The motion’s proponents argued that von der Leyen and her team of commissioners should be dismissed over their handling of the EU–Mercosur trade deal, which they claim undermines European farmers by opening up the European market to unfair competition. Three similar motions had already been defeated over the past seven months. The threshold needed to […]
Continue ReadingParliament unconditionally demands that the Iranian authorities, under the rule of Ali Khamenei, immediately end violence against peaceful protesters, halt all executions, and cease the murder and repression of civilians. Standing in full solidarity with the people of Iran and their brave and legitimate protest movement, it strongly condemns the widespread, intentional and disproportionate use […]
Continue ReadingA spokesperson for Belgium’s foreign ministry told POLITICO on Thursday that it was “monitoring” the case together with the Belgian embassy in Astana. “We are providing our fellow citizens with the necessary consular support,” the spokesperson said. British actor Sacha Baron Cohen created the character Borat, a fictional Kazakh journalist, in a satirical TV show […]
Continue ReadingThe presidential elections in Honduras, the non-recognition of the outcome by the incumbent administration and the attacks on opposition members of the National Assembly Following the elections held in Honduras on 30 November 2025, Parliament recognises Nasry Asfura as president-elect and stresses the need to respect the will of the Honduran people. MEPs reject the […]
Continue ReadingThe motion, tabled by the Patriots for Europe group, was rejected by 165 votes in favour and 390 against, with 10 abstentions. The vote was preceded by a plenary debate with Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič on Monday 19 January. You can watch it here. Background The Patriots for Europe political group brought forward the motion of […]
Continue ReadingJapan has suspended operations at the world’s largest nuclear power plant, hours after its restart, its operator has said. An alarm sounded “during reactor-start-up procedures” at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa in Tokyo but the reactor remained “stable”, Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) spokesperson Takashi Kobayashi said. Reactor number six restarted on Wednesday a day later than planned due […]
Continue ReadingMerz urged European nations to move swiftly to boost their defense spending and economic competitiveness in order to be able to exert power amid the “tectonic” shifts in the global order. At the same time, he urged Germans and other Europeans not to give up on the transatlantic alliance and NATO, advocating, in effect, a […]
Continue Reading“The European Parliament firmly rejects the visa ban imposed by the US authorities on former Commissioner Breton, which is solely motivated due to his role in the development and implementation of the Digital Services Act, a law proposed by the European Commission and adopted by the co-legislators to protect users online. This is an unacceptable […]
Continue ReadingPaul KirbyEurope digital editor Aleksandr Gusev/SOPA Images Ukraine’s Volodymr Zelensky arrived in Davos on Thursday ahead of his talks with President Donald Trump (file pic) US President Donald Trump will meet Volodymyr Zelensky at Davos on Thursday, after his envoy Steve Witkoff expressed optimism about finalising a deal to end the war in Ukraine. “I […]
Continue ReadingA reactor at the world’s largest nuclear power plant that restarted for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima disaster is now being shut down again because of a glitch that occurred hours after the unit’s resumption, its operator said. The No 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in north-central Japan reactivated on Wednesday night […]
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