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New training programmes named after President Sassoli
Parliament’s Bureau agreed to strengthen the institution’s support to journalists with a new scholarship scheme and training programmes for young journalists. The aim is to deepen journalists’ understanding of EU affairs, help the participants to gain relevant experience and enrich the European media sector while ensuring editorial freedom. The European Parliament’s Bureau, comprising the President, Vice-Presidents and Quaestors, adopted the
FUEN CoFoE in Flensburg: Minorities give EU a clear work order
What can the European Union do to ensure that its minorities enjoy better rights? “It is the EU’s damned duty that the results of conferences like this do not end up in the dustbin of European history”, said Karl-Heinz Lambertz at the Conference on the Future of Europe organised by FUEN in Flensburg/Flensborg on 28 March. The President of the
Roberta Metsola is the new EP president
MEPs elected Roberta Metsola (EPP, MT) as President of the European Parliament until 2024, with 458 votes in the first round. Roberta Metsola won the election in the first voting round, where she received an absolute majority of 458 votes out of 690 cast in the remote secret vote, among three candidates. At the beginning of the day’s proceedings, Kosma
President Sassoli to be honoured in Plenary
European Parliament President David Sassoli passed away earlier today in Aviano (Italy), where he had been hospitalised since 26 December. A Member of the European Parliament since 2009, he was elected President in July 2019 for the first half of the legislature. President Sassoli adopted extraordinary measures enabling the European Parliament to carry out its duties and exercise its prerogatives
Conference on the Future of Europe
The Conference on the Future of Europe is a citizen-led series of debates and discussions that will enable people from across Europe to share their ideas and help shape our common future. The Conference is the first of its kind: as a major pan-European democratic exercise, it offers a new public forum for an open, inclusive, and transparent debate with
The Hungarian Parliament adopts a resolution in support of the MSPI
At its meeting on Wednesday, 28 April 2021, the Hungarian Parliament almost unanimously (157 for, 1 against) adopted a resolution in support of the Minority SafePack Initiative. The resolution, proposed by the Committe on National Cohesion and the Committe on Nationalities, highlights the achievements of the Initiative – the 1.1 million signatures collected, the public hearing and the resolution of
Minority Protection and Ethnic Group Rights in Central and Central Eastern Europe
On March 25, 2021, the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN) and the Cultural Foundation of German Expellees continued their online conference format “Minority Protection and Ethnic Group Rights in Central and Central Eastern Europe,” which was launched in October 2020 and expanded in February 2021. The focus this time was on Hungary, Croatia and Slovakia. In ten-minute presentations, experts
Presentation of the Minority SafePack Initiative to the European Commission
It is the first time that we had an eye level meeting with the European Commission on our Minority SafePack Initiative since its launch in 2013. We witnessed genuine interest on behalf of Vice President Jourova, Commissioner Gabriel and EC officials. We made clear that we aim to strengthen existing EU policies to support linguistic and cultural diversity and to
ECI: The Commission grants further extension
On 19 February, the Commission decided to grant an additional three-month extension for the registered European Citizens’ Initiatives due to the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The extension concerns initiatives, which are currently collecting statements of support. A first six-month extension was already granted in July 2020 and the second three-month extension in December 2020. European Citizens’ Initiatives are
EC grants extensions to citizens’ initiatives
European Citizens’ Initiative: The Commission grants extensions to citizens’ initiatives due to the COVID-19 pandemic On 17th December 2020. the Commission decided to grant extension until 1 February 2021 for the European Citizens’ Initiatives due to the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The extension concerns initiatives, which are currently collecting statements of support. A first set of six months