Brussels 02.12.2021 Angela Merkel has announced a de facto lockdown of the unvaccinated, and that Germany’s parliament Bundestag will soon vote on making vaccination mandatory. Merkel Announces Restrictions on Unvaccinated, Vote on Making Jabs Compulsory https://t.co/rsS1N8hqkN — Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) December 2, 2021 Germany’s outgoing Chancellor has announced that the authorities will be barring the…
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Europarl: EU social security pass
Strasbourt 26.11.2021 MEPs demand a legislative proposal from the Commission for a European social security pass before the end of 2022, to reduce the administrative burden on mobile workers. MEPs demand a legislative proposal from the European Commission for a European social security pass before the end of 2022, to reduce the administrative burden on…
Europarl: Belarus sanctions in view
Strasbourg 26.10.2021 Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya spoke to MEPs about the continuing crackdown on dissenting voices in Belarus and called on the EU to take firm action against the regime. What can the dictator #Lukashenko do to maintain his power? Belarusian opposition leader @Tsihanouskaya has no doubts: more smuggling, military provocation, a disaster at a nuclear power…
Maltese MEP Metsola ascends President’s seat
Strasbourg 24.11.2021 The European Parliament’s largest group the EPP on Wednesday, Nov.24, nominated Maltese MEP Robert Metsola as their candidate to lead the House. #EP #President Malta @RobertaMetsola elected my EPP as candidate for Eiroparl presidency. pic.twitter.com/69fJmlzTfX — Anna van Densky (@AnnaVanDensky) November 24, 2021 The centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) chose Metsola during a…
Europarl: Green Certificate under fire
Strasbourg 24.11.2021 The Green Certificate continues to cause vivid polemics among the Members of the European Parliament. Next to the mainstream support of the measure, considered to be beneficial to the public heath, there is also a growing concern about the methods of implementation, imposing vaccination on the EU citizens, contrary to the fundamental values…
Europarliament acts remotely
Brussels 20.11.2021 Due to rising COVID-19 cases, the Conference of presidents decided to approve the president’s proposal to reintroduce remote participation and voting for MEPs as of 22 November. (Image: archive, Strasbourg Europarliament). Over the past two weeks, COVID-19 cases and hospital admissions have risen sharply across the EU. I have therefore asked @Europarl_EN group…
EU diplomacy focus on Belarus
Brussels 15.11.2021 “First, we are going to have the Foreign Affairs Council. After [this] we are going to have the meeting with the Ministers of the Eastern Partnership. And after this, we will have the Jumbo meeting with Foreign and Defense Ministers to start talking about the Strategic Compass” said the EU top diplomat Josep…
Spain: torture as entertainment
Brussels 13.10.2021 “Spain… join the 21st century! This game is a sadistic form of torture that reminds us of the times when gladiators were fighting in the colosseum or even before!!” calls OIPA NGO, demanding to stop the barbarism of torturing bulls with fire for fun. The ritual usually takes place every year around 13th…
Sassoli lawsuit against Commission
Brussels 29.10.2021 Written statement by the President of the European Parliament. Following President Sassoli’s request, the Parliament’s legal service today submitted the lawsuit against the European Commission for its failure to apply the Conditionality Regulation to the Court of Justice. The regulation, which was adopted last December, allows the EU to suspend payments from the…
EP: The Left MEPs oppose Sanitary Pass
Brussels 29.10.2021 “Members and personnel working in the European Parliament were informed that from the 3rd of November, access to Parliament’s buildings will be granted only upon presentation of a valid EU Digital COVID Certificate. #Europarl Left demands to reconsider #PassSanitarie decision: https://t.co/2afHFkKyYB #guengl — Anna van Densky (@AnnaVanDensky) October 29, 2021 “We understand and…
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