EUROPE DIPLOMATIC

Omicron: France restricts travel

Brussels 02.12.2021 France has announced new rules for all travellers – vaccinated or not – arriving in France from non-EU countries in the face of the new variant of Covid-19 named Omicron. Can I travel to France from the UK? All the testing and entry rules you need to knowhttps://t.co/js3237whvi — Independent Travel (@IndyTravel) December…

Merkel antivaxers exclusion

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…

Swiss referendum on COVID19 law

Brussels 28.11.2021 Swiss vote on COVID-19 law amid steep surge in infections in Confederation. Voters casting ballots in the referendum will decide whether Switzerland should impose strict sanitary restrictions. Swiss voters are having an opportunity to express their opinion on legislation to impose the use of a COVID-19 certificate QR-codes that allow only people who…

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…

EU-Central Asia meeting

Brussels 22.10.2021 “Resilience, prosperity & supporting regional cooperation – these are the priorities set out in the EU-Central Asia Strategy, which remain today more relevant than ever to guide our regional engagement for post-pandemic recovery. Good to jointly discuss their implementation today” wrote on his Twitter micro blog the EU top diplomat Josep Borrell. (Image:…

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…

Gibraltar cancels Xmas

Brussels 17.11.2018 Gibraltar’s government officials announced that all Christmas events, parties, official receptions and similar gatherings have been cancelled. https://twitter.com/MichaelPSenger/status/1460667713773191170?s=20 The general public was also advised to avoid social events and parties for the next four weeks. For all group activities, outdoor spaces are recommended over indoor ones, touching and hugging is discouraged, and mask…