Head of EP democracy group finds basis to monitor situation in Slovenia sloveniatimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sloveniatimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Dutch MEP Sophie in 't Veld (D66/Renew) believes there is sufficient ground for the European Parliament's Democracy, Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights Monitoring Group, which she heads, to start monitoring the situation in Slovenia.
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Berlin, Stockholm, Warsaw expel Russian diplomats. Germany expelled and classified a Russian diplomat as “persona non grata” on Monday in response to Moscow’s expulsion of EU diplomats on Friday, which the German foreign office said was “in no way justified”. Poland, and Sweden also expelled Russian diplomats the same day, which
Tagesschau reports was a closely coordinated move between the three governments and the European External Action Service, citing sources in the German foreign ministry. This is the latest escalation in the row over the poisoning and now imprisoning of opposition politician Alexei Navalny. Read more.
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The EU is leaving the door open for possible legal action against the pharmaceutical companies that have unexpectedly delayed the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines, European Council chief Charles Michel has said.
“We can use all the legal means at our disposal for this,” Michel told
Europe 1. “The EU intends to enforce the contracts signed by the pharmaceutical industry,” he added.
Many leaders across the bloc have reacted strongly to the delays, while Paris is trying to come up with alternatives until vaccines’ production returns to normality. Read more.
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Commission seeks to mitigate inequalities between children in distance learning. The European Commission has called on member states to invest in equipment and training to mitigate “inequalities between children” which have been highlighted by the use of distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. More.
MEPs ask Bulgarian authorities about golden visas and rule of law euractiv.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from euractiv.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.