Tag: European Union
European Commission launches infringement procedure against Poland
This procedure follows the decision of the Polish Constitutional Court to consider European law inferior to Polish law, after the condemnation of the reforms of the Polish judicial system by…
curator Roberta Metsola well placed to take over the presidency
The Maltese is the big favorite of the European conservatives to the presidency of the Parliament of Strasbourg. Current president David Sassoli, from the Socialists and Democrats group, is due…
The factors behind the soaring gas price in Europe
Gas prices in Europe continued to soar on Tuesday, December 21: + 90% increase since December 1. The onset of winter cold and geopolitical tensions with Russia explain this situation.…
the closure of borders, the only European consensus
The year 2021 was marked by an unprecedented blackmail from Belarus, which organized the arrival of asylum seekers at the borders of the EU. The coordinated response of the 27…
Olaf Scholz appoints Joachim Nagel as head of Bundesbank
It is ultimately the economist Joachim Nagel who will be proposed by the government to head the German Central Bank, the Bundesbank. Close to the SPD, the party of Chancellor…
France asks the EU to step up pressure on the United Kingdom
A new stage in the thorny issue of post-Brexit fishing licenses, Paris will ask the European Commission to initiate litigation with the United Kingdom. The announcement was made this Friday…
Ukraine, an unstable country at the gates of Europe
Carrefour de l’Europe is setting up shop this weekend in Ukraine. A huge country at the gates of Europe, always in ” the waiting room As its president Volodymyr Zelensky…
Daughter of Russian opponent Navalny receives Sakharov Prize and calls on EU to confront Putin
The European Parliament presented the Sakharov Prize to Russian lawyer and political activist Alexeï Navalny on Wednesday (December 15th). In his absence, his daughter Daria Navalnya, accompanied by relatives, went…
first Russian step towards reciprocity in vaccine licensing
It’s a real change of tone: a year after the launch with great fanfare of the Sputnik V vaccine, Russia explained this Tuesday, December 14 that it had misunderstood the…
of opponents receive sentences of up to 18 years in prison
Very heavy prison sentences were pronounced in Belarus on Tuesday, December 14, against several detractors of the regime of Alexander Lukashenko. The husband of opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya receives 18…