Stelios Kympouropoulos interview: Being Human
26 Nov Jobs & Social Rights

Stelios Kympouropoulos interview: Being Human

For a newly elected MEP, Stelios Kympouropoulos has already made quite an impact in a range of topics, including many close to his heart. Andreas Rogal finds out what makes him tick
by Andreas Rogal
Why the world needs an International Pandemic Agreement
26 Nov Jobs & Social Rights
Why the world needs an International Pandemic Agreement
Reject Hate Supplement
24 Nov Jobs & Social Rights
Reject Hate Supplement
Issue 545 | 22 November 2021
22 Nov Jobs & Social Rights
Issue 545 | 22 November 2021
Game on for sports reform
17 Nov Jobs & Social Rights
Game on for sports reform
Sport mirrors many of the values that we prize in Europe; for this reason, it is vital that reforms to the sector also reflect these aspects, writes Tomasz Frankowski.
The fatal flaw in the EU’s attack on Big Tech PM+
10 Nov Jobs & Social Rights
The fatal flaw in the EU’s attack on Big Tech
The European Commission win against Google in the General Court does not mark the end of the Google Shopping saga, as a flawed remedy continues to penalise consumers and businesses
Why Europe needs a Cultural Deal PM+
08 Nov Jobs & Social Rights
Why Europe needs a Cultural Deal
By embedding culture into policymaking at all levels we can make sure the EU recovers economically, socially and emotionally from the pandemic into a more inclusive and cohesive union
This week in the European Parliament
25 Oct Jobs & Social Rights
This week in the European Parliament
MEPs end the month with a busy committee week that includes focus on gender equality
MEPs must put worker protection from asbestos at the top of the Commission’s agenda, argues Nikolaj Villumsen
19 Oct Jobs & Social Rights
MEPs must put worker protection from asbestos at the top of the Commission’s agenda, argues Nikolaj Villumsen
MEPs must stand together and vote in favour of the best possible protection for Europe's construction workers, says rapporteur for the report on protecting workers from asbestos
The EU must strengthen its policy response to tackling asbestos; anything less would be negligence, argues Cindy Franssen
19 Oct Jobs & Social Rights
The EU must strengthen its policy response to tackling asbestos; anything less would be negligence, argues Cindy Franssen
Time has come to rid Europe of the dark legacy of asbestos once and for all, says EPP shadow rapporteur on report on protecting workers from asbestos
This week in the European Parliament
18 Oct Jobs & Social Rights
This week in the European Parliament
The European Parliament’s second October Strasbourg session is not only packed with key issues coming to fruition, but also comes with quite a few potential moments of reckoning and could turn out to be action packed
The EU must do more to help Europe's cultural and creative sectors and industries get back on their feet, says Monica Semedo
13 Oct Jobs & Social Rights
The EU must do more to help Europe's cultural and creative sectors and industries get back on their feet, says Monica Semedo
Performers and artists have been exceptionally hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, explains Luxembourgish Renew MEP
Issue 542 | 11 October 2021
11 Oct Jobs & Social Rights
Issue 542 | 11 October 2021
The latest edition of The Parliament Magazine is now available to read online for free.
Better care for carers is badly needed, argues Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan
06 Oct Jobs & Social Rights
Better care for carers is badly needed, argues Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan
The impact of the pandemic on many societal groups has been recognised, but we risk informal care slipping through the safety net, writes European Parliament Informal Carers Interest Group co-chair
A Europe without the sharing economy: scary tale or real future? PM+
04 Oct Jobs & Social Rights
A Europe without the sharing economy: scary tale or real future?
The latest legal challenges to Uber are yet another example of policymakers giving sharing economy platforms an unnecessarily hard time despite the flexibility and independence they offer both workers and consumers.
European Commission loses patience with intransigent Italy over non-implementation of 2006 CJEU enforcement ruling
30 Sep Jobs & Social Rights
European Commission loses patience with intransigent Italy over non-implementation of 2006 CJEU enforcement ruling
The long-running discrimination case around non-national university teaching staff (Lettori) in Italy may now, finally, be heading to a conclusion. But as Henry Rodgers explains, the result may yet be a bittersweet one
EU State of the Union: Why no sign Language interpretation?
15 Sep Jobs & Social Rights
EU State of the Union: Why no sign Language interpretation?
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's State of the Union address left Katrin Langensiepen speechless and angry; not because of its content, but because the view of 30 million Europeans were being ignored
Platform workers, such as Uber drivers are employees not self-employed say MEPs
14 Sep Jobs & Social Rights
Platform workers, such as Uber drivers are employees not self-employed say MEPs
European Parliament argues so-called ‘employee light’ category ‘poison’ to European social and labour market model
High time to act on Rule of Law
10 Sep Jobs & Social Rights
High time to act on Rule of Law
The European Parliament has done its job, in helping deliver the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation. The European Commission now needs to act, writes Petri Sarvamaa
MEPs quiz Margrethe Vestager over EU’s response to digital disinformation
08 Sep Jobs & Social Rights
MEPs quiz Margrethe Vestager over EU’s response to digital disinformation
European Commission’s Executive Vice-President says she hopes that agreement on the DSA and the DMA could be reached by next spring
A Never-Ending Story
31 Aug Jobs & Social Rights
A Never-Ending Story
European Commission has expressed serious concern over recent data received from Italy in the ongoing Lettori discrimination proceedings, explains Henry Rodgers
SMEs & the Recovery: From slogans to action
11 Aug Jobs & Social Rights
SMEs & the Recovery: From slogans to action
EU and national policymakers need to combine their economic recovery strategies with policies tackling the historical challenges facing SMEs, explains Josianne Cutajar.
SMEs & the Recovery: Embodying the ‘Think Small First’ principle
10 Aug Jobs & Social Rights
SMEs & the Recovery: Embodying the ‘Think Small First’ principle
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought momentum for a SME-centred EU policy approach. We must ensure that this drive is here to stay, argues Martina Dlabajová.
Row brews over French regional languages as country’s upcoming EU council presidency ponders future of linguistic diversity
30 Jul Jobs & Social Rights
Row brews over French regional languages as country’s upcoming EU council presidency ponders future of linguistic diversity
French state’s hostility to territorial languages ‘completely against European values’, warns language equality NGO
Cast-iron resolve
23 Jul Jobs & Social Rights
Cast-iron resolve
Thrust into the spotlight over his report on sexual and reproductive health and rights, Predrag Fred Matić has become a champion for women’s bodily autonomy. He tells Lorna Hutchinson that no amount of conservative backlash will steer him off course.
Issue 540 | 19 July 2021
19 Jul Jobs & Social Rights
Issue 540 | 19 July 2021
The latest edition of The Parliament Magazine is now available to read online for free.
No social dimension without a sound economic foundation
16 Jul Jobs & Social Rights
No social dimension without a sound economic foundation
Choosing the right Instruments to implement the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan is vital to its success, argues Milena Angelova.
From hands-on commissioner to free-speaking MEP... That's Danuta Hübner
06 Jul Jobs & Social Rights
From hands-on commissioner to free-speaking MEP... That's Danuta Hübner
She is one of parliament’s most senior MEPs and, as Martin Banks discovered, Danuta Hübner is not afraid of holding back on even the most sensitive of issues.