How to successfully inform audiences from countries with EU-candidate status about Brussels? This was only one of the many topics a delegation from the “EU Info Centre Belgrade” talked about with the European Newsroom (enr) on August 30.
Over 4,000 migrants are currently on the Italian island of Lampedusa. In other news: Five EU member states jointly push for the extension of the import ban for Ukrainian grain until the end of this year. The President of the European Council Charles Michel visits flooded areas in Slovenia.
In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic that cost millions of lives, the World Health Organisation pledged to come up with a plan to ensure a better response to future outbreaks of disease. It is due to be submitted to the World Health Assembly in 2024. As the plan is being drafted, it has been misrepresented on social media. For example, a Croatian MEP claimed in July 2023 that the plan would force countries to surrender their authority on vaccination to the WHO. As a result, he alleged, their citizens would be required to have many more vaccines. But such allegations are false and misleading. Countries are still in charge of their pandemic response and the plan only aims to improve international cooperation, experts told AFP.
Today, the European Union puts its Digital Services Act (DSA) into force, which is seen as a measure against the excesses of Internet giants. The Commission bids farewell to Mr. Green Deal, Frans Timmermans, who will stand in the Dutch elections later this year. In Spain, multiple scenarios are possible after Alberto Núñez Feijóo, leader of the Spanish Popular Party (PP), got the go-ahead by King Felipe on Tuesday.
The most recent BRICS summit shows that weeks before world leaders will gather at the 78th United Nations General Assembly, new geopolitical blocs are emerging. The Russian invasion of Ukraine and climate crisis are the main drivers of change in the new geopolitical order. Which role does the Global South play in future politics?