On Thursday morning, it was announced that the European Parliament passed a motion in favour of a Commission proposal for the Digital Green Certificate, now renamed the EU COVID-19 Certificate. 540 MEPs voted in favour of the proposal, while 119 voted against, and a further 31 abstained from the vote. This digital certificate aims to … Continue reading European Parliament Approves EU COVID-19 Certificate for Travel
Last week, the President of Russia Vladimir Putin signed a handful of anti-LGBTIQ constitutional amendments. These include a ban on same-sex marriages because now according to the Russian constitution, marriage can only exist between a man and a woman. Another amendment prohibits transgender members of the LGBTIQ community from adopting children. These amendments were supported … Continue reading Russia bans Same-Sex Marriage and Transgender Adoption
Earlier today, the European Parliament passed a motion declaring the entirety of the EU's territory as an 'LGBTIQ Freedom Zone' with 72% of the Parliament voting in favour. This was part of a resolution created by the LGBTI parliamentary group, of which Maltese MEP Cyprus Engerer was a primary negotiator. In a speech made in … Continue reading EU is declared an LGBTIQ Freedom Zone
Earlier today, the European Medicines Agency gave the go-ahead for the AstraZeneca vaccine to be administered to adults over the age of 18, as it was deemed effective and safe enough. The European Commission is set to formally give its approval for a conditional market authorization later today. This makes the Oxford vaccine the third … Continue reading Third COVID-19 Vaccine Approved by EMA
Today, Joe Biden was officially inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States of America. Alongside him, Kamala Harris was also sworn in as America's first female, African American and South Asian Vice-President. Biden vowed to assemble national unity to lead America through one of the most critical chapters in its history. https://twitter.com/eucopresident/status/1351935935945060352 The … Continue reading Joe Biden Sworn In as the 46th President of the USA
Earlier today, the Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte presented his resignation to King Willem-Alexander van Oranje, along with that of his entire cabinet. This came after a report exposed his government's failure to defend over 20,000 families from overeager tax inspectors. https://twitter.com/DarrenEuronews/status/1350063454908985347 The tax office in the Netherlands had accused thousands of families of fraud … Continue reading The Netherlands’ PM Rutte Resigns with Cabinet over Child Benefits Scandal
On December 30th 2020, EU leaders Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel signed the Brexit trade deal and soon after Boris Johnson also put his name to the documents after the UK Parliament approved this deal in the context of a looming deadline. https://twitter.com/vonderleyen/status/1344205436384374785 As agreed, the UK left the EU single market and … Continue reading What are the new changes for Malta and the EU post-Brexit?
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