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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 reached a point where targeted individuals can repeatedly win in…
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Awards honour valuable contributions to EU rail sector
The “Rail Trailblazer” prize has gone to a project by Danish State Railways (DSB) pioneering a new train operator profile…
EU Flagship Scheme Yields Transcendent Benefits
Each euro in costs linked to the programme will ultimately bring five euros in benefits to EU citizens by 2040,…
Sweden’s journey towards joining NATO
Russian President Vladimir Putin perceives NATO expansion as a direct threat to Russia's security, citing it as a reason for…
No sovereignty without democracy: stop Orban’s blackmail now
Orban may depict himself as a brave Magyar revolutionary fighting against ‘’unelected bureaucrats in Brussels’’, but it is his autocratic…
EESC appoints new secretary general
Le Galo Flores is one of the Top 100 Women Leaders in Spain, an Aspen Institute Fellow, an Acumen Fellow,…
Open Governance: A Vital Paradigm for Modern Democracy
At the heart of the OGP lies the bedrock principle of transparency, wherein governments pledge to share information and make…
Russia “trying to break resistance” of Ukraine people, says human rights lawyer
Russia has been accused of trying to “break the resistance” of Ukrainians and occupy the country, according to a leading human rights…
Beyond disappointment: confronting the democratic Crisis of women’s Exodus from politics
The United Kingdom’s Nicola Sturgeon, New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern, and even Moldova’s Natalia Gavrilita – women are leaving politics in…