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Defending the Rule of Law in the EU: The Sanctions Threat to Journalists
In a hard-hitting new legal opinion Prof. Dr. Ninon Colneric – a former EC Court of Justice[1] judge – and Professor of International Law at the University of Angers Prof. Dr. Alina Miron, have said that ‘the EU has crossed the Rubicon’ with the restrictions placed on freedom of expression in the EU by the…
Ukraine and Russia: Towards a Negotiated End to the War
This broadly supported initiative outlies a viable roadmap toward a ceasefire and eventual peace treaty in Ukraine, offering an alternative to both capitulation and escalation. Professor Dr. Peter Brandt, Professor Dr. Hajo Funke, Dr. Johannes Klotz, General (ret.) Harald Kujat, Michael von der Schulenburg (former UN Assistant Secretary General) and Professor Dr. h.c. Horst Teltschik…
OPEN LETTER António Costa, Kaja Kallas
Brussels, on 17 December 2025 To the attention of: António Costa, President of the European Council Kaja Kallas, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Dear Mister President, Dear High Representative, We, the undersigned Members of the European Parliament, express our grave concern regarding the sanctioning of a further 12 individuals…