How the EU funds the Palestinian Authority
15 Oct EU Institutions

How the EU funds the Palestinian Authority

As the EU prepares to bankroll Gaza’s recovery, its insistence on funding the Palestinian Authority under strict reform conditions is raising questions about whether European aid can deliver real change, or simply sustain the system that has long failed Palestinians.
by Eloise Hardy
Europe’s €100-billion fighter jet dream is falling apart
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Europe’s €100-billion fighter jet dream is falling apart
Op-ed: Patient communities must not be excluded from rare disease research
16 Oct EU Institutions
Op-ed: Patient communities must not be excluded from rare disease research
‘A before and after’: Gaza flotilla shifts global awareness, says returning MEP
13 Oct Foreign & Security Policy
‘A before and after’: Gaza flotilla shifts global awareness, says returning MEP
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Europe’s future depends on open innovation
Europe’s future depends on open innovation, argues Martin Kern.
20 Nov 17
INNOVEIT 2017: Shaping the future of EU innovation
The recent INNOVEIT 2017 forum provided a showcase for successful innovation.
17 Nov 17
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.
17 Nov 17
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.
17 Nov 17
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.
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16 Nov 17
European Arrest Warrant comes under renewed scrutiny
The EAW system has quite rightly once again come under the media spotlight, writes Willy Fautré
16 Nov 17
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.
15 Nov 17
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.
15 Nov 17
Antimicrobial Resistance: A silent tsunami
The increasing use of antibiotics is a public health and animal husbandry time bomb, reports Brian Johnson
15 Nov 17
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.
15 Nov 17
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.
15 Nov 17
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. 
13 Nov 17
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.
13 Nov 17
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.
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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.
10 Nov 17
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.
10 Nov 17
IEEE | Empowering Heathcare Through Technology
A Parliament Magazine special supplement with IEEE on Innovations in Health
10 Nov 17
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.
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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.
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Jordi Solé slams EU Commission over handling of Catalonia crisis
The EU has been condemned for its “deafening silence” over the crisis in Catalonia.
09 Nov 17
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.
09 Nov 17
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.
09 Nov 17
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.
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Raw Materials Week: EU must decrease consumption and embrace eco-sufficiency
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