Digital Services Act: Time to end the Digital ‘Wild West’ says Arba Kokalari
13 Jan Jobs & Social Rights

Digital Services Act: Time to end the Digital ‘Wild West’ says Arba Kokalari

EPP Group Shadow Rapporteur says MEPs must seize the opportunity of upcoming DSA plenary vote to create a more innovative, competitive and safer European digital market
by Arba Kokalari
Civil society’s crucial role in defending European democracy
07 Dec Jobs & Social Rights
Civil society’s crucial role in defending European democracy
MEPs clash over scope of Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive
12 Jan Jobs & Social Rights
MEPs clash over scope of Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive
Political ads must be more transparent, new proposal suggests
11 Jan Jobs & Social Rights
Political ads must be more transparent, new proposal suggests
Valérie Hayer interview: Own resources champion
04 Jan Jobs & Social Rights
Valérie Hayer interview: Own resources champion
Valérie Hayer tells Andreas Rogal that the financing of the EU institutions with a new system of own resources is a huge political win
Policy Focus: Migration and Asylum
29 Dec Jobs & Social Rights
Policy Focus: Migration and Asylum
EU Migration policy featured heavily in 2021 as MEPs considered the merit of the European Commission’s Asylum and Migration Pact proposals
MEPs debate new resolution on #MeToo and sexual harassment
17 Dec Jobs & Social Rights
MEPs debate new resolution on #MeToo and sexual harassment
Parliament debate highlights that sexual harassment within the European institutions is an unwon battle
Should Belgium go its own way to protect its supply chains? PM+
17 Dec Jobs & Social Rights
Should Belgium go its own way to protect its supply chains?
The lack of progress made by the EU in adopting supply chain due diligence legislation has prompted the EU Member State to ponder its own law, writes Eli Hadzhieva, Director of the Dialogue for Europe
European Parlament report demands EU takes 'specific' action to combat gender-based cyberviolence, writes Sylwia Spurek
15 Dec Jobs & Social Rights
European Parlament report demands EU takes 'specific' action to combat gender-based cyberviolence, writes Sylwia Spurek
Rapporteur says her report sends strong message to the European Commission on its failure to act against gender-based violence
European Day of Persons with Disabilities: Citizens’ rights should apply to all, including the right to petition, argues Alex Agius Saliba
03 Dec Jobs & Social Rights
European Day of Persons with Disabilities: Citizens’ rights should apply to all, including the right to petition, argues Alex Agius Saliba
EU needs need to make these rights as accessible as possible, says 'Protection of Persons with Disabilities through Petitions' Rapporteur
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
Why the world needs an International Pandemic Agreement PM+
26 Nov Jobs & Social Rights
Why the world needs an International Pandemic Agreement
AHF Europe’s Anna Maria Żakowicz explains how to strengthen the International Pandemic Agreement by applying an inclusive decision-making approach
Reject Hate Supplement
24 Nov Jobs & Social Rights
Reject Hate Supplement
A special supplement looking at the state of Muslim-Jewish Relations in Europe and how to build relationships for a better world
Issue 545 | 22 November 2021
22 Nov Jobs & Social Rights
Issue 545 | 22 November 2021
The latest edition of The Parliament Magazine is now available to read online for free.
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