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Debate: Labour without a clear stance on Brexit

Tue, 09/24/2019 - 12:12
Britain's Labour Party has backed its leader Jeremy Corbyn and rejected a plan to commit to campaigning all-out for the UK to remain in the EU. The party, which as a result still lacks a clear stance on Brexit, wants to wait for a second referendum before committing to a position. Is this the right strategy?
Categories: European Union

Debate: France: artificial insemination for everyone?

Tue, 09/24/2019 - 12:12
Up to now only married heterosexual couples have been legally able to undergo artificial insemination under French law. A new bioethics bill to be debated in parliament today, Tuesday, is set to change that. It foresees that in future all women, regardless of their marital status and sexual orientation, will have access to medically assisted reproduction. Commentators say the debate is off track.
Categories: European Union

Debate: Migration: will the Malta summit bring results?

Mon, 09/23/2019 - 12:30
The interior ministers of France, Germany, Italy and Malta and representatives of the Finnish EU presidency and EU Commission are convening for a mini-summit on Malta today to discuss a new mechanism for distributing migrants rescued in the Mediterranean. Commentators voice scepticism about the approach and examine the obstacles to a breakthrough in Europe's migration policy.
Categories: European Union

Debate: Fridays for Future marches all around the world

Mon, 09/23/2019 - 12:30
According to the Fridays for Future movement more than four million people in over 160 countries took part in the global climate strike on Friday. They called on politicians to meet the targets set out in the Paris Climate Agreement. Greta Thunberg demonstrated in New York, where the UN Climate Change Summit kicks off today, Monday. Can the protesters bring change?
Categories: European Union

Debate: Trump allegedly put pressure on Zelensky

Mon, 09/23/2019 - 12:30
US President Donald Trump reportedly pressed his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in a phone call to launch an investigation against the son of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. Trump apparently promised Zelensky something in return, but it is not known what. Commentator discuss the consequences of the affair for Biden and Zelensky.
Categories: European Union

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