‘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
11 Aug Member States
How alpha men and tradwives are winning over young Europeans
Op-ed: Mercosur deal of deceit must not be signed
14 Aug EU Institutions
Op-ed: Mercosur deal of deceit must not be signed
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?
11 Oct 17
MEPs urge dialogue in Catalonia crisis
MEPs have been quick to react to Catalan First Minister Carles Puigdemont decision to “pull back from the cliff edge” in an address to the Catalan Parliament Tuesday night.
11 Oct 17
Plastics pollution: Problems and solutions in the circular economy
Applying circular economy principles properly can dramatically reshape the economics of plastics in the global economy and help the environment, writes Miriam Dalli.
11 Oct 17
Cécile Kashetu Kyenge: We need to think about immigration in extremely rational terms
Cécile Kashetu Kyenge talks overcoming racism, EU-Africa relations, and why Europe’s migration challenge doesn’t constitute a crisis.
10 Oct 17
Farmers need closer cooperation with food supply chain
Agriculture is under increasing pressure both to produce more food, and preserve the environment, writes Paolo De Castro.
10 Oct 17
Food safety: EU must build on its strengths
Improving food safety has been a continuous process for the EU, and it must build on its strengths in this area, says Adina Vălean.
10 Oct 17
Still no US ambassador to the EU
Jo Leinen has voiced surprise that the US has still not named a new ambassador to the EU.
09 Oct 17
What consequences will Brexit have on UK's devolved territories?
The consequences of Brexit on the devolved territories of the UK could be just as difficult to resolve as Britain’s EU exit reports.
09 Oct 17
Julie Girling defends Brexit vote despite Tory suspension
British MEP Julie Girling says she stands by her decision to back a parliamentary resolution which states insufficient progress has so far been made in the Brexit negotiations.
09 Oct 17
EU must better communicate its success stories
The EU must not only communicate more on its success stories - it must also communicate differently, explains Lambert van Nistelrooij.
09 Oct 17
New EU labelling rules are new frontier in energy efficiency
The new energy efficiency labelling rules are set to transform Europe’s energy savings, writes Dario Tamburrano.
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09 Oct 17
Knock-on effects of energy efficiency plans could mislead consumers
Knock-on effects of energy efficiency plans could mislead consumers, warns Beate Raabe.
06 Oct 17
What you need to know about the European Year of cultural heritage
The next year will be a defining moment for European cultural preservation projects, writes István Ujhelyi.
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06 Oct 17
New findings highlight benefits of good safety and health at work
New findings highlight the benefits to be gained from good safety and health at work, writes Christa Sedlatschek.
06 Oct 17
Work without fear: EU should do more to protect workers' health and safety
MEPs Ole Christensen, Jutta Steinruck and Paloma López Bermejo talk to the Parliament Magazine about the importance of strong health and safety at work rules.
04 Oct 17
EU Commission deals €250m tax blow to Amazon
The European Commission has ordered Luxembourg to recover €250m’s worth of illegal tax benefits from Amazon.
03 Oct 17
Insufficient progress on Brexit talks, warn MEPs
MEPs in Strasbourg adopted by a huge majority a resolution stating that there has not been sufficient progress on the EU’s priority aims in the ongoing Brexit talks.
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03 Oct 17
Research breakthroughs happen more easily when information is shared
Research breakthroughs happen more easily when knowledge, data and resources are shared, explains Pierre Meulien.
03 Oct 17
Health forum Gastein: Why we need health in all policies - and politics
To guarantee the sustainability of health systems, we need to be proactive about making health a key consideration in ‘all politics’, says Karin Kadenbach.
03 Oct 17
Regional Review | September 2017
European Week of Regions and Cities 2017, Karl-Heinz Lambertz Interview, Future of Europe, Erasmus, Corina Creţu interview, Cohesion Policy, RegioStars, Regional Focus on Brittany, Markku Markkula, 5Qs with Mechelen mayor Bart Somers and more...
02 Oct 17
EU needs a digital trade strategy fit for purpose
The EU needs a digital trade strategy that is flexible and puts SMEs first, writes Emma McClarkin.
02 Oct 17
Health forum Gastein: Countries must urgently address vaccine hesitancy
Addressing vaccine hesitancy is one of the key areas that countries need to focus on in their efforts to increase vaccination uptake, writes Andrea Ammon.
02 Oct 17
MEPs condemn events in Catalonia as EU Commission refuses to intervene
MEPs are set to discuss the crisis during this week's plenary.
02 Oct 17
5 questions with... Margrete Auken
Palestine, tapestry and poetry.
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02 Oct 17
All.Can puts patients at the heart of cancer policy
The All.Can initiative puts patients at the heart of cancer policy, writes Suzanne Wait.