French President Emmanuel Macron has succeeded in securing re-election, despite the surge of radical ideologies, characterizing the last five years in office with violent protests and a succession of Covid lockdowns and curfews. President Macron is the first president in 20 years to secure re-election for a second term, since Jacques Chirac, relying on the … Continue reading Europe wins in France
Moldova`s President Maia Sandu said that a series of attacks in the Russia-backed breakaway region of Transdniestra have taken place, attributed to separatist factions within the territory to increase tensions. In the early morning of April 26th, two blasts occurred in the village of Maiac, Grigoriopol district: the first at 06:40 and the second at … Continue reading sounds like false flag
In the first two months of 2022, war in Eastern Europe is seemingly becoming an inevitable and irreversible reality. Vladimir Putin, President of Russia since 2012, stated his intention to invade Ukraine with the aim of protecting the people subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv (Ukrainian) regime. Therefore, he allegedly aims to solely … Continue reading Russia declares war on Ukraine
Albania is one of the EU's candidate countries that has been experiencing internal turmoil due to conflict between Berisha (former) and Basha (current) leaders of the Centre-Right Democratic Party of Albania (PD). This very public war that has been raging on, reached its peak when the current PD Leader ousted Berisha. The US and EU … Continue reading Turmoil within albania`s Democratic Party (PD)
The Maltese yet again find themselves in the limelight of European Politics, this time with Dr. Alex Agius Saliba being elected as the Vice-President of the Socialists and Democrats group within the European Parliament. Elections took place last Wednesday in Strasbourg, France, resulting in Agius Saliba receiving 85% of the votes. Agius Saliba will be … Continue reading Maltese S&D Vice-President: Alex Agius Saliba
Domestic abuse can be defined as a pattern of incidents of coercive, controlling, degrading, threatening, and violent behaviour, that includes sexual violence. Below are some signs to look out for that indicate that a person is being physically abused:• Blackened or swollen eyes.• Busted lips.• Sprained wrists.• Bruises on the limbs. There are signs of … Continue reading The Brutal Hand
The islands of Malta and Gozo are once again in the limelight of European Politics’ news as First Vice President of the European Parliament, Robert Metsola, officially expresses her bid for the Presidency of the European Parliament. Metsola, which happened to be one of the first individuals to graduate from the European Studies bachelors degree … Continue reading Roberta Metsola’s candidacy for European Parliament President
Legal disputes between Poland and the European Union have been ongoing for the past six years, gradually increasing in severity. These disputes experienced a dramatic escalation on the 7th of October, 2021, after a ruling was passed by Poland’s constitutional tribunal. This ruling argued that when it comes to certain EU laws, the Polish constitution … Continue reading Poland’s court ruling and the EU legal order
Due to the few sign-ups to the Blue Card scheme, the European Parliament (EP) approved the EU `Blue Card` reform which had; 556 in favour, 105 against, and 31 abstainers. The original purpose the `Blue Card` which was introduced in 2009, was to bring highly skilled workers from outside the EU to plug in the … Continue reading What`s up with the Blue Card Reform?
The 26th of September 2021 marked the end of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s sixteen-year rule on Germany in a parliamentary election. Olaf Scholz, leader of the German Social Democrats (SPD), a centre-left political party, claimed that they gained victory over former Chancellor Angela Merkel’s political party. Angela Merkel was the leader of the conservative Christian Democratic … Continue reading Change hitting germany
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