Taiwan: MEPs visit this week in order to “express solidarity” with the nation
By Martin Banks A top level delegation of MEPs, MPs and other officials is in Taiwan this week in order to “express solidarity” with the nation.
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February 27, 2024 Protection of journalists: MEPs set to approve new law to fight abusive lawsuits
By Martin Banks New rules are set to be introduced which would protect journalists and activists from abusive lawsuits against public participation.
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EUROPE
February 23, 2024 Death of Alexei Navalny: MEPs to hear testimonies from the Russian opposition
By Martin Banks Prominent Russian anti-corruption activists have condemned the death of Alexei Navalny.
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POLITICS
January 24, 2024 Some MEPs have launched an attack on the government led by Donald Tusk.
By Martin banks Centre right members say that in the last few years, Polish opposition “representatives in the European Parliament have accused Poland’s United Right government of breaching the rule of law, the independence of the courts, and media freedom.”
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EUROPE
January 19, 2024 MEPs have condemned the “deliberate, continuous and systematic efforts” of the Hungarian government to “undermine the EU’s founding values.”
By Martin Banks In a resolution adopted on Thursday MEPs expressed strong concern about the further erosion of democracy in Hungary, in particular through the recently adopted so-called ‘national sovereignty protection’ package – which has been compared with Russia’s infamous ‘foreign agents law’.
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EUROPE
November 21, 2023 MEPs says international community needs to “think again about how to build peace”
By Martin Banks The Greens/EFA Group in the EU Parliament have called for an “urgent ceasefire” agreement in the conflict in Gaza to allow for humanitarian relief.
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November 19, 2023 MEPs ask Commission to act after revelations of sensitive EU data sell-off
A cross-party coalition of Members of the European Parliament demanded that the European Commission take action following the revelations that sensitive data from European leaders was being sold to the highest bidder.
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EUROPE
November 15, 2023 MEPs herald new ACP deal as “extremely good news for multilateralism”
By Martin Banks A new Post-Cotonou Agreement has officially been signed in Samoa between the EU and the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries (ACP). The new multilateral instrument, signed on 15 November, will constitute the new legal framework for the European Union’s relations with 47 countries in Africa, 16 in the Caribbean, and 15 in […]
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EUROPE
June 29, 2023 MEPs prepare to battle on spyware exemption in EU media law
As the Media Freedom Act moves on in the European Parliament, the real elephant in the room has become a provision introduced in the EU Council’s version that would allow authorities to spy on journalists for national security reasons.
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EUROPE
June 8, 2023 EU budget 2024: MEPs concerned over cuts
EU lawmakers raised concerns regarding the proposed 2024 budget, which looks to slash funding for the administration of EU institutions, while Budget Commissioner Johannes Hahn bids on EU long-term budget review as a way to avoid cuts.
