Gomes MEP on “political prisoners” in Spain

Ana GOMES MEP (Portugal, S&D) raises concerns about the policy of Pedro Sanchez government, dealing with the Catalan independence issue as if it is a legal problem, instead of acknowledging its political nature. Gomes promotes dialogue between Madrid and Barcelona, breaking the deadlock through talks. She is also concerned about the methods of repressing of Catalan politicians,…

MEP Gomes: local communities are key allies to fight radicalistion

Ana GOMES reflects on the ways of possible solutions of a radicalisation phenomenon in EU after exchange of views with experts during European Parliament Special Committee on Terrorism hearing in Brussels (08/04/2018). According to Centre d’Analyse du Terrorisme @CAT_Centre  (Strasbourg) at present between 60 000 and 70 000 radicalised individuals are under surveillance in EU member-states (dependent…

MEPs scrutiny of corruption allegations in Malta

On Thursday, January 25, MEPs from the Civil liberties committee and the Panama Papers special committee, which concluded its work by the end of 2017, will discuss the outcome of their recent visit to Malta to investigate the rule of law issues in the country as well as allegations of corruption and money laundering. The MEPs’…