Press release - MEPs to quiz Commissioner Várhelyi on the 2023 Enlargement...
For the first time, the Commission will assess the reforms carried out by two new EU candidate countries, Ukraine and Moldova, and potential candidate Georgia.Committee on Foreign AffairsSource : ©...
View ArticlePress release - EU job seeker’s aid worth €2.8m for 421 dismissed workers in...
421 employees of the retail chain Makro Cash & Carry who lost their jobs following the company’s bankruptcy should receive €2.8 million in EU aid.Committee on BudgetsSource : © European Union, 2023...
View ArticlePress release - EU-wide digital wallet: MEPs reach deal with Council
Parliament and Council negotiators reached a provisional agreement on Wednesday on the creation of a pan-European digital identity framework.Committee on Industry, Research and EnergySource : ©...
View ArticlePress release - EU Nature restoration law: MEPs strike deal to restore 20% of...
The new law, agreed with member states, sets a target for the EU to restore at least 20% of the EU’s land and sea areas by 2030 and all ecosystems in need of restoration by 2050.Committee on...
View ArticlePress release - Critical raw materials: deal on securing the EU's supply and...
MEPs and the Spanish presidency of the Council agreed on plans to boost the supply of strategic raw materials, on Monday.Committee on Industry, Research and EnergySource : © European Union, 2023 - EP
View ArticlePress release - Child sexual abuse online: effective measures, no mass...
On Tuesday, the Civil Liberties Committee adopted its position on new measures to protect children online by preventing and stopping child sexual abuse.Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home...
View ArticlePress release - Deal on improving transparency in the short-term rental sector
Parliament and Council negotiators agreed on new rules on collection and data sharing on short-term rentals to help local authorities improve tourism services.Committee on the Internal Market and...
View ArticlePress release - Pollution from ships: stricter measures to stop illegal...
Ships in EU seas should face dissuasive fines not only for oil spills, but also for sewage and garbage discharge, Transport and Tourism Committee MEPs say.Committee on Transport and TourismSource : ©...
View ArticlePress release - Environmental crimes: deal on new offences and reinforced...
On Thursday, Parliament and Council negotiators reached a provisional agreement on an update of EU environmental crimes and sanctions rules to strengthen ecosystem protection.Committee on Legal...
View ArticlePress release - Deal reached on stricter EU rules for waste shipments
On Thursday night, Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on revising EU procedures and control measures for waste shipments.Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food...
View ArticlePress release - Deal reached on gas market reform to address energy security...
On Tuesday, MEPs and the Spanish Presidency of the Council agreed on plans to facilitate the uptake of renewable and low-carbon gases, including hydrogen, into the EU gas market.Committee on Industry,...
View ArticlePress release - Personal health data: better portability and safe sharing
The Environment and Civil Liberties committees adopted their position on creating a European Health Data Space to boost personal health data portability and more secure sharing.Committee on the...
View ArticlePress release - Music streaming platforms: MEPs ask to protect EU authors and...
On Tuesday, the Culture Committee called for EU rules to ensure a fair and sustainable environment for music streaming and to promote cultural diversity.Committee on Culture and EducationSource : ©...
View ArticlePress release - Pollution: deal with Council to reduce industrial emissions
The new rules will reduce air, water and soil pollution, and steer large agro-industrial installations in the green transition.Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food SafetySource : ©...
View ArticlePress release - 2023 Sakharov Prize: interviews with the laureates and finalists
The award ceremony for this year’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, conferred to Jina Mahsa Amini and the Woman, Life, Freedom Movement in Iran, will be held on 12 December at 11.30.Committee on...
View ArticlePress release - Cyber Resilience Act: agreement with Council to boost digital...
On Thursday night, MEPs reached a deal with the Presidency of the Council on new cyber resilience rules to protect all digital products in the EU from cyber threats.Committee on Industry, Research and...
View ArticlePress release - Road safety: ending impunity for non-resident drivers
To make Europe’s roads safer Transport MEPs want driving disqualification decisions to apply in all EU member states and for more offences to trigger cross-border investigation.Committee on Transport...
View ArticlePress release - Anti-SLAPP: MEPs reach deal with member states to defend...
The rules aim to ensure the EU-wide protection of journalists, media organisations, activists, academics, artists and researchers against unfounded and abusive legal proceedings.Committee on Legal...
View ArticlePress release - Deal on new EU rules to make sustainable products the norm
On Monday night, Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on revising the EU’s ecodesign framework for sustainable products.Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food...
View ArticlePress release - Protection of EU funds: EU should do more to detect, prevent...
The Budgetary Control Committee adopted its annual anti-fraud report for 2022 evaluating the efforts in the EU to counter fraud and how to better protect EU funds.Committee on Budgetary ControlSource :...
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