25 May 21
European Week Against Cancer: EU must re-energise its collective efforts in fight against cancer
Prevention is a key factor; last century, we witnessed many landmark discoveries in the fight against cancer, let’s strive for many more, writes Loucas Fourlas.
25 May 21
Anti-money-laundering: Identifying and closing the remaining loopholes
The EU needs to take an ‘all-hands-on-deck’ approach to tackling money laundering, including the creation of an independent supervisory authority, argues Billy Kelleher.
25 May 21
Anti-money-laundering: Making the regulatory and supervisory framework fit for purpose
We cannot miss the opportunity to create an effective European anti-money-laundering regime and make the Union a fairer and safer place, writes Eero Heinäluoma.
25 May 21
EU must step up the fight against dirty money
Member States must make more of an effort to implement and enforce EU anti-money-laundering rules, argues Markus Ferber.
25 May 21
The sight of UK Border Police arresting young Europeans on arrival in the UK, is not a great look internationally, writes Roger Casale
When it emerged that some EU citizens had been wrongfully held, due to ignorance on the part of officials, the British Government also began to look incompetent.
20 May 21
Palm oil: Sustaining sustainability
We must not forget that we have a responsibility towards our partners in South East Asia and to the millions of people whose livelihoods depend on our trade, explains Marianne Vind.
20 May 21
Palm oil production needs a sustainable solution
The vital export value of palm oil to Southeast Asian economies cannot be ignored, but it needs a long-term, sustainable approach to production, writes Daniel Caspary.
20 May 21
The world can only beat AIDS by ending the inequalities that drive the epidemic, argue Winnie Byanyima and Tomas Tobé
COVID-19 pandemic threatening progress towards ending AIDS by 2030, warn UNAIDS Executive Director and Chair of the European Parliament’s Development Committee.
18 May 21
Cancer nurses and prevention are crucial in reducing Europe’s cancer burden
With 40 percent of all EU cancer cases preventable, we can improve the drive for prevention through cancer nurses - the most trusted group of healthcare professionals in the cancer care community, writes Sara Matthieu.
18 May 21
Gender-based cyberviolence: The new face of an old enemy
Gender-based violence online is not a new phenomenon, but a continuum of violence that women and girls face offline; the root causes of all forms of gender-based violence are the same, writes Sylwia Spurek.
14 May 21
Why waiving patents on vaccines is not a good idea
Although noble in intent, the decision could ultimately undermine Europe’s leadership in pharmaceutical research, argues Gianna Gancia.
13 May 21
A new horizon for social progress
The Portuguese Council presidency has made social progress one of its top priorities and the upcoming summit in Porto will reflect citizens’ desire for a more social Europe, explains Agnes Jongerius.
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13 May 21
To combat climate change, EU must partner with ASEAN to tackle tropical deforestation
Shifts in attitudes towards palm oil by European nations could herald a new Europe-ASEAN partnership to tackle deforestation, writes Glenn Schatz.
12 May 21
Scottish elections: the problems with Scexit
The result of the elections to the Scottish Parliament has effectively denied Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s First Minister, a mandate for a second independence referendum, argues former MEP Struan Stevenson.
12 May 21
Keeping a light on for Scotland
Scotland now has two Unions to choose from - isolation and economic crisis with the UK run by Boris Johnson, or independence in Europe with the solidarity of a global A-Team, argues former MEP Alyn Smith.
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12 May 21
Green Trade War on Palm Oil – How EU’s palm oil ban is devastating livelihoods of farmers in the Global South
The EU’s palm oil ban unintentionally sparked a green trade war against the world’s palm oil producers, reviving memories of colonialism, argues Muhammed Magassy.
12 May 21
Time to invent our future
Europe must retain control of the competitive, environmental and social rules that govern trade, or risk having rules imposed by others, warns Pascal Durand.
12 May 21
A ‘Green’ due diligence
The upcoming revision of the Non-Financial Reporting Directive must be an important step towards establishing a truly sustainable economic and environmental governance, argues Marie Toussaint.
11 May 21
EU Biodiversity Strategy: A time of transformative change
With the EU Biodiversity Strategy turning one year old in May, Environment Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius reviews its accomplishments and sets out what the future holds.
07 May 21
Conference on the Future of Europe: How not to waste the opportunity
Considering how long it took to launch the conference, its success is everything but granted and requires our attention, argues EESC president Christa Schweng.
06 May 21
The first step in returning to an open and free EU?
Will the European Commission’s Digital Green Certificates provide a much-needed impetus to leave the patchwork of travel restrictions behind us, asks Birgit Sippel.
04 May 21
EU recovery plans must address gaps that the COVID-19 crisis has exposed
More than strategies, we need actions to help EU industry regain its competitiveness, argues the EESC’s Stefano Mallia.
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04 May 21
Covid-19 has sparked a wave of ethical consumerism, now it’s up to industries to follow
Certification - like Malaysia’s MSPO - is a vital resource for ethical consumers and environmental sustainability, says Mariam Harutyunyan.
04 May 21
Time to address the decline of independent media in Hungary
As we mark World Press Freedom Day, a worrying trend continues in Hungary, as the Member State slides further in the Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) World Press Freedom Index, writes Gabor Polyak.