Italian pro-migrant lawmaker Aboubakar Soumahoro suspended himself from his parliamentary group, the Green and Left Alliance, due to ongoing investigations against his wife and mother-in-law for tax evasion and mistreatment of migrants. The investigations target the cooperatives of Soumahoro’s wife…
Hopes for stronger cooperation between right-to-far-right political forces in the European Parliament still seem out of reach as the backlash to a declaration signed by rightist and Eurosceptic MEPs from different political families expose continued rifts between the groups. On…
Image source, ReutersImage caption, This pub in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv was lit by candles on ThursdayBy Jaroslav LukivBBC News Ukraine has said that as much as 50% of the country’s electricity needs are currently not being met,…
The European Parliament came under a major cyber-attack on Wednesday afternoon (23 November), just hours after EU lawmakers voted to designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism. Parliament spokesperson Jaume Duch confirmed that the EU assembly’s website “is currently…
788 women were murdered in 2020 by a family member or intimate partner, across 17 EU member states (Photo: Natalie Hua) Friday (25 November) is the UN’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and we’ll hear from…
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The law will be extended to cover adults as well as childrenBy Jasmine AnderssonBBC News Russia’s lower house of parliament has unanimously voted to extend its ban on so-called “gay propaganda”. Under the latest version…
The European Parliament called for the cancellation of a controversial 2019 Memorandum of Understanding between Turkey and Libya, which has caused tensions in the Mediterranean ever since. In late 2019, Turkey signed a memorandum of understanding with Libya to demarcate maritime…
A bronchiolitis epidemic impacting infants and children is ripping through France, putting increased strain on the overburdened and understaffed health sector. Last week, nearly 7,000 infants, of whom 90% are below one year old, checked in at accidents and emergencies…
Chancellor Karl Nehammer expressed his support for Croatia’s accession to the Schengen area, a club of mostly EU countries without border controls, an invitation not extended to Bulgaria or Romania. The Schengen area was founded in 1985 and extended to…
The Dutch state must compensate the victims who succumbed to the unlawful bombing of a residential complex during the battle of Chora in 2007, the District Court of the Hague ruled on Wednesday. The battle of Chora took place in…