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Czech MEP cuts ties with ANO party

CZECH REPUBLIC Theodoros Benakis -
Czech MEP Petr Jezek has ended his cooperation with the ANO movement, which is headed by his country’s prime minister, Andrej Babis. “ANO is a...

MEPs vote to save the bees

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
The European Parliament’s Agriculture Committee on January 23 voted on an action plan to save the bees. They called for a 50% increase in...

Brexit paves way for pan-European constituency

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
The European Parliament will shrink in size when the United Kingdom leaves the European Union – making room for possible pan-European electoral lists. Besides reducing...

ALDE Welcomes EU sanctions targeting Venezuelan officials

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
The Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) in the European Parliament has welcomed the EU Foreign Affairs Council’s adoption...

Thailand: forced labour, trafficking, fishing fleets

ASIA Theodoros Benakis -
Forced labour and other rights abuses are widespread in Thailand’s fishing fleets despite government commitments to comprehensive reforms, Human Rights Watch said in a...
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