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WEB2 days ago · EU steps up NATO engagement as it looks to its own defence. After decades sheltering under the US security umbrella, European leaders are beginning to take defence seriously, increasing military spending and strengthening NATO ties. by Gabriele Rosana. 05 Sep Foreign & Security Policy. The Parliament's latest print issue is out.
Austrian neutrality does not mean disengaging from international ...
WEBMay 9, 2022 · Austria’s neutrality occupies a unique space: it mainly concerns military and security issues but still allows for the country to be heavily engaged in international affairs.
EU expansion: How close are the nine candidate states to …
WEBJul 18, 2024 · As geopolitical risk rises, that could be about to change. There are nine countries currently in the EU’s formal accession process and senior figures in the European institutions are talking openly about speeding the process along. Five of the candidate countries – Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia ...
Party manifestos: This is what the European Parliament’s groups …
WEBMay 17, 2024 · The Eurosceptic and right-wing ECR is comprised of the transnational European Conservatives and Reformists Party (ECR Party), and the European Christian Political Movement. In the current mandate, 69 MEPs represent the group in the EP. The group considers itself “Euro-realistic” but not anti-European.
Pan-European party Volt wins first seat in EU Parliament
WEBNew European party Volt is celebrating after winning its first seat in the European elections, which it described as a “huge victory.”. Its German co-founder, Damian Boeselager, will represent the party in parliament. The party polled highest in Germany with 248,824 votes, by far its best showing in the eight EU countries it contested the ...
Finland, Austria and Sweden celebrate 25 years of EU membership
WEBFinland, Austria and Sweden celebrate 25 years of EU membership. Twenty-five years ago, Finland, Austria and Sweden became the 13th, 14th and 15th Member States of the EU following referendums in each of the states prior to accession. A study published by the Austrian Institute for Economic Research says that Swedish GDP is up 4 percent today ...
EU GDPR comes into force - The Parliament Magazine
WEBEU GDPR comes into force. Europe-wide data protection legislation becomes law on Friday with the aim of allowing citizens to have greater control over how their data is stored and managed by third parties. Discussions began six years ago and attracted high attention from a multitude of stakeholders due to its broad impact on Europe’s and even ...
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EU talkin’ to me? TV’s Brussels send-up readies for season three
WEBNov 9, 2022 · TV’s Brussels send-up readies for season three. Parlement star Xavier Lacaille talks pan-European casting and playing an MEP’s assistant with Laura Lamberti. Austrian Lucas Enlgander, left, and Xavier Lacaille, right, as parliamentary assistants Torsten and Samy | Photo: Benoît Linder / Cinétévé - FTV. By Laura Lamberti.
EU Elections: The new balance of power in the European Parliament
WEBThis potential four-party core coalition in the Parliament is primarily due to the loss of centrist seats to the Liberals and a so-called ‘Green Wave’ by European Greens that saw them gain 17 seats to take fourth place in the elections with 69 MEPs. The scale of the expected surge in populist support failed to materialise, despite right ...
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