On April 25, Fiorello Provera from the European Parliament's EFD group and Vice Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee condemned the sentencing to death of former Palestinian intelligence official Muhammad Abu Shahala on the grounds of selling a house in the West Bank town of Hebron to Jewish residents.

A written question tabled by Mr Fontana MEP (Lega Nord, EFD Group) has revealed that over the past two and a half years, the EU has spent over 11 million euros just to implement the procedures for pre-selection of its staff.

Strongly involved against persecutions of Christians in the world as many Members of the EFD Group, Bas Belder was recently invited by a Dutch TV station to speak on the increasing cases of abductions, rapes, forced conversion and forced marriage of young Christian women in Egypt, like in many countries of the Middle East.

The United Kingdom chairs since November the rotating presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, decision-making body of the pan-European organization in Strasbourg. In a speech few weeks ago, Prime Minister David Cameron warned that the court risked undermining its own reputation by "going over national decisions where it does not need to".

One million three hundred thousand euros. This is the amount allocated by the European Union to build accomodation facilities in the province of Vibo Valentia, in order to promote the tourism potential of Calabria. Indeed, with the collaboration of two complacent regional officials, the huge sum was used for the renovation of private homes and expensive wedding gifts to friends and relatives.

A draft resolution co-signed by several Groups in the EP including the EFD Group and adopted by the Committee on the Environment and Public Health (ENVI) enumerates suggestions after PIP scandal. MEPs call for a marketing authorisation request for dangerous medical devices, use of mandatory unannounced inspections, enhanced controls of notified bodies and additional sample testing on products already on the market.