GDPR: No period of grace following entry into force
The deputy head of the body that will oversee new data protection rules has insisted there will be “no period of grace” for companies that fail to enforce the regulations.
Do the EU’s rules on vaping products need an update, asks Yasuhiro Nakajima.
Zuckerberg fails to impress with responses to Parliament's follow-up questions
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has refused to be drawn on whether the tech giant will compensate users whose personal data has been misused.
EU GDPR comes into force
Europe-wide data protection legislation becomes law on Friday with the aim of allowing citizens to have greater control over how their data is stored and managed by third parties.
Sajjad Karim warns against Russian interference in 2019 European elections
UK MEP Sajjad Karim has warned that next year’s European elections are “at risk of Russian meddling” unless action is taken.
Juncker: We should tell the public the truth, not follow public opinion
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has told a conference that he has “no faith or confidence” in opinion polls.
Marek Plura calls on MEPs to support campaign to improve rights of disabled people in Poland
MEPs have been urged to throw their weight behind a campaign to improve the rights of disabled people in Poland.
EU Parliament launches campaign for 2019 elections
Parliament has formally launched its campaign for the 2019 European elections, bolstered by new figures showing that support for the EU is at its highest since 1983.
eCigarettes are safer than smoking tobacco
Electronic cigarettes are safer than smoking tobacco, writes Riccardo Polosa.
Thailand is making significant progress in its fight against illegal fishing
Towards IUU-free fisheries: Thailand is making significant progress in its fight against illegal fishing, argues Chatchai Sarikulya.
EU must get serious about promoting the circular economy
If Europe wants to promote the circular economy, then it needs to get serious about it, argues Jacob Hansen.
Fire safety: Every fire victim is one too many
Every fire victim is one too many, writes Quentin de Hults.
Everyone wants comparable, honest, easy-to-understand information on alcoholic beverages
Consumers want to know what’s in their drinks, explains Pierre-Olivier Bergeron.
Sustainable healthcare systems help ensure access to innovative therapies
Sustainable healthcare systems help ensure access to innovative therapies, writes Pascal Apostolides.
New Heated Tobacco Products - No smoke no fire?
EU policymakers should know that heated tobacco products are addictive and carcinogenic, argues Professor Charlotta Pisinger
5 questions with... Marlene Mizzi
Marlene Mizzi (S&D, MT) is a Vice-Chair of Parliament’s petitions committee.
EBS 2018: EU must overcome challenge of incomplete single market
The lack of harmonised EU trade rules is a key challenge for European businesses, says Lambert Van Nistelrooij.
EBS 2018: Digitising EU industry must go hand in hand with educating workers
EU must channel the digital revolution’s potential to help industry and workers, writes Eva Maydell.
EBS 2018: Internal market rules must help SMEs
Internal market regulations must benefit and assist SMEs, says Maria Grapini.
EBS 2018: We need to overhaul the way interest representation is being conducted by business organisations
Businesses must work more closely with decision-makers to better understand how legislation can help them, says Othmar Karas.
Maltese MEP Miriam Dalli talks maintaining Europe’s technological leadership on electric vehicles, emissions reduction, her country’s recent tension with the Commission and more.
Adina-Ioana Vălean talks circular economy, plastic pollution, glyphosate, protecting Europe’s forests, and reducing air pollution.
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama talks reforming Europe and the Balkans and why 80 per cent of Albanians want EU membership.
Antanas Guoga tells us why he is betting big on blockchain technologies.
The first - and currently only - MEP from an ideologically feminist party, Soraya Post talks about the impact of #MeToo, intersectionality and why we should all be feminists.
EU must save Noura Hussein
The EU must step in to save teenager sentenced to death for killing her husband as he attempted to rape her, writes Madi Sharma.
Is Berlin running the Brussels show?
Germany's ever-expanding influence within the Brussels bubble is cause for concern, writes Henri Malosse.
For the good of Europe, Juncker must step down
It’s time European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker stepped down, writes Madi Sharma.
Frank de Winne: Space exploration requires international cooperation
ISS Commander Frank De Winne talks building villages on the moon, cooperation with China and more.
Will the SPD last in Germany's new grand coalition?
Germany's recent political turmoil has prompted renewal among the country's main parties - except for the SPD, writes Yuriy Sheyko.
Parliament has formally launched its campaign for the 2019 European elections, bolstered by new figures showing that support for the EU is at its highest since 1983.
Policymakers must not let Brexit distract them from their efforts to boost sustainable development, says Seb Dance.
Maltese MEP Miriam Dalli talks maintaining Europe’s technological leadership on electric vehicles, emissions reduction, her country’s recent tension with the Commission and more.
The new EU budget risks enlarging the east-west divide, warns Roberts Zīle.
European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly has published her annual report.
The UK will have to demonstrate that it is still ‘open for business’ after it leaves the EU at the end of March 2019, according to Greens MEP Jean Lambert.
Parliament’s Greens/EFA group has warned that the UK could become the “biggest tax haven near the EU” after Brexit.
European Parliament President Antonio Tajani has warned of irreparable damage to the EU unless it learns the lessons from Brexit.
Marlene Mizzi (S&D, MT) is a Vice-Chair of Parliament’s petitions committee.
Laima Andrikienė (EPP, LT) is a Vice-Chair of Parliament’s delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan, EU-Uzbekistan and EU-Tajikistan parliamentary cooperation committees and for relations with Turkmenistan and Mongolia.
Biljana Borzan (S&D, HR) is a member of Parliament’s environment, public health and food safety committee
Miapetra Kumpula-Natri (S&D, FI) is a member of Parliament’s industry, research and energy committee.
Peter Kouroumbashev (S&D, BG) is a Vice-Chair of Parliament’s delegation to the EU-Montenegro stabilisation and association parliamentary committee.
Greek deputy Eva Kaili hosted the Parliament Magazine's annual MEP awards ceremony recognising MEPs for their outstanding work over the last year.
Terry Reintke (Greens/EFA, DE) is a member of Parliament’s women’s rights and gender equality committee.
Julie Ward (S&D, UK) is a member of Parliament’s culture and education committee.
The European Parliament endorsed the provisional agreement reached on new rules on type approval of motor vehicles.
On January 19 2018, DG CNECT organised a public hearing regarding the review of the public sector information directive.
On October 10, the IMCO Working Group on the Digital Single Market held its thirteenth meeting. The topic of debate was the Single Digital Gateway.
On September 25, the European Parliament Committee on International Trade (INTA) held a first exchange of views on the European Commission’s proposal for an EU screening mechanism of foreign investment in strategic sectors.
On September 11, a debate took place on the EU Emissions Trading System at the European Parliament Plenary session in Strasbourg.
On August 31, the EP DEVE and INTA Committees organised jointly a hearing on the revision of the EU Strategy on Aid for Trade.
On June 12, the European Commission organised an event entitled Finance for Innovation: Towards the ETS Fund.
On May 3, the TRAN Committee discussed a first draft on the cross-border parcel delivery services by rapporteur Lucy Anderson (S&D, UK).