Non-governmental organisations (NGO) have criticised the package for undermining human rights. The European Parliament has approved a landmark overhaul of the European Union’s asylum and migration rules. The parliament’s main political groups overcame opposition from far-right and far-left parties to pass the new migration and asylum pact – a sweeping reform nearly a decade in
France’s presidency of the EU ends on June 30 with Emmanuel Macron’s new big idea, a “European Political Community”, hanging in the balance. This community would encompass EU membership candidates like Ukraine, and possibly ex-member Britain. For some observers, the French president’s idea offers an essential way of bringing countries into the European project while
Issued on: 23/06/2022 – 22:57 EU leaders holding a summit Thursday started discussing, with a mix of interest and scepticism, the idea of a “European Political Community” put forward by French President Emmanuel Macron. What is the idea? Macron suggested the European Political Community proposal to the European Parliament on May 9, as the chamber debated
Issued on: 16/06/2022 – 12:16 Israel and Egypt plan to boost gas exports to Europe under an agreement signed during a Cairo visit Wednesday by the European Commission president as the bloc seeks to wean itself off Russian gas. Ursula von der Leyen also pledged relief worth 100 million euros ($104 million) for food security
Issued on: 02/06/2022 – 21:27 Poland will only receive the money from its 35.4-billion euro ($38 billion) post-Covid economic recovery package if it carries out rule of law reforms, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday. She said the EU’s approval of the plan announced on Wednesday was “important” but only “a
Veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh will be buried alongside her parents in a cemetery near Jerusalem’s Old City on Friday, two days after she was shot dead in an Israeli army raid. The Palestinian American’s body has been transferred from the occupied West Bank, and her funeral will be held at a Jerusalem
What is the path forward for the European Union? It’s a complicated question and an ambitious project given to 800 participants from all 27 EU countries as part of the EU’s Conference on the Future of Europe. Since May 2021, the conference has been tasked with pitching ideas to European leaders about how the
Issued on: 05/05/2022 – 06:45 A Russian-announced ceasefire was due to begin Thursday at the besieged steel plant in the devastated Ukrainian city of Mariupol, to allow civilians to flee even as its defenders vowed to fight to the end. Follow FRANCE 24’s liveblog for all the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+2). 06:12am:
Issued on: 02/05/2022 – 09:58 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi headed to Europe on Monday with New Delhi’s refusal to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine set to be a key talking point in meetings with regional leaders. India, which imports much of its military hardware from Russia, has long walked a diplomatic tightrope between the
Issued on: 25/04/2022 – 03:22 Political newcomer liberal Robert Golob defeated Slovenia’s three-time Prime Minister conservative Janez Jansa in elections on Sunday in a country split by bitter political divisions over the rule of law. Golob’s Freedom Movement (GS), which he launched only in January, has built on anger with Jansa’s regime in the former
