Coordinate and protect the European Parliament election

In the run up to the campaign for the European Parliament election, Gong gives some recommendations for the public authority bodies to minimise the threats to the democracy on the internet. They are the result of discussions from the international conference and the expert forum organised by Gong at the beginning of February. They give…

Hot Issues for Croatia’s Presidency of the EU in 2020

This analysis presents 8 key topics relevant for the upcoming Croatian Presidency of the EU in 2020. It is intended for all European citizens, and civil and political actors who critically fight against the fascization of Europe. Six months prior to the European elections, the amplification of anti-immigrant sentiment all the way to sheer verbal…

Why Does the EU Presidency Matter?

The purpose of this online public consultation is to detect the problems and solutions that European active citizens consider critical for the democratic and sustainable development of the EU and protection of the European values over the upcoming two years of the new EU presidency. You can take part in the public consultation HERE, through the online…

Juncker unveils new European Commission

The European Commission’s President-elect, Jean-Claude Juncker, on Wednesday unveiled his team and the new shape of the next European Commission, with Croatian Commissioner Neven Mimica being at the helm of the department of International Cooperation and Development. source: European Commission – click to enlarge “The new College will have seven Vice-Presidents, six in addition to…

Juncker presents candidates for European commissioners

epa04316468 Jean-Claude Juncker, candidate for President of the European Commission, delivers his statement during the plenary session in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, 15 July 2014. EPA/PATRICK SEEGER

European Commission President-elect Jean-Claude Juncker on Friday presented all candidates for his Commission, including Neven Mimica of Croatia. After holding consultations with the candidates in recent days, Juncker on Friday sent a list with the new commissioners to the Council of the EU, which is expected to formally confirm it. Until the list is approved,…

European parliament constituted, Schulz re-elected president

epa04293318 Recently re-elected President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz takes his seat during a plenary session at European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, 01 July 2014. The European Parliament is meeting for the first plenary session since the European elections in May. EPA/OLIVIER HOSLET

The new, eighth European Parliament was constituted on Tuesday and its first decision was to choose Martin Schulz as its president for another two and half years, backing a combative social democrat who has fought for more power for the EU legislature. German center-left politician Schulz has been elected president after centre-left group S&D made…