#FactOfTheDay 07/11/2017: In Poland, for the rule of law there is still a “serious threat”

Yesterday, November the 6th, Commissioner Timmermans announced that Poland did not respond positively to the letters from the European Union asking for a change on Justice Reform bill. For the…

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#FactOfTheDay 31/10/2017: New Zealand’s new measure to protect its population

New Zealand’s government announced today that on the 25th of December, a new measure will come into place stating that foreigners will not be able to buy existing homes starting…

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#FactOfTheDay 26/10/17: A step forward in the fight against sexual harassment in the European Parliament

On Wednesday, 25th October, during a plenary session debate, MEPs discussed a resolution in favour of a European directive against gender-based violence. Following the Weinstein scandal, as well as several…

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#FactOfTheDay 24/10/2017: First day of the OSCE Mediterranean Conference in Palermo

On the 24th and 25th of October, in Palermo, the Representatives of the 57 OSCE member states, the six OSCE Partner countries for Mediterranean Cooperation – Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan,…

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#FactOfTheDay 19/10/2017: The EU summit to be inspired by French President’s reform ideas

This week, the latest EU summit – which is another name given to the meeting up of all EU heads of state at the European Council – will take place…

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#FactOfTheDay 17/10/2017 : Daphne Caruana Galizia’s “political murder”

Last night, Monday 16th of October, the car of the “one-woman WikiLeaks, crusading against untransparency and corruption in Malta” Daphne Caruana Galizia exploded. Inside the car located in Bidjina, Caruana…

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#FactOfTheDay 10/10/2017: Toward a European Public Prosecutor’s Office?

The idea of an European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) emerged during the 2000s into the “Brussels bubble”. After all this time, during the past plenary session of the European Parliament…

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#FactOfTheDay 5/10/2017: The EU Commission finds illegal tax benefits for Amazon by Luxembourg

The EU Commission said the investigation launched on October 2014 on States’ aids to multinational companies has been concluded. The results of this investigation involve the relationship between Luxembourg and…

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#FactOfTheDay 3/10/2017 : Deciding on the European Medicines Agency and European Banking Authority’s fate after Brexit

Two European bodies – the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the European Banking Authority (EBA) – currently located in London have to be relocated, following the UK’s exit from the…

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