08 Dec 20
EU must embrace technologies and improve the efficiency of the financial system
Europe is on its way to becoming a global standard-setter in digital finance, writes Stefan Berger.
03 Dec 20
Valéry Giscard d’Estaing: A trailblazer for Europe
As one of the architects of the first European monetary system and direct elections for the European Parliament in 1979, Valéry Giscard d’Estaing helped lay the foundation of the modern European Union, writes Denis MacShane.
03 Dec 20
International Disability Day: A turning point for disability rights in Europe
The pandemic has wreaked havoc for the millions of persons with disabilities in Europe. But after a devastating year, the next EU budget and the new Disability Rights Strategy bring hope.
03 Dec 20
International Disability Day: Masking communication
Many people with disabling hearing loss are suffering from isolation and exclusion, because they cannot interact easily when wearing a face mask; transparent masks provide a solution, writes Ádám Kósa.
03 Dec 20
International Disability Day: Leaving no disabled person behind
The upcoming Disability Rights Strategy aims to ensure that every disabled citizen enjoys full participation in society, explains Stelios Kympouropoulos.
01 Dec 20
World AIDS Day: Strengthening LGBTI persons’ human rights is critical for HIV response
Human rights violations of people living with, or at risk of HIV, particularly LGBTI persons, continue to have major consequences for the effectiveness of the HIV response, write Marc Angel and Sophie in t’ Veld.
30 Nov 20
United for the Future of Europe
Civil society can play an essential role in shaping Europe’s post-COVID future, writes EESC President Christa Schweng.
27 Nov 20
A ‘Carbon Budget’ will set Europe on a trajectory to climate neutrality
Establishing a Carbon Budget will indicate that we are serious about climate neutrality and that we are going to pursue a stable climate policy for the next 30 years, explains Finnish MEP Nils Torvalds.
25 Nov 20
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women: Zero tolerance
Tackling the scourge of domestic violence requires male champions to join women in saying that gender-based violence is never acceptable, writes Frances Fitzgerald.
24 Nov 20
A closer look at the EU Forestry Strategy
Forests and forestry will play an increasingly important role in our cleaner, greener future. It is important to allow those with expertise to bring out the most from them, writes Jessica Polfjärd.
24 Nov 20
Climate change: time to put the fire out
Now more than ever, we must come together to take climate action that meets the emergency we find ourselves in, argues German Greens MEP Michael Bloss.
24 Nov 20
A Green Europe needs a Green Recovery
Let’s make the Nex Generation EU facility and economic recovery a step towards the green Europe we all want and need, argues Morten Helveg Petersen.
23 Nov 20
An equitable Europe for women
Losing what has been gained in the fight for gender equality is inadmissible; we must take to task those who want to backpedal on progress and mount an onslaught on women’s rights, argues Helena Dalli.
23 Nov 20
A long road ahead to gender equality
Twenty-five years after the Beijing Declaration, new threats to women’s rights risk reversing hard-won gains. Instead of going back to the 1950s, we need to make this the century of women, writes Evelyn Regner.
23 Nov 20
Artificial intelligence: A risk worth taking?
We spoke to MEPs from across Parliament about their expectations for the upcoming European Commission White Paper on AI.
23 Nov 20
Securing Europe’s medicine supplies in a post-COVID world
It should not be up to China or other third countries to decide whether we in Europe have access to sufficient medicines; we need security of supply, says Peter Liese.
23 Nov 20
Time for a European Union of Health?
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused huge pain and loss, but it may yet create a much-needed European Union of Health with a pharmaceutical strategy to match, writes Sandra Gallina.
23 Nov 20
Putting the European Single Market on a path to sustainability
The European single market is one of the best tools available to us in the drive to creating a genuine circular economy, explains Arba Kokalari.
23 Nov 20
Making the European Single Market more sustainable
Built-in obsolescence is one of the many barriers to delivering a genuine circular economy; enshrining the right to repair is essential, says David Cormand.
20 Nov 20
The post-pandemic need for modern and high-quality vocational education and training
Despite the damage done to societies and individuals by the Coronavirus crisis, we must ensure Europe’s workforce emerges fit to face future challenges, writes Lucia Duriš Nicholsonová.
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17 Nov 20
The undeniable benefits of tolerance
Together we must work to promote and defend tolerance as a foundation for growth and prosperity, writes Mohamed Issa Abushahab.
16 Nov 20
Now, more than ever, we need to commit to fighting the spread of AMR
The lessons learned during the Coronavirus crisis will be invaluable in better coping with the prevention and control of future health crises, such as AMR, writes Nicolae Stefanuta.
16 Nov 20
The world will face dramatic social and economic consequences if we do not manage to stop the spread of AMR
Now more than ever, people’s lives depend on governments and industry coming together to combat AMR, argues Tiemo Wölken.
11 Nov 20
Europe risks falling behind its global competitors as it struggles to fund its digital transformation
The EU institutions and Member States need to understand that there is no alternative to digital transformation, explains Valter Flego.