EU and UK clash over post-Brexit plan for Gibraltar
23 Jul EU Institutions

EU and UK clash over post-Brexit plan for Gibraltar

It looks like a rocky road lies ahead for ‘the Rock’ as the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar is affectionately known by locals
by Andreas Rogal
Issue 539 | 05 July 2021
05 Jul EU Institutions
Issue 539 | 05 July 2021
EU unveils new anti-money laundering package
21 Jul EU Institutions
EU unveils new anti-money laundering package
Fit for 55/2030: MEPs underwhelmed by new EU Forest Strategy
20 Jul EU Institutions
Fit for 55/2030: MEPs underwhelmed by new EU Forest Strategy
Time to invent our future
12 May EU Institutions
Time to invent our future
Europe must retain control of the competitive, environmental and social rules that govern trade, or risk having rules imposed by others, warns Pascal Durand.
A ‘Green’ due diligence
12 May EU Institutions
A ‘Green’ due diligence
The upcoming revision of the Non-Financial Reporting Directive must be an important step towards establishing a truly sustainable economic and environmental governance, argues Marie Toussaint.
Senior MEP warns of danger that CoFoE could degenerate into ‘mere talking shop’
11 May EU Institutions
Senior MEP warns of danger that CoFoE could degenerate into ‘mere talking shop’
After a year-long delay caused by the health crisis, the much-vaunted Conference on the Future of Europe finally launched on Sunday. It will last 12 months and aims to pave the way for major reform of the bloc.
Conference on the Future of Europe’s first citizens’ panels to be held in Strasbourg on 19 June
11 May EU Institutions
Conference on the Future of Europe’s first citizens’ panels to be held in Strasbourg on 19 June
The citizens’ panels will be an opportunity for the public to have their say on future EU reforms.
Next Generation EU: An opportunity in a crisis
11 May EU Institutions
Next Generation EU: An opportunity in a crisis
The EU recovery fund presents the ideal chance to create a more social and sustainable Europe in the future; let’s seize it, writes Dennis Radtke.
EU Member states accused of having too close ties with Moscow
11 May EU Institutions
EU Member states accused of having too close ties with Moscow
Exiled former Yukos boss Mikhail Khodorkovsky says Kremlin has infiltrated top echelons of European governments and ‘probably' has a source close to Angela Merkel.
Issue 535 | 10 May 2021
10 May EU Institutions
Issue 535 | 10 May 2021
The latest edition of The Parliament Magazine is now available to read online for free.
EU leaders face demands to implement European Pillar of Social Rights when they meet in Porto for a ‘social summit’
07 May EU Institutions
EU leaders face demands to implement European Pillar of Social Rights when they meet in Porto for a ‘social summit’
At the two day meeting they will be asked to commit to quantitative targets in three areas: employment, skills and poverty.
Fresh efforts to salvage this weekend’s Conference on the Future of Europe launch
07 May EU Institutions
Fresh efforts to salvage this weekend’s Conference on the Future of Europe launch
Chance of Sunday’s launch going ahead believed to be ‘no more than 50:50’.
Conference on the Future of Europe: How not to waste the opportunity
07 May EU Institutions
Conference on the Future of Europe: How not to waste the opportunity
Considering how long it took to launch the conference, its success is everything but granted and requires our attention, argues EESC president Christa Schweng.
Movers and Shakers | 7 May 2021
07 May EU Institutions
Movers and Shakers | 7 May 2021
Today’s Movers & Shakers are about: Committee and delegation changes in Parliament, Commission appoints Special Envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the EU, Commission appoints a new Director and a new Head of Representation, Spotlight on Greens Chancellor candidate Annalena Baerbock, Bulgarian parliamentary elections set for 11 July, and lots more!
CoFoE mired in disagreement; given fifty-fifty chance of starting as planned
06 May EU Institutions
CoFoE mired in disagreement; given fifty-fifty chance of starting as planned
Senior figures involved in organising the Conference on the Future of Europe met on Wednesday in a bid to resolve outstanding issues in order to allow Sunday’s much-heralded launch to take place.
EU recovery plans must address gaps that the COVID-19 crisis has exposed
04 May EU Institutions
EU recovery plans must address gaps that the COVID-19 crisis has exposed
More than strategies, we need actions to help EU industry regain its competitiveness, argues the EESC’s Stefano Mallia.
Socialist leader urges upcoming CoFoE to take debate outside Brussels bubble
04 May EU Institutions
Socialist leader urges upcoming CoFoE to take debate outside Brussels bubble
Iratxe García Pérez said the Conference on the Future of Europe will only make progress if it includes those people who are often excluded from the public debate due to their age, gender or ethnicity.
EU condemns Moscow’s travel bans on senior policymakers
04 May EU Institutions
EU condemns Moscow’s travel bans on senior policymakers
European Parliament president David Sassoli and Commission Vice President Vera Jourova barred from entering Russia.
EU marks World Press Freedom Day
04 May EU Institutions
EU marks World Press Freedom Day
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell calls Press freedom a fundamental EU value.
ALDE President Hans van Baalen dies
30 Apr EU Institutions
ALDE President Hans van Baalen dies
Warm tributes have been made to the former prominent MEP who has died at 60 after a short illness.
Movers and Shakers | 30 April 2021
30 Apr EU Institutions
Movers and Shakers | 30 April 2021
Today’s Movers & Shakers are about: New vice-president of the ECR group, the EPP group gains three new members, Greek MEP arrested, spotlight on CDU-CSU Chancellor candidate Armin Laschet, new principal adviser appointed at the Commission, and more!
Digital Green Certificates proposals must be limited to the COVID-19 pandemic and include 12-month sunset clause
29 Apr EU Institutions
Digital Green Certificates proposals must be limited to the COVID-19 pandemic and include 12-month sunset clause
Italian MEP Nicola Procaccini welcomes plans to introduce vaccination Certificates, but argues that the European Commission’s proposals need to be improved.
EESC demands ‘full say’ in upcoming Conference on Future of Europe
29 Apr EU Institutions
EESC demands ‘full say’ in upcoming Conference on Future of Europe
The body representing civil society in Europe says it wants to be in the “driving seat” of the Conference that starts on 9 May and will last a year.
Von der Leyen: SofaGate happened ‘because I am a woman’
27 Apr EU Institutions
Von der Leyen: SofaGate happened ‘because I am a woman’
In an impassioned address to MEPs, the first female president of the European Commission expressed how she felt “hurt and alone, as a woman and as a European” after the recent SofaGate incident in Turkey.
Katalin Cseh interview: Generation Europe
27 Apr EU Institutions
Katalin Cseh interview: Generation Europe
Katalin Cseh was drawn to politics having witnessed the deterioration of rule of law in her native Hungary. She talks to Lorna Hutchinson about what it means to be European, the power of sanctions on China and that SofaGate incident.
MEPs to debate Maltese government’s links to murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia
27 Apr EU Institutions
MEPs to debate Maltese government’s links to murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia
European Parliament concerned that Maltese Government is obstructing ‘path to justice’ for assassinated investigative journalist.
New bid to introduce voting reform for next EU Parliament elections
26 Apr EU Institutions
New bid to introduce voting reform for next EU Parliament elections
European Parliament’s Socialists pushing for a fully-fledged ‘Spitzenkandidaten’ process to be introduced for 2024 vote.