OVERVIEW —
Europe is present, the money will be disbursed. Political integration is on track again
di Gianni BorsaThe European Council saw its 27 members united in the response to the pandemic, with a total recovery package of…
OVERVIEW —
SUMMIT IN BRUSSELS —
European Council: Sassoli, “unprecedented pandemic, 2020 in history books”. To governments, stop delaying MFF and Recovery Fund
BRUSSELS —
EU Parliament: 700,000 homeless persons in Europe; inclusion, work and healthcare policies needed
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE —
Migration and asylum: Sassoli (EU Parliament), “behind numbers there are people and stories. We need effective and humane policies”.
EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT —
Europe’s choice of solidarity and cohesion: “We’re all on the same boat”
di Gianni BorsaThe online summit of EU-27 leaders ended with broad consensus on actions to counter the spread of Covid-19. Reiterating a…
HEALTH AND SOCIAL EMERGENCY —
COVID-19 Coronavirus: study by EU Parliament shows pandemic “disproportionately” impacts women
HUMAN RIGHTS —
European Parliament: Sakharov Prize to democratic opposition in Belarus. Sassoli, “we are by your side”
HEALTH EMERGENCY —
European Parliament: EU survey and pandemic. Majority of citizens ask for larger common budget to overcome COVID-19 crisis
SOCIETY —
EU Parliament: “Femmes” exhibition, homeless women sheltered in Brussels. Sassoli, “poverty must not be hidden but fought”
CURRENT EVENTS —
Three years without Daphne. Mounting attacks on journalists in Europe
di Sarah NumicoInvestigative journalist Caruana Galizia was tragically murdered on October 16, 2017. She was investigating cases of malfeasance involving Maltese politicians.…
PLENARY SESSION IN BRUSSELS —
EU Parliament: voting on “climate law”. Guteland (rapporteur), if passed “it will be a time-defining moment”
POLITICS AND MEDIA —
