Tag: European Council
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The President of the European Council congratulates Azerbaijan’s dictator for a fake election
Yesterday, the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, congratulated Azerbaijan’s dictator, Ilham Aliyev for getting elected with a fake election. Aliyev got 92% of the vote in an election that he ran by himself and without any meaningful challenger. Journalists and critics were jailed before the election as Aliyev ramped up his control over…
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The Azeris seem to be confused about the difference between the Council of Europe and the European Council of the EU
Following Azerbaijan’s suspension from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, the Azeris in Tbilisi Georgia have held a protest in front of the EU headquarters in the city. There is some confusion here. The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe is not an institution of the European Union, it’s a separate and…