Brussels 17.11.2022 “The deportation of the Hungarians of Slovakia for forced labour 1946-1947” hearing took place in the European Parliament on November 16 under the chairmanship of the MEP Jordi Sole from the Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya party, Spain, belonging to the Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance. “In order to understand the question of…
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Brexit party loses to Labour in Peterborough
In Peterborough, eastern England on June 6, the Labour Party narrowly held on to a seat in Westminster, overcoming a challenge from Nigel Farage’s newly born Brexit Party to win by less than 700 votes. Arriving in Peterborough! pic.twitter.com/Gl0SmgDEWC — Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) June 6, 2019 Labour candidate Lisa Forbes won with 10,484 votes, while the Brexit…
Dutch Labour leads in surprise victory
The Socialist (Labour) party of European Commissioner Frans Timmermans (pictured) won a surprise victory in a Dutch election for European Parliament, an exit poll showed, beating a Eurosceptic challenger who had been topping the polls. 'PvdA-winst komt door het Frans Timmermans-effect' https://t.co/buAX6k6Mv0 — NOS (@NOS) May 23, 2019 The leading social democrat candidate to head…
Less supporters of Brexit among MPs
More than 100 Westminster constituencies that voted to leave the EU have now switched their support to Remain, writes The Guardian newspaper, quoting new analysis seen by the Observer. In findings that could have a significant impact on the parliamentary battle of Brexit later this year, the study concludes that most seats in Britain now contain…
Brexit blurred in elections outcome
As a result of snap elections aimed to reinforce the position of Prime Minister Theresa May in Brexit negotiation, the Conservatives won 313 seats out of 650 seats declared, unable to reach the 326-mark they need to command a parliamentary majority. Labour had won 260 seats. Prime Minister Theresa May was aiming to hold on…
Pundits predict May’s victory in snap elections
General election 2017 live: polls show Tory lead as final hour of voting get under way: https://twitter.com/timothy_stanley/status/872910029086752769 A final opinion poll published on Thursday as Britons vote in a national election showed Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservatives widening their lead to 8 percentage points from a 5 point lead in its previous survey. Just 45…
MEPs to open labour market for refugees
Asylum seekers should be able to work in the EU no later than two months after applying for asylum, instead of the current nine months, said Civil Liberties Committee MEPs. But for reasons of labour market policies, and especially regarding youth unemployment levels, member states may verify whether a vacancy could be filled through preferential…
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