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
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
Prevention is a key factor; last century, we witnessed many landmark discoveries in the fight against cancer, let’s strive for many more, writes Loucas Fourlas.
25 May 21
Anti-money-laundering: Identifying and closing the remaining loopholes
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
Belarusian airlines have been banned from European skies and European airlines have been asked not to fly over Belarus after a Ryanair flight was diverted to Minsk and a dissident journalist arrested.
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.
24 May 21
Pressure mounts on EU to take strong action against Belarus over airliner ‘hijack’ and journalist’s detention
EU leaders set to discuss response to ‘state-sponsored terror act’ at summit in Brussels.
21 May 21
Vaccine certificate to be introduced for all Europeans from 1 July
EU-wide document will show if a person has been vaccinated against COVID, has a negative test result or has recovered from the virus.
21 May 21
New WTO chief calls for more ‘flexibility’ on access to COVID vaccines for developing countries
MEPs back measures to scale up global production through patent waivers.
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21 May 21
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20 May 21
European Parliament adopts highly critical report on Turkey
Spanish MEP Nacho Sánchez Amor, who is rapporteur on the file, said the report was “the toughest yet in Parliament’s criticism of the situation in Turkey.”
20 May 21
MEPs give cautious welcome to UK proposals for Irish Sea border checks for food products
The border checks, the details of which are contained in a Northern Ireland Protocol roadmap, will be brought in in four stages from October.
20 May 21
Palm oil: Sustaining sustainability
We must not forget that we have a responsibility towards our partners in South East Asia and to the millions of people whose livelihoods depend on our trade, explains Marianne Vind.
20 May 21
Palm oil production needs a sustainable solution
The vital export value of palm oil to Southeast Asian economies cannot be ignored, but it needs a long-term, sustainable approach to production, writes Daniel Caspary.
20 May 21
MEPs call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza Strip to avoid further civilian casualties
The demand came during a debate in Parliament on Tuesday on the recent upsurge in violence between Israel and Palestine.
20 May 21
The world can only beat AIDS by ending the inequalities that drive the epidemic, argue Winnie Byanyima and Tomas Tobé
COVID-19 pandemic threatening progress towards ending AIDS by 2030, warn UNAIDS Executive Director and Chair of the European Parliament’s Development Committee.
19 May 21
5 Questions with... David Casa
David Casa (MT, EPP) member of the Parliament’s ECON committee, and delegation to Turkey and the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly.
19 May 21
European Ombudsman to launch new probe on EU ‘revolving door’ job moves
Fresh inquiry 'important for maintaining trust' in EU institutions, says Emily O’Reilly.
19 May 21
MEPs welcome outcome of inter-institutional talks on Erasmus scheme
Under the newly agreed proposals, flagship education, culture and volunteering programmes will have almost twice as much money compared to the previous budgetary period.
18 May 21
European Commission appoints first-ever anti-racism coordinator
The executive says the newly created post is in line with its anti-racism action plan.
18 May 21
European Commission set to halve number of buildings it uses in Brussels
EU executive says it expects more of its staff to work from home in the future.
18 May 21
Cancer nurses and prevention are crucial in reducing Europe’s cancer burden
With 40 percent of all EU cancer cases preventable, we can improve the drive for prevention through cancer nurses - the most trusted group of healthcare professionals in the cancer care community, writes Sara Matthieu.