02 Dec 21
A renewed southern partnership
Mounir Satouri (FR, Greens/EFA) and Evin Incir (SE, S&D) are members of Parliament’s Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean, which includes most of the Southern Neighbour countries.
02 Dec 21
The EU cannot pretend to be a democracy and present itself as a simple Union of States argues Jaap Hoeksma
Until the EU decides what kind of democracy it really wants to be, it should not be engaged in Biden’s ‘Summit of Democracies’
01 Dec 21
EU facing a challenge in the Balkans that is largely of its own making, writes Toby Vogel
The sources of the latest crisis lie in the EU’s unwillingness to confront nationalist leaders determined to cement their power by wrecking the progress the region has made since the end of various armed conflicts in the 1990s
30 Nov 21
All relationships need worked on - trade relations between the EU and China are no exception, argues Iuliu Winkler
European Parliament watching with concern as China increasingly becomes a rival and strategic competitor, says INTA Committee vice chair
26 Nov 21
Digital & Green transitions: EU needs mandatory sustainability requirements on reparability, longevity and recyclability, argues Anna Cavazzini
Maintaining our existing high level of consumer protection requires regular updates to keep abreast of changing behaviours, explains chair of Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) Committee
25 Nov 21
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women: The Istanbul Convention, Our Convention
The European Commission must act to prioritise the EU’s ratification of the Istanbul Convention, argues Dr Sylwia Spurek.
24 Nov 21
We need an EU-wide approach to tackling hybrid threats, warns Sandra Kalniete
For treating foreign interference and disinformation, we have a diagnosis and a prescription; the rest is up to the patient, says European Parliament's rapporteur
23 Nov 21
2022 EU budget deal will lay foundations for a more resilient Europe, says Karlo Ressler
The European Parliament has secured significant budget reinforcement and defended its important role as the budgetary authority, explains co-rapporteur
23 Nov 21
EU SME week: Strengthening SMEs for Europe’s recovery
Europe’s economy will only successfully manage future shocks if its SMEs are resilient and fit for the future, argues Othmar Karas
22 Nov 21
EU SME week: Informed and rational decision-making
EU and national policymakers must ensure their decision-making is well rooted in facts, avoids setting unachievable targets and is designed with, rather than imposed on, Europe’s SMEs, argues Paolo Borchia
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19 Nov 21
A harmonised EU approach to the off-label use of medicines?
The European Brain Council's Frédéric Destrebecq and MEP Cyrus Engerer explain how European patients can benefit from a properly regulated off-label medicine framework.
17 Nov 21
Game on for sports reform
Sport mirrors many of the values that we prize in Europe; for this reason, it is vital that reforms to the sector also reflect these aspects, writes Tomasz Frankowski.
15 Nov 21
The complexity, scale and threat of sunken munitions and chemical residues requires action at European level, argues Anna Fotyga
Munitions dumping from decades ago continues to be a concern, says Polish MEP
15 Nov 21
European Prostate Cancer Awareness Day: EU needs to recognise severity of threat posed by prostate cancer, argues Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou
Policymakers should extend scope of EU's Beating Cancer plan to include Prostate Cancer and the use of PSA screenings, says Greek EPP Group MEP
11 Nov 21
Gender Equality Week highlighted the need for a whole-of-Parliament approach to a pressing issue, writes Frances Fitzgerald
European Parliament has taken a clear stance in promoting gender mainstreaming by opening up its committee structures to take account of equality, says Senior MEP
10 Nov 21
Where are the women? Gender Equality makes life better for everyone, so let’s work together to deliver it, argues Evelyn Regner
Women must be involved in decision-making; on corporate boards, be present at climate negotiation tables and in parliaments; In short women must be heard, writes FEMM Committee Chair
08 Nov 21
European electoral reform: A pan-European constituency
Reforms to the European electoral laws to make constituencies pan-European could increase legitimacy and bring Europe closer to its citizens, believes Domènec Ruiz Devesa
05 Nov 21
How inclusive is the Conference on the Future of Europe?
It is a pretty safe bet that most Europeans outside the Brussels bubble have never heard of the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE). To those of us who care about a more participatory democratic culture in Europe this is a significant challenge – we need to help make sure the Conference is a success, writes Roger Casale.
05 Nov 21
COP26: By all means necessary
The eyes of the world are on COP26 and for good reason; the preparation in all its many forms underlines that counteracting climate change is a global undertaking, says Anna Zalewska.
04 Nov 21
COP26: The mechanics of climate change mitigation
The EU’s new Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism will assist in greening industrial processes and help the world become less carbon intensive, explains Gerassimos Thomas.
04 Nov 21
COP26: The EU must show renewed leadership to the world, urges Pär Holmgren
Swedish Greens/EFA MEP says reaching the goals of the Paris Agreement are essential, but risk slipping from our grasp
03 Nov 21
COP26: Global Methane Pledge will see new era of fast-track greenhouse gas emission reductions, says Maria Spyraki
EP’s rapporteur on EU methane emissions strategy argues that time to act for a quick climate win is now
03 Nov 21
COP26: Climate change the most important challenge facing current political generation, says Peter Liese
Veteran German MEP warns that, 'climate change doesn't recognise national borders'
02 Nov 21
COP26: Glasgow should be an opportunity for European leadership to stand out, argues Javi López
Spanish Socialist MEP says strengthening the commitments within the Paris Agreement can, and must, go hand in hand with a green global recovery