European Parliament's approval of new GMOs marks turning point for agriculture sector

MEPs definitively passed legislation to deregulate plants developed using genome-editing technologies on Tuesday, after rejecting amendments that would have mandated traceability and banned patents on these plants.

‘Send them back’ chants in EU Parliament after anti-migrant bill passes

‘Send them back’ chants in EU Parliament after anti-migrant bill passes.

Italy's PM to propose EU envoy candidate for negotiations on Russia's war against Ukraine

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni plans to propose a candidate for an EU envoy on Russia's war against Ukraine at the upcoming European Union summit.

By Mariya Yemets,VALENTYNA ROMANENKO

EU lawmakers agree approve new tougher migrant policy

The EU is backing tougher migration policies that seek to ramp up deportations of failed asylum-seekers. Under the new legislation, EU states can establish "return hubs."

EU parliament backs law allowing offshore detention centres

The European Parliament approved on Wednesday an overhaul of migration policy aimed at ramping up deportations and allowing member states to set up detention centres abroad, in what critics describe as a cruel system that weakens safeguards for asylum seekers. The move underlines the rise in anti-immigration sentiment across the European Union over the past […]

EU reportedly preparing Armenian export aid package amidst Russian restrictions

Russia restricted Armenian imports and transit for weeks ahead of the 7 June elections.

By Arshaluys Barseghyan

EU vote to see new returns policy for IP applicants

A vote will be held in the European Parliament later this morning on a new returns policy for international protection applicants who have been refused asylum in an EU country.

Meloni hails 'Albania-model' EU migrant-return regulation

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 17 - Premier Giorgia Meloni expressed satisfaction on Wednesday after the European Parliament gave final approval to a regulation boosting member States' ability to deport migrants and enabling them to open return hubs outside the bloc along the lines of Italy's controversial migrant centres in Albania. "Today, Italy has achieved a major success in Europe," Meloni said in a video posted on social media while she was in Evian for the G7 summit. "The European Parliament appro...

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EP passes offshore detention law as anti-immigrant mood grows

The European Parliament approved a major migration policy overhaul Wednesday to increase deportations and permit member states to establish detention centers abroad, a move critics...

G7 leaders pledge fresh funding to contain Ebola outbreak, says World Cup not at risk

They said the outbreak required urgent international attention.

Meloni to nominate candidate for EU role in Russia-Ukraine peace talks

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will propose a candidate for the position of the EU special representative in negotiations aimed at resolving Russia’s war against Ukraine at the upcoming EU summit.

EU Parliament Approves Stricter Rules for Failed Asylum Seekers

The legislation, which includes the setting up of deportation centres located outside the EU, is designed to increase the low removal number of failed asylum seekers from the current 28 per cent.

By Nicholas Watson

European Parliament: Turkey Drifting Further Away from the EU as MEPs Deliver Scathing Criticism Over Democracy, Rule of Law and Violations Affecting Greece and Cyprus

For the first time, the report sharply criticises the silence of other EU institutions and many member states regarding the erosion of the rule of law in Turkey, calling on them to be “more vocal” on the issue The post European Parliament: Turkey Drifting Further Away from the EU as MEPs Deliver Scathing Criticism Over Democracy, Rule of Law and Violations Affecting Greece and Cyprus appeared first on ProtoThema English.

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EU Parliament Adopts Critical Resolution on Georgia, Calls for ‘Targeted’ Sanctions on Ivanishvili, GD Leaders

The European Parliament adopted a critical resolution on Georgia on June 17, calling on the EU and its member states to impose “targeted personal sanctions” on Bidzina Ivanishvili and other “key Georgian Dream leaders,” expressing regret that the authorities have not taken any steps to reverse “anti-European course,” and reiterating the “non-recognition of the legitimacy” of the …

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EU approves tougher migrant return rules

The European Parliament has approved a new migration law that expands powers to return migrants staying illegally in the European Union and allows member states to establish return centres outside the bloc. The legislation passed on Wednesday by 418 votes to 218, with 30 abstentions, marking one of the most significant changes to EU return policy in nearly two decades. The new rules require third-country nationals who receive a return decision to cooperate with authorities and leave the E...