#Politics

Hungary: Verhofstadt (MEP), “the silence of the EU institutions, especially that of EU Commission and EU Council, on Orbán’s racist comments is unacceptable”

Europe worried about the political situation in Rome. Serious repercussions on Italy’s image abroad

Foreign chancelleries and international news outlets are commenting on Mario Draghi’s resignation as PM and the collapse of his government…

Comece: annual report for 2021. Card. Hollerich, “May the Conference on the Future of Europe bear fruit that meets the citizens’ expectations”

COMECE: opening of EU accession talks with Albania and North Macedonia is good news

EU: Albania and North Macedonia opening accession negotiations now. Von der Leyen, “a historic moment”

European Parliament: summer recess. EU reforms, Green Deal, Artificial Intelligence and minimum wage back in September

Government crisis: Parliamentary confidence vote on Wednesday, July 20

The final outcome of the severe political crisis afflicting the Italian government will be decided in parliament, ‘parliamentarised’ as known…

Sri Lanka. Card. Ranjith (Colombo): “President’s resignation needed to bring about a marked change of direction in the country”

Card. Malcolm Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo, voices his opinion. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation is an essential step, he says, towards…

EU Parliament: resolutions on the protection of human rights in Hong Kong, Brazil and Tajikistan. To China, “withdraw accusations against card. Zen”

Bassi (FAFCE): “Families are nourishment for society and agents of democracy”

Interview with the president of the Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe at the European Parliament building in Strasbourg.…

EU Parliament: Mr Fiala (Czech PM), “united response to Moscow, de-Russification of energy sources”. Yes to nuclear power. Then a reference to Havel and Reagan