15 Oct 18
Civil society and tobacco industry give cautious welcome to new plans designed to reduce plastic pollution in Europe.
Draft rules, single-use plastic items such as plates, cutlery or cotton buds, which make up over 70 percent of marine litter, will be banned.
15 Oct 18
Endless Brexit hurdles should prompt talks rethink, say MEPs
The current impasse blighting Brexit negotiations has left the UK stuck between a rock and a hard place.
15 Oct 18
Women working night shifts have 30 percent higher risk of developing breast cancer
Female night shift workers should be given more rest periods to stave off the risk of breast cancer.
12 Oct 18
The former Prime Minister of Finland Alexander Stubb has called for the EU “to stand on the barricades and defend European values”
Speaking in Brussels, Stubb, also a former MEP, sounded a warning about the risks of “more Brexits”
12 Oct 18
MEPs back radical new rules to reduce plastic pollution in Europe
EU should be a key player in finding a solution to global plastic waste problems, says rapporteur, Frédérique Ries.
11 Oct 18
A ten-year success story on tackling rare cancers
EU action on rare cancers has soared over the last decade, thanks to a collaborative and unique multi-stakeholder approach.
10 Oct 18
Bono mulls high-profile role in EU election campaign
Bono was in Brussels today to discuss boosting turnout at the upcoming European elections and African development policy.
10 Oct 18
Women playing ever-larger role in radicalisation
Women should be seen less as passive bystanders in the radicalisation process, and more as both active threats and agents of change.
10 Oct 18
EU Humanitarian Visa touted as part of solution to improve asylum-seeker flows
A visa granting asylum seekers international protection could help regulate flows of asylum seekers into the European Union.
10 Oct 18
European Parliament “MeToo” blog gives voice to abuse victims
Victims of sexual harassment and abuse in Parliament can now document their experiences without fear of victim shaming.
09 Oct 18
U2’s Bono in European Parliament to shine light on Africa issues
Irish rock star Bono will meet European Parliament President Antonio Tajani on Wednesday to discuss African development issues, it has been revealed.
09 Oct 18
DUP leader Arlene Foster scuppers hopes of post-Brexit border in Irish sea
Integrity of UK’s single market a red line issue for Northern Ireland, says Unionist chief.
08 Oct 18
UN climate report highlights “inadequacy” of EU action, Greenpeace EU says
A new United Nations (UN) report has pointed out shortcomings in EU initiatives to tackle climate change, according to environmental lobby group Greenpeace EU.
05 Oct 18
R.E.S.P.E.C.T, find out what it means to me, Tusk tells UK
European Council President Donald Tusk has hit back at the UK, demanding some “respect” after UK foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt made a snide jibe likening the EU to the Soviet Union.
05 Oct 18
MEPs snub carmakers and back strong vehicle emissions reduction targets
40 percent car and van emissions cuts will set the right incentives for manufacturers, says dossier’s rapporteur Miriam Dalli.
02 Oct 18
MEP highlights party “intolerance” after Brexit ousting
British MEP Julie Girling has hit back at her expulsion from the Conservative party after being shown the door over her views on Brexit.
02 Oct 18
EU and Nato membership would be lifechanging for Macedonians, say Tusk and Stoltenberg
The EU and NATO have insisted that the name agreement between Athens and Skopje has created a “historic opportunity” for the country to join the transatlantic and European community as an “equal member.”
02 Oct 18
Brexit an opportunity for Britain to define what it stands for, says leading Tory MEP
UK will be better off as EU’s “good neighbours” rather than “uncommitted tenants”, suggests Syed Kamall.
01 Oct 18
EU member states under fire over expat voting restrictions
Swedish MEP Cecilia Wikström has branded the hurdles an “infringement of EU law”.
26 Sep 18
Corporate influence poses 'serious threat' to public interest, says new report
Alleged excessive corporate influence over policymaking remains a “serious threat” to the public interest warns a new report by ALTER-EU.
24 Sep 18
Group again asks for clarity on citizens' rights
The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier is being urged to back calls to grant “unilateral guarantees” to Britons living and working in Europe.
21 Sep 18
EU to work with Egypt on migration
European leaders have been accused of “hypocrisy” in trying to “shift responsibility” for dealing with migration.
21 Sep 18
Bridging the gap
An innovative new alliance is set to strengthen the voice of Europe’s engineers while deepening engagement with policymakers, industry and academia.
20 Sep 18
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.