POLITICS —
European Parliament: an overview of its structure and functions
di Gianni Borsa and Marco CalvareseThe European Parliament, whose members will be elected by universal suffrage on 6-9 June, has a number of roles and…
POLITICS —
POLITICS —
What does the European Parliament do? Legislation, the EU budget and “democratic scrutiny”
di Gianni Borsa and Marco CalvareseItalian citizens, along with their counterparts in the other 26 EU Member States, will be asked to renew the composition…
Council of Europe: Mgr Gallagher (Holy See) to Committee of Ministers, “European project is for peace and solidarity”
Council of Europe: Summit of Foreign Affairs Ministers in Strasbourg. Liechtenstein to hand over the presidency to Lithuania
EU Parliament: trafficking in human beings, new rules against trafficking and to protect the victims
Council of Europe: Pejcinovic Buric, “Roma and Traveller women and girls encounter critical barriers while being pillars of their families and communities”
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Council of Europe: contest for journalists, reporting on the lives of Roma people in an “ethical” way
Council of Europe: Committee on Political Affairs, “Kosovo should be invited to become a member state”. Relations with Serbia need to be normalised
Council of Europe: Congress of Local Authorities discussing war in Ukraine, children’s rights, antisemitism
Hungary: Venice Commission on the Act on the Protection of National Sovereignty, “risks for democracy”
STRASBOURG —
Council of Europe: report published on “Child human rights defenders”. Lack of specific regulations and safeguards
PLENARY IN STRASBOURG —
