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3 days ago
MEPs narrowly voted down efforts by their right-wing counterparts to effectively ban cannabis, as part of a wider resolution on tobacco smoke.
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22 hours ago
Backing a democratic Belarus is not only a moral commitment, but a strategic imperative just as important as helping Ukraine, say Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya and outgoing EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell.
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4 hours ago
This week in Brussels, a new EU institutional cycle begins with António Costa leading the Council and a new team of EU commissioners. ECB chief Christine Lagarde addresses MEPs, while six candidates for EU Ombudsman present their priorities. Additionally, a Mercosur summit in Uruguay aims for a final agreement.
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Agenda

President Metsola meets with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen and the President of the European Council, Antonio Costa

Plenary debate about the evaluation of Eurojust's activities

Plenary debate on the global alliance for the implementation of a two-state solution

Plenary debate on exchange of views on the trade pillar of the EU-Mercosur Agreement

Plenary debate on TikTok compliance with Digital Services Act (DSA) in the context of recent developments

Plenary debate on the outcome of US elections and their impact on EU-US cooperation

Plenary debate on policy measures to prevent and address discrimination and gender-based violence in sports

Plenary debate on artificial intelligence and persons with disabilities

Hearing of the candidates for the office of european ombudsman

Plenary debate on EU-Egypt relations in light of the first macro-financial assistance package approved in March 2024

Plenary debate on EU artificial intelligence ambition

Plenary debate on EU sanctions against Russia and its allies as well as on the use of Russian frozen assets

Plenary debate on the challenges faced by women with disabilities in healthcare, employment, societal participation

Plenary debate on Ukrainian women veterans

Plenary debate on addressing the humanitarian crisis for women in Afghanistan

President Metsola receives the President of Kosovo Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu

Plenary debate on the humanitarian situation in Gaza

Plenary debate on food and nutrition security in fragile contexts

Plenary debate on monitoring framework for resilient European forests

Plenary debate on existing barriers in the field of transport for people with disabilities

Plenary debate on the crackdown on the civil society and independent media in Azerbaijan

President Metsola meets with the Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk

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Drainpipe of shame: How Orbán hypocrisy became a gay icon in Brussels

2 months ago
The drainpipe in Brussels where a far-right MEP fled a gay orgy still attracts tourists, who take pics to remember what Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán really represents.
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Handshake of death: EU embrace of Kagame helping silence dissidents in Belgium

1 month ago
Every time EU leaders shake hands with Rwanda's president Paul Kagame, they embolden him to commit crimes against dissidents in Belgium, making themselves morally liable.
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Rule 241: the EU’s hidden ‘bombshell’ against anti-democratic forces

1 month ago
Legal scholars have dubbed it a "sleeping beauty" — a potent yet practically unused EU Parliament instrument akin to the EU's own Article 7, designed to safeguard the rule of law and the integrity of its institutions.
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