European Union [to 2 May 2015]
http://europa.eu/newsroom/index_en.htm
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Press release – Migration: Parliament calls for urgent measures to save lives
Justice and citizens rights | 29/04/2015 15:02 | European Parliament
The EU should do everything possible to prevent further loss of life at sea, e.g. by expanding the mandate of “Triton” operation in the Mediterranean to include “search and rescue operations at EU level”, says a resolution voted by Parliament on Wednesday. MEPs also call for a binding quota for distributing asylum seekers among all EU countries, bigger contributions to resettlement programmes, better cooperation with third countries and tougher measures against people smugglers.
[see more extensive treatment in Week in Review above]

Press release – €1 billion for Youth Employment Initiative in 2015
Employment and social rights | 29/04/2015 12:33 | European Parliament

EU proposes new Joint Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy
European Commission – Press release
Brussels, 29 April 2015
Human rights will remain the compass in the EU’s foreign policy and its relations with other institutions and civil society.