MEPs from the largest political group in the European Parliament, the EPP (European People’s Party), have called for the deforestation law to be postponed. “We call on the Commission to immediately delay the implementation of the deforestation law,” said Herbert Dorfmann MEP and Peter Liese, spokespersons for the group in the Parliament’s agriculture and environment committees respectively. “Farmers, retailers, small ...
Volodymyr Zelensky’s Ukraine must be allowed to use Western weapons to attack Russia on the territory of the federation, and Kiev’s allies must eliminate all restrictions on this point. The European Parliament is calling for this in a resolution adopted with 425 votes in favor, 131 against and 63 abstentions, which states that the restrictions hinder “Ukraine’s ability to fully ...
A sort of acquittal has arrived for Silvio Berlusconi by the Court of Justice of the European Union. Although belated, the ruling by the judges in Luxembourg “exonerates” the Italian politician and industrial magnate, annulling a decision by the European Central Bank (ECB). The latter in 2016 had denied the acquisition of a qualified stake in Banca Mediolanum by Berlusconi ...
The German government has denied that it has suspended permits for arms exports to Israel. Yet for days there have been reports that exports from Germany have fallen dramatically compared to the previous year. Since March of this year, no permits for arms sales have been issued. Berlin’s hesitations are said to stem from two trials against the German government, ...
Even a cat can be a refugee, a climate refugee to be precise, and be forced to leave their country to escape the damage caused by Climate Change. This is the case of the protagonist of Flow, one of the five finalists for the European Parliament’s Lux film prize. The nominations were announced at a press conference in Strasbourg by ...
After weeks of waiting and speculation, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has finally announced the composition of the new European Commission, which will lead the community executive for the next five years. Faced with numerous economic and security challenges, the Commission’s number one has chosen to entrust the most delicate tasks to commissioners from Spain, France and Slovakia, for ...
From neighbourhood and enlargement policy to Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare. This is the path of Olivér Varhelyi, confirmed by Ursula von der Leyen in her team during the plenary session in Strasbourg. After the difficult period of Covid and the difficult post-pandemic restart, one could have expected a politician with more weight for the arduous task of ensuring ...
Roberto Vannacci “has been suspended from his duties as vice-president of the group of European patriots”. This was stated to reporters by the head of the Lepenist delegation Jean-Paul Garraud, questioned at the end of a press conference organized by the far-right European political group. The case of the possible suspension of Vannacci dates back to before the summer when ...
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented the new members of her Commission on September 17 in Strasbourg. This institution is the most decisive in the European Union: among its responsibilities, that of proposing new community laws, blocking mergers between companies and signing free trade agreements. Each EU member state has obtained a seat in the stable that will ...
The role of European Commissioner for Agriculture goes to Christophe Hansen from Luxembourg. The official nomination came on September 17, along with those of the other members of the team of the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. Hansen’s name had been circulating for some time in the corridors of Brussels, during the plenary session in Strasbourg ...