In a press conference, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat stated that a security operation by the Police Corps, the Armed Forces and Security Services which was carried out this morning led to the arrest of eight persons on reasonable suspicions in connection with being involved in the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia.

The Party of European Socialists has issued a strong declaration calling for the release of political prisoners in Turkey, and naming 10 MPs currently detained in the country by the autocratic regime of Erdoğan.

The MPs named in the resolution are members of PES associate member parties Halkların Demokratik Partisi (People's Democratic Party, HDP) and Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Republican People's Party, CHP).

Lisbon, 2 December 2017

Following the PES Council in Lisbon and the decision to preserve the Spitzenkandidaten system for the election of the next president of the European Commission, the S&D leader, Gianni Pittella, stated:

Plight of the Rohingya

ECR MEP Amjad Bashir is chairing a cross-party meeting on the plight of the Rohingya people. It features Sky News' Special Correspondent Alex Crawford, who will introduce her exclusive film report on the suffering of Rohingya still trapped in Myanmar. This is followed by a discussion ahead of the upcoming plenary debate on December 12, at which MEPs will debate calling for a EU-led intergovernmental summit on the crisis.

When:  Tuesday @17.30 

Where: European Parliament Room P3C050