Albania moves closer to EU membership as Socialists win new mandate
13 May Foreign & Security Policy

Albania moves closer to EU membership as Socialists win new mandate

Prime Minister Edi Rama’s victory will consolidate Albania’s pro-EU trajectory, but rule of law deficits still pose hurdles to accession.
by Arno Van Rensbergen
Interview: Clean Industrial Deal puts EPP’s Ehler in the driving seat
14 May EU Institutions
Interview: Clean Industrial Deal puts EPP’s Ehler in the driving seat
The end of encryption as we know it?
12 May EU Institutions
The end of encryption as we know it?
Op-ed: Concrete action needed to stop Orbán’s EU abuse
12 May EU Institutions
Op-ed: Concrete action needed to stop Orbán’s EU abuse
European Parliament urged to ringfence citizens’ rights in event of no-deal Brexit
09 Oct
European Parliament urged to ringfence citizens’ rights in event of no-deal Brexit
A hearing in Parliament on Tuesday heard that this is vital to ensure that the rights of over 5 million people are “saved, not shredded.”
EU financial watchdog airs concerns over way some EU funds spent
08 Oct
EU financial watchdog airs concerns over way some EU funds spent
Klaus-Heiner Lehne, President of the European Court of Auditors, said there had been improvements in the last year but "there continue to be some problems."
Dubravka Šuica wants close cooperation with Parliament to give citizens more say
08 Oct
Dubravka Šuica wants close cooperation with Parliament to give citizens more say
Dubravka Šuica, a former MEP and Commissioner-designate for the democracy and demography portfolio in the new European Commission, has made a strong pitch to work closely with the European Parliament to give citizens a greater say in shaping EU policy.
Parliament President to meet EU leaders in bid to break Brexit deadlock
07 Oct
Parliament President to meet EU leaders in bid to break Brexit deadlock
European Parliament President David Sassoli is meeting key EU leaders this week in an attempt to help resolve the Brexit impasse.
Europe’s health systems in need of a disruptive rethink Partner Content
07 Oct
Europe’s health systems in need of a disruptive rethink
Bad Hofgastein, Austria: change needed to keep health systems “fit-for-purpose”.
A passion project
07 Oct
A passion project
Petra De Sutter was a world-renowned gynaecologist and fertility expert when she decided to take the leap into politics. Now a newly-elected MEP and Chair of Parliament’s IMCO Committee, she tells Lorna Hutchinson what drives her passion for Green policymaking and sexual and reproductive health and rights.
Civil society groups urge changes in new Commission portfolios and nominees
07 Oct
Civil society groups urge changes in new Commission portfolios and nominees
Civil society groups say there is rising “grassroots pressure” for further changes to nominees and portfolios for the new European Commission.
Issue 502 | 7 October 2019
07 Oct
Issue 502 | 7 October 2019
In our latest issue, Petra de Sutter, the chair of the European Parliament’s Internal Market Committee, tells us what drives her passion for Green policymaking and sexual and reproductive health and rights.
Migrants and asylum seekers still given ‘poor’ protection at EU external borders, says report
04 Oct
Migrants and asylum seekers still given ‘poor’ protection at EU external borders, says report
A report by JRS Europe has voiced concern at the “poor” protection still given to migrants and asylum seekers at the EU’s external borders.
Health inequity a threat to core European values
04 Oct
Health inequity a threat to core European values
Bad Hofgastein, Austria: New WHO report warns of polarising effects of health inequalities.
Movers and Shakers | 4 October 2019
04 Oct
Movers and Shakers | 4 October 2019
Empty stadiums and empty promises Partner Content
04 Oct
Empty stadiums and empty promises
The failures of the IAAF World Championships began long before the games themselves, says Human Rights without Frontiers’ Willy Fautre.
Three words of advice for the new Commission on Artificial Intelligence Partner Content
04 Oct
Three words of advice for the new Commission on Artificial Intelligence
DIGITALEUROPE’s Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl explains how the EU can become a world leader in AI.
EU health stakeholders call for strong political commitment on patient safety
03 Oct
EU health stakeholders call for strong political commitment on patient safety
Bad Hofgastein, Austria: Digital solutions and better surveillance systems key to safer care, conference told.
‘Trust’ key to reforming EU’s national healthcare systems, says Clemens Martin Auer
02 Oct
‘Trust’ key to reforming EU’s national healthcare systems, says Clemens Martin Auer
Bad Hofgastein, Austria: Strengthening the way decisions are made and implemented is crucial to improving performance, argues Gastein Health Forum president.
Orban nominates EU ambassador as commissioner-designate
02 Oct
Orban nominates EU ambassador as commissioner-designate
Viktor Orban has nominated Olivér Várhelyi, Hungary’s EU ambassador, as the country’s new commissioner-designate after a parliamentary committee rejected the first nominee last week.
Investing in the solutions Europe needs Partner Content
02 Oct
Investing in the solutions Europe needs
Innovative solutions, both technological and legislative, can help enable the EU’s energy transition.
Fighting inequalities in childhood cancer Partner Content
02 Oct
Fighting inequalities in childhood cancer
Childhood cancer care continues to suffer from widespread inequalities, says Pamela Kearns President of The European Society for Paediatric Oncology (SIOPE)
Parliament should have right of initiative, Šefčovič tells hearing
01 Oct
Parliament should have right of initiative, Šefčovič tells hearing
Commissioner-designate Maroš Šefčovič has told his nomination hearing that he supports the European Parliament being given “a right of initiative.”
Poland’s commissioner-designate ordered to pay back MEP expenses
30 Sep
Poland’s commissioner-designate ordered to pay back MEP expenses
Poland’s commissioner-designate Janusz Wojciechowski has been ordered to repay thousands of euros in expenses to the European Parliament from his time as an MEP.
Brexit Party and Lega top bill of MEP ‘highest earners’ report
30 Sep
Brexit Party and Lega top bill of MEP ‘highest earners’ report
The UK's Brexit Party and Italian party Lega have the joint highest outside earnings of any national party delegations in the European Parliament.
UK must nominate EU commissioner if still in EU after Halloween
27 Sep
UK must nominate EU commissioner if still in EU after Halloween
The UK will have to nominate an EU commissioner if it is still in the EU after 31 October, the European Parliament has confirmed.
Influentially Disruptive
27 Sep
Influentially Disruptive
The status quo cannot continue; it’s time to reshape and remould our approaches to healthcare. The process can start at EHFG 2019, writes Clemens Martin Auer.
5 questions with...István Ujhelyi
27 Sep
5 questions with...István Ujhelyi
István Ujhelyi (HU/S&D) is vice-chair of the parliaments transport and tourism (TRAN) committee.