Salzburg summit ends with little progress on Brexit
The informal summit of EU leaders in Austria has ended with cold water being poured on UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s proposed new economic partnership with the EU.
Europe is heading towards a new era of smart air mobility, explains Florian Guillermet.
McDonald's did not breach state aid rules, says Commission
The European Commission has ruled that McDonald’s tax deal with Luxembourg did not breach EU state aid rules.
Movers and Shakers | 17 September 2018
Keep track of developments in the European institutions and public affairs with our movers and shakers column.
Busy week of travel ahead for MEPs
The scheduling of a six-strong parliamentary delegation to Malta and Slovakia this week threatens to be thrown into disarray because of a clash with other events.
EU outlines plans to end daylight savings
The Commission has spelled out why it is proposing to end daylight savings.
Verhofstadt denies 'flip-flopping' over Spitzenkandidaten
Parliament’s ALDE group leader Guy Verhofstadt has moved to defend himself against accusations that he has “flip-flopped” over the election of the next European Commission President.
Macedonian Prime Minister: Our future is in the EU
The Prime Minister of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) Zoran Zaev has told MEPs he believes his country is ready to start negotiations on EU accession.
Hearing loss is the silent burden of Europe’s ageing population
Hearing loss is the silent burden of Europe’s ageing population, writes Ingeborg Hochmair.
Europe’s bioplastics industry needs a level playing field
Europe’s bioplastics industry needs a level playing field, writes Hasso von Pogrell.
Digital Europe is already here
Digital Europe isn’t coming, it’s already here, argues Ken Hu.
EU must continue to guarantee highest hardware resistance levels to cyberattacks
Europe must continue to guarantee the highest hardware resistance levels to cyberattacks, says Stéfane Mouille.
eCigarettes: Enforcing basic safety and quality standards
Do the EU’s rules on vaping products need an update, asks Yasuhiro Nakajima.
eCigarettes are safer than smoking tobacco
Electronic cigarettes are safer than smoking tobacco, writes Riccardo Polosa.
Emerging cyber-threats: Challenges ahead
Cybersecurity experts must keep a constant eye on the many different emerging digital threats, say Loudovikos Marinos and Steve Purser.
How the EU is building a robust and secure digital environment
Cybersecurity poses a real, serious threat that must be addressed at EU level, says Mariya Gabriel.
Creating a level playing field for new forms of work
As ways of working evolve, we need to continually adapt legislation and social protection schemes to accommodate them, explains Michael Freytag.
Time for a strategic partnership with Indonesia
Ties between the EU and Indonesia have strengthened over the years, but the work is far from over, writes David McAllister.
Why EU transport needs a modal shift
When seeking solutions to clean up urban transport, Europe should look to multi-modality, writes Dominique Riquet.
Secure and healthy ageing in EU: A myth or a reality?
Older people should not be perceived as a burden on society, writes Ivo Vajgl.
Veteran MEP and leader of Parliament's UK Labour party grouping Richard Corbett explains why Brexit may not even happen.
Bulgarian MEP Ilhan Kyuchyuk talks Brexit, Balkans, and battling populists.
European digital economy and society Commissioner Mariya Gabriel talks GDPR implementation, cyber hygiene, Netflix quotas and more.
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.
Oman’s strategic importance
China, India, US, served by Major Omani-European Ports Partnerships, writes Rio Praaning Prawira Adiningrat
Helsinki summit: Trump's meeting with Putin is simply an attempt at an easy win
Donald Trump has no clear objective for his Helsinki summit with Putin, writes Yuriy Sheyko.
Refugee crisis: Will the EU live up to its responsibility?
The terrible images of families being separated at the US-Mexico border have higlighted the plight of migrant children around the world, writes Mariela Baeva.
EU-India: Seizing India’s maritime security moment
Playing to India’s ambitions to become a responsible ‘Indo-Pacific’ maritime power is now the safest bet on the way to building a truly ‘strategic’ partnership, writes Antoine Levesques.
EU must stand up against Chinese oppression of ethnic and religious minorities
The EU must stand up against Chinese oppression of ethnic and religious minorities, writes Madi Sharma.
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has triggered a wide range of reaction from MEPs to his last ever State of the Union in Strasbourg.
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has told MEPs that an unstable world needs a “strong, united Europe.”
Veteran MEP and leader of Parliament's UK Labour party grouping Richard Corbett explains why Brexit may not even happen.
The EU could issue its chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier new instructions in order to reach agreement on a future partnership with the UK.
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The Scottish government says it plans to legislate to ensure EU nationals in Scotland retain their rights to vote post-Brexit.
UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit strategy means “disaster” for Britain, the country’s former foreign minister Boris Johnson said at the weekend, as critics at home and officials in Brussels intensified their opposition to her plans for how to leave the EU.
A campaign group has welcomed news that the first EU27 citizens are to be allowed to apply for ‘settled status’ in the UK.
Martina Dlabajová (ALDE, CZ) is a Vice-Chair of Parliament’s budgetary control committee.
Ana Gomes (S&D, PT) is a Vice-Chair of Parliament’s special committee on financial crimes, tax evasion and tax avoidance.
Ignazio Corrao (EFDD, IT) is a member of Parliament's development committee.
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 Dods EU Guide into the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the EU is a handy compressed overview of the main priorities, key dates and contacts of the Austrian Presidency. It will allow public affairs professionals to easily navigate the EU political agenda for the next six months.
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.