Brussels 25.10.2023 Invitation letter by President Charles Michel to the members of the European Council: “Dear colleagues, “I would like to invite you to our October European Council meeting in Brussels, that will start at 3pm on Thursday 26 October, as well as our Euro Summit meeting on the following day. “Our meeting comes at…
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EU top diplomats convene in Luxembourg
“We were in the European Parliament, after [we went] to Washington, from Washington to Cairo and now in Luxembourg we continue discussing about the same issue: the situation in Israel [and] Palestine after the terrorist attacks launched by Hamas against Israel. Today, the Ministers [for Foreign Affairs] will continue elaborating on the decisions, on the analysis done…
Sakharov Prize to Jina Mahsa Amini
Strasbourg 19.10.2023 Today MEPs have awarded the 2023 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to Jina Mahsa Amini and the Woman, Life, Freedom Movement from Iran. https://x.com/EP_President/status/1714945388631699689?s=20 European Parliament president Roberta Metsola announced the 2023 laureate in the Strasbourg plenary chamber, following a decision taken by Parliament’s Conference of Presidents. While making the announcement madame…
Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize to Consortium
Strasbourg 17.10.2023 The European Parliament journalism prize awarded to international consortium for investigation into June’s Pylos migrant boat shipwreck. The laureates of the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism 2023. A Greek, German and British consortium has won the 2023 Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for investigating the Adriana fatal shipwreck, which left over 600 migrants…
Borrell: Israel has right to self-defense
Brussels 11.10.2023 After this meeting with the EU Arab partners in Muscat, Oman, the High Representative Josep Borrell chaired the informal meeting of EU Foreign Affairs Ministers. Here are the remarks he made afterwards: “I called a meeting of the [informal] Foreign Affairs Council. Some ministers were here in Oman, in Muscat, others from their…
MEPs endorse €10bn extra EU budget
Strasbourg 04.10.2023 On Tuesday, October 3, the MEPs set out their position on the reform of the EU’s long-term budget, emphasizing the urgency of future-proofing the EU budget. Following the Commission’s proposal for a mid-term revision on the EU’s long-term budget, MEPs in plenary endorsed an extra €10 billion for the years 2024-2027, on top…
MEPs adopt Media Freedom Act
Strasbourg 03.10.2023 In response to growing threats to media freedom and the industry’s viability, MEPs adopted their position on a law to strengthen the transparency and independence of EU media. https://x.com/ThierryBreton/status/1709161075927592963?s=20 In its position on the European Media Freedom Act, adopted by 448 votes in favour, 102 against and 75 abstentions on Tuesday, Parliament wants…
Council: Michel invites EU leaders to Granada
Brussels 02.10.2023 “I would like to invite you to our informal meeting on 6 October, kindly hosted by Prime Minister Sanchez in Granada” reads the Invitation letter by President Charles Michel to the members of the European Council ahead of their informal meeting on 6 October 2023. https://x.com/CharlesMichel/status/1708939987117367710?s=20 “This gathering holds significant importance: not only…
Borrell: Ukraine future in EU
Strasbourg 02.10.2023 Today, the Ministers [for Foreign Affairs] of the European Union travel to Kyiv to hold this meeting. https://x.com/JosepBorrellF/status/1708723207006453908?s=20 “These kinds of meetings are called “informal” because, first, they are out of the premises of the European Union, and secondly, because they are considered a high-level political debate that does not have the aim…
Odessa: Borrell condemns Russian barbaric attacks
Brussels 30.09.2023 “Odesa is such a beautiful city, with cultural and historical roots, it should be on the front pages of the newspapers for its cultural activities, vibrant multiethnic society, its beauty, its history. And instead of that, it is on front pages of the newspapers for this – for the barbaric attacks of Russia,…
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