Tag: European Parliament

• Thursday, September 19th 2024 - 18:49 UTC

  European Parliament says González Urrutia is Venezuela's President-elect

  

  The European Parliament Thursday recognized Unitarian Democratic Platform (PUD) candidate Edmundo González Urrutia as the legitimate winner of Venezuela's July 28 controversial presidential elections at which the incumbent Nicolás Maduro claims to have prevailed. Strasbourg reached this decision with 309 votes in favor, 201 against and 12 abstentions. Disenfranchised politician María Corina Machado has also been recognized as leader of the democratic forces in Venezuela.

• Tuesday, July 23rd 2024 - 19:48 UTC

  Longliner Argos Georgia loss and crew's fate news echoed in European Parliament

  

  Following the incident that forced the Argos Georgia’s crew to abandon the vessel near the Falkland Islands, the chair of the European Parliament Committee on Fisheries Carmen Crespo (EPP, ES) said:

• Monday, June 10th 2024 - 10:21 UTC

  European Parliament elections show continent switching rightwards

  

  European Union citizens switched to the right en masse at Sunday's parliamentary polls dealing a severe blow to progressive administrations such as the ones in Belgium and France, resulting in the resignation of Prime Minister Alexander De Croo and President Emmanuel Macron dissolving the National Assembly and calling snap elections, respectively.

• Thursday, March 14th 2024 - 08:51 UTC

  European Parliament approves Media Freedom Act, limiting governments' interference

  

  The European Media Freedom Act passed by the European Parliament  is designed to protect the editorial independence and journalistic sources across the European Union. States will also have to spend publicity expenditure using “public, proportionate and non-discriminatory criteria.”

• Thursday, July 13th 2023 - 07:30 UTC

  European Parliament approves bill for the restoration of peat-lands

  

  The European Parliament has accepted a key biodiversity bill that will see the restoration of CO2-storing peat-lands but has been criticized by farmers another opposition groups due to fears they might lose land.<br />
  Testing the EU's global climate credentials, the lawmakers supported the European Commission plan in a razor-thin 324-312 vote with 12 abstentions.

• Thursday, April 20th 2023 - 10:40 UTC

  European Parliament approves law banning imports from deforested lands

  

  The European Parliament on Wednesday approved a landmark deforestation law to ban imports into the European Union that come from any land that was deforested since December 31, 2020.

• Wednesday, February 15th 2023 - 09:57 UTC

  Europe bans sales of fossil fuel-powered cars as of 2035

  

  The European Parliament approved the draft regulation ending the sale of new petrol- and diesel-powered vehicles by 2035, it was reported Tuesday. The measure was passed by 340 votes in favor, 279 against, and 21 abstentions.

• Sunday, December 11th 2022 - 08:22 UTC

  European Parliament VP arrested on suspicions of belonging to a criminal organization

  

  Police in Belgium have arrested Greek Socialist MEP Eva Kaili, one of 14 European Parliament vice-presidents, in connection with an investigation into a criminal organization, corruption, and money laundering that involves an unidentified Gulf state, but apparently, Qatar reported the Interpol office.

• Monday, March 28th 2022 - 09:39 UTC

  Controversy in EU over bottom sea fishing; fourteen countries join in defense of trawling

  

  Fishing organizations from 14 European Union countries, representing a community of 22.000 fishing people and 7,000 vessels launched last week in the European Parliament the European Bottom Fishing Alliance, EBFA.

• Monday, March 14th 2022 - 09:52 UTC

  EU Parliament votes to end “golden passports”, allowing rich individuals to buy EU citizenship

  

  The European Parliament voted last week an end to the so called “golden passports”, extended by some members of the EU to rich individuals, in this case mainly Russian oligarchs.