Brussels 27.09.2021 The projections suggest the centre-left parties were the biggest winners of the election. Both the SPD and the Greens are on course to gain more than 5% compared to their result in the last federal election in 2017. Germany's Social Democrats narrowly won Sunday's national election, projected results showed. The party claimed a…
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Kosovo: EU calls to de-escalate
Brussels 26.09.2021 “I continue to follow the situation in the north of Kosovo closely. Serbia and Kosovo need to unconditionally de-escalate the situation on the ground, by immediately withdrawing special police units and dismantling of roadblocks. Any further provocations or unilateral and uncoordinated actions are unacceptable” the EU top diplomat Josep Borrell wrote on his…
Ghostwriter: Borrell on Russia malware
Brussels 24.09.2021 “Some EU Member States have observed malicious cyber activities, collectively designated as Ghostwriter, and associated these with the Russian state. Such activities are unacceptable as they seek to threaten our integrity and security, democratic values and principles and the core functioning of our democracies” reads the Declaration by the EU top diplomat on…
MEP Puigdemont arrested in Italy
Brussels 24.09.2021 Member of European Parliament, Catalan politician Carles Puigdemont, who fled Spain after a failed secession bid for the region in 2017, was detained Thursday, 23 September, in Sardinia, Italy, his lawyer said. MEP Puigdemont, who moved to Belgium and was elected there as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP), has been fighting…
MEPs strategy towards Russia
Strasbourg 16.09.2021 Parliament says the EU must push back against aggressive policies while laying the groundwork for cooperation with a future democratic Russia. Press release 🇪🇺🇷🇺MEPs call for new EU strategy to promote democracy in Russia⤵️ https://t.co/ynCmwhxtsl — EP PressService (@EuroParlPress) September 16, 2021 Assessing the state of EU-Russia relations, the European Parliament makes clear…
MEPs historic decision to end animal tests
Strasbourg 16.09.2021 Parliament urges the EU to accelerate the transition to a research system that does not use animals. Press release MEPs demand EU action plan to end the use of animals in research and testing: https://t.co/4Si5vjtAR7 pic.twitter.com/IHqLImhWn5 — EP PressService (@EuroParlPress) September 16, 2021 MEPs request an EU-wide action plan with ambitious and achievable…
SOTEU: EU-NATO rapprochement
Strasbourg 15.09.2021 “…We are working with Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on a new EU-NATO Joint Declaration to be presented before the end of the year. But this is only one part of the equation” the president of the European Commission Ursula von dery Leyen said, while addressing the European Parliament Plenary in Strasbourg. Happy that the…
#SOTEU: Photo reportage Strasbourg Plenary
Strasbourg 15.09.2021 Aleksy Witwicki photo reportage: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers her state of the union address #SOTEU at the European Parliament Plenary on Wednesday (15 September), outlining the future perspectives for the Commission policies. Von der Leyen, a former German defence minister who took the reins of the EU executive two…
#SOTEU: EU migration Pact slow motion
Strasbourg 15.09.2021 “… Look at what happened at our borders with Belarus. The regime in Minsk has instrumentalised human beings. They have put people on planes and literally pushed them towards Europe’s borders” the president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said, while addressing the European Parliament Plenary in Strasbourg. #SOTEU endless pressure…
#SOTEU: EU towards European Defence Union
Strasbourg 15.09.2021 “..Witnessing events unfold in Afghanistan was profoundly painful for all the families of fallen servicemen and servicewomen” said the president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen while delivering the State of the Union speech #SOTEU at Strasbourg plenary of the European Parliament. 🔴 LIVE: State of the European Union. Watch MEPs…
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