‘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
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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
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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.
26 May 21
European Week Against Cancer: Fighting on all fronts
While all eyes have been trained on the COVID-19 pandemic, the battle against cancer rages on. The EU has no shortage of tools to take on this health Goliath, writes Véronique Trillet-Lenoir.
25 May 21
European Week Against Cancer: EU must re-energise its collective efforts in fight against cancer
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25 May 21
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The EU needs to take an ‘all-hands-on-deck’ approach to tackling money laundering, including the creation of an independent supervisory authority, argues Billy Kelleher.
25 May 21
Anti-money-laundering: Making the regulatory and supervisory framework fit for purpose
We cannot miss the opportunity to create an effective European anti-money-laundering regime and make the Union a fairer and safer place, writes Eero Heinäluoma.
25 May 21
EU slaps sanctions on Belarus after 'hijacking' of commercial aircraft
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25 May 21
EU must step up the fight against dirty money
Member States must make more of an effort to implement and enforce EU anti-money-laundering rules, argues Markus Ferber.
25 May 21
Sassoli calls for fresh EU action to tackle asylum seeker deaths in Mediterranean
The European Parliament President said, “Every day we hear of yet more tragedies and deaths and boats capsizing in the Mediterranean; it is tragic.”
25 May 21
The sight of UK Border Police arresting young Europeans on arrival in the UK, is not a great look internationally, writes Roger Casale
When it emerged that some EU citizens had been wrongfully held, due to ignorance on the part of officials, the British Government also began to look incompetent.