16 Mar 21
Autism Awareness Day: Why we need a European approach to autism
A strategic and integrated European approach to autism spectrum disorder would provide much-needed support to persons on the autism spectrum as well as their families in these challenging times, writes Victor Negrescu.
16 Mar 21
Autism Awareness Day: A yawning gap between rhetoric and action
The pandemic has exposed the stigma that people on the autism spectrum still face; it’s time for the EU to ditch the empty words and up its game, writes Jordi Cañas.
15 Mar 21
Nicola Sturgeon: Scotland’s future is in the EU
Brexit took the Scots out of the European Union against their will, but future EU membership is part of the vision for an independent Scotland, explains Nicola Sturgeon.
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15 Mar 21
EU Pact on Migration & Asylum: How can we ensure the effectiveness of national monitoring mechanisms?
National monitoring mechanisms should play a key role in instilling a human rights culture in border management entities, writes Birgit Van Hout.
15 Mar 21
Why we cannot wait for a "European solution" to the Moria refugee camp
We need a ‘Coalition of the Willing’ for a better and more humane European asylum policy which focuses on human rights and the individual right to asylum, argues Erik Marquardt.
08 Mar 21
IWD 2021: The broken rung
Despite the increased prevalence of women in the workplace, obstacles ranging from the ‘motherhood penalty’ to sexual harassment are a stubborn reality for women, writes Grace McLoughlin.
08 Mar 21
IWD 2021: The weight of the world on women's shoulders
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, spare a thought for the women who have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic; let’s lighten their load, writes Evelyn Regner.
08 Mar 21
IWD 2021: EU must have courage to stand up and defend women’s rights
We spoke to a cross-party group of MEPs on the occasion of International Women's Day 2021 and asked them for their thoughts on the most pressing issues facing women today.
05 Mar 21
World Obesity Day: Why prevention is better than cure
With an estimated 70 percent of the EU population overweight, obesity is an issue that urgently requires measures promoting public education and consumer information, argues João Ferreira.
05 Mar 21
Energy Taxation Directive: No time to waste
The Energy Taxation Directive is an opportunity to put Europe on a path to climate neutrality that can also lead us to a fairer society, explains Henrike Hahn.
05 Mar 21
World Obesity Day: An apple a day keeps the doctor away
With one in three European children suffering from overweight or obesity, it was time to implement a programme that introduced a healthy dose of nutrition into their diets, explains Marc Tarabella.
05 Mar 21
World Obesity Day: The fightback on childhood obesity
COVID-19 has created unforeseen problems – including undermining our efforts to defeat the scourge of childhood obesity. When we emerge from the grip of the virus, this must be a priority, writes Alex Agius Saliba.
04 Mar 21
Shaping a European digital education policy
The pandemic-induced switch to digital education has led to an increase in inequalities; with common European digital education policies we will leave no student behind, writes Victor Negrescu.
04 Mar 21
Will the new EU-Africa Strategy substantially improve relations with African countries?
The new strategy is vague and doesn’t consider many of the problems that EU has partly fuelled through its flawed policies, argues German S&D MEP Joachim Schuster.
04 Mar 21
New EU-Africa strategy moves beyond donor-recipient relationship
Unlike previous approaches, the new strategy has been created in partnership with, rather than for Africa, explains Polish EPP deputy Janina Ochojska.
04 Mar 21
EU’s Energy Taxation Directive review crucial to achieving transition to a clean, carbon-free economy
Environmental taxation is about much more than just green taxes, says Spanish S&D MEP César Luena.
04 Mar 21
How the EU's COVID recovery can accelerate the transition to a greener aviation sector
There is an opportunity to build a cleaner and more resilient aviation sector writes French ITRE Committee MEP Christophe Grudler.
03 Mar 21
Why Brexit really means Brexit
Challenges still lie ahead for the EU-UK future economic relationship, writes Pedro Silva Pereira.
03 Mar 21
Australia & New Zealand: Europe's like-minded partners
In times of global uncertainty, strengthening ties with countries committed to the rules-based order, such as Australia and New Zealand, are crucial, explains Ulrike Müller.
01 Mar 21
The MEP Lung Health Group: Raising awareness of respiratory diseases across Europe
The group, launched last October, aims to stimulate debate and raise awareness of the risk factors and the complications of respiratory diseases, explains co-chair Željana Zovko.
01 Mar 21
Europe's air pollution problem
Air pollution remains one of Europe’s greatest environmental hazards, and its links to lung diseases and other health conditions can no longer be ignored, writes Jutta Paulus.
01 Mar 21
Future of Europe: Putting citizens front and centre
The upcoming Conference on the Future of Europe must put citizens at the heart of the debate, allowing them to set the agenda for discussions on reform, argues Paulo Rangel.
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01 Mar 21
Driving change in COPD
We need to unite to drive change in COPD globally, writes Professor John Hurst.
28 Feb 21
European Year of Rail 2021: The train gain
Rail transport can be a major contributor to the EU’s climate ambitions, but only if the years of neglect are reversed. Let’s use the European Year of Rail to make that happen, says Martina Michels.