A European parliamentary committee investigating the use of spyware in the 27-country bloc urged Greek officials on Friday to do more to shed light on a phone surveillance scandal that … Read More
The “brave people” of Ukraine defending their country against Russia’s relentless invasion have been awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, the European Union’s highest tribute to human rights defenders. … Read More
European lawmakers on Tuesday refused to approve the 2020 budget of the bloc’s external border agency over serious misconduct allegations. MEPs in Strasbourg voted against the discharge with a 345 … Read More
The people of Ukraine resisting Russia’s invasion, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and Colombia’s Truth Commission are this year’s finalists for the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, the European Union’s highest … Read More
The European Parliament has called on member states to end the poverty and discrimination faced by Roma people in the European Union. MEPs have urged countries to earmark and distribute … Read More
Members of the European Parliament have called for EU sanctions against Iranian security forces over their “widespread, intentional and disproportionate” use of force against demonstrators. “The response of the Iranian … Read More
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday he found it “funny” that the European Parliament had passed a report calling his country an “electoral autocracy.” “I find it funny,” Orbán … Read More
Hungary is no longer a fully functioning democracy, members of the European Parliament declared on Thursday in a non-binding but highly symbolic report. Instead, the country should be considered a … Read More
Ursula von der Leyen delivered on Wednesday her annual State of the Union speech, unveiling the main political priorities for the next working year. Russia’s war in Ukraine and the worsening … Read More
An official complaint has been launched against the European Parliament over a controversial deal to appoint its new secretary general, the institution’s top civil servant. Transparency International EU and The … Read More
