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S&Ds: Governments must protect whistleblowers in Europe

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
S&D MEPs have urged national ministers to swiftly adopt proposals to protect whistleblowers in the EU. The European Parliament last month backed a series...

EU Elections: new rules to prevent breaches of data used to influence elections

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
Constitutional Affairs Committee backed a proposal introducing penalties on European political parties deliberately breaching data protection to tamper with EU elections. The new provisions are...

S&DS call for more transparency on pesticides

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
Trust in the authorisation of Plant Protection Products (PPP) in the EU has been seriously undermined by recent scandals and particularly by the renewal...

New EU-wide rules to protect whistleblowers

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
The European Commission on April 23 proposed new legislation aimed at strengthening whistleblower protection across the EU. Recent scandals such as Dieselgate, Luxleaks, the Panama...

Moldova president rejects court decision to suspend his powers

EASTERN PARTNERSHIP Theodoros Benakis -
A decision by Moldova’s constitutional court to suspend the president’s powers temporarily was rejected by President Igor Dodon on January 2. The ruling coalition had...
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Bulgaria’s elections present genuine choices amidst high polarisation and negative rhetoric, according to international observers

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Under Orbán, Hungary funded US conservative activities. Rep. Mike Levin urges investigation

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The recent electoral defeat of Hungary's authoritarian Prime Minister,...

Pro-Kremlin Slovak Prime Minister asked Poland’s permission to fly to Moscow

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Poland has received a formal request from Slovakia seeking...

Four candidates for UN secretary-general audition this week. That’s far fewer than in 2016

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