MEPs reject budget report after right introduces EU funds for border walls
MEPs rejected a report on the EU budget guidelines for 20
April 2023
Republicans Hit DeSantis Over Disney Feud
As Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida escalates a fight against his state’s largest private employer, his potential rivals for the White House see an opening to attack. Send any friend…
Belgium officially requests aid worker liberation from Iranian jail
Belgian authorities on Tuesday filed an official request to transfer Olivier Vandecasteele, the Belgian aid worker who has been detained for over a year in Evin prison in Iran, back…
MEPs accused of missed opportunity after blocking Qatargate reform
The European Parliament decided against introducing mandatory registration of meetings between interest groups and MEPs on Wednesday (19 April) in a move criticised by pro-transparency campaigners. MEPs voted on Wednesday…
French Senate urges EU to trace deported Ukrainian children, sanction those involved
French Senate has urged EU institutions and countries to gather evidence of the forcible transfer of Ukrainian children to Russia and sanction Russian officials involved in these crimes, Senator André…
Luxembourgish MEP sanctioned over harassment allegations, again
Luxembourgish lawmaker Monica Semedo (Renew) has been sanctioned again over harassment allegations after a former assistant of Semedo accused her of bullying. “Once again, the confidential procedures of the European…
UK should not ‘pull shutters down’ on China, says UK foreign secretary
The UK should not pull the shutters down on China as it would be counterproductive to the national interest, UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said on Tuesday. There was not…
The Brief — Time for an EU treaty spring clean
Few topics in European politics are as unsexy as EU treaty reform. Yet two years ago, it was briefly back in fashion. A majority of national governments, including Germany and…
Abducting Ukrainian children is a deliberate Kremlin strategy
Burnt desks at a destroyed Ukrainian school, Adiivka, Dontesk, March 20
Finland requires guarantees from Israel on missile system deliveries
Finland is the first country to use the long-range air defence system “the David’s Sling” outside Israel, but Israel’s refusal to send arms to Ukraine has made the Finnish government…