HEALTH AND SOCIAL EMERGENCY —
HEALTH AND SOCIAL EMERGENCY —
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 —
EU Parliament: establishment of “Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize” for information. Duch, “free journalism for a strong democracy”
STATE OF THE UNION —
Von der Leyen: with Covid-19 Europe changes course. “We will pull through together”
di Gianni BorsaIn a lengthy speech at the European Parliament, the President of the Commission gave an overview of the situation in…
POLITICS —
State of the Union Address: Covid-19 leaves its mark on the EU agenda. Von der Leyen, “building a human economy”. The emergencies: sickness, unemployment and poverty
POLITICS —
State of the Union Address: Covid-19 leaves its mark on the EU agenda. Von der Leyen, “a world public health summit in Italy”
POLITICS —
EU Parliament: plenary meeting in Brussels next week. Rules on arms exports; MEPs asking for greater transparency
Health emergency —
