Tag: European Council
Herman Van Rompuy at ELP
ELP follows and JESC staff members had the pleasure of the annual meeting with Herman Van Rompuy, former President of the European Council (2009-14)...
European Year of Youth 2022
The European Parliament and the Council decided to declare 2022 the European Year of Youth (22 December 2021). This proposal was announced by the President...
You shall not tell lies!
The spread of fake news has made truth and lies an urgent topic of political and social debate. The Association for the German Language...
Mixed results for legislation on “conflict minerals”
After three years of negotiations, the European Union has finally got round to legislating on conflict minerals. Definitely a step forward, but not going...
EU: Conflict Minerals agreement reached
22 November 2016: Following the publication of the EU’s proposed regulation on conflict minerals, JESC together with 27 other faith and civil society groups...
Energy mix in the EU after COP21
The time has come to make the Paris Agreement real. Renewables are the clear option in the new energy mix. Even in the face...
Poor agreement on the European Regulation of Responsible Sourcing
The European Institutions – Commission, Council and Parliament – have reached an agreement on the so-called “Conflict Minerals” Regulation last Wednesday. Civil society organisations,...
EU fails its responsibility on responding to migrant crisis
The massive flow of migrants has induced the EU to forge a controversial agreement with Ankara to send to the neighboring country migrants who...