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Activists Targeted by UAPA, Labelled as Terrorists: 21 European MPs write to Modi
09 Mar 2022
The MEPs demanded the immediate release of Elgar Parishad accused, 13 CAA protesters and Kashmiri activist Khurram Parvez.
Marina Strauss (Brussels)
Who is Roberta Metsola, the New President of the European Parliament?
19 Jan 2022
Maltese conservative politician Roberta Metsola is the new president of the European Parliament. While many praise the 43-year-old as a bridge-builder, others criticize her anti-abortion stance.
Peoples Dispatch
Persecution of Georgian Communist Leader Draws Widespread Condemnation
13 Apr 2020
Temur Pipia, leader of the Unified Communist Party of Georgia, was detained by the Georgian police while returning from Russia. The state authorities have registered a case against him invoking the…
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EU Lawmakers’ Group Drafts Anti-CAA Motion, Fears ‘Largest Stateless Crisis in the World’
25 Jan 2020
The resolution, slated to be tabled in Brussels next week, mentions CAA as setting a “dangerous precedent” and representing an “intensification of the Government’s Hindu nationalist agenda.”
Peoples Dispatch
Trade Union Youth in Gibraltar Demand Right to Vote at 16
12 Dec 2019
The Young Members Committee affiliated with the trade union Unite in Gibraltar has demanded the lowering of the minimum voting age from 18 to 16
Sandipan Talukdar
Ahead of COP25, EU Declares Climate Emergency
29 Nov 2019
The resolution was passed in the European Parliament with a comfortable majority—429 votes in favour, 225 votes against and 19 abstentions.
AFP
European Parliament Chooses David Sassoli as the New President
03 Jul 2019
The 751-seat parliament -- based in Strasbourg, France -- is more fragmented than ever after the May election saw solid gains by the liberals and Greens as well as the far right and eurosceptics.
AFP
Liberal, Green Gains Upset EU Parliament Power Balance
27 May 2019
The centre-right European People's Party still has the most seats, followed by the centre-left socialists, but the pair no longer control a majority, according to partial and projected results.
Pavan Kulkarni
Copyright Law Reform in Europe Likely to Strengthen Monopoly of Internet Giants
17 Sep 2018
The controversial proposal that was rejected in July was passed with amendments despite them not addressing many of the serious criticisms laid out by experts.
Pavan Kulkarni/ The Dawn News
EU Rejects Copyright Reform that Would Have Obstructed Content Sharing
06 Jul 2018
The Bill was aimed at protecting the profits of media companies and publishers at the cost of content sharing platforms