The European Parliament has lifted restrictions on lawmakers meeting some Chinese officials, in a fresh indication of a potential thaw in EU-China ties. The recommendations were introduced in April 2023 as a follow up to a sanctioning blitz in 2021,
Members attending plenary from 10 to 13 March can expect an agenda featuring debates on some very hot topics.
At least five European leaders issued the same exact pro-Ukraine social media post that critics have slammed on social media.
It began when the center-right European People’s Party’s claimed the Commission had paid NGOs to lobby the Parliament in favor of the Green Deal, through the so-called LIFE funding program. The Commission later revised its contracts with the NGOs concerned.
The ‘ReArm Europe’ plan, introduced by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, seeks to mobilise €800 billion for defence over four years. It includes €150 billion in loans, fiscal exemptions allowing up to €650 billion in national defence spending,
G&L Geißendörfer & Leschinsky has developed a next-generation streaming platform for the European Parliament.
Interior Minister Moshe Arbel received a recommendation from Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli not to allow Rima Hassan to enter, citing her activities promoting sanctions on Israel
The European Parliament seeks to revoke Hungary's voting rights in the EU, accusing the country of obstructing joint decisions. Politico reports that the
Manfred Weber, the leader of the centre-right European People's Party (EPP) in Brussels, has called for quick decisions on an independent European defence policy following the rift between the US and Ukraine.
On Feb. 13, the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly to suspend a cooperation agreement with Rwanda on a trio of minerals critical to the clean energy transition, citing their links to the ongoing violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo.