Open letter from 34 ex-EU ambassadors: ‘Act now against Israel’
An open letter by 34 former European Union ambassadors calling for immediate and effective measures against Israel’s unlawful actions in Gaza and the West Bank.
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27 ex-EU ambassadors: ‘Suspend the Israel trade agreement’
An open letter on Israel/Palestine to EU Council president Antonio Costa, EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, EU Parliament president Roberta Metsola, and EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas & EU commissioner Dubravka Suica.
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Right of Reply: Volga shipping responds to EU sanctions report
Russia firm Volga Shipping does not transport Russian oil, its general manager has said, despite EU allegations of sanctionable behaviour.
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Right of reply: Who is ADF International in reality?
Adina Portaru, a senior legal counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom International in Brussels, responds to EUobserver’s opinion piece describing who ADF International is and why they are lobbying Brussels.
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Right of Reply: the Hungarian government on Russia sanctions and its EU presidency
Influential. Investigative. Independent. EUobserver is a online non-profit news outlet reporting on the European Union.
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Right of Reply: The EU-ACP Samoa agreement
Portuguese S&D MEP Carlos Zorrinho, chair of the delegation to the OACPS-EU joint parliamentary assembly, responds to EUobserver’s piece Energy and minerals disputes overshadow new EU-ACP pact.
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Right of Reply: Ethiopian embassy responds to Human Rights Watch
In her article, Laetitia Bader expresses doubts about the Ethiopian government’s ability to deliver justice. We would like to provide insight into Ethiopia’s significant efforts in implementing transitional justice policies, fostering healing, and building a more inclusive and just society.
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Right of Reply from the Hungarian government
Authors Samira Rafaela MEP and Tom Theuns present as facts the extreme views of a politically-motivated campaign in the European Parliament. By doing so, they undermine the very foundations of the European Union.
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An open manifesto for a post-growth EU
We, the undersigned academics and civil society organisations, see the geopolitical crisis as an opportunity to disengage from the socially and ecologically harmful growth competition and instead embrace a wellbeing cooperation.
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Right of Reply: MCC Brussels think-tank responds to MEP Cseh
An opinion piece accuses our think-tank, MCC Brussels, of promoting “Putin’s vision”. Hungarian MEP Katalin Cseh states that our aim is “to destroy the EU”. In typical McCarthyite fashion she relies on innuendo and false allegations to discredit our work.
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Tiny Kox to EUobserver: ‘Not slightest evidence’ for allegations
A report on Russian spying at the Council of Europe doesn’t present the slightest evidence for the far-reaching allegations it makes, the Council’s parliamentary president, Tiny Kox says.
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Letter to the Editor: Rosatom responds on Zaporizhzhia
Russian state nuclear operator responds to the opinion piece titled “How scary is threat to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant?”
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Right of Reply: ‘Dangerous’ nappies in the EU
The trade association for disposable nappies responds to MEPs’ claims on dangerous chemicals in disposable nappies in the EU.
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Right of Reply: Hungarian government
The government in Budapest responds to EUobserver opinion piece “Are Orban’s Covid powers now the ‘new normal’ in Hungary?”
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Russian embassy’s right of reply to EUobserver
Right of Reply: Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the European Union’s press attaché, Sergey Kovalevskiy, responds to EUobserver.
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Right of Reply: Viktor Orbán’s office responds to EUobserver
Right of Reply: Viktor Orbán’s office reponds to EUobserver
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The will and courage to stand up to a modern-day threat
We are sounding the alarm to prevent an irreversible destructive scenario from unfolding. We must take lessons from the bitter experiences of the 20th century and dedicate all our efforts to reversing a march towards conflict.
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EU ‘talks the talk, but doesn’t walk the walk’ on climate
When Fridays4Future started our school strikes the EU elections were approaching and you sweet-talked us and told us that you genuinely understood and shared our concerns. Truth is you have co-opted our messages without putting them into practice.
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Right of reply: Paolo Borchia MEP
Reply by Paolo Borchia, MEP, to the article “Lead energy MEP silent on gas meetings before vote published” by EUobserver on 23 September.
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Adhering to the right direction of China-EU relations
After four years in Brussels, ambassador Zhang Ming, head of Chinese Mission to the EU, comes to the end of his tenure. Here is his farewell letter on his feelings about working in Brussels and his aspiration for China-EU relations.