Commission’s equal pay proposal a “positive step forward”
05 Mar EU Institutions

Commission’s equal pay proposal a “positive step forward”

MEPs have welcomed plans to plug Europe’s gender pay gap.
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03 Mar Energy & Climate
2 billion lamps recycled: a European achievement for EucoLight and for the environment
MEP slams Member States that broke ranks from EU vaccine strategy
04 Mar Health
MEP slams Member States that broke ranks from EU vaccine strategy
Shaping a European digital education policy
04 Mar Tech & Research
Shaping a European digital education policy
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Movers and Shakers | 5 March 2021
05 Mar EU Institutions
Movers and Shakers | 5 March 2021
Keep track of developments in the European institutions and public affairs with our Movers and Shakers column.
Major step forward for Conference on Future of Europe after Parliament approves joint declaration
04 Mar EU Institutions
Major step forward for Conference on Future of Europe after Parliament approves joint declaration
The long-delayed forum, due to generate ideas for reforming the EU, should have started last May but has been delayed due to inter-institutional wrangling and the Coronavirus crisis.
Clare Daly: Nicolas Sarkozy sentence ‘not much more’ than what people have endured during lockdown
03 Mar Justice
Clare Daly: Nicolas Sarkozy sentence ‘not much more’ than what people have endured during lockdown
Ex-French President Sarkozy - who was nicknamed the “Gallic Thatcher” - was found guilty of corruption on Monday and sentenced to three years in prison.
Fidesz resigns from EPP Group after overwhelming vote in favour of new rules
03 Mar EU Institutions
Fidesz resigns from EPP Group after overwhelming vote in favour of new rules
Parliament’s biggest political group will have 11 less seats after Wednesday’s vote, bringing to an end a period of protracted wrangling over whether Fidesz should remain a member.
Campaign aims to end ‘abuse’ of citizens’ personal data by tech giants
02 Mar Tech & Research
Campaign aims to end ‘abuse’ of citizens’ personal data by tech giants
The move comes amid an ongoing bitter dispute between Australia and Facebook.
MEPs back proposals requiring firms to comply with human rights and environmental standards
02 Mar Justice
MEPs back proposals requiring firms to comply with human rights and environmental standards
The draft legislative initiative calls on the Commission to urgently present a law that ensures companies are held accountable and liable when they harm - or contribute to harming - human rights, the environment and good governance.
Policymakers to converge for high-level event on women’s rights
01 Mar Justice
Policymakers to converge for high-level event on women’s rights
Participants will include Parliament President David Sassoli, the president of Greece, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, her Commission counterpart Ursula von der Leyen and EU Equality Commissioner Helena Dalli.
Senior MEP voices concern over role EU regions will play in Coronavirus recovery plan
01 Mar Health
Senior MEP voices concern over role EU regions will play in Coronavirus recovery plan
Markus Ferber, a member of Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, takes aim at Member States over their implementation of the EU’s €750bn economic recovery plan.
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26 Feb International & Trade
The Khojaly Genocide: A Crime against Humanity
After almost 30 years, to ensure lasting peace in the Karabakh region, we must not forget such crimes against humanity, writes Konul Nurullayeva.
Preparing for the next virus PM+
26 Feb Tech & Research
Preparing for the next virus
The Consumer Choice Center’s Fred Roeder and Maria Chaplia report on a recent event that looked at why the EU must safeguard intellectual property rights to prepare for future pandemics.
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23 Feb Energy & Climate
The next step for fully circular plastic packaging
Traceability and transparent recycled content certification could help Europe achieve a fully circular economy, writes RecyClass Chairman Paolo Glerean.
Looking towards the future: Universities and Europe’s knowledge policies PM+
15 Feb Tech & Research
Looking towards the future: Universities and Europe’s knowledge policies
Europe’s universities are upping their game for the new decade, to meet the challenges of our digital and green transitions, writes Amanda Crowfoot.
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World Obesity Day: Why prevention is better than cure
05 Mar Health
World Obesity Day: Why prevention is better than cure
With an estimated 70 percent of the EU population overweight, obesity is an issue that urgently requires measures promoting public education and consumer information, argues João Ferreira.
Energy Taxation Directive: No time to waste
05 Mar Energy & Climate
Energy Taxation Directive: No time to waste
The Energy Taxation Directive is an opportunity to put Europe on a path to climate neutrality that can also lead us to a fairer society, explains Henrike Hahn.
World Obesity Day: An apple a day keeps the doctor away
05 Mar Health
World Obesity Day: An apple a day keeps the doctor away
With one in three European children suffering from overweight or obesity, it was time to implement a programme that introduced a healthy dose of nutrition into their diets, explains Marc Tarabella.
World Obesity Day: The fightback on childhood obesity
05 Mar Health
World Obesity Day: The fightback on childhood obesity
COVID-19 has created unforeseen problems – including undermining our efforts to defeat the scourge of childhood obesity. When we emerge from the grip of the virus, this must be a priority, writes Alex Agius Saliba.
Will the new EU-Africa Strategy substantially improve relations with African countries?
04 Mar International & Trade
Will the new EU-Africa Strategy substantially improve relations with African countries?
The new strategy is vague and doesn’t consider many of the problems that EU has partly fuelled through its flawed policies, argues German S&D MEP Joachim Schuster.
New EU-Africa strategy moves beyond donor-recipient relationship
04 Mar International & Trade
New EU-Africa strategy moves beyond donor-recipient relationship
Unlike previous approaches, the new strategy has been created in partnership with, rather than for Africa, explains Polish EPP deputy Janina Ochojska.
EU’s Energy Taxation Directive review crucial to achieving transition to a clean, carbon-free economy
04 Mar Industry & Finance
EU’s Energy Taxation Directive review crucial to achieving transition to a clean, carbon-free economy
Environmental taxation is about much more than just green taxes, says Spanish S&D MEP César Luena.
How the EU's COVID recovery can accelerate the transition to a greener aviation sector
04 Mar Industry & Finance
How the EU's COVID recovery can accelerate the transition to a greener aviation sector
There is an opportunity to build a cleaner and more resilient aviation sector writes French ITRE Committee MEP Christophe Grudler.
Features
5 Questions with... Marc Botenga
05 Mar EU Institutions
5 Questions with... Marc Botenga
Marc Botenga (BE, GUE/NGL) is a member of Parliament’s Industry, Research and Energy Committee.
Why Brexit really means Brexit
03 Mar International & Trade
Why Brexit really means Brexit
Challenges still lie ahead for the EU-UK future economic relationship, writes Pedro Silva Pereira.
Australia & New Zealand: Europe's like-minded partners
03 Mar International & Trade
Australia & New Zealand: Europe's like-minded partners
In times of global uncertainty, strengthening ties with countries committed to the rules-based order, such as Australia and New Zealand, are crucial, explains Ulrike Müller.
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