Sharing information, preventing terror 2016. 06. 08. At this week’s plenary session of the European Parliament, MEPs debated how to more effectively exchange data among information systems and databases as part of the fight against terrorism in the European Union. MEP Kinga Gál emphasized that recent terrorist attacks show the deficiencies in the flow of information in the area of fighting international crime. The deputy welcomed the establishment of the European Counter-Terrorism Center in the framework of Europol as well as Hungary’s new Counter Terrorism Information and Criminal Analysis Center (TIBEK).
Serbia chose the path to Europe 2016. 04. 28. "I would like to congratulate the citizens of Serbia, who during recent elections, made it perfectly clear to everyone that they want a European future for their country," said EPP Group MEP Andor Deli at the plenary meeting of the European Parliament in Brussels.
Latest from the Eastern Front – MEP Bocskor on Ukraine 2016. 03. 31. Hungarian MEP Andrea Bocskor from Subcarpathia elaborates on the latest developments in Ukraine and the European reactions.
Partnership of EU and Churches Necessary in Providing Humanitarian Aid 2015. 07. 09. The European Union should consider local churches as a key partner when providing humanitarian assistance for the persecuted Christians and other religious minorities in the Middle East, stressed György Hölvényi, co-chair of the European People's Party Working Group on interreligious dialogue at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
Armistice in Ukraine Must Be Achieved 2015. 02. 11. “Despite the EU resolution on Ukraine a few weeks ago, the situation has not improved but worsened,” said Fidesz MEP Andrea Bocskor of Transcarpathia at yesterday’s EP plenary session. “The EU’s efforts to resolve the Ukraine-Russia conflict in diplomatic ways are promising, and it is clear that the EU supports a resolution based on negotiations and calls for peace as soon as possible.”
Left-liberal attack against EU counter terrorism policy 2011. 09. 13. Press Release of MEP Ágnes Hankiss - Members of the European Parliament were set to cast votes today on an own-initiative report by the Dutch liberal MEP, Sophia In't Veld bearing the rather ambitious title "EU counter-terrorism policy: main achievements and future challenges". However, the political left suddenly retreated again and asked for the postponement of the vote for the second time.
New Visegrad Plus Initiative – EPP Group MEPs hold talks with Central European EPP Foreign Ministers. Jacek Saryusz-Wolski MEP a 2010. 09. 14. The participants of the first informal meeting (12 September) in the European Parliament, with six EU Foreign Ministers from Central Europe, agreed on overall cooperation including most specifically the Eastern Partnership, energy security, the Western Balkans and the European External Action Service. They agreed to mutually support the Central European candidates to obtain key posts and important responsibilities in the EEAS and to act jointly in view of ensuring the respect of the principle of geographical representativity in the new diplomatic service.
