Tag: European Union
The European Parliament pays tribute to its late president and elects his successor
The first session of the European Parliament opened on Monday evening in Strasbourg with a tribute to its late president, David Sassoli. The deputies must elect this Tuesday his successor.…
philanthropist Osman Kavala remains in prison despite European threats
Turkish justice has decided to keep in detention the patron and philanthropist Osman Kavala, imprisoned for four years without trial. A decision that risks tensing up the Council of Europe…
Europe in the face of soaring energy prices
Soaring energy prices come as the severity of the climate crisis requires giving up most of the current fossil fuels. Beyond the policy conducted at European level, it is up…
Kosovo prevents Serbs in the country from taking part in the referendum organized by Serbia
The Parliament of Kosovo voted on Saturday January 16 against the organization on its territory of a constitutional referendum organized by Serbia. This consultation, supposed to make justice more independent…
Hungarian Viktor Orban accused of supporting Serbian separatists
Is sovereignist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán torpedoing European diplomacy in the Balkans? This is what MEPs denounce. They accuse Viktor Orbán of supporting the Serbs of Bosnia-Herzegovina, who want to…
The Maltese Roberta Metsola at the head of the European Parliament?
The European Parliament is due to elect on Tuesday January 18 the successor to its late president, David Sassoli, who succumbed to an illness earlier this week and whose mandate…
On Ukraine, the Europeans offside?
Several meetings and discussions between Russians and Americans have failed to break the impasse created by the presence of 100,000 Russian soldiers on the eastern border of Ukraine. Discussions from…
Powerful Europe: when is it? – Crossroads of Europe
While the sounds of Russian boots are being heard near the border with Ukraine, and while the European Union seems sidelined in the negotiations that have started between Washington and…
Large-scale cyberattack in Ukraine, all eyes on Russia
The Ukrainian government was the victim of a massive cyberattack which neutralized the websites of several ministries and institutions. The attack has not been claimed, but it is not the…
The merger of Daewoo and Hyundai shipyards blocked by the European Union
After more than two years of in-depth investigation, the European Commission opposed the marriage of the two South Korean giants for fear that this union would increase the cost of…