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Opinion and comment on EU policy and current affairs
Austrian neutrality does not mean disengaging from international affairs. Instead, it demands an intense involvement
09 May International & Trade

Austrian neutrality does not mean disengaging from international affairs. Instead, it demands an intense involvement

Austria’s neutrality occupies a unique space: it mainly concerns military and security issues but still allows for the country to be heavily engaged in international affairs. Heinz Gärtner explains this policy of neutrality and how it could be a model for Ukraine
by Heinz Gärtner
An F-gas free future in power grids?
05 Apr Tech & Research
An F-gas free future in power grids?
It’s time for a paradigm shift in Euro-Atlantic defence and security
01 May International & Trade
It’s time for a paradigm shift in Euro-Atlantic defence and security
Europe's eastern neighbourhood is all shook up: Here's what Russia’s war in Ukraine could mean for these countries
28 Apr International & Trade
Europe's eastern neighbourhood is all shook up: Here's what Russia’s war in Ukraine could mean for these countries
Digital Markets Act: MEP Comment
14 Dec Tech & Research
Digital Markets Act: MEP Comment
DMA Shadow Rapporteurs, Evelyne Gebhardt, Andrus Ansip and Martin Schirdewan talk to the Parliament Magazine about how the new legislation will help unlock Big Tech's gates
Digital Markets Act can protect consumers and stimulate European tech businesses, says Andreas Schwab
13 Dec Tech & Research
Digital Markets Act can protect consumers and stimulate European tech businesses, says Andreas Schwab
New tool needed to tackle problems of fast-growing digital tech, says Parliament's rapporteur.
Renovation wave or ripple? The time to act is now, argues Martha Myers
10 Dec Energy & Climate
Renovation wave or ripple? The time to act is now, argues Martha Myers
Millions in energy poverty are still waiting on the EU tide to turn in their favour, says Friends of the Earth Europe Climate justice campaigner
Innovation will drive the shift towards a more sustainable agricultural production system, writes Veronika Vrecionová
09 Dec Agriculture & Food
Innovation will drive the shift towards a more sustainable agricultural production system, writes Veronika Vrecionová
As climate change increasingly impacts weather and thus agriculture, EU- US cooperation on sustainable production is essential, says AGRI Committee MEP
The EU must regulate third party litigation funding, argues Axel Voss
09 Dec EU Institutions
The EU must regulate third party litigation funding, argues Axel Voss
We must not allow millions of European consumers and Europe's justice systems to become pawns in profit seeking, warns Legal Affairs Committee MEP
The EU needs to develop a clear vision for its security says Rasa Juknevičienė
08 Dec International & Trade
The EU needs to develop a clear vision for its security says Rasa Juknevičienė
Common capabilities, united action on threats and adequate financing are key to defending the EU, argues SEDE Committee MEP
Light and shade: European Defence five years after the EU’s new Global Strategy
07 Dec Security & Defence
Light and shade: European Defence five years after the EU’s new Global Strategy
Ignored and neglected for too long, defence has risen to the very top of the EU’s agenda. But, says Jiří Šedivý, EU Member States’ defence policies still lack a European perspective
There is a now a discernible momentum for the European Union to develop its own military capabilities, explains Antonio López-Istúriz White
07 Dec Security & Defence
There is a now a discernible momentum for the European Union to develop its own military capabilities, explains Antonio López-Istúriz White
The EU must be capable of intervening to stabilise its neighbourhood, says Parliament’s rapporteur on EU-NATO cooperation
Science, and a clear understanding of nutrition, are key to improving food information to consumers, explains Ulrike Mueller
07 Dec Agriculture & Food
Science, and a clear understanding of nutrition, are key to improving food information to consumers, explains Ulrike Mueller
Given the increasing prevalence of obesity in Europe, helping consumers eat better with appropriate information is of utmost importance, says Renew Group MEP
Embracing the Digital Health Revolution Thought Leader
07 Dec Tech & Research
Embracing the Digital Health Revolution
MEP Eva Kaili and Dr Shibeshih Belachew, Head of Biogen Digital Health Science, look at how digital technologies are transforming Europe’s health sector
The chronicle of a crisis foretold: Price bubbles in the EU's CO2 emissions trading scheme
06 Dec Industry & Finance
The chronicle of a crisis foretold: Price bubbles in the EU's CO2 emissions trading scheme
It's clear that that the EU's Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) is fundamentally flawed, argues the EESC's Marcin Nowacki
New German Government: Europe looks to Germany; but it is now time for Germany to look to Europe, suggests Nicola Beer
06 Dec EU Institutions
New German Government: Europe looks to Germany; but it is now time for Germany to look to Europe, suggests Nicola Beer
As a committed European, I am particularly pleased that we have achieved such a strong European chapter in the coalition agreement, says Renew Group European Parliament Vice-President
New German Government: The coalition agreement has a clear message: We need Europe and Europe needs us, says Henrike Hahn
06 Dec EU Institutions
New German Government: The coalition agreement has a clear message: We need Europe and Europe needs us, says Henrike Hahn
Europe as a strong, cross cutting issue in the coalition agreement is a milestone in Germany's history and a mandate for the coalition partners to implement in Brussels, explains Greens MEP
New German Government: A new era of progress for Germany and Europe, says Udo Bullmann
06 Dec EU Institutions
New German Government: A new era of progress for Germany and Europe, says Udo Bullmann
German elections made it clear that voters want a government that makes Germany fit for the future and one that strives for sustainable development and solidarity, says senior Socialist Group MEP
COP26: A glass half-full Thought Leader
06 Dec Industry & Finance
COP26: A glass half-full
MEP Peter Liese and Axel Eggert, Director General of the European Steel Association (EUROFER), reflect on the recent COP26 agreement and its implications for the EU Green Deal
European Day of Persons with Disabilities: Citizens’ rights should apply to all, including the right to petition, argues Alex Agius Saliba
03 Dec Health
European Day of Persons with Disabilities: Citizens’ rights should apply to all, including the right to petition, argues Alex Agius Saliba
EU needs need to make these rights as accessible as possible, says 'Protection of Persons with Disabilities through Petitions' Rapporteur
A renewed southern partnership
02 Dec International & Trade
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.
The EU cannot pretend to be a democracy and present itself as a simple Union of States argues Jaap Hoeksma
02 Dec EU Institutions
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’
EU facing a challenge in the Balkans that is largely of its own making, writes Toby Vogel
01 Dec International & Trade
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
All relationships need worked on - trade relations between the EU and China are no exception, argues Iuliu Winkler
30 Nov International & Trade
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
Digital & Green transitions: EU needs mandatory sustainability requirements on reparability, longevity and recyclability, argues Anna Cavazzini
26 Nov Tech & Research
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
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women: The Istanbul Convention, Our Convention
25 Nov Justice
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.
We need an EU-wide approach to tackling hybrid threats, warns Sandra Kalniete
24 Nov EU Institutions
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

2022 EU budget deal will lay foundations for a more resilient Europe, says Karlo Ressler
23 Nov Industry & Finance
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
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