‘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: Asylum must not be a casualty of border politics
12 Aug Member States
Op-ed: Asylum must not be a casualty of border politics
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?
20 Mar 17
Martin Schulz to challenge Angela Merkel in German elections
Former European Parliament President Martin Schulz has been selected as the new leader of Germany's SPD party, meaning he is set to challenge Chancellor Angela Merkel in September's elections.
20 Mar 17
Barnier to meet EU citizens living in UK
The EU's chief Brexit negotiator has agreed to meet a delegation of EU citizens living in the UK and British nationals living in Europe.
20 Mar 17
Lynn Boylan: EU policymakers need to have a very serious conversation about the direction of Europe
Irish GUE/NGL deputy Lynn Boylan on providing Northern Ireland with special status post-Brexit and why tinkering around the edges of EU reform is just not going to cut it with today’s citizens.
20 Mar 17
Data protection rules must apply to all
The digital revolution presents many opportunities, but embracing it must not come at the expense of fundamental rights, says Marie-Christine Vergiat.
20 Mar 17
Issue 451 | 20 March 2017
Lynn Boylan interview, Winter Package review, Ports and Shipping, Dutch elections, ePrivacy, Counterfeit Electrical Products, World Water day, 5 questions with Davor Škrlec and more...
20 Mar 17
HRWF | The European Arrest Warrant in Question
A Parliament Magazine special supplement with HRWF on problems relating to the implementation of the European Arrest Warrant and proposals to improve it.
17 Mar 17
EU Chemicals Agency experts says glyphosate not carcinogenic
Latest ruling contradicts WHO agency’s opinion, says Health NGO.
17 Mar 17
New Luxleaks convictions ‘reducing heroes to criminals’, says leading MEP
Whistleblowers should be protected, not prosecuted, argues Sven Giegold.

 

17 Mar 17
MEPs to mark first anniversary of Brussels attacks
MEPs will next week pay tribute to the victims of the Brussels attacks as part of several events to mark the first anniversary of the terrorist atrocity.
17 Mar 17
EU leaders breathe sigh of relief following Dutch vote
European leaders have welcomed the result of the Netherlands election, which saw Geert Wilders' anti-immigration party fail to become the largest in Parliament.
17 Mar 17
ePrivacy regulation is a good first step
Data protection rules must apply to all means of electronic communication, writes Jan Philipp Albrecht.
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17 Mar 17
Policymakers must avoid leading EU into age of data prohibition
EU policymakers must avoid leading Europe into an age of data prohibition, warns Townsend Feehan.
17 Mar 17
Fundamental rights and big data: striking a balance
Citizens and institutions will only be able to reap the benefits of big data if there is public trust in the technology, writes Ana Gomes.
17 Mar 17
Conflict minerals: MEPs endorse agreement with the Council
On March 16, the European Parliament Plenary Session endorsed the agreement reached with the Council on a draft regulation for a supply chain due diligence on minerals originating in conflict-affected areas.
15 Mar 17
Verhofstadt echoes calls to freeze Turkey EU accession talks
Parliament's ALDE group Chair Guy Verhofstadt has joined a growing chorus of calls for the EU to freeze its accession talks with Turkey.
15 Mar 17
EU Parliament backs measures to improve farmed rabbit welfare
MEPs have voted to back measures to improve farmed rabbit welfare, which ending the use of battery cages. 
15 Mar 17
MEP sanctioned by EU Parliament following sexist outburst
Controversial MEP Janusz Korwin-Mikke has been formally sanctioned by Parliament for his recent outburst against gender equality.
15 Mar 17
Juncker denies calling for two speed EU
In a speech to MEPs in Strasbourg, Juncker addressed the Commission's new White Paper on the future of the EU, insisting that he was not calling for a two speed Europe.
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15 Mar 17
EU Comitology reform threatens innovation in a post-truth world
As the world looks to Europe to lead on evidence-based decision-making, we must not let politics trump science, warns Nathalie Moll.
14 Mar 17
A workable waste legislation to not waste opportunities
Today, the European Plenary adopted the reports of MEP Simona Bonafè on Commission proposals amending the 2008 Waste Directive, the 2012 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive and the 2006 Batteries and Waste Batteries Directive. These legislative proposals were part of the EU Circular Economy Package, announced in December 2015.
14 Mar 17
Council of Europe reports decrease in number of people held in European prisons
A new report by the Council of Europe says that the number of people held in European prisons decreased by 6.8 per cent from 2014 to 2015, although prison overcrowding remained a problem in 15 countries.
14 Mar 17
Manfred Weber calls for freeze on Turkish EU accession talks
Parliament’s EPP group leader Manfred Weber has again called for a freeze on talks over Turkish accession to the EU.
14 Mar 17
Philippe Lamberts: Rome summit a rehash of previous EU meetings
Parliament’s Greens/EFA group co-Chair Philippe Lamberts has branded last week’s EU summit in Brussels as “a non event.”

 

14 Mar 17
Pittella warns against two speed EU
Parliament’s S&D group leader Gianni Pittella has warned about the dangers of an “à la carte Europe” emerging in the coming years.