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
Europe’s future depends on open innovation Partner Content
20 Nov
Europe’s future depends on open innovation
Europe’s future depends on open innovation, argues Martin Kern.
INNOVEIT 2017: Shaping the future of EU innovation
20 Nov
INNOVEIT 2017: Shaping the future of EU innovation
The recent INNOVEIT 2017 forum provided a showcase for successful innovation.
Press freedom is under attack
17 Nov
Press freedom is under attack
The murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia along with 1000 other journalists since 2006 highlights the growing intimidation and dangers reporters face.
Seventh cohesion report: Time to look forward
17 Nov
Seventh cohesion report: Time to look forward
Cohesion funds can help reduce the gaps between EU member states, if spent wisely, argues Lambert van Nistelrooij.
Catalonia: Commission accused of unequal treatment
17 Nov
Catalonia: Commission accused of unequal treatment
The European Commission has been accused of unequal treatment in respect of Catalonia during a debate in Parliament on the rule of law in Malta.
European Arrest Warrant comes under renewed scrutiny Partner Content
16 Nov
European Arrest Warrant comes under renewed scrutiny
The EAW system has quite rightly once again come under the media spotlight, writes Willy Fautré
Manfred Weber optimistic after meeting with Theresa May
16 Nov
Manfred Weber optimistic after meeting with Theresa May
Parliament’s EPP group leader, Manfred Weber, has voiced renewed optimism about the eventual outcome of the ongoing Brexit talks after meeting with UK Prime Minister Theresa May.
EU leaders agree to deepen military cooperation with PESCO
15 Nov
EU leaders agree to deepen military cooperation with PESCO
New plans for closer cooperation between member states on defence and security have met with a positive response.
Antimicrobial Resistance: A silent tsunami
15 Nov
Antimicrobial Resistance: A silent tsunami
The increasing use of antibiotics is a public health and animal husbandry time bomb, reports Brian Johnson
Standing up for COPD sufferers
15 Nov
Standing up for COPD sufferers
MEPs want to see the European Union and member states step up their activities on tackling the prevention and diagnosis of severe respiratory diseases.
Chronic respiratory disease: Why the EU must act
15 Nov
Chronic respiratory disease: Why the EU must act
Health may not be an EU competence, but that doesn’t mean Brussels doesn’t have a responsibility to do what it can to tackle COPD, writes Alberto Cirio.
Give COPD patients the chance to live healthier through exercise
15 Nov
Give COPD patients the chance to live healthier through exercise
Brussels, 15/11/2017 World COPD Day – Physical activity positively impacts our health and wellbeing. Under the theme The Many Faces of COPD, EFA calls on European and national authorities to promote active lives for COPD patients, by facilitating the access to and reimbursement of pulmonary rehabilitation, support for regular exercise and by staying in the workforce. 
Brexit: UK rejects EU's two-week deadline for concessions
13 Nov
Brexit: UK rejects EU's two-week deadline for concessions
UK Brexit Secretary David Davis has rejected a two-week deadline set for further clarity on Britain’s financial obligations when it leaves the EU in March 2019.
Movers and Shakers | 13 November 2017
13 Nov
Movers and Shakers | 13 November 2017
Keep track of developments in the European institutions and public affairs with our movers and shakers column. on 13 November 2017
It's time to extend EU's digital transformation to health and care
13 Nov
It's time to extend EU's digital transformation to health and care
Digital technologies are a huge part of our daily lives, so it’s time to extend their scope into healthcare, writes Vytenis Andriukaitis.
eHealth: Innovation is the best policy plan
13 Nov
eHealth: Innovation is the best policy plan
Technology is transforming healthcare, and the EU must come up with the right regulatory framework to keep up, says Michał Boni.
UK given two weeks to make offer to ensure Brexit talks progress
10 Nov
UK given two weeks to make offer to ensure Brexit talks progress
MEPs say that major issues still need to be addressed to secure equal and fair treatment for EU citizens in the UK after Brexit.
IEEE | Empowering Heathcare Through Technology
10 Nov
IEEE | Empowering Heathcare Through Technology
A Parliament Magazine special supplement with IEEE on Innovations in Health
Aluminium sees “glass half full” after ETS trilogue compromise
10 Nov
Aluminium sees “glass half full” after ETS trilogue compromise
Brussels, 10 November 2017 - EU negotiators yesterday agreed on a package of revised proposals for the Emissions Trading System phase four (2021-2030), including indirect carbon cost compensation. While governments will be allowed to compensate for such costs in a more transparent way, national compensation will ultimately depend on the upcoming revision of the state aid guidelines on CO2 indirect costs compensation.
EU Member states fail to reach agreement on glyphosate licence renewal
10 Nov
EU Member states fail to reach agreement on glyphosate licence renewal
Member states have failed to agree on the European Commission’s proposal to renew the herbicide glyphosate’s licence for five years.
Jordi Solé slams EU Commission over handling of Catalonia crisis
09 Nov
Jordi Solé slams EU Commission over handling of Catalonia crisis
The EU has been condemned for its “deafening silence” over the crisis in Catalonia.
Transport and climate: We need to act now
09 Nov
Transport and climate: We need to act now
Europe must choose an ambitious path to avoid even more disastrous effects on the climate, writes Matthijs van Miltenburg.
Electrification is a necessary step in decarbonising EU transport sector
09 Nov
Electrification is a necessary step in decarbonising EU transport sector
Europe won’t reach its climate change goals without reducing the transport sector’s emissions, and electrification is a necessary step in this direction, says Henna Virkkunen.
Jerry Brown: Climate science is real - and world isn't doing enough
09 Nov
Jerry Brown: Climate science is real - and world isn't doing enough
The Governor of California told a meeting in Parliament the world faces an “over-arching existential threat” from climate change.