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European Parliament to examine request to lift Georgoulis’ immunity
The request for the the lifting of the immunity of former SYRIZA MEP Alexis Georgoulis, who has been accused of rape and sexual abuse, will be examined during an extraordinary meeting of the European Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) next Tuesday, May 23.
At the same extraordinary JURI meeting, the request for waiver of immunity of MEP Maria Spyraki will also be examined.
Igor Jurić: I know the names of several individuals, I'm ready to go to the polygraph
Being hosted in "150 minutes", Igor Juric said that when he presented the name of the famous stylist in Novi Sad, a law suit was filed against him. "I got it from one of them, a stylist from Novi Sad, because I said his name and he sued me for defamation, he is asking for 300.000 dinars in damages.
Igor Jurić: This is a great victory for all citizens of Serbia VIDEO
"This is such a great victory of the citizens of Serbia because we have shown that we can do it if we unite because we want our children to live safe," he said when hosted by Prva TV.
Juric said that not only the victim's family suffers, but that relatives and neighbors suffer because of the victim.
PM Orban: Adina Valean received vote of the JURI Committee
Prime Minister Ludovic Orban announced on Tuesday that Adina Valean received the unanimous vote of the Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) of the European Parliament regarding her candidacy as European Commissioner on behalf of Romania. "Mrs.
Hungary’s EU Humiliation Leads to Compromise, Orban-Style
Certainly, everyone expected him to get a grilling by the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET). But the Hungarian administration had been assiduous in preparing him for the hearing and Trocsanyi was an avid student.
So optimism was in the air as the European Parliament started vetting candidates to run the EU's executive arm.
MEP Rovana Plumb: JURI Commission's decision - profoundly incorrect, against EP Procedure regulations
Member of the European Parliament Rovana Plumb considers that the decision of the Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) of the European Parliament in her case is profoundly incorrect, against the EP's Rules of Procedure, "being encouraged by the opposition in Romania, headed by President Klaus Iohannis." "Today's decision in the JURI committee is profoundly incorrect, against the Rules of Procedure
EP Committee Confirms Rejection of Trocsanyi and Plumb
The European Parliament's Committee on Legal Affairs, JURI, on Monday confirmed its rejection of the Hungarian and Romanian candidates for the Commission, Laszlo Trocsanyi of Hungary and Rovana Plumb of Romania. Trocsanyi lost by 13 votes to seven while Plumb lost by 12 votes to nine.
Turkey's aggression threatens country's EU ambitions, Pavlopoulos warns
As Turkey disputed Greece's territorial integrity over the eastern Aegean Imia islets, President Prokopis Pavlopoulos Wednesday warned that Ankara's behavior was putting the country's European Union membership ambitions at stake.