The people of Ukraine, represented by their president, elected leaders, and civil society, won the 2022 Sakharov prize, an annual award the European Parliament gives to organisations and individuals that defend freedom of thought and human rights. The award will be presented at a plenary session ceremony in Strasbourg on 14 December. The other finalists were Julian Assange, one of the activists behind the WikiLeaks organisation, and the Colombian Truth Commission, whose goal is to establish the facts about human rights violations during the FARC guerrilla conflict and to defend the rights of millions of its victims. 

>Read here with EURACTIV or here with Agence Europe.

They are standing up for what they believe in. Fighting for our values. Protecting democracy, freedom & rule of law. Risking their lives for us. And today proud winners of Sakharov Prize. No one is more deserving. Congratulations to the brave people of Ukraine!

EU Parliament President Roberta Metsola (19 October).

The European Council will discuss Ukraine, energy, economic issues and external relations.

>Agenda and live updates are here.

Energy FOCUS: EU leaders seek consensus on capping of gas prices

At a European Council meeting , the 27 heads of state or government of European Union Member States will try to come to an agreement over common conclusions on EU action against soaring energy prices, despite continuing divisions over the capping of gas prices.

The legislative text on the table provides in particular for a “market correction mechanism” which would allow the EU Council, on a proposal from the European Commission, to establish a maximum dynamic price at which transactions on the fossil gas spot market can take place at the TTF exchange point (the benchmark in Europe for gas prices). (...) However, several Member States want to go further. 

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• Iran has allegedly joined the Russia Axis, EU Observer announces.
• Human rights violations >>>> Ivan Fedorov, the Ukrainian mayor of Melitopol in the Zaporizhzhia region, called this “a new manifestation of genocide in the occupied territories”, Politico EU shares .

The euro area annual inflation rate was 9.9% in September 2022, up from 9.1% in August. A year earlier, the rate was 3.4%. 

>More here, with EUROSTAT.

The P.M. had received widespread criticism for her proposed economic plan, and despite her frantic attempts to 'solve' the situation, by appointing new financial ministers and withdrawing the plan, but ultimately had to respond to the calls for resignation made by her fellow Conservative Party Members. Read more on POLITICO EU

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