02 Aug 21
Digital Services Act: Trust, but verify
Know Your Business Customer (KYBC) provides an opportunity for the EU to protect online consumers that should not be missed in the Digital Services Act, argues Alex Agius Saliba.
29 Jul 21
Gibraltar: Why should negotiations be any different now?
Despite the UK’s less-than-enthusiastic response to the European Commission’s draft-negotiating mandate on Gibraltar, Nacho Sánchez Amor is confident that a spirit of openness will prevail in the search for practical solutions for those living on the ‘rock’
29 Jul 21
European Health Union: Our number one priority
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted both the importance of our health care systems and the extent to which we have allowed them to deteriorate; we must reverse this process, says Alessandra Moretti
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27 Jul 21
European Health Union: Strengthening Europe's post-pandemic competencies
In implementing the European Health Union, we must learn from previous experience and see it through to completion for the long-term benefit of all Europe’s citizens, explains César Luena
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26 Jul 21
Nanomedicines and Nanosimilars: Building a robust legislative framework
The EU has the chance to lead the world in developing a centralised regulatory procedure for nanomedicines and nanosimilars, argues Petar Vitanov
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23 Jul 21
Migration & Asylum: Solidarity pact
The new Pact on Migration and Asylum needs to be comprehensive, holistic, consistent with European values and law and effective when it comes to enforcement, argues Juan Fernando López Aguilar
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22 Jul 21
Migration & Asylum: The EU’s duty of care
Migration is, and will continue to be, a major challenge for Europe; agreeing a common EU response is therefore essential, believes Tomas Tobé
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21 Jul 21
Migration & Asylum: A step in the right direction
The EU needs to focus more on addressing the root causes of migration to our continent, argues Beata Kempa
19 Jul 21
Fit for 55 will raise bills for vulnerable Europeans
This is not a fair Green Deal, argues Friends of the Earth Europe’s Martha Myers
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19 Jul 21
Revision of the Aarhus Regulation: A collective sigh of relief
Political agreement reached on the contentious Aarhus dossier, reports Christian Doleschal
19 Jul 21
European Commission must take measures to strengthen EU Magnitsky Act, say senior MEPs
EU should extend the scope of its Global Human Rights sanctions regime and give the European Parliament a stronger supervisory role, say David McAllister and Maria Arena
16 Jul 21
No social dimension without a sound economic foundation
Choosing the right Instruments to implement the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan is vital to its success, argues Milena Angelova.
09 Jul 21
5G Connectivity: Embracing the digital revolution
The widespread rollout of 5G will provide a shot in the arm to Europe’s digital transformation and will bring with it meaningful improvements to our daily lives, writes Josianne Cutajar.
08 Jul 21
EU-Africa: No partnership in sight
The planned cooperation between the EU and Africa is stalled at a time when it is needed more than ever; it is time to make real advances, argue Joachim Schuster and Miriam-Lena Horn.
08 Jul 21
EU-Africa: A force for change
Now, as much as ever, Africa needs help from Europe or its problems may become impossible to resolve, believes Assita Kanko.
07 Jul 21
Health & Wellbeing: Lessons learned?
It’s now time for a critical and honest assessment of how the EU has handled the COVID-19 pandemic, argues Jutta Paulus.
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07 Jul 21
Making Europe a life sciences leader
EFPIA’s new board leadership team aims to combat COVID-19 and tackle societal challenges in order to make Europe a life sciences leader, writes Hubertus von Baumbach.
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07 Jul 21
Rebuilding trust in science
The current pandemic has shown the importance of science; however, tackling future challenges requires a relationship based on trust between scientists and society, argues MEP Ivars Ijabs.
06 Jul 21
Health & Wellbeing: Securing the future for health
Now is the time to establish a new and better strategy for healthcare that future-proofs supplies of medicines and medical goods, writes Tomislav Sokol.
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06 Jul 21
The EU must deploy all available solutions in its attempt to decarbonise
With the EU deeply divided over its new ‘green fuel law’, biofuels produced from sustainable palm oil can offer a solution, explains Robert Hii.
05 Jul 21
Health & Wellbeing: A European mental health strategy
The Coronavirus crisis has highlighted that many of our existing support structures are no longer fit for purpose; we should plan to address this now, writes Cyrus Engerer.
05 Jul 21
Health & Wellbeing: Meeting demand for mental health support
We must recognise and plan for the growing demand for access to mental health services in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, says Alviina Alametsa.
30 Jun 21
Brexit: So close, yet so far…
Despite current difficulties, the UK and the EU will, in the long run, forge closer economic and security ties, predicts Charles Grant.
30 Jun 21
Conference on the Future of Europe: Advancing EU citizenship
Concept of EU citizenship must be included in CoFoE debate, argues Suzana Carp.