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The surprisingly good result of the pro-Russian and anti-immigration VKK party in the recent county council elections is making political commentators wonder whether it could become a new far-right force to be reckoned with. Like many of its ilk, VKK...

Danish pig farmers are opposing the call from MEPs to support the EU’s cash-strapped pig farmers, saying this will put them at a disadvantage. In the letter to Agriculture Commissioner Wojciechowski, 21 MEPs from ten countries, including Ireland, Belgium, and France want the...

The United States, the world's top natural gas producer, has asked Qatar and other major energy producers to divert gas supplies to Europe if Russia attacks Ukraine and the United States imposes sanctions on Russia.

US President Joe Biden hosted Qatar's emir Monday in the White House, underscoring the tiny Gulf state's strategic importance – including in a scramble to shield European allies from potential Russian energy cut-offs.

An amnesty scheme for undocumented people in Ireland opened on Monday, giving many the ability to apply for official residency. The programme, which will run until the end of July, was described as a “once-in-a-generation scheme” by Justice Minister Helen...

A long-awaited report by a senior civil servant on Monday blamed a “failure of leadership” by Prime Minister Boris Johnson for allowing parties to take place in Downing Street when the country was under strict lockdown in 2020. The report...

French ambassador to Mali Joël Meyer has been ordered to leave the country, the military junta announced on 31 January. “Hostile and outrageous” comments made by French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian are the reason, a government spokesperson has confirmed. The French...

Proposals for tougher criminal liability for journalists’ articles, made by influential ruling coalition lawmakers, have been sharply criticised by the Association of European Journalists. The organisation expressed its strong concern over the proposals made by deputies from “Change Continues” and...

Poland will provide Ukraine with “any help” to supply the country with humanitarian and military needs, President Andrzej Duda told his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyi during a phone call Monday. This includes “defensive ammunition,” Paweł Soloch, the head of the...

The European Commission has launched an investigation into Germany’s financial support for rail freight company DB Cargo over concerns it may breach EU competition rules, it was announced on Monday. A competitor had lodged a complaint accusing DB Cargo of...

The Green party is currently facing backlash from party members for its lack of transparency and for deceiving the party base after side arrangements of the conservative-Green coalition agreement became public on Sunday (30 January). The document includes controversial agreements...

Russian President Vladimir Putin will host talks Tuesday (1 February) with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who has taken a softer line on the Ukraine crisis than NATO and the EU, with Hungary a member of both.

As declining press freedom in Greece is already under EU scrutiny, and the government is heading toward “Orbanisation”, Giorgos Kyrtsos, an EU lawmaker from the ruling New Democracy party (EPP), said.

The EU issued a declaration on the first anniversary of the military overthrow of the civilian government in Myanmar/Burma, expressing its deep concern over the continuing escalation of violence and the evolution towards a protracted conflict with regional implications.

Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel 31 January – 6 February 2022

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2021/2198 of 13 December 2021 implementing Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya.

The two co-Chairs of the high-level European Parliament delegation to Ukraine will hold a press point in Kyiv on Tuesday at 15.10 CET (16.10 local time).
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Security and Defence

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The two co-Chairs of the high-level European Parliament delegation to Ukraine will hold a press point in Kyiv on Tuesday at 15.10 CET (16.10 local time).
Committee on Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Security and Defence

Source : © European Union, 2022 - EP

The rise of AI and the platform economy is hitting men and women differently and risks exacerbating gender inequality, a report by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has found. 

The People's Primary organised by left-wing parties in France, which former Justice Minister Christiane Taubira ended up winning, did little to find a candidate that everyone on that end of the political spectrum could rally behind. EURACTIV France reports.