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MEPs to decide whether or not to punish Hungary’s Orbán

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán described as “blackmail” the European Parliament vote on whether to punish his government for eroding democracy. “Hungary is going to...

MEPs want post-Brexit regional funding for Northern Ireland

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
The European Parliament discussed the continuation of the PEACE and Interreg programmes after Brexit, as the EU Commission intends. MEPs agreed this is crucial...

Greek PM stresses importance of next year’s EU election

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
Europe's soul depends on the outcome of the 2019 European Parliamentary elections, according to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. “It will be a fight of...

New plans to improve tap water quality, cut plastic litter

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
The European Parliament’s Environment Committee has agreed that European Union member states should promote universal access to clean water for all. The MEPs backed...

MEPs to vote on new EU strategy for plastics

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
An advisory report from the European Parliament’s environment committee on the European Union’s strategy for reducing plastic waste will be put to a vote...
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