Albania moves closer to EU membership as Socialists win new mandate
13 May Foreign & Security Policy

Albania moves closer to EU membership as Socialists win new mandate

Prime Minister Edi Rama’s victory will consolidate Albania’s pro-EU trajectory, but rule of law deficits still pose hurdles to accession.
by Arno Van Rensbergen
The end of encryption as we know it?
12 May EU Institutions
The end of encryption as we know it?
Op-ed: Concrete action needed to stop Orbán’s EU abuse
12 May EU Institutions
Op-ed: Concrete action needed to stop Orbán’s EU abuse
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
Andrew Duff: Brexit is not irreversible
22 Jan
Andrew Duff: Brexit is not irreversible
The UK would have to demonstrate its sincerity to the European project in the event of the country ever reversing the decision to quit the EU, says former MEP Andrew Duff.
Parliamentarium to host Nazi propaganda exhibit
22 Jan
Parliamentarium to host Nazi propaganda exhibit
A US Holocaust Museum exhibition on Nazi propaganda opens to the public in the European Parliament’s Parliamentarium later this week (25 January).
Krzysztof Szubert: Poland is a real player in the digital single market
22 Jan
Krzysztof Szubert: Poland is a real player in the digital single market
Krzysztof Szubert, Poland’s secretary of state in charge of digital affairs, says despite political differences with the EU, his government is fully behind the digital single market strategy.
EU copyright reform: Parliament must stand up on behalf of consumers
22 Jan
EU copyright reform: Parliament must stand up on behalf of consumers
Fixing the value gap without jeopardising citizens’ fundamental rights is the red line in the copyright debate, says Lidia Geringer de Oedenberg.
Copyright is the fuel that allows creators to keep working
22 Jan
Copyright is the fuel that allows creators to keep working
Content creators face a grim reality within the digital single market, and it’s up to politicians to rectify the situation with fair copyright rules for all, says Marc Joulaud.
Movers and Shakers | 22 January 2018
22 Jan
Movers and Shakers | 22 January 2018
Keep track of developments in the European institutions and public affairs with our movers and shakers column. on 22 January 2018
Towards a more connected society and economy
19 Jan
Towards a more connected society and economy
Space has a key role to play in ensuring a prosperous and socially-inclusive Europe, writes Carlo des Dorides.
Towards a United Space in Europe
19 Jan
Towards a United Space in Europe
The ESA is committed to building a United Space in Europe, in full cooperation with the Commission, writes Johann-Dietrich Wörner.
Arianespace is well suited to the needs of EU institutions Partner Content
19 Jan
Arianespace is well suited to the needs of EU institutions
Arianespace is well suited to the needs of Europe’s institutions, writes Stéphane Israël.
Space is not the final frontier
19 Jan
Space is not the final frontier
Europe must be realistic when it comes to its space policy, and protect its industry to ensure the EU space sector can compete globally, says Franck Proust.
Issue 468 | 22 January 2018
19 Jan
Issue 468 | 22 January 2018
Jerzy Buzek interview, European Space Policy, World Cancer Day, Copyright, Mental Health, Clean Energy and Mobility, Bisphenol A, Research and Innovation Funding, Poland and the Digital Single Market, 5 questions with Maria Arena and more...
EU plastics strategy welcomed by MEPs and industy
19 Jan
EU plastics strategy welcomed by MEPs and industy
MEPs have joined the business and recycling communities in giving a guarded welcome to the European Commission’s much-vaunted plastics strategy.
EU Parliament votes to ban pulse fishing
19 Jan
EU Parliament votes to ban pulse fishing
MEPs have voted to ban so-called pulse fishing, the technique that kills fish and other marine life indiscriminately with a powerful electric shock.
Syed Kamall: EU must decide if Brexit deal is for European peoples or European project
19 Jan
Syed Kamall: EU must decide if Brexit deal is for European peoples or European project
EU negotiators must decide whether they want a Brexit deal that prioritises people or the European project, Syed Kamall said.
Much more needs to be done to bridge the ‘gap’ in transition from child to adult mental healthcare
19 Jan
Much more needs to be done to bridge the ‘gap’ in transition from child to adult mental healthcare
Much more needs to be done to bridge the ‘gap’ in transition from child to adult mental healthcare, MEPs have been told.
EU needs broader impact assessment of research funding
19 Jan
EU needs broader impact assessment of research funding
How should we measure the impact of research and innovation funding? And just how important is defining and measuring a project’s impact?
Parliament to set up pesticides committee
18 Jan
Parliament to set up pesticides committee
MEPs have welcomed the decision to set up a special committee to look into the EU’s authorisation procedure for pesticides.
Mario Draghi under fire for G30 membership
18 Jan
Mario Draghi under fire for G30 membership
EU watchdog Emily O'Reilly has recommended that ECB President Mario Draghi suspend his membership of the Group of 30 (G30) for the remainder of his term.
Bulgarian Prime Minister defensive in EU Parliament plenary
18 Jan
Bulgarian Prime Minister defensive in EU Parliament plenary
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has defended a controversial leisure project which has been condemned by environmentalists.
Antonio Tajani latest EU chief to hold out Brexit olive branch to UK
18 Jan
Antonio Tajani latest EU chief to hold out Brexit olive branch to UK
Former Ukip leader Nigel Farage meanwhile accuses EU leaders of conspiring to deliver ‘worst possible’ Brexit deal.
Leo Varadkar: Europe is at a “decisive” moment in its history
17 Jan
Leo Varadkar: Europe is at a “decisive” moment in its history
Irish Taoiseach, tells MEPs that EU is facing the “rise of populism and anti-democratic forces.”

 

Commission presents EU plastics strategy
16 Jan
Commission presents EU plastics strategy
The European Commission has unveiled its long-awaited strategy on plastic waste.
Senior MEP questions viability of parliamentary debates on EU presidencies
16 Jan
Senior MEP questions viability of parliamentary debates on EU presidencies
Belgian deputy Philippe Lamberts says debates are just 'occasions to sing the praises of a country’s success' .
Polish MEP threatens legal action against Parliament Vice-President over Nazi slur
16 Jan
Polish MEP threatens legal action against Parliament Vice-President over Nazi slur
Polish MEP Róża Thun has threatened legal action against fellow deputy Ryszard Czarnecki over remarks he is alleged to have made in an interview.