Tag: Roberta Metsola

Metsola Answers Accusations About Bullying Probe

Metsola has been pushing for a reform of Parliament’s anti-harassment guidelines. Meanwhile, media reports allege that she has stalled a harassment probe into a Spanish MEP.

EU Elections Set for June

The dates are the default ones and can only be changed by a unanimous decision of the Council.

First Visit of Meloni to Brussels

Meloni came to the European capital with peaceful intentions and moderate rhetoric. She said she wanted to “dismantle” the hostile discourse built around her person, based largely on misunderstandings.

Ukraine Atrocities Fallout: Russia Pushed Further Into Pariah Status

On April 7th, the EU Parliament voted to place an embargo on Russian oil, gas, and nuclear fuel, which was closely followed by a EU Commission ban on its coal exports. Meanwhile, the UN General Assembly suspended the country from its Human Rights Council.

European Court of Justice Rules Poland and Hungary Could Lose EU Money

The ECJ handed down the much-anticipated ruling on denying EU countries EU money. Significantly, the pronouncement was broadcast live in Hungarian and Polish, indicating how ground-breaking ruling is considered. The court denied all of Poland and Hungary’s grievances, but the fight over rule of law has just truly begun.

Demoting Life to a Moral Instrument

Government says that a person is not alive until deep into the pregnancy. The motive is instrumental: when we legally sever the beginning of life from conception, we allow for another moral value to be elevated above life itself. That moral value works as an ulterior motive for the legal definition of life.