After Paris summit, Europe’s security pledges face tough questions
09 Sep Foreign & Security Policy

After Paris summit, Europe’s security pledges face tough questions

The Paris summit signalled unity on paper, but questions over troops, frozen assets, and US backing show how fragile Europe’s promises remain.
by Peder Schaefer
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27 Mar 18
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.
26 Mar 18
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.
26 Mar 18
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.
26 Mar 18
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.
26 Mar 18
European Commission denies wrongdoing over Selmayr ‘promotion’
However MEPs warn that current EU executive is increasingly behaving like an ‘arrogant old boys network’.
26 Mar 18
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.
26 Mar 18
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.
23 Mar 18
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.
23 Mar 18
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.
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23 Mar 18
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.
23 Mar 18
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.
23 Mar 18
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.
23 Mar 18
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.
22 Mar 18
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.
22 Mar 18
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.
22 Mar 18
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.
22 Mar 18
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.
22 Mar 18
MEP awards 2018: A word from the winners
Greek deputy Eva Kaili hosted the Parliament Magazine's annual MEP awards ceremony recognising MEPs for their outstanding work over the last year.
22 Mar 18
Boyko Borissov: If the Western Balkans do not get a clear European perspective now, this could have severe consequences for EU
Midway through Bulgaria’s demanding EU Council presidency, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov explains why future Western Balkans accession is important for the security and prosperity of all Europeans.
22 Mar 18
EU should extend 'smart cities' to 'smart villages'
The ‘smart villages’ approach could ensure a brighter future for Europe’s rural areas, say Franc Bogovič and Tibor Szanyi.
21 Mar 18
The EU is only a rules-based organisation when it suits the EU leaders
We need to change the establishment and replace it with politicians who are willing to listen to public mood, and respond to it by finding mainstream solutions to their concerns, argues Syed Kamall.
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21 Mar 18
New rules breaking down barriers to innovation in animal health
As trilogue negotiations progress, there are numerous ways in which the new rules on animal medicines can shape up to deliver on objectives to foster innovation for improving the health and wellbeing of animals, while protecting public health, writes Roxane Feller.
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21 Mar 18
EU must get serious about promoting the circular economy
If Europe wants to promote the circular economy, then it needs to get serious about it, argues Jacob Hansen.
21 Mar 18
CAP reform: There is an opportunity in every crisis
Bureaucracy is not a compulsory component of a common European agricultural policy, writes Peter Jahr.