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'The era of deportations has begun,' right-wing conservative MEP says
'The era of deportations has begun,' right-wing conservative MEP says Copy/paste the link below: Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Updated: MEP Charlie Weimers (ECR, Sweden) believes the European Union is now seeing "the consequences of years of illegal migration", despite a decline in arrival numbers. The MEP wants countries to "take back their own citizens", adding that this has been "one of the major obstacles to effective returns".
'The era of deportations has begun,' right-wing MEP tells Euronews
MEP Charlie Weimers told Euronews’ flagship morning show Europe Today that an “era of deportations” has begun in the EU, following a deal on what is described as the strictest-ever migration law, which includes return hubs outside the bloc. The “era of deportations” has begun in the European Union, according to Charlie Weimers, a Swedish conservative MEP and one of the negotiators of the bloc’s strictest-ever migration law, which was agreed on Monday and marked the most significant shift in...
Trade MEPs back EU–US deal despite watered-down safeguards
Members of the European Parliament's trade committee approved the EU-US trade deal, paving the way for its final adoption in June, despite some MEPs' concerns over US President Donald Trump's coercive approach. Lawmakers on the European Parliament's Committee on International Trade on Tuesday approved legislation eliminating EU duties on most US industrial goods, paving the way for a final adoption of the EU-US deal in plenary later this month. The two legislative files which formed the deal...
Hungary submits revised EU recovery plan as MEPs demand transparency over €16.4bn in frozen funds
Hungary has submitted its revised Recovery and Resilience Plan to unlock billions of frozen EU funds, but MEPs are keen to make sure the post-Orbán disbursement can be properly scrutinised. Hungary has submitted its revised Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP) to the European Commission, a spokesperson confirmed to Euronews, in a crucial step towards unlocking billions of euros in EU funds frozen over corruption concerns under the previous government. Now-prime minister Péter Magyar won...
Dirty Strasbourg hotel leads MEP to seek medical help
Complaints from EU lawmakers about the various indignities of the monthly trek to Strasbourg for plenary week aren’t rare. Yet one MEP got more than they bargained for after a particularly grim hotel stay — that resulted in them seeking medical treatment. The unidentified lawmaker called for help after “a case of poor hygiene … in a hotel during an official mission,” according to the minutes of an internal administrative body meeting.
Czech MEP’s undeclared think-tank role raises conflict-of-interest questions
BRUSSELS — Alexandr Vondra, a Czech member of the European Parliament, did not disclose his role as honorary chair of an influential think tank in the Czech Republic, despite negotiating files affecting the companies funding the organization. Transparency International argues that Vondra’s failure to disclose his relationship with the Prague Center of Transatlantic Relations may violate the European Parliament’s code of...
MEPs urge EU sanctions on former RT France head Xenia Fedorova
Speaking to France Inter in May, French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot said: "Ms Fedorova is a fully fledged propagandist who relays the Kremlin’s disinformation". Renew Europe is calling for individual sanctions against Xenia Fedorova, the former head of RT France, in a letter backed by a third of the group, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported. The text accuses the Russian commentator, who regularly appears on channels inside French media mogul Vincent Bolloré’s empire, of spreading...
What can the EU's Ukraine diplomacy achieve? MEPs in The Ring
Is Moscow deliberately escalating the war in Ukraine? The increasing number of Russian drone incursions into European airspace has left the EU struggling to come up with a swift response. Is more defense spending the right answer?
Temu has to "show actions" to comply EU rules after fine, says MEP
Anna Cavazzini believes the Chinese company is "willing to comply" following the €200 million fine imposed by the European Commission over dangerous baby toys. But Cavazzini warns of the "structural problem" of unfair competition coming from China.
Von der Leyen's AI envoy pick draws conflict of interest questions
Centre-left MEPs are questioning von der Leyen's choice of of Siemens chairman Jim Hagemann Snabe to serve as the EU's industrial AI envoy. Forty-one centre-left MEPs are raising concerns over a potential conflict of interest in European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's choice for the EU's first special envoy for industrial AI. At the end of May, Euronews revealed that the Commission chief was considering creating a new high-level post for AI to drive EU industrial policy in this...