In 2002, the Active Citizens Network, together with a group of European citizens’ organisations, drafted the European Charter of Patients’ Rightswhich has been translated into 16 languages and includes the following 14 rights: Right to preventive measures, access to care, update, consent, free choice, privacy and confidentiality, respecting patients’ time, adherence to quality standards, security, … Read more
The Iranian attacks against Israel should not be dealt with “in isolation”, said the President of the Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, speaking at the European Summit on Defense and Security, pointing out that this is the latest “sample of intentions of the new union of authoritarians”. He added that “it is time for the … Read more
“We have a duty to extend these sanctions,” Macron said ahead of a summit in Brussels where EU leaders are set to approve the bloc’s initiative to tighten sanctions on Iran. Over the weekend, Tehran launched an unprecedented drone and missile attack on Israel, which it admitted did little damage as most of the drones … Read more
“In a world where geopolitical conflicts are returning, Europe cannot be, as they say, a vegetable in a world of carnivores,” says analyst Petr Boháček, according to who should not for the continent to be only a response to the great powers, but it should also set the pace and the rules of the game. … Read more
The adoption of the Migration and Asylum Pact by the European Parliament was welcomed today by the Presidents of the Commission, Ursula von der Leyen and of the European Parliament, Roberta Metzola, calling today a “historic” day. “Today is indeed a historic day. After years of intense work, the Migration and Asylum Pact is becoming … Read more
The EU Council of Finance Ministers (Ecofin) has agreed to provide one billion euros of emergency short-term macro-financial assistance to Egypt to help stabilize its economy. This assistance is part of the €5 billion macro-financial assistance signed between the EU and Egypt in mid-March in Cairo. According to a Council announcement, the EUR 1 billion … Read more
The European Union today announced sanctions against the military wings of Hamas and Islamic Jihad for “extensive sexual violence” during the October 7 attack on Israel. Fighters from the al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of Islamic Jihad, the Nuhba unit of Hamas, and the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, “perpetrated widespread sexual and … Read more
What newly introduced cars have had to have for some time now is waiting for all cars newly sold in the countries of the European Union from July 7th. Even the cheapest cars on the market cannot avoid an acoustic warning for exceeding the maximum speed or an assistant for driving in lanes. These will … Read more
According to the three demonstrating NGOs, it would be a solution to the world’s problems if the richest were fairly taxed. AD Activists of three large NGOs used an inflatable plane to demonstrate against the low taxation of the super-rich in front of the European Parliament’s headquarters in Brussels. Avaaz, WeMove and Oxfam mainly complain … Read more
He recently voted in favor of the new EU Migration and Asylum Pact. the plenary session of the European Parliament, despite the reactions that had been expressed before the start of the procedure. MEPs voted in favor of all five legislative texts concerning asylum procedures, the management of migration crises and border protection. The Pact … Read more