The EU and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights held their third annual Strategic Consultations in Brussels. The Consultations reviewed ongoing strategic cooperation and discussed future priorities. The exchange focused on global trends in human rights, including the ongoing pushback against the universality and indivisibility of human rights. The EU and the […]
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Parliament asks EU to do more to save lives across the seas
MEPs wish to see the EU and member states carry out more active and coordinated search and rescue (SAR) operations, with border agency Frontex playing a key role. Following a plenary debate on Wednesday, the European Parliament today adopted by show of hands a resolution asking for member states and Frontex to provide sufficient capacity […]
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Commission proposes to strengthen the rights of victims of crime
All the victims of crime across the European Union deserve support. This initiative of the European Commission aims to strengthen their rights across the European Union so that they receive support, access information, seek justice and obtain compensation. The proposed update of the existing Directive establishes minimum rules that go beyond those adopted in 2012, […]
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Commission decides to register initiative on taxing great wealth in the EU
The Commission decided to register a European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) entitled ‘Taxing great wealth to finance the ecological and social transition’. The organisers of the initiative call on the Commission to establish a European tax on great wealth for the benefit of the ecological and social transition. The aim of the initiative is to contribute […]
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4 in 5 NATO Council Representatives are Men: The Need for More Female Representation
Next week a Summit of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) will take place in Vilnius, the city where the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) is located. Amidst heightened regional tensions after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, we are taking a look at the state of play of gender equality in the security sector. It’s a gloomy […]
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Council and Parliament strike a deal on a European digital identity
With a view to ensuring secure, trusted, and seamless access to cross-border public and private services in the EU, the Council presidency and European Parliament representatives reached a provisional political agreement on the core elements of a new framework for a European digital identity (eID). The revised regulation constitutes a clear paradigm shift for digital identity in […]
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Council targets seven individuals over serious human rights violations
The Council has decided to impose a ninth package of restrictive measures on an additional 7 individuals responsible for serious human rights violations in Iran. The new listings include the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor of Isfahan province and the Deputy Judge of the Provincial Criminal Court of Isfahan province, who are responsible for the trials […]
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Post COVID-19 EU support funds: Will we see gender equality measures?
Gender-targeted measures in the Recover and Resilience Facility (RRF) – a Post COVID-19 EU support programme – are strikingly absent, as EIGE’s latest evidence finds. It is estimated that less than 2 % of total funds planned to be budgeted by Member States – mobilised through the RRF – will be dedicated to gender-targeted measures. […]
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Council reaches agreement on new European Media Freedom Act
EU member state ambassadors have agreed the Council’s position on a new law to safeguard media freedom, pluralism and independence in the EU. The European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) will establish a common framework for media services in the EU internal market and introduce measures aimed at protecting journalists and media providers from political interference while also making it easier for […]
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