Disconnected growth: Poor rural connectivity threatens agricultural innovation in the EU
25 Aug Member States

Disconnected growth: Poor rural connectivity threatens agricultural innovation in the EU

Patchy broadband and limited 5G are holding back the adoption of new agricultural technologies across Europe’s rural regions.
by Matt Lynes
Six things to take forward from this week’s Ukraine talks
22 Aug Foreign & Security Policy
Six things to take forward from this week’s Ukraine talks
US tariff relief offers mixed blessings to German car sector
21 Aug Member States
US tariff relief offers mixed blessings to German car sector
Op-ed: Europe’s wine and spirits sector must be helped through the trade war
21 Aug Member States
Op-ed: Europe’s wine and spirits sector must be helped through the trade war
02 Jun 21
EU-Artic Strategy: Northern exposure
We need more Arctic in the EU, and more EU in the Arctic, explains Anna Fotyga.
02 Jun 21
EU-Artic Policy: Keeping cool heads
EU policymakers must work to ensure that existing geopolitical frictions aren’t transferred into the Arctic, warns Andreas Schieder.
01 Jun 21
EPP condemns nomination of EU’s first ‘business tsar’
Vazil Hudák, a former vice-president of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and economy minister in his native Slovakia, is the frontrunner for the post.
01 Jun 21
Belarusian officials to be banned from entering NATO offices
The move comes after a Ryanair flight was diverted to Minsk and a dissident journalist arrested.
01 Jun 21
Europe in Recovery: Showing solidarity with Europe’s great unifier
Europe’s cultural and creative sectors can actively contribute towards Europe’s recovery and sustainable growth efforts, argues Dace Melbārde.
01 Jun 21
Europe in Recovery: An expression of humanity
Europe’s cultural and creative workers have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. We must ensure they are actively included in all our recovery and revitalisation efforts, argues Romeo Franz.
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01 Jun 21
Leaving no child behind in the fight against cancer
The European childhood cancer community has unveiled 6 Key Recommendations to improve access to innovation and medicines for children and adolescents with cancer in Europe says Pamela Kearns President of SIOP Europe and Gilles Vassal board member of SIOP Europe and chair of ACCELERATE
31 May 21
Europe in Recovery: Art for art’s sake
Art, culture and creativity are part of our European identity and have played a crucial role in helping us through the current crisis. Let’s ensure it has the support it needs, writes Sabine Verheyen.
31 May 21
Row flares over plans for MEPs to return to Strasbourg
Around 80 deputies sign strongly-worded letter expressing opposition to planned return to French city as ‘too hasty’.
31 May 21
Retail giant Amazon condemned for refusal to take part in workers’ rights debate with MEPs
Company of Amazon’s size and importance ‘should not shy away from participating in dialogue with lawmakers’, says Dutch MEP Agnes Jongerius.
31 May 21
European Development Fund: Supporting education in crisis situations
The safe access of children to education can help unlock long-lasting change in crisis-torn regions, explains former Bulgarian ALDE MEP Mariela Baeva.
28 May 21
Conference on Future of Europe an opportunity to breathe new life into European Project, says Janez Janša
Slovenian premier outlines priorities for upcoming six-month Slovenian EU Council presidency.
28 May 21
Senior MEP Frances Fitzgerald questions whether sufficient being done by European Parliament’s leadership to combat sexual harassment
Only a quarter of MEPs have undergone sexual harassment training, FEMM Committee told.
28 May 21
Editorial: Everybody hurts
Brian Johnson comments ahead of European Week Against Cancer
28 May 21
Disability campaigners welcome EU’s vaccine certificate
The European Disability Forum (EDF) says the EU institutions’ agreement on the digital Covid certificate includes specific provisions for persons with disabilities.
27 May 21
European Week Against Cancer: Saving lives by raising awareness
Europe can improve the drive for prevention through cancer nurses, writes Sara Matthieu.
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27 May 21
Why trust matters in the digital age
The success of the global economy depends on common standards that build trust in digital technologies, writes Catherine Chen.
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27 May 21
In technology we trust
Martin Banks reports on a recent event that looked at how rebuilding public trust in emerging technologies will be crucial to Europe’s recovery.
27 May 21
European Week Against Cancer: Vital EU implements ‘Beating Cancer Plan’ quickly and fully
Coronavirus has created a worrying backlog of potential cancer diagnoses, explains Sara Cerdas.
26 May 21
Final battlelines drawn as talks over EU’s future farm policy enter home stretch
On Wednesday EU farm ministers and MEPs were due to hold concurrent talks in a bid to thrash out a deal on the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
26 May 21
The impact of COVID-19 on European democracy
One far-reaching and lasting shift as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic is on how our elections are conducted, writes Pierre Peytier.
26 May 21
5 Questions with... Ciarán Cuffe
Ciarán Cuffe (IE, Greens/EFA) is a member of Parliament’s ITRE and TRAN committees and delegations to Albania and the United States.
26 May 21
Work-life balance in pandemic Europe
Employees have proven that working from home is a viable business solution; it’s now crucial that they are rewarded with greater flexibility and control over their work-life balance, argues David Casa.
26 May 21
Belarusian opposition leader urges EU to step up action against ‘brutal’ Lukashenko regime
Speaking to Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya called for an international conference to be convened immediately to discuss the “crisis” situation in her homeland.