A Clean Green Deal
23 September 2019
The Green Deal is at the heart of the EU’s ambitions of becoming climate-neutral. Transparency is essential to its success argue Karen Melchior and Lara Wolters.
5 questions with...Pina Picierno
18 September 2019
Pina Picierno (IT/S&D) is a 2019 MEP award winner and member of parliament’s FEMM and AGRI...
A Digital Roadmap for the next five years
18 September 2019
Europe’s policymakers should focus on encouraging tech firms and start-ups to be based here...
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Improved communication from Brussels and Serbia and the normalisation of relations with Kosovo...
There is renewed focus in EU enlargement in the Balkans
12 April 2018
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EU policymaking: The time has come to make the role of cities official
11 April 2018
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Antimicrobial resistance is an inevitable part of evolution
11 April 2018
Antimicrobial resistance is a natural, inevitable process, but changing our behaviour and adapting...
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10 April 2018
The European Union’s effort to combat global terrorism has a marked discrepancy, says Heinz K....
The refusal to legislate on violence against women is symptomatic of a wider backlash against women’s rights in Europe
10 April 2018
As some member states refuse to ratify the Istanbul convention, the EU must take action to protect...
EU member states must adopt a zero tolerance approach to sexual harassment and violence
10 April 2018
It’s time for member states to step up to their responsibilities and ensure women and girls in...
An existential crisis: The CFP needs reformed now
9 April 2018
The future of sustainable and successful fisheries and a healthy marine environment needs ordinary...
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4 April 2018
The internal market is integral to the EU’s prosperity, but it depends on a well-functioning...
ePrivacy talks: The clock is ticking
27 March 2018
Talks on new ePrivacy rules could go one of two ways, writes Michał Boni.
The time for ePrivacy is now
27 March 2018
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No future of work without social innovation
26 March 2018
The Commission’s social fairness package represents an encouraging step in extending social...
Citizens and research: The forgotten voices of copyright reform
26 March 2018
Policymakers must not lose sight of citizens’ and the research community’s needs when updating...
Copyright reform: EU must protect its cultural sector - not sell it off
26 March 2018
Parliament must send an unambiguous message and propose a clear and balanced text on copyright,...
New EU copyright rules will protect the press
26 March 2018
Axel Voss says the new copyright reform aims to introduce new levels of responsibility for internet...
EU copyright reform: Filters fail frequently
26 March 2018
Let’s not put dumb robots in charge of what we can and can’t say online, writes Julia Reda.
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23 March 2018
The EU needs an effective foreign investment screening mechanism to avoid discreet political...
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23 March 2018
As the future shape of EU agricultural policy begins to be debated once more, industry must have...
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22 March 2018
Peter Kouroumbashev (S&D, BG) is a Vice-Chair of Parliament’s delegation to the EU-Montenegro...
EU should extend 'smart cities' to 'smart villages'
22 March 2018
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The EU is only a rules-based organisation when it suits the EU leaders
21 March 2018
We need to change the establishment and replace it with politicians who are willing to listen to...
CAP reform: There is an opportunity in every crisis
21 March 2018
Bureaucracy is not a compulsory component of a common European agricultural policy, writes Peter...
Online gambling is a gateway to match-fixing
19 March 2018
Online gambling is a gateway to the scourge of match-fixing, and EU member states must coordinate...
Fire safety: Prevention needs to be a priority for EU policymakers
19 March 2018
Emma McClarkin explains why we need further action from the EU on fire safety in buildings.