This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The EU institutions are playing their part in defending the European elections on 6-9 June against disinformation and information manipulation targeting European democracy. The European elections are a flagship of European democracy. As documented by e.g. the European Digital Media Observatory, disinformation actors from […]European elections: EU institutions prepared to counter disinformation
June 6, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The EU institutions are playing their part in defending the European elections on 6-9 June against disinformation and information manipulation targeting European democracy. The European elections are a flagship of European democracy. As documented by e.g. the European Digital Media Observatory, disinformation actors from […]Commission welcomes political agreement on new rules to boost cybersecurity in EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies
June 27, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission welcomes the political agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council of the EU on the Regulation proposed by the Commission laying down measures for a high common level of cybersecurity at the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union. […]EU Ethics Body: Commission proposes the creation of common ethics standards for all EU institutions
June 9, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has adopted a proposal for the creation of an interinstitutional Ethics Body, covering members of EU institutions, as announced at the beginning of the mandate by President von der Leyen, and following informal consultations with the other institutions. With the establishment […]EU institutions agree priorities for 2022 for a resilient and reinvigorated EU
December 17, 2021 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The leaders of the EU institutions signed a Joint Declaration identifying key legislative priorities for 2022, and welcomed progress on the 2021 priorities. On Thursday, European Parliament President David Sassoli, Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša, on behalf of the Presidency of the Council, and […]Independent Ethics Body: improving transparency and integrity in EU institutions
July 19, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The new EU Ethics Body would be able to initiate investigations on possible conflicts of interest or “revolving door” cases for Commissioners, MEPs and staff. In a report endorsed by the Constitutional Affairs Committee on Wednesday with 18 votes in favour, 8 against, and […]Independent Ethics Body: improving transparency and integrity in EU institutions
July 15, 2021 by 3 Comments
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The new EU Ethics Body would be able to initiate investigations on possible conflicts of interest or “revolving door” cases for Commissioners, MEPs and staff. In a report endorsed by the Constitutional Affairs Committee on Wednesday with 18 votes in favour, 8 against, and […]3 ways to build youth trust and engagement in public institutions
June 8, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Aleksander Dardeli, Executive Vice President, IREX Trust in public institutions it is at an all time low, and among youths it has been declining for years.Young people understand the power of protest but need access to institutions in […]
Gender equality: Parliament strives to be frontrunner among EU Institutions
May 3, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Parliament leadership adopts roadmap to achieve gender equality in political processes and its administration. 50% women in middle and senior manager positions and 40% women in top manager positions in the administration. These are the targets the European Parliament’s Bureau, comprising the President, Vice-Presidents […]EU institutions agree on priorities for coming years: A common agenda for our recovery and renewed vitality
December 18, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Parliament President David Sassoli and Chancellor Angela Merkel, on behalf of the Presidency of the Council, signed the Joint Declaration on legislative priorities for 2021. The Declaration cements the three institutions’ commitment to adopt swiftly the […]Sassoli to EU institutions: “Be brave on EU recovery plan”
May 6, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Statement by President Sassoli on the EU recovery plan, which will be anchored to the next Multiannual EU budget. “Now is the time to be courageous and ambitious with the actions backed by the EU budget. Parliament must be a key player in this […]COVID-19: EU institutions take action to procure life-saving medical equipment
March 24, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Parliament is working with member states to ensure that the EU can buy ventilators, masks and other medical equipment to be put at the disposal of hospitals across the EU. Last week, the Commission set up a scheme to gather medical equipment (through rescEU) […]Finally an answer to the hottest question of European youth today: How to make sure Juncker’s Investment Plan works for youth
July 15, 2015 by Leave a Comment
It was last month, on 25 June 2015, that the ETUC Youth Committee in collaboration with the European Youth Forum organised a rather stimulating conference at the European Economic and Social Committee called “Quality jobs creation for young people: what, how and when?” The Sting was there, attended the conference with interest and at the end made a […]
