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The Portuguese judicial system has attracted considerable criticism in recent years and demands for reforms have gained prominence, writes Colin Stevens. Such calls have gained fresh momentum in recent months following the recent controversial decision to drop serious criminal charges against Portugal s former Prime Minister Jose Socrates. On 25 May 2019, EPP’s candidate for new Commission president […] ....
Von der Leyen: SofaGate happened ‘because I am a woman’ In an impassioned address to MEPs, the first female president of the European Commission expressed how she felt “hurt and alone, as a woman and as a European” after the recent SofaGate incident in Turkey. European Parliament Audiovisual: Ursula von der Leyen 27 Apr 2021 For the first time since the diplomatic gaffe in Ankara earlier this month, widely dubbed ‘SofaGate’, Ursula von der Leyen gave members of Parliament a raw insight into her feelings on the incident. The diplomatic snub saw von der Leyen relegated to a sofa, while Council President Charles Michel and Turkish President Recep Erdoğan took their places on the two gilded chairs provided for the leaders in the centre of the room. ....
EU ambassador in hot water over Cuba letter EU ambassador asked to personally come to Brussels to give his version of events (Photo: consilium.europa.eu) Brussels, 1. Mar, 07:16 The EU has asked its ambassador to Cuba to explain why he signed an open letter asking the US to stop being hostile to Havana. In the context of the mentioned letter, we have requested the ambassador to come to Brussels to provide explanations to the HRVP [EU foreign relations chief Josep Borrell], an EU spokesman told EUobserver on Sunday (28 February). Read and decide Get instant access to all articles and 20 years of archives. ....
BRUSSELS - A key European Parliament committee voted Tuesday to lift the immunity of three former top Catalan officials who fled Spain fearing arrest ov. ....