‘Half-dead’ Schengen limps on amid increased migration anxiety
13 Aug Member States

‘Half-dead’ Schengen limps on amid increased migration anxiety

Europe’s open borders are being replaced by ‘temporary’ checkpoints that are often anything but. With anti-migration politics on the rise and a broken asylum system, the loss of trust will be hard to restore.
by Eloise Hardy
How alpha men and tradwives are winning over young Europeans
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How alpha men and tradwives are winning over young Europeans
Op-ed: Asylum must not be a casualty of border politics
12 Aug Member States
Op-ed: Asylum must not be a casualty of border politics
Is the EU ready to face its mounting plastic waste problem?
07 Aug EU Institutions
Is the EU ready to face its mounting plastic waste problem?
28 Feb 20
Martin Buschmann defends record after resignation from GUE/NGL group
Buschmann’s resignation comes after it emerged that he was a member of the German “far right and ultranationalist” NPD political party in the 1990s.
27 Feb 20
‘Both sides of the channel’ must strive to deliver best possible future UK-EU agreement, says Danuta Hübner
EU should do its utmost to help ‘British friends’ on their newly chosen path says former Brexit Steering Group MEP.
27 Feb 20
European Parliament’s iconic Paul Henri Spaak building may be demolished
Illustrious 25-year old building no longer fits MEPs’ needs, according to Parliament spokesman.
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26 Feb 20
Why Ampere Energy's historic deal with Copec will accelerate the clean energy transition
Solar storage company Ampere could have the answer to the renewable energy source’s biggest challenge - intermittency, writes Andrew Boff.
21 Feb 20
Brexit's ripple effect as UK bows out of NSEC platform
The North Sea Energy Cooperation (NSEC) platform brings together eight EU countries and Norway to discuss how to develop offshore wind farms and grid infrastructure in the North Sea.
21 Feb 20
After Brexit: New MEPs take up their seats
The Parliament Magazine's Ana Gallego caught up with a few of the European Parliament's new MEPs during last week's plenary session in Strasbourg.
20 Feb 20
EU leaders converge on Brussels for budget talks
The special European Council meeting will see the bloc's 27 heads of state and government thrash out the size and structure of the EU budget for the period 2021-2027.
20 Feb 20
Brussels-centric approach to Future of Europe Conference will not engage citizens, says new CoR President
The newly-elected President of the Committee of the Regions says a “centralised”, Brussels-led approach to the Future of Europe Conference will not succeed in rebuilding citizens' trust in EU policymaking.
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20 Feb 20
Home is where the heat is
Consumer preferences must be considered as the EU strives to become a leader in tackling climate change and the new European Commission is devising a Green Deal for Europe. The role of consumers in decarbonising the heating sector is especially important as the new EU legislative cycle begins, writes GasTerra's Anton Buijs.
19 Feb 20
Mayor of London says ‘London is part of Europe’
In a one-day visit to Brussels on Tuesday, Sadiq Khan met with Michel Barnier and other EU leaders to discuss the impact of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.
19 Feb 20
MEP voices frustration over inequalities in access to rare disease treatments
Slovenian Socialist deputy Tanja Fajon said it was “very frustrating” that some people had access to treatment and drugs for their rare disease while others do not.
19 Feb 20
EU and Member States at loggerheads over long-term budget
The Commission has asked for €1.135 trillion over seven years but Member States insist that the total budget size should be €1.095 trillion.
18 Feb 20
Gibraltar minister appeals to EU and UK to find solution to border issue with Spain
Joseph Garcia said the aim of the talks between the EU and UK, set to start next month, should be  to find “frictionless border processes.”
18 Feb 20
A sustainable transformation
For the European Green Deal to work effectively, everyone must do their part, writes Miriam Dalli.
17 Feb 20
Clara Aguilera: Rural defender
As the EU fights climate change, farmers are often blamed for the environmental effects of their activities. Clara Aguilera explains that instead of making cuts to the CAP budget, the EU must provide more support to farmers or risk seeing most of Europe’s agricultural areas dwindle in the coming decades.
17 Feb 20
5 Questions with... Josianne Cutajar
Josianne Cutajar (MT, S&D) is a member of Parliament’s ITRE committee
17 Feb 20
Brexit shakes up European Parliament
The withdrawal of the UK from the EU has signalled a series of key changes in the way the European Parliament is set up.
14 Feb 20
MEP flags up concerns over Coronavirus fake news
Hungarian Renew Europe deputy Katalin Cseh was speaking in a debate on the deadly outbreak in Parliament in Strasbourg.
14 Feb 20
Jens Stoltenberg: ‘Strong support for NATO from all our members’
NATO’s Secretary General has made a robust defence of the alliance after polls showed its popularity had markedly declined in France and Germany.
13 Feb 20
Tax policies key to combating global warming and achieving the SDGs
In 2019, scientists warned of even higher rises in sea levels due to accelerating climate change, but few policymakers paid much attention. Instead, we witnessed natural disasters on all continents, writes Krister Andersson, Vice-President of the EESC Employers' Group.
13 Feb 20
Harnessing possible benefits of AI will create “massive challenges”, conference hears
Spanish MEP Susana Solís Pérez told the DIGITALEUROPE conference that AI was already widely used, creating huge challenges for regulators.

 

12 Feb 20
Scotland’s First Minister tight-lipped on alternatives if no second independence vote
Nicola Sturgeon said that latest polling showed rising support for independence and that Scotland “will then return to its rightful place” in the EU.
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12 Feb 20
In conversation with... Sophie Batas
Huawei and Europe have achieved huge success working together for the past 20 years, 5G will take this even further, says Huawei’s Director for Cybersecurity and Privacy, Sophie Batas.
11 Feb 20
Replacement MEPs for departed Brits set to take seats in Strasbourg
All but three of the 27 new MEPs who will replace departed British members are expected to take their seats in Strasbourg this week.