Estonian citizens warned of spy games if they travel to Russia
27 Aug Member States

Estonian citizens warned of spy games if they travel to Russia

Residents of Estonia crossing into Russia might be coerced into spying against their country, the foreign ministry has warned. Recent cases show the FSB preying on travellers to build networks in European countries.
by Eloise Hardy
Op-ed: Central and Eastern Europe’s energy transition shows resilience in the face of geopolitical threats
28 Aug Member States
Op-ed: Central and Eastern Europe’s energy transition shows resilience in the face of geopolitical threats
Disconnected growth: Poor rural connectivity threatens agricultural innovation in the EU
25 Aug Member States
Disconnected growth: Poor rural connectivity threatens agricultural innovation in the EU
US tariff relief offers mixed blessings to German car sector
21 Aug Member States
US tariff relief offers mixed blessings to German car sector
25 Sep 19
Boris Johnson must resign, say UK MEPs
British MEPs have called on beleaguered Prime Minister Boris Johnson to quit in the wake of the historic Supreme Court ruling that he had unlawfully suspended the UK Parliament to stop scrutiny of his Brexit strategy.
25 Sep 19
Easing the demographic tsunami
Europe’s changing demographic should not be seen as a threat; innovation and investment in the right areas can turn this into an opportunity, says Birgitta Sacrédeus.
25 Sep 19
Keeping Europe united
My grandmother typed the words that divided Poland - now I want to do everything I can to keep Europe united, writes Seb Dance.
25 Sep 19
MEPs put spotlight on Kashmir
With tensions growing between India and Pakistan following New Delhi’s recent decision to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, MEPs are divided on how the EU should respond.
24 Sep 19
UK-EU fisheries relations could become ‘very tense’ in event of No Deal Brexit, warns MEP
EPP MEP Peter van Dalen has warned that relations between British and European fishermen could “become very tense” in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
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24 Sep 19
AI: Giving healthcare professionals 'The Gift of Time'
AI will transform the lives of both patients and healthcare professionals, explains Jan-Philipp Beck.
24 Sep 19
MEPs welcome Supreme Court ruling on UK Parliament prorogation
The UK Supreme Court has ruled that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s suspension of Parliament for five weeks at the height of the Brexit crisis was unlawful.
24 Sep 19
The journey to age equality
This year’s International Day of Older Persons puts age inequality in the spotlight, writes Anne-Sophie Parent.
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24 Sep 19
How cities can lead the sustainability transition
We need to rethink our relationship with nature when building cities, argue Marc Palahí, Stefano Boeri, Maria Chiara Pastore and Vicente Guallart.
24 Sep 19
Celebrating this sporting life
Regardless of origin or belief, Marc Tarabella believes sport is one thing that can unite often divided communities.
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24 Sep 19
In Conversation with... Brigitte Dero and Laurent Petrynka
The sports community is taking steps to improve its environmental impact. Brigitte Dero, General Manager of VinylPlus®, the European PVC industry’s sustainability programme, and Laurent Petrynka, President of the International School Sport Federation (ISF), explain why making a long-term impact requires innovative partnerships.
23 Sep 19
Leading aid agency calls for urgent EU action to tackle the migration and asylum crisis
International Rescue Committee demanded urgent action and long-term solutions.
23 Sep 19
Issue 501 | 23 September 2019
We’ve put health policy under the microscope in our latest issue, with European Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis fronting the magazine as we look ahead to this year’s European Health Forum Gastein.
23 Sep 19
European week of sport: It’s game on
Sport and physical activity brings myriad benefits to society; the European Week of Sport encourages everyone to get involved.
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23 Sep 19
Breaking down barriers in the quest to cure Alzheimer’s
Innovation can change the maths of Alzheimer’s disease. But to do that, governments need to change the maths for innovators, says David Ricks.
23 Sep 19
EU should show leadership on resettlement
Europe needs to up its game in dealing with the resettlement challenge, and in so doing demonstrate global leadership, argues David Miliband.
23 Sep 19
A Clean Green Deal
The Green Deal is at the heart of the EU’s ambitions of becoming climate-neutral. Transparency is essential to its success argue Karen Melchior and Lara Wolters.
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23 Sep 19
Healthy workplaces lighten the load
Christa Sedlatschek reflects on 25 years of making Europe’s workplaces safer, healthier and more productive.
20 Sep 19
EU warned that flexing military muscle could lead to ‘turf wars’
The European Union has been warned that renewed efforts to flex its military muscle is likely to put it on a collision course with national governments, NATO and the United States.
20 Sep 19
European mayors call for urgent climate action as global strike kicks off
Mayors representing 8,000 European cities have called for urgent action to meet the EU’s commitments under the Paris Climate Agreement.
19 Sep 19
MEPs warn UK against social and economic dumping in event of No Deal Brexit
Senior MEP Manfred Weber argues that Brexit supporters claimed UK parliament would ‘take back control’ but have instead ‘shut it down’.
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18 Sep 19
Converging ambitions
With Europe facing a shortfall in engineering graduates, remedies are already being put in place, writes Dirk Bochar.
18 Sep 19
Climate change now an ‘emergency’ says former European commissioner
However, new EU leadership taking the issue “more seriously”, says László Andor.
18 Sep 19
5 questions with...Pina Picierno
Pina Picierno (IT/S&D) is a 2019 MEP award winner and member of parliament’s FEMM and AGRI committees