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EU lawmakers to push for ban on new 'golden passports', visas for Russians

The European Parliament is set to approve on Wednesday a report urging the EU to ban golden passport schemes by 2025 and immediately stop the issuance of visas and passports to rich Russians in exchange for investments.

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'Putin is also at war with his own people': Top French MEP Nathalie Loiseau

"We are not at war with the Russian people; we don't want the Russian people to suffer." So says the head of the European Parliament's Security and Defence subcommittee Nathalie Loiseau, as the EU looks poised to impose fresh sanctions in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. "It seems that…

France 24

War in Ukraine: EU shows support for Kyiv in wake of Russian invasion

This week, there was a major show of support from across the political spectrum for the Ukrainian state and victims of the Russian invasion. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke via video link to Members of the European Parliament, asking them to keep up that backing and help his country accelerate…

France 24

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Facing an existential threat, Ukraine seeks ‘immediate’ EU membership – but can the bloc deliver?

President Volodymyr Zelensky has asked that Ukraine be granted "immediate" EU membership “via a new special procedure" and signed an official application for candidacy. But despite the stated backing of several MEPs, heads of state and even European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, such support is largely symbolic; the…

France 24

Ukraine Seeks China's Help To Stop Russian War; Zelensky Addresses European Parliament

The Ukrainian government has made a direct plea to China to use its influence on Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop his invasion of Ukraine as President Volodymyr Zelensky called on the European Union to fast-track his country into

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Roman Abramovich told he shouldn't control Chelsea by European Parliament president

The Chelsea owner announced that he would be transferring "stewardship and care" of the club to their charitable foundation on Saturday amid growing calls for sanctions on his wealth

Daily Mirror

Zelensky tells European Parliament "nobody is going to break us" in emotional appeal

"Do prove that you are with us."

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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Urges EU: Do Prove that You Are with Us

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the European Union on Tuesday to prove that it sided with Ukraine in its war with Russia, one day after signing an official request to join the bloc. "We are fighting to be equal members of Europe," Zelenskiy told an emergency session of the European…

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Ukraine's Zelenskiy tells EU: 'Prove that you are with us'

"Prove that you are with us," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the European Union on Tuesday, a day after Kyiv officially asked to join the bloc as it battles invading Russian forces.

Reuters

Mass walkout at UN for Lavrov's speech as major Ukrainian city's remain under heavy attack: As it happened

As Russia's invasion of Ukraine continued with heavy attacks on Kharkiv and Mariupol, many diplomats at the UN's Human Rights Council let their actions show Russia what they think.

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European Parliament says Ukraine should be made official candidate for EU membership

Motion with backing of all mainstream political groups calls for push to grant EU candidate status to Ukraine

The Independent UK

EU could cut Russia off from SWIFT system, senior official says

The European Union could exclude Russia from the SWIFT global interbank payments system in a fresh round of sanctions, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said on Friday.

Reuters

EU to Deploy Mission to Observe Lebanon’s Legislative Elections

The European Union announced on Wednesday plans to deploy an EU Election Observation Mission to observe the Lebanese parliamentary elections scheduled on 15 May 2022. This came in response to an invitation from the Lebanese Ministry of Interior and Municipalities, the EU Mission in Lebanon said in a statement Thursday.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU Parliament chief 'not convinced' by Russian military pullback claim

As Russian military movements close to the Ukrainian border continue to be a major global concern, the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola tells FRANCE 24 she is doubtful about Moscow's claims that its troops are moving away from the frontier. The top EU lawmaker reaffirms that "if the…

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Bulgarian MEP's salute causes scandal at EU parliament

The European Parliament has launched a disciplinary procedure against a Bulgarian nationalist legislator who appeared to make a Nazi salute as he left a plenary debate on the rule of law late Wednesday

The Independent UK

Bulgarian MEP gives Nazi salute in the European Parliament

Angel Dzhambazki sits in parliamentary group founded by the UK’s Conservatives

France 24

Relations under review: What to expect at EU-African Union summit

On February 17 and 18, the EU is inviting African Union heads of state to Brussels for a summit. In this debate at the European Parliament, we lift the lid on Europe’s relationship with its African partners and ask what the EU-AU summit might achieve. Major areas of focus at…

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UK house prices hit record high but slowdown looms; eurozone bond yields rise – as it happened

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Holocaust survivor decries 'abuse' of yellow star at COVID protests

Centenarian Holocaust survivor Margot Friedlaender urged the young generation on Thursday to always remember the Nazi genocide and denounced the use by some anti-COVID vaccination protesters of the yellow star Jews were forced to wear.

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French EU lawmaker Collard to join far-right presidential candidate Zemmour

European Parliament member Gilbert Collard will quit Marine Le Pen's National Rally to join rival far-right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour, becoming the third Le Pen ally in a week to link up with Zemmour, French media reported on Saturday.

France 24

France's Macron 'will implement' EU funding conditionality over rule of law degradations

In a week when France has been at the forefront of EU news thanks to heated exchanges between President Macron and Members of the European Parliament, we speak to leading French MEP from the president's political group, Fabienne Keller. The former Strasbourg mayor tells FRANCE 24 Emmanuel Macron is "determined"…

Reuters

EU Parliament agrees on proposal to take on U.S. tech giants

The European Parliament on Thursday signed off on a proposal for new rules aimed at U.S. tech giants, paving the way for talks on the plan with member countries and the European Commission.

France 24

Powerless Europe? Soaring prices expose EU's energy dependence

With prices at the pump surging and a showdown looming with major gas supplier Russia, the French president addressed the European Parliament to mark France's rotating presidency of the bloc. We ask about what Emmanuel Macron said and didn't say about the highest fuel prices in seven years with some…

The Independent UK

Emmanuel Macron calls on Britain to change policies to tackle migrant crossings

The French President told the European Parliament that there needed to be ‘legal, stable’ routes for migration to the UK.

Reuters

French EU lawmakers lash out at Macron in rare direct exchange

French members of the European Parliament (MEPs) seized a rare opportunity on Wednesday to attack President Emmanuel Macron directly, three months before France's presidential election.

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