FROM Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Liz Throssell joined by Danielle Bell Head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (remotely from Kyiv) LOCATION Geneva We have this morning published our latest report on Ukraine. It covers key human rights developments from 1 June to 31 August 2024, during which civilian…
The Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) has published a compliance report on Ireland, assessing the country’s progress in implementing recommendations from GRECO’s 2022 evaluation report on preventing corruption and promoting integrity in central governments (top executive functions) and law enforcement agencies. In today’s report, GRECO concludes that Ireland has satisfactorily implemented one of the eighteen recommendations set out in the…
In this interview — conducted before Germany’s decision to re-introduce border checks — EU Parliament President Roberta Metsola spoke about disinformation, migration and the right-wing surge in the EU election. Right before the EU elections in June, the then European Parliament media chief Jaume Duch told me that an information war is being waged against the…
In order to step up efforts in the fight against corruption, the Council today agreed its position on an EU law that sets minimum standards for the definition and sanctioning of corruption offences, preventive measures and rules for more effective investigation and prosecution. The law’s main novelty is that, for the first time at EU…
On the initiative of the EPP Group, the newly elected MEPs today reaffirm the European Parliament’s continued support for the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognised borders. In a Resolution to be voted on later today, MEPs will also reconfirm the EU’s unwavering commitment to provide political, financial, economic, humanitarian,…
The Council of the European Union has agreed on a modified text in the ongoing legislative process for a new directive on combating corruption in the EU. According to the directive, companies could face turnover-based fines and other drastic sanctions. At the same time, the European legislator points out what companies can do right now…
By Robert Hodgson EURONEWS: You’re joining the Greens at a time when they’ve just taken a bit of a battering, losing 18 of 71 seats. Do you see this as a worrying sign of falling public support for climate and environmental action, and the end of the Green Wave we saw in 2019, or is the…
Between 6 and 9 June 2024 voters in all 27 EU member states will go to the polls to elect 720 members of the European Parliament. These will be the first European elections since Brexit, the Covid-19 pandemic, and conflicts in Ukraine and in the Middle East that have polarized Europe. The European Parliament is the only EU institution…
The EU Anti-Corruption Initiative in Ukraine (EUACI) is launching a new phase for 2024-2027 and is looking for an experienced and committed Civil Society Expert who will be responsible for the initiative’s work with civil society organisations and independent investigative media. The Expert will contribute to the design, implementation, and supervision of the EUACI grants…
Lawmakers in the European Parliament voted 374 to 235 to adopt the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), a key piece of legislation setting mandatory obligations for companies to address their negative impacts on human rights and the environment, clearing a major hurdle towards the implementation of the new law, which came into significant doubt…
