The news that matter in Europe
The news that matter in Europe
An ecumenical delegation representing the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) and the Conference of European Churches (CEC) met with Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén on Monday, 24 June 2024, in Budapest, to discuss their concerns and…
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EU enlargement is a way to foster peace and stability in Europe, increase prosperity for Europeans and create opportunities for companies.
Countries preparing to join benefit from closer ties with the EU, stronger support for fundamental rights as well as from funding and expertise from the…
“War is always destructive. To remain silent in the face of the cruelty of war is shameful! It is our duty and mission to protect and promote peace. “Blessed are the peacemakers” (Matt. 5:9). With these words, His Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew began his short address to…
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Lawmakers in North Macedonia approved the new nationalist-dominated government of Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski, whose party won parliamentary elections in May, riding on voter anger at the slow pace of European Union integration, reported Reuters.
After a third vote and a technical…
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Police in New Caledonia have arrested the leader of the country’s independence protest, Reuters reports. Christian Thane was detained before giving a press conference. Apart from Thane, seven other people have been arrested.
Thane led a branch of the Caledonian Union, which organized…
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Among the gifts was a portrait of the Russian leader
Vladimir Putin presented his friend Kim Jong Un with a new luxury limousine and other fine gifts. And in return he received a pair of North Korean hunting dogs during his historic state visit to Pyongyang.
The two leaders exchanged…
Russia, China and North Korea will soon begin negotiations to allow Chinese ships to pass through the border Tumen River in the Sea of Japan. This was reported by NEXTA TV, citing The Moscow Times and Nikkei Asia.
The Tumen River flows along the border of China, North Korea and Russia and…
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The European Commission has made a landmark announcement today, proposing an annual EU budget of €199.7 billion for the year 2025. This substantial budget will be complemented by an estimated €72 billion in disbursements under the NextGenerationEU program. The proposed financial…
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Provisional results of the 2024 European elections as of June 10 at 11:38 a.m.
The above projection is based on:
final results from 12 EU member states: Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, France, Germany, Greece, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Slovakia;
provisional results…
Emmanuel Macron has decided to dissolve the National Assembly following a significant defeat for the presidential majority in the 2024 European elections. The decision comes against a backdrop in which the Rassemblement National (RN) won around 33% of the vote, significantly outperforming the…
Provisional European election results can only be published after 23.00 CEST, when the last voting polls in Italy have closed. Before, Parliament will publish a first set of available national estimates around 18.15 CEST, and a first projection of the new Parliament is expected around…
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Europe is voting!
European elections have officially started! Several countries offer the possibility for early voting – in Estonia, you can vote online since Monday 3. It was Election Day in the Netherlands on Thursday 6. Today on 7 June, the Irish and the Czech are heading to the polls…
Leading lights from across Europe’s business, cultural and non-profit communities have joined in the campaign to raise awareness about the importance of the elections, and to encourage citizens across the Union to vote.
More than 500 pan-European umbrella organisations and many others at…
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The European elections are a flagship of European democracy. As documented by e.g. the European Digital Media Observatory, disinformation actors from inside and outside the EU seek to undermine the integrity of the electoral process, trust in democratic processes at large and sow division and…
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Between Thursday 6 June and Saturday 8 June, three off-the-record briefings will be held in Parliament’s Anna Politkovskaya press conference room (SPAAK 0A50) and with remote participation via interactio:
Thursday 6 June at 11.00: European elections at a glance;
Friday 7 June at 11.00: All…
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Daily media briefings from Thursday 6 June to Monday 10 June
Parliament’s press service will organise briefings for media, in physical presence and remotely via interactio, to provide background information about the European elections, including useful facts and figures about the…
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In a #UseYourVote campaign video, recent Sakharov Prize laureates and their teams share messages with EU citizens ahead of the 6 – 9 June European elections.
“We are losing freedom in the world. Use your vote to defend democracy, use your voice for those who cannot”, said Oleksandra…