This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The EU should ensure that helping migrants for humanitarian reasons is not punishable as a crime Civil Liberties Committee MEPs said on Monday. MEPs highlight concerns that EU laws on humanitarian help to migrants is having “unintended consequences” for EU citizens that provide it, […]Giving humanitarian help to migrants should not be a crime, say MEPs
June 26, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The EU should ensure that helping migrants for humanitarian reasons is not punishable as a crime Civil Liberties Committee MEPs said on Monday. MEPs highlight concerns that EU laws on humanitarian help to migrants is having “unintended consequences” for EU citizens that provide it, […]EU and China discuss economic and trade relations at the 7th High-level Economic and Trade Dialogue
June 25, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The EU and China held today in Beijing the 7th annual EU-China High-level Economic and Trade Dialogue (HED). The discussions covered a range of strategic issues under the overall theme of “Harnessing Globalisation”. Topics included global economic governance, support for the multilateral trading system, […]European Commission and four online marketplaces sign a Product Safety Pledge to remove dangerous products
June 25, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, four major online marketplaces, Alibaba (for AliExpress), Amazon, eBay and Rakuten – France have signed a commitment for faster removal of dangerous products sold on their online marketplaces . Thanks to a dialogue facilitated by the European Commission, four major online companies have […]European Innovation Scoreboard 2018: Europe must deepen its innovation edge
June 25, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission’s 2018 European Innovation Scoreboard published today shows that the EU’s innovation performance continues to improve, but further efforts are needed to ensure Europe’s global competitiveness. Every year, the Commission publishes a comparative assessment of the innovation performance of Member States and benchmarks […]Fleeing Venezuela: MEPs to probe humanitarian conditions in Colombia and Brazil
June 22, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs will visit Venezuela’s borders with Colombia and Brazil next week to assess the humanitarian situation of people fleeing Venezuela. From 25 to 29 June, five MEPs headed by Agustín Díaz de Mera (EPP, ES) will travel to Colombia’s capital city Bogotá and the […]Greece leaves EU aid program, gets last 15 billion euro
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This story is brought to you in association with the European Council – Eurogroup Completion of the fourth and final review and growth strategy The Eurogroup commends the Greek authorities for the completion of all the agreed prior actions of the final review of the ESM programme. We congratulate the Greek authorities and Greek people […]EU adopts retaliative measures in response to US steel and aluminum tariffs
June 22, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This story is brought to you in association with the European Commission This is a European Commission release Brussels, 20 June 2018 The European Commission adopted today the regulation putting in place the EU’s rebalancing measures in response to the US tariffs on steel and aluminium. The measures will immediately target a list of products […]EU and New Zealand launch trade negotiations
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Yesterday, in the capital of New Zealand, Wellington, Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström and New Zealand’s Minister for Trade David Parker officially launched talks for a comprehensive and ambitious trade agreement. The negotiations will aim at removing barriers to trade in goods and services, […]Energy Union: deals on efficiency targets and governance
June 21, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. A new 32.5% energy efficiency target for 2030 and a new instrument to help member states deliver on energy and climate goals were agreed by the EP and Council. A first informal agreement reached on Tuesday night by Parliament and Council negotiators sets a […]State aid: Commission finds Luxembourg gave illegal tax benefits to Engie; has to recover around €120 million
June 21, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has found that Luxembourg allowed two Engie group companies to avoid paying taxes on almost all their profits for about a decade. This is illegal under EU State aid rules because it gives Engie an undue advantage. Luxembourg must now recover […]EU adopts rebalancing measures in reaction to US steel and aluminium tariffs
June 21, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission adopted today the regulation putting in place the EU’s rebalancing measures in response to the US tariffs on steel and aluminium. The measures will immediately target a list of products worth €2.8 billion and will come into effect on Friday 22 […]Superbugs: MEPs advocate further measures to curb use of antimicrobials
June 21, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The growing threat posed by antibiotic-resistant bacteria can be tackled through a “One Health” approach, MEPs said on Wednesday. In their resolution Health Committee MEPs stress that the correct and prudent use of antimicrobials is essential to limiting the emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) […]Copyright: MEPs update rules for the digital age
June 21, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Plans to update of EU copyright rules for today’s online world and ensure fair pay for artists and journalists were backed bv the Legal Affairs Committee on Wednesday. The committee approved its position in a tight vote by 14 votes to 9, with 2 […]Asylum: deal to update EU fingerprinting database
June 20, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. It will be easier for migration and asylum authorities to identify persons entering or staying irregularly in the EU, under new rules informally agreed with EU Council. Updated rules aiming to reinforce the EURODAC system, designed to store and search data on asylum applicants and […]Agriculture and Fisheries Council
June 19, 2018 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commision. Main results Today we had key discussions on the future of our agriculture and fisheries. In the years to come both sectors will not only have to keep ensuring food security for Europe, but also meet the challenges of sustainability, innovation and generational renewal. […]EU job-search aid worth €9.9m for 1,858 former Air France workers
June 19, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Former Air France workers should receive EU aid worth €9,894,483 to re-integrate them into the labour market, following a Budgets Committee vote on Tuesday. Air France made 1,858 workers redundant due to “serious economic disruption”, including a decline in the EU’s international market share, […]EU/Africa, Caribbean and Pacific: towards which partnership?
June 19, 2018 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs and African, Caribbean and Pacific MPs are shaping their future their partnership at a three-day ACP-EU joint parliamentary assembly in Brussels. Members of the European Parliament and their counterparts from 78 African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries are meeting in Brussels from 18-20 […]EU and Australia launch talks for a broad trade agreement
June 18, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström together with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Trade Minister of Australia Steven Ciobo officially launched negotiations for a comprehensive and ambitious trade agreement between the EU and Australia in the Australian capital of Canberra. The aim of […]ECB: Monetary policy decisions
June 18, 2018 by Leave a Comment
ECB Governing Council and Press Conference in Riga, Latvia. ECB photo, some rights reserved. This article is brought to you from ECB’s Media Services On 14 June 2018 meeting, which was held in Riga, the Governing Council of the ECB undertook a careful review of the progress towards a sustained adjustment in the path of […]35th ACP-EU Assembly: migration and demographics will dominate the debate
June 18, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. ACP-EU relations post-Cotonou and demographic growth will be among the key issues at the 35th session of ACP-EU joint parliamentary assembly in Brussels. From the 18th to 20th June 2018, in Brussels, members of the European Parliament and the parliament of 78 countries across […]EU budget: Making the EU fit for its role as strong global actor
June 15, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. For the next long-term EU budget 2021-2027, the European Commission is proposing to increase the external action budget to €123 billion, to significantly simplify its structure, and make it much more flexible and effective to address today’s global challenges. The external action budget will […]Human rights: breaches in Russia, the Rakhine State and Bahrain
June 15, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs condemn detention of human rights defenders and breaches of free expression and assembly in Russia and Bahrain, and ethnic cleansing in the Rakhine State. Russia must free Oleg Sentsov and all other illegally detained Ukrainian citizens As FIFA Football World Cup kicks off […]European Parliament calls on Russia to end occupation of Georgian territories
June 15, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Russia should cease occupying the Georgian territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia and fully respect the territorial integrity of Georgia, MEPs urged on Thursday. The resolution stresses that after 10 years of military aggression against Georgia, Russia continues its illegal occupation of the Georgian […]MEPs to vote on overhaul of road transport rules in July
June 15, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs decided to vote on the proposals for drivers’ rest periods, posting of drivers and rules to tackle illegal practices in road transport in the July plenary session. MEPs will hold a full debate and vote on proposals on the application of posting of […]EU/African, Caribbean and Pacific partnership: MEPs list key aims for renewal
June 15, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Political dialogue and mutual respect should remain at the core of the future EU/African, Caribbean and Pacific partnership from 2020, MEPs said on Thursday. Ahead of negotiations for a renewed partnership between the EU and the ACP group of 78 African, Caribbean, and Pacific […]Energy: new target of 32% from renewables by 2030 agreed by MEPs and ministers
June 15, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. New EU ambitious targets for renewables, including self-consumption and biofuels, were agreed by Parliament and Council negotiators on Wednesday night. Parliament and Council provisionally agreed on a share of energy from renewables of at least 32% of the Union’s gross final consumption in 2030, […]European Parliament the most trusted EU institution
June 15, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. In data released yesterday by the European Commission, the European Parliament consolidates its position as the most trusted of all European Institutions Results released yesterday by the European Commission, from its spring 2018 Standard Eurobarometer survey of public awareness of the EU institutions, reveal […]Reception conditions for asylum-seekers agreed between MEPs and Council
June 15, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Asylum-seekers will get access to the EU labour market more quickly, under an informal deal between EP and EU Ministers, which also foresees strengthened protection for minors. The main aim of the revised Reception Conditions Directive is to ensure equivalent reception standards in all […]MEPs want robust EU cyber defence and closer ties with NATO
June 14, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. New hybrid threats make it vital to reinforce EU cyber defence with a rapid cyber response team and closer cooperation with NATO, MEPs said on Wednesday. The cyber defence resolution, passed by 476 votes to 151, with 36 abstentions, notes that Russia, China and […]Number of MEPs to be reduced after EU elections in 2019
June 13, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The European Parliament will shrink from 751 to 705 MEPs when the United Kingdom leaves the EU, leaving room for new countries that may join in the future. Besides reducing the European Parliament’s size from 751 to 705 elected representatives, a proposed re-distribution of […]EU budget: Stepping up the EU’s role as a security and defence provider
June 13, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. For the next long-term EU budget 2021-2027, the Commission is proposing to increase the EU’s strategic autonomy, bolster the EU’s ability to protect its citizens and make the EU a stronger global actor. A €13 billion European Defence Fund will provide the financial firepower […]End of plastic water bottles at European Parliament
June 13, 2018 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The European Parliament will phase out the use of all plastic water bottles and other single-use plastic items. The Bureau of the European Parliament decided on Monday to phase out the use of all plastic water bottles as well as other single-use plastic items […]EU-wide rules for safety of drones approved by European Parliament
June 13, 2018 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs backed new EU-wide rules to ensure the safe use of drones and to update aviation safety rules. On Tuesday, MEPs approved an agreement reached between Council and Parliament negotiators in November 2017 on EU-wide principles for drones and drone operators to ensure a […]
