Sánchez walks a tightrope as Spain commits to NATO target
08 May Foreign & Security Policy

Sánchez walks a tightrope as Spain commits to NATO target

With Spain pledging to spend 2% of its GDP on defence, PM Pedro Sánchez faces scepticism as he stretches the definition of military spending. Around Europe, not everyone is impressed.
by Arno Van Rensbergen
Op-ed: Europe can defend its liberal democracy if it reclaims common ground
09 May Foreign & Security Policy
Op-ed: Europe can defend its liberal democracy if it reclaims common ground
Russian gas phaseout: Why going cold turkey is easier said than done
07 May EU Institutions
Russian gas phaseout: Why going cold turkey is easier said than done
Op-ed: EU's Russian speakers are an opportunity, not a risk
07 May Culture & Arts
Op-ed: EU's Russian speakers are an opportunity, not a risk
Movers and Shakers | 3 April 2018
03 Apr
Movers and Shakers | 3 April 2018
Keep track of developments in the European institutions and public affairs with our movers and shakers column. on 3 April 2018
Selmayr appointment 'lacks transparency', says Parliament's budgetary control committee
29 Mar
Selmayr appointment 'lacks transparency', says Parliament's budgetary control committee
Parliament’s budgetary control committee has concluded that the appointment of Martin Selmayr as Commission Secretary General lacked transparency.
Brexit is a threat to human rights, say campaigners
29 Mar
Brexit is a threat to human rights, say campaigners
Anti-Brexiteers have claimed that a “range of human rights issues are under threat” for both EU and UK citizens when the UK leaves the EU.
Günther Oettinger hits back at criticism over Martin Selmayr appointment
28 Mar
Günther Oettinger hits back at criticism over Martin Selmayr appointment
However, European budget and human resources Commissioner tells MEPs “things could have been done better.”
Greens furious after MEPs agree to discharge Commission budget despite 'Selmayrgate' row
27 Mar
Greens furious after MEPs agree to discharge Commission budget despite 'Selmayrgate' row
Parliament’s ‘grand coalition’ between the EPP and ALDE groups has been accused of “going soft” on the European Commission over the Martin Selmayr affair.
ePrivacy talks: The clock is ticking
27 Mar
ePrivacy talks: The clock is ticking
Talks on new ePrivacy rules could go one of two ways, writes Michał Boni.
The time for ePrivacy is now
27 Mar
The time for ePrivacy is now
Parliament has done everything it can to ensure that the existing level of protection from the ePrivacy directive is not weakened, now it’s up to member states to deliver, says Jan Philipp Albrecht.
No future of work without social innovation
26 Mar
No future of work without social innovation
The Commission’s social fairness package represents an encouraging step in extending social innovation to European labour markets, writes Colin Mackay.
Citizens and research: The forgotten voices of copyright reform
26 Mar
Citizens and research: The forgotten voices of copyright reform
Policymakers must not lose sight of citizens’ and the research community’s needs when updating copyright rules, writes Catherine Stihler.
Copyright reform: EU must protect its cultural sector - not sell it off
26 Mar
Copyright reform: EU must protect its cultural sector - not sell it off
Parliament must send an unambiguous message and propose a clear and balanced text on copyright, says Jean-Marie Cavada.
European Commission denies wrongdoing over Selmayr ‘promotion’
26 Mar
European Commission denies wrongdoing over Selmayr ‘promotion’
However MEPs warn that current EU executive is increasingly behaving like an ‘arrogant old boys network’.
New EU copyright rules will protect the press
26 Mar
New EU copyright rules will protect the press
Axel Voss says the new copyright reform aims to introduce new levels of responsibility for internet platforms and will ensure a press that is financially independent from internet platforms.
EU copyright reform: Filters fail frequently
26 Mar
EU copyright reform: Filters fail frequently
Let’s not put dumb robots in charge of what we can and can’t say online, writes Julia Reda.
Movers and Shakers | 26 March 2018
26 Mar
Movers and Shakers | 26 March 2018
Keep track of developments in the European institutions and public affairs with our movers and shakers column. on 26 March 2018
EU to be temporarily exempted from US steel tariffs
23 Mar
EU to be temporarily exempted from US steel tariffs
The US has announced that the EU will be temporarily exempted of the decision to impose 25 per cent additional duties on steel and 10 per cent on aluminium until 1 May.
Council summit: EU27 sign off on Brexit transition deal
23 Mar
Council summit: EU27 sign off on Brexit transition deal
The leaders of the EU27 have officially signed off on the Brexit transitional deal, and approved the EU negotiating guidelines on the future UK-EU relationship.
Time to consign TB to the history books Partner Content
23 Mar
Time to consign TB to the history books
TB is far from being consigned to the history books, but there is real hope for a TB-free world in the coming decades, write Ivan Solovic and Raquel Duarte.
Brexit: MEPs to discuss citizens' rights next week
23 Mar
Brexit: MEPs to discuss citizens' rights next week
The thorny issue of citizens’ rights after the UK exits the EU will be discussed by MEPs at a meeting in Parliament next week.
FDI screening mechanism: Too litte, but not too late
23 Mar
FDI screening mechanism: Too litte, but not too late
The EU needs an effective foreign investment screening mechanism to avoid discreet political interference from other countries, writes Laima Andrikienė.
Embracing technology is vital for EU agriculture
23 Mar
Embracing technology is vital for EU agriculture
As the future shape of EU agricultural policy begins to be debated once more, industry must have its say for it to be fit-for-purpose, writes Jim Nicholson.
Increasing skills shortages in EU, warn new reports
22 Mar
Increasing skills shortages in EU, warn new reports
Two new reports published on Thursday both express concern about increasing skills shortages in EU member states.
EU leaders descend on Brussels for key Brexit summit
22 Mar
EU leaders descend on Brussels for key Brexit summit
EU leaders were in Brussels on Thursday for a summit where they are expected to rubberstamp the Brexit transition deal outlined earlier in the week.
Brussels Attacks Anniversary: Julian King calls for action on ‘bedroom radicalisation’
22 Mar
Brussels Attacks Anniversary: Julian King calls for action on ‘bedroom radicalisation’
EU security union chief says combatting radicalisation will be difficult, time-consuming and complex.
5 questions with... Peter Kouroumbashev
22 Mar
5 questions with... Peter Kouroumbashev
Peter Kouroumbashev (S&D, BG) is a Vice-Chair of Parliament’s delegation to the EU-Montenegro stabilisation and association parliamentary committee.