‘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?
23 Nov 21
EU SME week: Strengthening SMEs for Europe’s recovery
Europe’s economy will only successfully manage future shocks if its SMEs are resilient and fit for the future, argues Othmar Karas
22 Nov 21
EU SME week: Informed and rational decision-making
EU and national policymakers must ensure their decision-making is well rooted in facts, avoids setting unachievable targets and is designed with, rather than imposed on, Europe’s SMEs, argues Paolo Borchia
22 Nov 21
Issue 545 | 22 November 2021
Issue 545 of The Parliament Magazine is now available to read online for free.
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22 Nov 21
Smart chemistry to improve Energy Performance of Buildings in Europe
Achieving net zero by 2050 hinges on innovation, some of which will be nearly invisible, hiding in the walls of our houses, in heating and cooling systems, or in the wiring of smart homes. Mark Newman, CEO of The Chemours Company, believes that these invisible solutions (together with their more visible counterparts) provided by smart and sustainable chemistry, are critical in reaching the EU’s climate ambitions
19 Nov 21
MEPs quiz Virginijus Sinkevičius on new EU deforestation proposals
Legally binding rules to curb deforestation have been on European Parliament’s wish list for some time, and ENVI committee members duly welcomed the Commission’s proposal.
19 Nov 21
5 Questions with... Carmen Avram
Carmen Avram (RO, S&D) is a Vice-Chair of Parliament’s Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly and a member of Parliament’s AGRI and ANIT Committees.
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19 Nov 21
A harmonised EU approach to the off-label use of medicines?
The European Brain Council's Frédéric Destrebecq and MEP Cyrus Engerer explain how European patients can benefit from a properly regulated off-label medicine framework.
18 Nov 21
Claudia Marinetti Interview: Positive Thinking
It’s time to change the discourse around mental health. Claudia Marinetti tells Brian Johnson that we need to value mental health equally to physical health.
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18 Nov 21
Time for Europe to rethink vaping?
Vaping has been high on the European Union’s agenda the last few months, with the European Parliament finalising its version of Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan. However, vaping can be part of the solution and save many lives, argues Bernd Mayer, professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Graz in Austria
17 Nov 21
Game on for sports reform
Sport mirrors many of the values that we prize in Europe; for this reason, it is vital that reforms to the sector also reflect these aspects, writes Tomasz Frankowski.
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17 Nov 21
Lifting barriers to the free movement of food supplements
The EU's first Opinion on Mutual Recognition could help bridge the gap in European legislation protecting freedom of movement, says Magdalini Selanikli
16 Nov 21
EU negotiators agree 2022 Budget deal
With only minutes to spare, the EU institutions’ negotiators finally reached a deal on the budget for 2022
15 Nov 21
The complexity, scale and threat of sunken munitions and chemical residues requires action at European level, argues Anna Fotyga
Munitions dumping from decades ago continues to be a concern, says Polish MEP
15 Nov 21
European Prostate Cancer Awareness Day: EU needs to recognise severity of threat posed by prostate cancer, argues Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou
Policymakers should extend scope of EU's Beating Cancer plan to include Prostate Cancer and the use of PSA screenings, says Greek EPP Group MEP
12 Nov 21
MEP COP26 Delegation welcomes French decision to join declaration on Clean Energy Transition
French announcement on eve of Glasgow climate conference climax, ‘very good news’, says European Parliament’s delegation leader, Pascal Canfin
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12 Nov 21
The obscure UN conflab that seeks to cut off the world from vaping and harm reduction
11 Nov 21
EU Court’s Google ruling highlights urgency of need to tackle monopoly position of ‘Big Tech’ say MEPs
European Parliament lawmakers back EU Executive’s antitrust crackdown
11 Nov 21
Gender Equality Week highlighted the need for a whole-of-Parliament approach to a pressing issue, writes Frances Fitzgerald
European Parliament has taken a clear stance in promoting gender mainstreaming by opening up its committee structures to take account of equality, says Senior MEP
10 Nov 21
Where are the women? Gender Equality makes life better for everyone, so let’s work together to deliver it, argues Evelyn Regner
Women must be involved in decision-making; on corporate boards, be present at climate negotiation tables and in parliaments; In short women must be heard, writes FEMM Committee Chair
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10 Nov 21
The fatal flaw in the EU’s attack on Big Tech
The European Commission win against Google in the General Court does not mark the end of the Google Shopping saga, as a flawed remedy continues to penalise consumers and businesses
09 Nov 21
EU’s Digital Services Act has potential to be a global gold standard, Frances Haugen tells MEPs
Facebook whistleblower says EU should reach out to former ‘Big Tech’ employees to help provide expert input into ongoing European legislative process
09 Nov 21
Issue 544 | 08 November 2021
Issue 544 of The Parliament Magazine is now available to read online for free.
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09 Nov 21
Delivering a toxic-free environment
The EU’S upcoming REACH revision will not be complete without new approach methodologies (NAMs)
08 Nov 21
European electoral reform: A pan-European constituency
Reforms to the European electoral laws to make constituencies pan-European could increase legitimacy and bring Europe closer to its citizens, believes Domènec Ruiz Devesa