Growing pains: What would it take for Ukraine to join the European Union?
04 Apr EU Institutions
Growing pains: What would it take for Ukraine to join the European Union?
Despite Brussels stepping up efforts to accelerate the country’s route to EU membership, the path to joining the bloc remains rocky.
Change needed in Europe to reduce the unfair burden of respiratory diseases on children Partner Content
04 Apr Energy & Environment
Change needed in Europe to reduce the unfair burden of respiratory diseases on children
Europe remains in the midst of a public health crisis, with respiratory diseases increasing throughout the continent, and young people acutely at risk. Policymakers and health professionals gathered to shine a light on this important issue
How electric natural gas can help bring Europe one step closer to a fossil-free future Partner Content
03 Apr Energy & Environment
How electric natural gas can help bring Europe one step closer to a fossil-free future
Hydrogen has become the latest in a long line of fuels to be thrust into the spotlight as a viable solution in the shift away from fossil fuels. Marco Alverà, CEO and Co-Founder of TES, spoke to The Parliament about the specific potential of e-NG, an H2 derivative, as a fuel for the present and future
For EU-hopeful Georgians, this year’s most decisive election is in October
02 Apr EU Institutions
For EU-hopeful Georgians, this year’s most decisive election is in October
Despite their country’s EU candidate status, few Georgians believe their flag will be raised in Brussels anytime soon. As a general election looms, the country must decide whether to support an incumbent government some accuse of serving Moscow, or place bets on a divided opposition.
12 points from The Parliament: Our picks for this year’s Eurovision entries
29 Mar
12 points from The Parliament: Our picks for this year’s Eurovision entries
Here are our five favourites, along with Frans Timmermans’ choice for the top spot.
How Cyprus could offer a blueprint for Moldova’s path to EU membership
27 Mar EU Institutions
How Cyprus could offer a blueprint for Moldova’s path to EU membership
The close association between Russia and Moldova’s breakaway state of Transnistria is complicating the country’s bid to join the EU. Is there a solution to be found in the Cyprus model?
The high price of being single
13 Mar Technology
The high price of being single
While the number of single households across Europe keeps rising, tax systems and the private market are tailored to couples and families. Is it time for singles to get politically organised?
The female Roma trailblazers shaping Romania’s cultural landscape
11 Mar
The female Roma trailblazers shaping Romania’s cultural landscape
A group of pioneering Roma women are fighting centuries of exclusion to create space for representation in the arts.
100 Years of Surrealism: This is not an exhibition
07 Mar
100 Years of Surrealism: This is not an exhibition
"Histoire de ne pas rire" at Brussels’ Bozar looks back on a century of Surrealist creativity in Belgium and beyond.
Why the EU's gender justice bill leaves the most vulnerable behind
04 Mar EU Institutions
Why the EU's gender justice bill leaves the most vulnerable behind
Disagreements over rape and immigration rights mean ambitious new legislation will likely change little for victims, NGOs warn.
How the EU is funding green travel for artists to move across the Continent
26 Feb EU Institutions
How the EU is funding green travel for artists to move across the Continent
The €21m programme, funded by the European Commission, helps cover travel and accommodation costs for creative professionals, making cross-continent collaboration in the arts easier than ever.
Bloody culture: How the EU keeps bullfighting alive
23 Feb EU Institutions
Bloody culture: How the EU keeps bullfighting alive
Each year, thousands of spectators watch toreros triumph over bulls in the arenas of southern Europe – a spectacle that might not survive without EU largess.
The Parliament Magazine's February Issue
23 Feb EU Institutions
The Parliament Magazine's February Issue
The February issue of The Parliament is now available to read online. This month's policy focus: Culture
Signature Dish: Katalin Cseh shares her recipe for dog treats
22 Feb
Signature Dish: Katalin Cseh shares her recipe for dog treats
Despite being a busy MEP, Katalin Cseh (Renew, HU) always makes time to prepare treats for her two dogs Kyra and Ziggy.
Here's what's at stake for Belarus as Europe's 'last dictatorship' goes to the polls
21 Feb EU Institutions
Here's what's at stake for Belarus as Europe's 'last dictatorship' goes to the polls
Belarusians are set to vote in parliamentary elections Sunday – four years after a disputed presidential election ended with Lukashenko solidifying power, as violence and arrests ensued. Will his regime ever crumble?
Standard Essential Patent Regulation: for European Industry’s Competitiveness Partner Content
21 Feb
Standard Essential Patent Regulation: for European Industry’s Competitiveness
To preserve the competitiveness of European industry including SMEs, the EU must act to make licensing of standardised technologies, such as WiFi or 5G, more transparent, predictable and fair.
EU AMA: Who is best (and worst) at implementing EU rules? 
20 Feb EU Institutions
EU AMA: Who is best (and worst) at implementing EU rules? 
In Ask Me Anything, we tackle questions about the European Union that intrigue and perplex. This month, we grade member countries on their uptake of EU laws 
The politics of looted African art: Decolonising Europe’s museums
19 Feb Foreign & Security Policy
The politics of looted African art: Decolonising Europe’s museums
The history of colonial art restitution is largely one of inaction. But with renewed calls for stolen cultural objects to be returned, are the winds of change blowing through Europe’s museums – or is it just hot air? Sarah Schug reports
Rare Diseases: Finding solutions together for Europe Partner Content
18 Feb
Rare Diseases: Finding solutions together for Europe
The Parliament's special supplement "Rare Diseases: Finding solutions together for Europe" in partnership with Takeda is now available to read online
Oil crisis: How olive farmers are adapting to climate change to preserve a cultural commodity
15 Feb Economics
Oil crisis: How olive farmers are adapting to climate change to preserve a cultural commodity
Changing weather patterns are making it harder to grow olives across Europe, increasing consumer prices and threatening growers’ livelihoods. As temperatures rise, what can be done to support this ancient agricultural industry?
'Green Border': A politically charged film about Poland’s migrant crisis
14 Feb Foreign & Security Policy
"Green Border": A politically charged film about Poland’s migrant crisis
Agnieszka Holland’s latest work has sparked a political backlash in Poland, but this thought-provoking film highlights the harrowing realities of life along the Polish-Belarusian border.
These are the art exhibitions to see in Europe this year
13 Feb
These are the art exhibitions to see in Europe this year
Sarah Schug rounds up the most compelling art on display at museums across Europe in 2024
Why some of Europe's oldest languages are at risk of going extinct
08 Feb
Why some of Europe's oldest languages are at risk of going extinct
Multilingualism is enshrined in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, but many regional and minority languages are at risk of dying out across the Continent.
Group Therapy: Processing the trauma of the pandemic through fiction
08 Feb
Group Therapy: Processing the trauma of the pandemic through fiction
A star-studded cast of writers has collaborated on an entertaining novel set on a New York rooftop during the Covid-19 lockdown.