Eleonora Vasques
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Italy did not classify Frontex’s communication as ‘emergency’ before shipwreck
Italy did not assess as an "emergency" Frontex's communication about a boat which later sank, killing more than 60 people, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told the press on Saturday (4 March). → Read More
Libyan interior minister arrested in Paris with 'large sum of cash'
Libyan interior minister arrested in Paris with ‘large sum of cash’ – EURACTIV.com → Read More
Frontex warned Italy of possible 'large number of people' before shipwreck
The Italian authorities disregarded warnings from the EU border and coast agency Frontex, based on reconnaissance signals, that a ship which eventually sank off its coast might be carrying a large number of people, a source from Frontex told EURACTIV. → Read More
Morawiecki and Meloni’s Europe is destined to fail
Morawiecki and Meloni’s Europe is destined to fail – EURACTIV.com → Read More
EU lawmaker: Electoral reform 'doable' by 2024 elections
The approval of the reform of EU electoral law is absolutely doable before the next EU elections are due in spring 2024, Domenec Ruiz Devesa, a Spanish member of the European Parliament responsible for legislative text dedicated to the reform and transnational lists, told EURACTIV. → Read More
EU Parliament supports Frontex operation in North Macedonia
The EU's border and coast guard agency Frontex will provide operational support in the border management of North Macedonia, "with full respect for fundamental rights", under an agreement adopted by EU lawmakers on Wednesday (15 February). → Read More
EU parliament plenary halted by Kurds demanding freedom for Ocalan
EU parliament plenary halted by Kurds demanding freedom for Ocalan – EURACTIV.com → Read More
EU states have no interest in updating election law, says leading MEP
EU governments have no interest in moving forward on updating the EU's electoral law, because “updating democracy” ranks low among their priorities, the German EU lawmaker Damian Boeselager told reporters on Tuesday (14 February). → Read More
A Fortress Europe ahead of us on migration
A Fortress Europe ahead of us on migration – EURACTIV.com → Read More
Redistribution of migrants 'never my priority', says Italy's Meloni
The redistribution of migrants across Europe “has never been my priority” Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told journalists at a press conference on Friday (10 February) after the conclusion of the European Council. → Read More
LEAK: Former EU lawmakers to be barred from lobbying for six months
Former EU lawmakers will be banned from lobbying the European Parliament for six months after leaving the institution, as part of a revised plan, seen by EURACTIV, proposed in the wake of the Qatargate corruption scandal. → Read More
Eight EU states demand tougher migration curbs ahead of summit
Eight EU governments have demanded radical reform of the bloc's asylum system and tougher curbs on “irregular migration” ahead of this week's summit in Brussels which will largely focus on migration. → Read More
EU lawmaker: Electoral law system is frustrating for many of us
EU lawmaker: Electoral law system is frustrating for many of us – EURACTIV.com → Read More
Council of Europe slams Italy on migration law
The Council of Europe has urged Italy to scrap a decree seeking to regulate NGO migrant rescue operations at sea, describing it as a breach of international law. → Read More
Von der Leyen urges EU states to step up on migration
Migration is still a critical concern for the bloc and one where citizens expect a strong response, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen urged heads of state in a letter on Thursday (26 January) ahead of a crucial leaders' summit next month. → Read More
Italy not starting a new energy policy, says former PM
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's visit to Algeria brought speculation that the country is looking to forge a new energy policy. However, this is just business as usual, former prime minister and current leader of the Five Star Movement Giuseppe Conte told EURACTIV in an exclusive video interview. → Read More
Angel replaces Qatargate MEP as Parliament vice-president in narrow vote
Luxembourgish Socialist lawmaker Marc Angel was narrowly elected as a vice-president of the European Parliament on Wednesday (18 December), filling the vacancy left by the Greek MEP Eva Kaili, currently in custody on corruption charges. → Read More
MEP 'friendship' groups with foreign countries to be banned post-Qatargate
‘Friendship’ groups of MEPs with countries outside the EU will be banned under new plans to improve transparency in the European Parliament in the wake of the Qatargate bribery scandal. → Read More
The EU should ditch its superiority complex about ‘malign actors’
The EU should ditch its superiority complex about ‘malign actors’ – EURACTIV.com → Read More
Greek trial of NGO workers starts amid crackdown on humanitarian aid at EU’s borders
The trial of 24 humanitarian aid workers charged with facilitating illegal immigration to Europe began on the Greek island of Lesbos on Tuesday (10 January), the latest in a series of restrictive actions by EU border states on NGO activity. → Read More