Brussels 05.06.2025 The European Parliament, through its Directorate-General for Communication, has allocated nearly €30 million since 2020 to media for campaigns, including explicitly self-promotional content ahead of elections. The aim is to “increase the reach towards targeted audiences more effectively with messages related to the work of the European Parliament,” adding “legitimacy to EP campaigns”….
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MEPs adopt Human Rights report
Strasbourg 02.04.2025 Today the European ²Parliament adopted its 2024 annual report on human rights and democracy in the world, warning against the deteriorating global human rights situation. (Image above: illustration). Denouncing the rise of authoritarianism, totalitarianism, and populism, MEPs are deeply concerned by the increase in violations of democratic values and disregard for international humanitarian…
DOGE EU? Commission funds self-promotion
Brussels 19.02.2025 Following recent report on the EU-NGO propaganda machine, the Hungarian research centre MCC Brussels calls for establishment of European DOGE to end misuse of public funds, and establish transparent system of the EU management of tax-payers money. The MCC report reveals the European Commission’s mass-scale misuse of taxpayer funds, channeling billions into a…
Uzbekistan: EU takes note of elections assessment
Brussels 28.10.2024 “The European Union takes note of the preliminary assessment of the OSCE Election Observation Mission following the parliamentary elections in Uzbekistan on 27 October” the statement by the spokesperson of the EU External Action Service reads. “Their assessment concludes that while the electoral framework has gradually evolved, and elections were technically well-prepared, the…
EU condemns Russia EED limitations
“The decision by the Russian authorities to include the European Endowment for Democracy (EED) on their list of “undesirable organisations” is unacceptable” reads the statement of the European External Action Service spokesperson. Russia: Putting @EEDemocracy on “undesirable organisations” list is unacceptable. EU urges to reconsider this & take it off the list. Legislation on “undesirable…
Russians demand fair elections
Around 50 thousands of Moscovites expressed their solidarity with rejected the access to elections opposition politicians participating in a demonstration “For Freedom and Justice” . The last five weeks the demands for fair elections and inclusion of independent candidates in upcoming municipal ballot united people from different views and backgrounds. Thousands gather at sanctioned #Moscow rally…
Zimmer MEP: Macron’s power politics has no place in 21 century
Gabi ZIMMER MEP shares her impressions on President Emmanuel Macron debate in EP Plenary Strasbourg (17/04/2018). Keeping critical eye on French President’s calls and promises, she ZIMMER agues one can not enhance democracy on European scale, without respecting it at home. Recent events in France, when President Macron jointed US and UK bombing of #Syria…
#Catalonia: Who is afraid of democracy?
Jordi Solé i Ferrando, MEP, OPINION Those who would deny Catalonia’s right to self-determination said back in 2015 that Catalan voters would never elect a majority of pro-independence MPs to our parliament, but we did. Then they said that the pro-independence coalition would be too divided to agree on a new President and a new…
EU concerned about developments in Turkey
“The measures taken yesterday against three Members of Parliament of the eoples’ Democratic Party’s (HDP) , including both of its Co-Chairs, further add to the concerns expressed both following the Turkish Grand National Assembly’s adoption last May of a law allowing the immunity of a large number of deputies to be lifted as well as…
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