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The European Citizen’s Prize recognises initiatives that contribute to European cooperation and the promotion of common values. Apply or nominate a project before 15 April.

Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP

The European Citizen’s Prize recognises initiatives that contribute to European cooperation and the promotion of common values. Apply or nominate a project before 15 April.

Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP

Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced on Monday to three years in prison, two of them suspended, for bribery and influence-peddling. The judges considered it proven that in 2014, after his time as French president, Sarkozy unlawfully gained access to judicial files about an inquiry being conducted against him. What are the implications of the verdict?

Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán has announced that MEPs from his Fidesz party will resign from the EPP group in the European Parliament if it approves an amendment to the rules of procedure proposed by the group's leadership on Friday. The change would allow the suspension of the Fidesz MEPs, which has been impossible so far. Who is putting whom under pressure - and who is in the right?

First Hungary purchased the Russian vaccine Sputnik V and now Slovakia has followed suit, acquiring two million doses even though it has yet to be approved by the EU. In the Czech Republic, President Miloš Zeman has been promoting the Russian vaccine for a some time now. Commentators in both countries are less than enthusiastic.

The Commission proposal for Adequate Minimum Wages has no legal basis, weakens social partner autonomy and undermines existing successful collective bargaining systems. A proposal that causes this level of collateral damage has to be withdrawn.

Ángel Víctor Torres, le président du gouvernement des Canaries, a demandé à l'UE de s'impliquer activement dans la gestion des migrations et de ne plus laisser l'archipel seul face à l'afflux croissant de migrants. Un article d’Euroefe.