Brusssels 14.06.2022 Today the Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi addressed the European Parliament Conference on “Ukrainian humanitarian crisis: Current EU efforts and the Israeli experience” welcoming Israel’s Minister for Immigration and Absorption, Pnina Tamano Shata, who visited Brussels for a conference and series of meetings with the Members of the Parliament (MEPs). In @Europarl_EN together w/ HE…
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EU diplomacy focus on Belarus
Brussels 15.11.2021 “First, we are going to have the Foreign Affairs Council. After [this] we are going to have the meeting with the Ministers of the Eastern Partnership. And after this, we will have the Jumbo meeting with Foreign and Defense Ministers to start talking about the Strategic Compass” said the EU top diplomat Josep…
Poland votes border wall construction
Brussels 29.10.2021 Poland Parliament has voted to build a border wall with Belarus to block an influx of migrants who are illegally entering Poland. Thousands of people – mostly from the Middle East and Asia – have tried to cross Poland’s border in recent months. Poland to build Belarus border wall to block migrant influx…
Cannes festival contaminated by politics
The Cannes festival 2019 demonstrates a further shift of the VII Art into politics, being used as a tool to shape political preferences of the spectators, abandoning even formal frame of neutrality, and preoccupation with artistic creations. The jury for the 2019 Cannes Film Festival may be one of its most diverse, but only 4 of 21…
Italian chopped alive by Nigerian migrants
Italian teenager Pamela Mastropietro who was murdered by Nigerian migrants last year was likely dismembered alive media reports. The gruesome details occurred in the testimony from Vincenzo Marino, a key witness in the trial of Nigerian drug dealer Innocent Oseghale accused of murdering the girl. Mastropietro had become estranged from her family addicted to drugs after…
UK to reveal post-Brexit immigration policy
UK will outline its post-Brexit immigration policy next week, House of Commons leader Andrea Leadsom announced, confirming the release of publication awaited by Britons and foreigners. Andrea Leadsom says Immigration WHite Paper will be published "next week, before Christmas" shortly followed by the Immigration Bill itself — Susan Hulme (@Susanh12) December 13, 2018 The new strategy…
Salvini trades barbs with Sefcovic
This week started with Italian Deputy Premier Matteo Salvini trading barbs with European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic concerned with the political situation in Italy and the rise of Salvini’s League party. “It is the umpteenth attack by Europe on Italy, on the League and on the government,” Salvini responded. https://twitter.com/Italy_Notizie/status/1041655825528446976 “Now they are taking…
Socialist MEP Kyenge on trial for dabbing Lega ‘racist’
Member of European Parliament (MEP) Cecile Kyenge from Socialist group and Italy‘s first black minister, went on trial this month for calling the anti-migrant League party “racist“. Kyenge trail is launched by League leader Matteo Salvini after Socialist politician said the League was a “racist” party, during a public event in Parma. The League, while pursuing a crackdown on flows…
Austrian Presidency challenges EU
Borders, migration, the MFF, and enlargement were key issues in a debate with Austria’s Chancellor Sebastian Kurz on the EU work programme for the rest of 2018. During its six-month presidency in the Council, the Austrian government intends primarily to promote stronger protection of the EU’s external borders, in order to safeguard open internal borders…
UK opens settlement scheme for EU citizens
EU citizens will be able to apply for settled status in three easy steps for less than the price of a passport, under plans outlined by the Immigration Minister today, June 21. EU citizens living in the UK will be able to apply for settled status in three easy steps: https://t.co/bBbgNeXRk4 #citizensrights #eu #brexit pic.twitter.com/8XNeHliv7D…