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Rapporteur to be appointed for Georgoulis waiver
A rapporteur will be appointed on May 8 to request the waiving of the immunity of SYRIZA MEP Alexis Georgoulis, who has been accused of rape and sexual abuse.
According to Skai TV's Brussels correspondent, Georgoulis' lawyers have yet to receive the case file because this can only be done after his immunity is lifted.
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EU lawmakers greenlight migration plan, set clock ticking
European Union lawmakers on Thursday approved a series of proposals aimed at ending the yearslong standoff over how best to manage migration, a conundrum that has provoked one of the bloc's biggest political crises.
Data Protection watchdog opens probe into leak of alleged victim’s name, photo
The Hellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA) is opening an investigation into the leak of the name, photographs and other personal information of a woman who has accused a Greek European Parliament lawmaker of raping her.
Vote paves way for EU funding of border fence
The way has been paved for EU funding of border infrastructure such as the Evros fence in northeastern Greece after an amendment introduced by the European People's Party was voted through in Strasbourg.
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European Parliament backs reform of EU carbon market
The European Parliament voted on Tuesday to approve sweeping reforms to the European Union's carbon market, which are expected to hike the cost of polluting in Europe in the coming years and cut CO2 emissions faster.
Germany Closes its Last Operating Nuclear Power Plants on April 15
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is backing Saturday's planned shutdown of the country's last three operating nuclear power plants, even though one of the smaller partners in his coalition government, the Free Democratic Party (FDP), is proposing to keep the reactors as an energy "reserve," reports DPA, quoted by BTA.
Police raid EPP party’s Brussels office in German investigation
Belgian police and German investigators carried out a raid on Tuesday at the headquarters of the centre-right European People's Party (EPP) as part of an investigation in Germany.
The party, which has the most members in the European Parliament, said in a statement that representatives of authorities from Belgian and Germany had visited its headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday.
Brussels: Police raided the headquarters of the European People's Party
"Belgian police officers raided the first and third floors of the party's headquarters in Rue du Commerce," the source said.
According to initial information, the police seized the computers as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged corruption during the election campaign for the 2019 EU elections.
Dacic kicks off Brussels visit with meeting with MEPs
BRUSSELS - Serbian First Deputy PM and FM Ivica Dacic kicked off a visit to Brussels on Tuesday with a meeting with MEPs.
Dacic met with shadow rapporteur Demetris Papadakis and the European Parliament's mediator in the dialogue with the Serbian parliament, Matjaz Nemec.
Way paved to strip MEPs Kaili, Spyraki of immunity
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola is expected to announce the launch on Wednesday of the procedure for the waiver of the immunity of Greek MEPs Eva Kaili and Maria Spyraki.
The announcement during a Plenary of the European Parliament on Wednesday follows a request by the European Public Prosecutor's Office.
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