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Nicaragua: MEPs demand the repeal of punitive laws against the opposition

CENTRAL AMERICA Theodoros Benakis -
MEPs condemn restrictive laws devised to criminalise political opponents in Nicaragua and call for all arbitrarily detained political prisoners to be immediately released. In a...

New trade strategy for a new geopolitical reality: MEPs on post-COVID trade

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
Parliament calls for a geopolitical and values-based rethink of EU’s trade in a report on the bloc's trade strategy after the COVID-19 pandemic. The report...

Human rights: MEPs want to extend the EU sanctions regime to cover corruption

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
On Tuesday, the Foreign Affairs Committee adopted a resolution welcoming the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime while calling for corruption to be included...

Statement on the ongoing detention of opposition leaders in Nicaragua

CENTRAL AMERICA Theodoros Benakis -
Leading MEPs condemn the latest escalation in the repression of the opposition in Nicaragua and call for the immediate release of all detained opposition...

Afghanistan: ‘Failed state’ scenario has to be avoided

ASIA Theodoros Benakis -
With the withdrawal of international troops, Afghanistan finds itself at a critical juncture, and the achievements of the past 20 years are under threat. Parliament...
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