Advocacy

PLEASE SIGN BY 17.00CET ON 08/04/2024 TO BE INCLUDED IN THE FINAL STATEMENT. If you already signed this statement ahead of the Committee vote in February you do not need to re-sign. Form to sign: https://forms.gle/esMNkceoiZ9d2sFz8 Amidst warnings from over 50 Civil Society Organisations, EU lawmakers reached a political agreement on the EU’s New Pact on Migration and Asylum…

Διάβασε περισσότερα →

Despite repeated warnings from Civil Society Organisations, EU lawmakers have reached an agreement on the Schengen Borders Code reform which will be voted on in the LIBE Committee next week. The legislative file that has emerged from negotiations between the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU, the European Parliament and Commission will have devastating consequences for people…

Διάβασε περισσότερα →

Η Άννα Τζούλια και ο Βασίλης μας δίνουν τη δική τους οπτική για την κατηγορία για γενοκτονία που προωθεί η Νότια Αφρική κατά του Ισραήλ ενώπιον του Διεθνούς Δικαστηρίου. Σχολιάζουν επίσης έναν νέο φόρο στις πολυεθνικές εταιρείες που εγκρίθηκε πρόσφατα από την ΕΕ και την αναζωπύρωση των φασιστικών κινημάτων σε ολόκληρη την Ευρώπη.

Διάβασε περισσότερα →

Εντεινόμενες αποκλίσεις Νεολαία: πού βρισκόμαστε και ποιες είναι οι προτεραιότητες της ΕΕ για τους επόμενους έξι μήνες; Η Ευρωπαϊκή Επιτροπή (EC) ανέλυσε το Ευρωπαϊκό Έτος Νεολαίας 2022 (EYY), το οποίο είχε ως στόχο να δώσει προτεραιότητα στους νέους εν μέσω των κοινωνικοοικονομικών προκλήσεων της πανδημίας του Covid. Η πρωτοβουλία ενίσχυσε τη συνεργασία μεταξύ οργανώσεων νεολαίας και θεσμών της ΕΕ….

Διάβασε περισσότερα →

As usual, the European Parliament reunited in plenary in December. What is unusual is that, for the first time, an institution tried to place reparations for slavery and colonialism on the EU agenda. The COP28 took place in the United Arab Emirates ending with what the general opinion acclaimed as a great victory. Is it though? EU Member States…

Διάβασε περισσότερα →

Who pays the price for the EU’s lack of ambition? Rule of law: EU walks a fine line  How secure is the rule of law in Europe? Journalists and human rights defenders have long raised their concerns about strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs). SLAPPs are intended to intimidate and censor critics by exhausting them with legal fees. Such…

Διάβασε περισσότερα →

Two diverse personalities closely linked to Inter Alia, Nour and Emilija, share our views on recent developments in the EU. Starting from the invigorated interest of the Union in enlargement in the Western Balkans, to the Italy-Albania deal for migrant detention and, of course, the unending massacre conducted by the Israeli army in Gaza, our two members share a…

Διάβασε περισσότερα →

This month’s speakers, Alexandra Reshetnikova and Elina Evangelopoulou, voice Inter Alia’s disapproval and deep frustration over European Commission’s position over the massacre committed by Israel in Gaza. Moreover, the episode offers a reflection on the recent victory of pro-EU forces in Poland and the adoption of the Media Freedom Act by the European Parliament. Let us know what you…

Διάβασε περισσότερα →

Reforms are in the air and the EU does not see them coming EU-Western Balkans enlargement: speeding up is not the answer The European Commission wants to bring Western Balkan countries’ economies closer to the EU, through what has been defined as the most important enlargement package for many years: a 6 billion euro Growth Plan, put forward at…

Διάβασε περισσότερα →