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MEPs back EU heart health strategy but critics warn Brussels is missing the “real drivers” of disease
The European Parliament’s Public Health Committee has adopted its response to the EU’s cardiovascular health plan, backing prevention, early detection, and action against risk factors for heart disease and stroke.…
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MEPs back EU heart health strategy but critics warn Brussels is missing the “real drivers” of disease
The European Parliament’s Public Health Committee has adopted its response to the EU’s cardiovascular health plan, backing prevention, early detection,…
The day the European Parliament bowed to Far-Right bullying and set a dark precedent
In 2018, I had the immense honour of leading the Forum of European Muslim Youth and Student Organisations (FEMYSO) delegation…
Ireland set to assume its eight EU presidency
Ireland will take on one of the European Union’s most influential roles when it assumes the presidency next week. Its…
French lawyer questions effectiveness of EU sanctions oversight
A prominent French lawyer, Valérie Hanoun of the Paris Bar, has warned that the European Union's sanctions review system has…
Fresh crackdown on child abuse welcomed
MEPs have broadly welcomed new EU moves to combat child abuse. They were responding to a new agreement between negotiators…
Ten years is a long time in politics. .. “It is an eternity in geopolitics”
MEPs are calling for “greater ambition” in rebuilding the EU UK relationship ahead of the next EU UK Summit in…
Overlooking Roma communities is no longer “simply a minority rights issue”
Democratic resilience must extend to the communities where democratic systems are most tested. For Europe, this means ensuring the "full…
CPMR welcomes EU’s ambitious new islands strategy
The EU’s newly announced islands strategy has been hailed as a “welcome and historic step.” The initiative, unveiled on Wednesday,…