The Centre-right European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) won most – 214 out of 751 seats (28%) – in the future European Parliament at the elections held on Sunday, May 25 and will remain the largest party despite losing around 60 seats.
High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security policy Catherine Ashton said that successful presidential elections in Ukraine would be a step towards de-escalation of the situation, expressing condolences to families of at least 16 people who had been killed in Eastern Ukraine.
The European Union, in response to an invitation by the President of Kosovo, is launching today an Election Observation Mission (EOM) to Kosovo to observe the early legislative elections scheduled for 8 June 2014.
On the occasion of the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia, I wish to reaffirm the EU’s commitment to equality and non–discrimination.
The Oscar-winning Bosnian director Danis Tanović is the winner of the 2014 European Union ‘Prix MEDIA’, awarded to the best new film project eligible for support from the Creative Europe MEDIA programme. Tanović will receive the award from Androulla Vassiliou, the European Commissioner responsible for culture, during a ceremony at the Cannes Film Festival in France on Saturday 17 May.
According to the results of the latest Eurobarometer survey on sport and physical activity, 59% of European Union citizens never or seldom exercise or play sport, while 41% do so at least once a week.
The EU Foreign Affairs Council on May 12 refused to recognize the referendum in south-eastern Ukraine and decided to broaden sanctions against Russia, regarding the situation in Ukraine.
The EU Foreign Affairs Council on May 12 adopted the EU Guidelines on Freedom of Expression online and offline that provide a comprehensive compilation of definitions, covering all aspects of the freedom of expression right , including the right to hold opinions without interference, the right to seek and receive information and the right to impart information and ideas of all kinds through any media and regardless of frontiers.
“Europe is a project of peace, a project of solidarity, a project of cooperation,” European Council President Herman Van Rompuy said about the European project on the occasion of May 9, the Europe Day.
EU Enlargement Commissioner Štefan Füle reiterated European Union’s determination to embrace Western Balkans and said Serbia-Kosovo accord has proved how important enlargement is for reconciliation in the region. He also called Western Balkans countries to improve business climate thus to open doors for at least €10 billion investments that EU funds aim to attract in order to improve region’s economic development.
