The Dispatch

“We are at crunch time with Poland,” MEP says

It's crunch time on Poland, Renew MEP Sophie In't Veld said, adding that she was disappointed in the latest European Commission decision to endorse a €36 billion fund to the…

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EU survey finds Maltese prioritise price stability over freedom and democracy

According to the latest Eurobarometer survey, Europeans are much more likely to consider that the defence of freedom anddemocracy must be a priority even if it impacts prices and cost…

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Divisive ‘green’ gas investment rules face EU Parliament vote

Two European Parliament committees vote on Tuesday on an attempt to stop the EU labelling gas and nuclear energy as climate-friendly investments, and the outcome may indicate whether the full parliament will…

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LIVE: Ukrainian Speaker to address European Parliament

The President of the Ukrainian Parliament (the Verkhovna Rada) Ruslan Stefanchuk will be addressing the European Parliament later this morning (1130 hrs). Earlier, he will be addressing the media together…

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Apple will need to change iPhone charger after EU Parliament and Member States reach agreement on common port

Apple will have to change the connector on its iPhones sold in Europe by 2024 as EU countries and EU lawmakers on Tuesday agreed to a single mobile charging port for mobile phones, tablets and…

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Lukashenko and Putin are two sides of the same coin – Metsola

“Lukashenko and Putin are two sides of the same coin”, EP President Roberta Metsola said during an EU Summit in Brussels. “Sanctions on Russia must go hand in hand with…

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National recovery plans should boost resilience, autonomy and social protection – EP

The Economic and Monetary Affairs and Budgets committees of the European Parliament have called for recovery funding to be tied to respect for the rule of law, and for ensuring…

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MEPs warn ‘sense of urgency’ in ending impunity has been lost

MEPs have warned that a sense of urgency in fighting impunity in Malta has been lost, despite many “fundamental flaws” persisting. The MEPs, who form part of the Civil Liberties…

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Centrist MEPs irked at objections to North Macedonia’s EU accession process

The European Council's persistent lack of consensus on launching accession discussions with North Macedonia has come under fire by centrist MEPs of the Renew political grouping. The MEPs lamented that…

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EU Agreement on gas storage is unprecedent – former EP President

EU countries have committed to filling underground gas storage facilities on their territory, aiming for 85% - at least - of their capacity by 1 November 2022 as Member States…

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WATCH: “Moldova belongs in the European Union” – President Maia Sandu

In a speech to the European Parliament on Wednesday, Moldovan President Maia Sandu called on EU countries to rally behind her country’s European aspirations. In her address to MEPs in…

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Casa’s Social Climate Fund receives strong support in crucial vote

Key legislation, being led by MEP David Casa, received broad support today in a crucial vote taken in the European Parliament. The vote in the joint EMPL-ENVI Committee comes after…

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Presidents Metsola, Macron call for convention to discuss EU reform

Updated 1500 French President Emmanuel Macron backed calls on Monday for a convention to discuss possible changes to the treaties that govern the European Union. Macron said he is "in favour…

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Draghi calls on Europe to “speed up integration process” in view of current crises

Prime Minister Mario Draghi noted that the sum of the current crises Europe is facing - the war in Ukraine, the increase in energy prices and refugees’ arrivals - “forces…

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EP greenlights George Hyzler’s Court of Auditors Nomination

The European Parliament has endorsed the nominations of George Hyzler for Malta Lefteris Christoforou for Cyprus and to the European Court of Auditors. Mr Hyzler was supported by 551 votes…

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MEPs approve proposals on minimum corporate rate of 15%

MEPs on Thursday broadly approved the Commission proposal implementing into law the international agreement on a global minimum corporate tax rate of 15%. The report, authored by Aurore Lalucq (S&D,…

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Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation nominated for European Citizen’s Prize

The Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation has been nominated for the prestigious European Citizen’s Prize. MEP David Casa nominated the Foundation and hailed it for its work promoting the rule of…

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European crypto industry steps up efforts to influence EU policy

More than 40 crypto business leaders have asked the European Union not to require crypto firms to disclose transaction details and dial down attempts to bring to heel rapidly growing decentralised finance…

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MEPs want EU to consider freezing Hungary funding after OSCE finds unfair playing field in elections

Two members of the European parliament called on the European Commission to launch the “rule of law conditionality mechanism” against Hungary, a legal process that would see Budapest deprived of…

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UPDATE – “If you win, the world wins” – Courage and hope to the people of Ukraine core message EP President Roberta Metsola to Ukraine’s Zelenskiy

On Friday, the European Parliament President Roberta Metsola was in Kyiv to deliver a message of courage and hope to all Ukrainians defending their country. European Parliament President Roberta Metsola thanked Ukrainian President…

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European Parliament President Roberta Metsola to visit Kyiv

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola will be visiting Kyiv in the coming hours. Metsola announced this on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/roberta.metsola/posts/564995308328473 In her post, Metsola said that she will be conveying a…

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EU elections: MEPs want transnational lists and all countries to vote on

The Constitutional Affairs Committee of the European Parliament has proposed a reform of the European Electoral Act defining common minimum electoral standards and a Union-wide constituency. With 19 votes to…

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EP report says significant concentration of EU funds awarded by Malta end up “in the hands of few”

A report drawn up by the European Parliament has found that a significant concentration of EU funds awarded by Malta and Cyprus ends up in the hands of few recipients.…

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Russian elements have infiltrated every element of European society, top French MEP claims

The Russian Government and its agencies have infiltrated every element of European society, a French MEP has claimed. Socialist Raphael Glucksmann said that the Russian invasion of Ukraine contradicted European…

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EPP Group sends urgent fact-finding mission to Sofia

The EPP Group has sent an urgent fact-finding mission to Sofia just a few days after the detention of former Prime Minister of Bulgaria and GERB Party leader Boyko Borissov.…

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Recovery and Resilience Facility puts EU in stronger position to meet challenges of war – MEPs

The EU's Recovery and Resilience Facility better equips the continent to meet the new challenges brought about by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to Dragos Pislaru, a Romanian MEP,…

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Non-EU countries have to open up their procurement markets – EPP

The European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council have reached a political agreement to give the EU greater leverage to get access to public procurement markets outside the EU,…

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Effective reforms depend on quality public administration, EU Commissioner says

CDE News Strasbourg The European Union is making available an unprecedented level of funding to ensure that no region within the Union is left behind according to EU Commissioner Elisa…

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Euthanasia pushed among proposals on Future of Europe

CDE News - Strasbourg A proposal on euthanasia made its way among the recommendations brought forward by citizens' panels from accross Europe debated today at a plenary session on the…

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“If you don’t act now, you’ll suffer a worse fate later” – Ukrainian refugee

CDE News - Strasbourg Failure of the West to stop Vladimir Putin’s “shameful aggression” of Ukraine will force a “worse fate on Europe” sooner or later, Bozhena Boriak warned in…

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EU should seek strategic independence in agriculture, technology and medical products – CoFoE

CDE News - Strasbourg The violent developments in Ukraine have dominated discussions during the Conference on the Future of Europe’s plenary session which kicked off in the Alsatian city of…

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A balanced distribution of migrants should be legally binding, CoFoE told

The creation of a legally-binding treaty ensuring the balanced and proportionate distribution of asylum seekers in the EU on the basis of solidarity and justice was one of the main…

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Developments in Ukraine accelerate need for Social Climate Fund – MEP David Casa

CDE News - Strasbourg The aggressive invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation and the consequent European need to cut off its dependency on Russian gas has accelerated the need…

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EP calls on Commission to stop EU funding for countries failing on rule of law

The European Parliament strongly called on the European Commission to apply the Rule of Law Conditionality Mechanism by notifying the member states concerned in writing, a move which will raise…

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EP overwhelmingly votes in favour of report calling for golden passports ban

The European Parliament has overwhelmingly approved a legislative initiative report calling on the Commission to ban golden passports, as the citizenship-by-investment schemes are commonly known. 595 MEPs from across the…

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Europe needs to be strategically autonomous – Metsola

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has strengthened Europe's need to be "strategically autonomous", European Parliament President Roberta Metsola told CDE.News in an exclusive interview in Strasbourg this morning. Metsola said…

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Moral duty to give Ukraine a membership perspective – Estonian PM

The European Union has a moral duty to give Ukraine a membership perspective, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas told the European Parliament this morning. She said that Ukraine was not…

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Golden passports: Believing due diligence is robust is ‘fiction’ – Dutch MEP

The Maltese Government's decision to freeze the processing of new applications by Russian citizens for the controversial IIP scheme, particularly following the escalation of war in the Ukraine, is not…

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European Socialists support phasing out of passport sales, want lists of beneficiaries to be published

European Socialists are supporting a proposal to phase out citizenship-by-investment schemes, also known as golden passports, calling on the Commission to come forward with legislation that would phase them out…

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Commission publishes plan to cut EU dependency on Russian gas

The European Commission published plans on Tuesday to cut EU dependency on Russian gas by two-thirds this year and end its reliance on Russian supplies of the fuel "well before 2030". Oil and gas…

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EU democracy is under threat from foreign agents, MEPs say

European democracy is under threat from foreign agents, particularly through wide-ranging disinformation and fake news campaign. This was the key conclusion of an extensive report drawn up by a Special…

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European Socialists say dialogue with Russia is important but might not be enough

The President of the S&D Group in the European Parliament, Iratxe Garcia Perez, insisted that while dialogue and negotiations should be the key tools to solve the current escalation in…

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Despite refugee crisis, Poland and Hungary must still abide with rule of law provisions – Weber

Poland and Hungary's efforts to welcome hundreds and thousands of refugees is commendable, but that should not exonerate them from respecting the values which are upheld by the European Union,…

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“We will fight until the last bullet – but we need bullets” – Ukrainian MP

"Ukrainians are ready to fight until the last bullet, but we do not want to get short of bullets". This was the strong message by Ukrainian MP Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, delivered…

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Ukrainian MPs call for ban on Russian gas and oil imports, say Poland will be next

Ukrainian MP Inna Sovsun appealed to European politicians to ban imports of Russian oil and gas with immediate effect, while also calling for a no-fly zone over her country. The…

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EP to renew calls for golden passports ban in wake of Russian invasion of Ukraine

The European Parliament is expected to place renewed pressure on Member States to ban golden passports during next week's plenary session being held in Strasbourg. A legislative initiative report approved…

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MEPs demand tougher sanctions, no more golden visas to Russians

In the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, MEPs demaned tougher sanctions on Russia and new efforts to grant Ukraine EU candidate status. In a resolution adopted on Tuesday, Parliament…

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Roberta Metsola addresses pro-Ukraine gathering in Brussels

EP President Roberta Metsola has addressed a crowd that gathered outside the European Parliament building to express solidarity with Ukraine. This gathering took place after the European Parliament debated Russian…

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LIVE: Metsola: “This is a whatever it takes moment” / Ukrainian President Zelenskyy addressing European Parliament Plenary

Update 1246 Whatever it takes: Metsola welcomes Ukraine's EU application, insists passport sales to Russians should stop "This is an outrageous invasion of a sovereign state. On behalf of the…

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