against Taiwan” and firmly rejects any unilateral change to the status-quo in the Taiwan Strait.
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October 11, 2024 EU expert and MEPs in verbal attack on Orban
By Martin Baks An expert on European Union affairs says Hungary’s EU presidency programme has “little weight.”
