SAKHAROV PRIZE TO THE BRAVE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE

The people of Ukraine, represented by its President Volodimir Zelensky and its civil society organizations and elected representatives, received the Sakharov Prize at the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday 14 December. President Zelenski, who spoke by videoconference, stressed in his words of thanks that “this war must be won in…

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MEETING IN LONDON WITH THE INTERNET WATCH FOUNDATION TO LEARN FIRST-HAND ITS FIGHT AGAINST ONLINE CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE

MEP Javier Zarzalejos, who leads the European Parliament report on the Commission’s legislative proposal for the prevention and fight against sexual abuse of minors, met on December 5 in London with the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) to find out first-hand her fight against online child sexual abuse. The IWF is an independent, Cambridge-based, non-profit organization…

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THE FIRST BETHLEHEM IN THE HISTORY OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

The Spanish Delegation of the Group of the European People’s Party inaugurated last Wednesday, November 30, the first Nativity scene that the European Parliament has exhibited in its history. During the Event “A Birth in the heart of the Christian roots and traditions of Europe in the European Parliament”, several MEPs participated, as well as…

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VISIT OF LEOPOLDO LÓPEZ MENDOZA IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

Leopoldo López Mendoza is a prominent political figure and opposition leader to the Venezuelan government. He was the leader of the Voluntad Popular party in 2014, when he was arrested, tried and convicted for having allegedly instigated the violent protests on February 12, 2014. His “crime” was fighting for freedom and democracy in Venezuela. On…

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