Des Hinton-Beales

Work accidents claiming 'more victims than war'
12 Sep
Work accidents claiming 'more victims than war'
World congress looks for solutions to tackling €2 trillion cost of occupational accidents and fatalities.
EU parliament leaders give verdict on Juncker commission
10 Sep
EU parliament leaders give verdict on Juncker commission
The European parliament's political group leaders have offered up a predictably mixed response to the announcement of Jean-Claude Juncker's new commission portfolios.
Mixed reaction to allocation of EU top jobs
01 Sep
Mixed reaction to allocation of EU top jobs
MEPs have offered a mixed reaction to the appointment of Polish prime minister Donald Tusk and Italy's foreign minister Federica Mogherini to two of the European Union's most prestigious posts.
Withdrawal of EU maternity leave directive is 'lost opportunity'
09 Jul
Withdrawal of EU maternity leave directive is 'lost opportunity'
Vice-chair of parliament's women rights and gender equality committee Inês Zuber has called the decision to withdraw the controversial maternity leave directive a blow for the "social rights" of working mothers.
ECR urging MEPs to reject 'cosy consensus' on parliament presidency
01 Jul
ECR urging MEPs to reject 'cosy consensus' on parliament presidency
The ECR group's candidate for the post of European parliament president Sajjad Karim has delivered a speech in the institution's Strasbourg plenary session calling on the EU not "to return to the politics of the backroom deal of years gone by".
Kroes calls for 'complete end' of mobile roaming charges
30 Jun
Kroes calls for 'complete end' of mobile roaming charges
European digital agenda commissioner Neelie Kroes has said that she hopes the EU will agree the "complete end of roaming charges" for mobile phone usage by the end of 2014.
EU lacking sufficient 'transport and logistics backbone'
25 Jun
EU lacking sufficient 'transport and logistics backbone'
Maximising the potential of the internal market and bringing new member states fully into the European fold is key to the EU's new Ten-T guidelines, Des Hinton-Beales reports.
European elections: As it happened
26 May
European elections: As it happened
Follow events as they unfolded with the Parliament Magazine team's European election results coverage.
EU economic recovery has 'now taken hold'
05 May
EU economic recovery has 'now taken hold'
European commission vice-president with responsibility for economic affairs Siim Kallas has announced that "all EU economies are expected to be growing again" by 2015.
Policymakers must do more to protect and support the rights of street children
12 Apr
Policymakers must do more to protect and support the rights of street children
Street children are among the 'most vulnerable and least protected' groups in the world and more must be done to give this crucial issue the attention and support it deserves, a roundtable discussion in the European parliament has heard.
EU needs 'more direct controls' on budget allocation
03 Apr
EU needs 'more direct controls' on budget allocation
Parliament's main rapporteur on the 2012 budget discharge Markus Pieper has said that decisions regarding the beneficiaries of EU funding should not be left up to "member state auditors".
Children's online safety is number one priority, say MEPs
07 Feb
Children's online safety is number one priority, say MEPs
Sabine Verheyen and Graham Watson tell the Parliament Magazine about the importance of ensuring a safer internet for all.
'Concluding action plan' is crucial for Algeria-EU relations
27 Jan
'Concluding action plan' is crucial for Algeria-EU relations
Marek Skolil speaks to Des Hinton-Beales about deepening relations between Brussels and Algiers.