Due to the Iranian regime’s continued crackdown on opposition, MEPs will discuss what the EU can do to support a better future for Iranians, on Tuesday. At the debate, organised by the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee and Subcommittee on Human Rights together with its delegation for relations with Iran, MEPs
The Good Friday (Belfast) Agreement – signed on 10 April 1998 - has provided a sustainable basis for peace in Northern Ireland for the past 25 years. The Agreement followed a 30-year cycle of violence which had claimed more than 3,500 lives. It replaced the Troubles
Today, the European Parliament endorsed the agreement on short-stay visa freedom with Kosovo. Citizens of Kosovo will be allowed to travel to the EU –and EU citizens to go to Kosovo- without requesting a visa, for periods of up to 90 days in any 180-day period.
Against the backdrop of China’s continued rise as a political and economic powerhouse on the world stage, MEPs discussed the need for a coherent strategy on the superpower. EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell stressed the need for a united EU approach to China. We cannot speak
We need a rapid and financially viable expansion of renewable energies to achieve the European climate targets and fulfil our commitments to the Paris Climate Agreement. To break away from energy dependencies and increase our energy sovereignty, we need to diversify the European energy supply
On Wednesday, leading MEPs reiterated the European Parliament’s intention to continue to do its utmost to assist Ukraine in its EU integration process. Opening the first Inter-Committee Meeting between the European Parliament and the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said: “Today’s meeting marks the launch