WorldEuropean Union justice ministers on March 11th adopted a general approach on the directive on combatting terrorism, including serious cyber crimes. Continuity, relevance and impact: according to Michael O'Flaherty, the new director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), these are the priorities of the Council Working Party on Fundamental Rights, Citizens Rights and Free Movement of Persons (FREMP). Mr O'Flaherty was speaking on 8 March, at the first meeting of the Working Party to be held during the Netherlands Presidency. Parliament condemns the deteriorating climate for the media and free speech in Kazakhstan, the torture and assassination under suspicious circumstances of EU citizen Giulio Regeni in Egypt, and the worsening security and human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in three resolutions voted on Thursday. We strongly condemn the terrorist attack that took place yesterday in the Tunisian town of Ben Gardane and offer condolences to the families of the victims. President Dalia Grybauskaitė is attending the EU-Turkey summit in Brussels. EU leaders and Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu are discussing how to speed up the implementation of the EU-Turkey Action Plan in order to stem the flow of migrants to Europe. Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos welcomes the European Parliament's stronger involvement in monitoring the financial assistance programme for Greece, he told Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee MEPs in an economic dialogue meeting on Wednesday. "We need an honest broker, representing different views from different political perspectives, to examine the economic and social impact of the programme", he said, referring to the new EP working group on macro-economic adjustment programmes. The EU is following closely the reports about yesterday's developments related to Feza Media Group, including Zaman newspaper, and the ensuing police action. On 4 March 2016, the Council added 16 people and 12 entities to the list of targets subject to EU restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). On Monday, March 7, President Dalia Grybauskaitė will travel to Brussels for a special European Council meeting to discuss how to stem migrant flows to Europe in cooperation with Turkey, preserve the functioning of the Schengen area and help EU countries confronted with the largest inflows of migrants. European leaders will meet with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu in an effort to speed up the implementation of the EU-Turkey Action Plan agreed. Ukraine Week: "An unprecedented exercise of close cooperation and in-depth joint reflection"2016-03-03, 12:11"Our parliament should become a leading democratic, legislative and European institution in Ukraine," said Volodymyr Groysman, chairman of the Ukrainian parliament, at the Ukraine Week conference at the European Parliament in Brussels on 29 February-2 March. Participants discussed how to improve the quality of the legislative process in Ukraine's parliament, as well as its efficiency and transparency in managing European affairs. Watch our video for a recap. |
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