MEPs blast harsh sentences for Catalan political prisoners
13 Nov
MEPs blast harsh sentences for Catalan political prisoners
MEPs from various political groups in the European Parliament are up in arms over the excessive prison sentences the Spanish prosecutor wants to hand down to Catalan pro-independence leaders.
Movers and Shakers | 12 November 2018
12 Nov
Movers and Shakers | 12 November 2018
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Give breast cancer patients flexible working conditions, says MEP
12 Nov
Give breast cancer patients flexible working conditions, says MEP
Cancer patients have a great deal to contribute to the workplace and should be supported though flexible working policies, says an MEP who is herself a cancer survivor.
EU Parliament week ahead: Merkel in Strasbourg, MMF budget, phone calls cap top the agenda
09 Nov
EU Parliament week ahead: Merkel in Strasbourg, MMF budget, phone calls cap top the agenda
MEPs will this week grill German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Strasbourg, vote on the EU long-term budget, as well as a new telecom law capping intra-EU phone calls.
Answering the challenges of 5G and AI
09 Nov
Answering the challenges of 5G and AI
A recent summit gathered key figures from industry and politics to discuss the speed of technological change - and how it can be harnessed to benefit society and the economy.
Weber wins by a landslide to clinch EPP Spitzenkandidat position
08 Nov
Weber wins by a landslide to clinch EPP Spitzenkandidat position
Germany’s Manfred Weber has won the EPP group’s Spitzenkandidat nomination, which now puts him in line for European Commission President.
UK MEPs in Brexit deadline plea
08 Nov
UK MEPs in Brexit deadline plea
Scottish MEP Alyn Smith has joined with other deputies to write an open letter to all MEPs, calling for more time to thrash out Brexit negotiations.
Green economy players should reap rewards
07 Nov
Green economy players should reap rewards
Public finances are not enough to fund efforts to keep a global temperature rise to below two degrees, so the onus is on the financial sector to make strides for climate change.
EU Ombudsman urged to probe Commission support of pulse fishing
07 Nov
EU Ombudsman urged to probe Commission support of pulse fishing
Campaigners have stepped up their efforts to enforce the ban on pulse fishing approved earlier this year by MEPs.
MEPs laud new antibiotics rules
06 Nov
MEPs laud new antibiotics rules
New rules on the responsible use of antibiotics have been adopted just ahead of the annual European Antibiotic Awareness Day.
Failure to implement Macedonia name change will be ‘disastrous’, warns MEP
05 Nov
Failure to implement Macedonia name change will be ‘disastrous’, warns MEP
If Macedonia’s proposed name change does not go through, it will bring more uncertainty to the country and could affect regional security, an MEP has warned.
Movers and Shakers | 5 November 2018
05 Nov
Movers and Shakers | 5 November 2018
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Maastricht Manifesto marks 25 years of Treaty
02 Nov
Maastricht Manifesto marks 25 years of Treaty
Students from all over Europe joined with representatives from civil society to mark the 25th anniversary of the Maastricht Treaty coming into effect.
US withdrawal from “rules-based global order” will boost EU’s influence, says diplomat
02 Nov
US withdrawal from “rules-based global order” will boost EU’s influence, says diplomat
Former American ambassador to the EU Anthony Gardner says that the United States “withdrawing” from the rules-based global order will make EU leadership “increasingly important.”
Spitzenkandidaten urged to make journalist protection a priority
30 Oct
Spitzenkandidaten urged to make journalist protection a priority
Candidates for the post of European Commission President should commit to protecting journalists after a spate of high-profile journalist murders that attempted to gag press freedom.
Movers and Shakers | 29 October 2018
29 Oct
Movers and Shakers | 29 October 2018
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Crunch time approaches for EU driverless car decision
29 Oct
Crunch time approaches for EU driverless car decision
Time is running out for the European Union to decide on the type of standard it should use for the future deployment of driverless cars.
Apple’s Tim Cook calls for curb on personal data dissemination
25 Oct
Apple’s Tim Cook calls for curb on personal data dissemination
Apple boss Tim Cook has delivered a strongly-worded speech defending user privacy rights.
EU urged to halt arms sales to Saudi Arabia in wake of Khashoggi murder
24 Oct
EU urged to halt arms sales to Saudi Arabia in wake of Khashoggi murder
The European Union is under increasing pressure to suspend arms sales to Saudi Arabia after the brutal murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Erdogan calls Khashoggi pre-meditated murder “gruesome” but releases no evidence
23 Oct
Erdogan calls Khashoggi pre-meditated murder “gruesome” but releases no evidence
Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s speech delivering the so-called “naked truth” about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi proved something of a damp squib.
EU Parliament week ahead: Khashoggi murder, single-use plastics top agenda
22 Oct
EU Parliament week ahead: Khashoggi murder, single-use plastics top agenda
The European Parliament is gearing up for a busy week in Plenary, with the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi under the spotlight and a vote on banning single-use plastics a legislative highlight.
Movers and Shakers | 22 October 2018
22 Oct
Movers and Shakers | 22 October 2018
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Swedish Greens deputy Linnéa Engström calls for EU arms embargo against Saudi Arabia
22 Oct
Swedish Greens deputy Linnéa Engström calls for EU arms embargo against Saudi Arabia
MEPs add to growing condemnation of Saudi regime over Jamal Khashoggi death
No Brexit without backstop, says EU Parliament President
19 Oct
No Brexit without backstop, says EU Parliament President
Antonio Tajani says that without a backstop agreement, the European Parliament cannot allow the UK’s divorce from the EU to go ahead.