“Woman at war”, an Iceland/France/Ukraine co-production, has won the 12th LUX Film Prize, European Parliament PresidentAntonio Tajani announced in Strasbourg on November 14. @WomanAtWarFilm winner of this year #LUXprize @europe_creative @EuropaCinemas @EUparliament #Eplenary #FutureofEurope pic.twitter.com/0K8FnY5BHc — LUX Audience Award (@luxaward) November 14, 2018 “I am remarkably proud of our film competition, dedicated since 2007 to…
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MEPs nominate Sentsov for Sakharov Prize
This week the European Parliament president Antonio Tajani and the leaders of the political groups during the Conference of Presidents meeting will select this year’s winner of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought from among the three finalists. The prize will be awarded in a ceremony in Strasbourg on 12 December. The biggest political group…
Countdown to Brexit
“The parliamentary approval process for Brexit is going to be complex and possibly lengthy, a new report by academic think tank The UK in a Changing Europe and the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law finds.The Brexit Endgame comes out on the day marking six months to Brexit. It leaves the politics to one side…
Orban blames EU witch hunt
Prime Minister Viktor Orban denounced the EU “witch hunt” in an open debate over democracy and the rule of law in his country, which took place this week at European Parliament Plenary in Strasbourg. MEPs will vote on September 12 whether the launch a reprimand against Hungary in what would be the most significant attack…
SOLE: Catalans expect EU institutions to stand for their rights
Jordi SOLE MEP reflects upon new arrests of Catalan politicians and activists, deepening crisis between Madrid and Barcelona. He warns against danger of banalising terrorism, while Madrid attempting to compare peaceful political activism to terrorist activities. Use of obsolete terms as “rebellion” and “sedation” is symptomatic to flaws of Spanish democracy, denying Catalans their fundamental…
Crimeans high turn out at polling stations
“Citizens of Crimea and Sevastopol” are voting for the first time in the Russian presidential election on the fourth anniversary of the Black Sea Peninsula “reunification” with Russia, reports TASS News Agency, creating a special category for the inhabitants of the disputed territory, underlining the status of Republic within Russian Federation. The turnout of Crimeans…
AUŠTREVIČIUS: Skripal case is Putin’s demonstration of power
Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, MEP (ALDE, Lithuania) comments on double agent Sergei Skripal poisoning, and subsequent eviction of 23 Russian diplomats from London, announced by Prime Minister Theresa May, who called it “a reckless and despicable act”. Skripal betrayed dozens of Russian agents to Britain before being arrested in Moscow and later jailed in 2006. He was freed under…
Matteo Salvini to re-create EU project
Strasbourg. 13.03.2018. Matteo Salvini, Member of the European Parliament, gave his press-conference addressing key issues of his future work as a head of the Italian government, and also in the relation to the EU. He ensured that he will do his best to “rebuild” Italy, and impact the return of the European Union to its…
Tajani: MEPs oppose ‘Spitzenkandidaten’ system
“Parliament’s position is very clear: we are not in favour [of spitzenkandidaten] because we have to reinforce democracy in Europe, so I think it should be up to citizens to choose, or suggest to the Council who the future president of the Commission should be,” said Tajani before an Informal meeting of EU heads of state on…
Tunisia on EU 'high-risk' list fuels illegal migration
At the European Parliament plenary in Strasbourg David COBURN MEP, UKIP criticises the EU proposal to put Tunisia on ‘high-risk” third countries, claiming it will fuel additional mass migration from Maghreb to Europe. Mr.COBURN also assesses it as unjust move towards Tunisians, who struggled to normalise the situation in their country.
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