02 Oct 19
‘Trust’ key to reforming EU’s national healthcare systems, says Clemens Martin Auer
Bad Hofgastein, Austria: Strengthening the way decisions are made and implemented is crucial to improving performance, argues Gastein Health Forum president.
02 Oct 19
Orban nominates EU ambassador as commissioner-designate
Viktor Orban has nominated Olivér Várhelyi, Hungary’s EU ambassador, as the country’s new commissioner-designate after a parliamentary committee rejected the first nominee last week.
01 Oct 19
Parliament should have right of initiative, Šefčovič tells hearing
Commissioner-designate Maroš Šefčovič has told his nomination hearing that he supports the European Parliament being given “a right of initiative.”
30 Sep 19
Poland’s commissioner-designate ordered to pay back MEP expenses
Poland’s commissioner-designate Janusz Wojciechowski has been ordered to repay thousands of euros in expenses to the European Parliament from his time as an MEP.
30 Sep 19
Brexit Party and Lega top bill of MEP ‘highest earners’ report
The UK's Brexit Party and Italian party Lega have the joint highest outside earnings of any national party delegations in the European Parliament.
27 Sep 19
UK must nominate EU commissioner if still in EU after Halloween
The UK will have to nominate an EU commissioner if it is still in the EU after 31 October, the European Parliament has confirmed.
27 Sep 19
UK MEPs at loggerheads over fishing industry no-deal Brexit scenarios
British MEPs Chris Davies and June Mummery have clashed bitterly over the prospect for the UK’s fishing industry if Britain exits the EU on 31 October with no deal.
26 Sep 19
‘Workable’ alternative is available to solve Irish backstop issue, says customs expert
A former senior customs official says a “workable” alternative is available to solve the Irish border issue in the protracted Brexit talks.
26 Sep 19
UK yet to propose any alternative to Irish backstop, says Verhofstadt
Guy Verhofstadt, the chair of Parliament's Brexit Steering Group, says no “fully-fledged, legally-operational” backstop alternative has been put forward.
25 Sep 19
Boris Johnson must resign, say UK MEPs
British MEPs have called on beleaguered Prime Minister Boris Johnson to quit in the wake of the historic Supreme Court ruling that he had unlawfully suspended the UK Parliament to stop scrutiny of his Brexit strategy.
24 Sep 19
UK-EU fisheries relations could become ‘very tense’ in event of No Deal Brexit, warns MEP
EPP MEP Peter van Dalen has warned that relations between British and European fishermen could “become very tense” in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
24 Sep 19
MEPs welcome Supreme Court ruling on UK Parliament prorogation
The UK Supreme Court has ruled that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s suspension of Parliament for five weeks at the height of the Brexit crisis was unlawful.
23 Sep 19
Leading aid agency calls for urgent EU action to tackle the migration and asylum crisis
International Rescue Committee demanded urgent action and long-term solutions.
20 Sep 19
EU warned that flexing military muscle could lead to ‘turf wars’
The European Union has been warned that renewed efforts to flex its military muscle is likely to put it on a collision course with national governments, NATO and the United States.
20 Sep 19
European mayors call for urgent climate action as global strike kicks off
Mayors representing 8,000 European cities have called for urgent action to meet the EU’s commitments under the Paris Climate Agreement.
19 Sep 19
MEPs warn UK against social and economic dumping in event of No Deal Brexit
Senior MEP Manfred Weber argues that Brexit supporters claimed UK parliament would ‘take back control’ but have instead ‘shut it down’.
18 Sep 19
Climate change now an ‘emergency’ says former European commissioner
However, new EU leadership taking the issue “more seriously”, says László Andor.
18 Sep 19
EU calls on UK to stop Brexit negotiating pretence
EU leaders have called on Boris Johnson to ‘stop pretending to negotiate’ on Brexit and come forward speedily with concrete proposals for an alternative to the Irish Backstop.
17 Sep 19
EPP leader defends controversial ‘European way of life’ portfolio
Manfred Weber says he cannot understand why people are attacking the newly created dossier.
17 Sep 19
EU cancer group backs call to eliminate HPV-related cancers
The European Cancer Summit in Brussels has unanimously endorsed a resolution aimed at eradicating the virus that causes cervical cancer.
17 Sep 19
European parliament’s socialists to get tough on von der Leyen Commission hearings
Proposed ‘Protecting our European way of life’ portfolio prompts outcry.
17 Sep 19
AI: A vision for future cancer care
Despite research studies showing the efficacy of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in cancer care, medical experts say the EU needs to show more leadership in allocating funds to research, accessing data, and setting ethical standards.
16 Sep 19
Juncker beseeches UK to offer Brexit deadlock solution after lacklustre lunch
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has again urged the UK to come forward with "legally-operational solutions" to the Brexit impasse.
16 Sep 19
Irish MEPs urge UK to 'step back from the brink' and avoid no-deal Brexit
The UK has been urged by two Irish MEPs to "step back from the brink" and avoid crashing out of the EU without a deal on 31 October.