On December 14, 2011, the European Parliament awarded the Sakharov Prize to five activists of the Arab Spring. Behind this symbol, how did EU institutions deal with this movement in 2011?
Crystal clear ?
Although the suspense surrounding the election of the next President of the European Parliamentis as unbearable as that of (bad) Hollywood action movie, we have played the democratic game and asked the three candidates to the presidency on their vision of transparency and their commitments in this field…
Access to official documents: Parliament 1 – Commission 0
During December European Parliament (EP) Plenary, the Report on the public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission Documents was adopted by a large majority (394 votes in favour, 197 votes against, 35 abstentions).
Post-Session Briefing: EU-Russia Summit (12/2011)
Before the 28th EU-Russia Summit was held on December 14-15 2011 in Brussels, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton, attended the European Parliament Plenary on December 13th to discuss the Summit main themes and share views with the MEPs.
Five “Social Affairs” Keywords in 2011
We will remember 2011 as the year of «rigour», «crisis», «austerity» or «financial regulation»… If 2011 concerns were mainly economic, one should keep in mind that social matters are closely related to these issues.
