Europe’s farm policy shake-up pits green ambition against budget reality
15 Sep EU Institutions

Europe’s farm policy shake-up pits green ambition against budget reality

The Commission’s overhaul of the Common Agricultural Policy is billed as climate-proofing Europe’s farms, but critics say it guts green ambition, cuts funding, and risks creating a patchwork of national agendas.
by Natasha Foote
Von der Leyen's fragile alliance put to the test over US trade deal
11 Sep EU Institutions
Von der Leyen's fragile alliance put to the test over US trade deal
Op-ed: Bayrou’s fall exposes France’s need for a new political culture
12 Sep Member States
Op-ed: Bayrou’s fall exposes France’s need for a new political culture
Op-ed: EU pledges ‘drone wall’ as Russian threats grow — now it must deliver
10 Sep EU Institutions
Op-ed: EU pledges ‘drone wall’ as Russian threats grow — now it must deliver
02 Mar 18
Will EU Parliament chief be Italy's next Prime Minister?
Parliament could be set to lose another president, after the current incumbent Antonio Tajani accepted Berlusconi’s invitation to be Forza Italia’s prime ministerial candidate.
02 Mar 18
Andriukaitis: No one knows what will happen to EU-UK health cooperation after Brexit
European health and food safety Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis has warned that Brexit is currently causing uncertainty in the public health sector.
02 Mar 18
EU needs 'paradigm shift' in climate policy to reach Paris agreement goals
A wide-ranging new study published on Wednesday by the Öko Institut Berlin has outlined how the EU should revise its climate commitments.
02 Mar 18
Issue 471 | 05 March 2018
Siegfried Mureşan interview, Budgetary Policy & the Multi-Annual Financial Framework, Plastics Strategy & Circular Economy, Digital Single Market, Mental Health, Myanmar, Diversity, International Women's Day, 5 questions with Terry Reintke and more...
02 Mar 18
Brexit: UK releases new policy paper on citizens' rights
Guy Verhofstadt has welcomed the UK government’s decision to extend the offer of settled status to anyone who goes to the UK during the Brexit transition period.
02 Mar 18
Brexit: Ball is in Theresa May's court on Northern Ireland issue, say MEPs
MEPs react to the EU's draft proposal for a common regulatory area after Brexit on the island of Ireland.
01 Mar 18
European Parliament to launch probe into Martin Selmayr promotion
German official’s appointment as European Commission Secretary-General branded a ‘cloak-and-dagger operation’ that needs parliamentary examination. 
01 Mar 18
British MEPs quit Conservative-led group in European Parliament
Julie Girling has defended her decision to quit the European Parliament’s ECR group.
28 Feb 18
Row brews over EU ‘backstop’ position on Irish border question
However, EU says draft Brexit negotiating text should come as no surprise to London.
28 Feb 18
New 'Green Card' initiative would guarantee rights of EU citizens in the UK and Britons in the EU
A GreenCard4Europe could break the impasse on citizens’ rights, argues Roger Casale
27 Feb 18
Long-term British expats could soon win right to vote in UK general elections
Campaigners have welcomed plans to abolish the rule which bans UK voters overseas from voting in British general elections after they have been abroad for period of 15 years or more.
26 Feb 18
EU must steel itself for protracted fight over plastics, warns Friends of the Earth Europe
Few environmental problems have thrust themselves into the public consciousness as quickly as plastics, writes Meadhbh Bolger.
23 Feb 18
UK may have to make payments into EU budget during Brexit transition period
London could also lose its rebate if it extends the Brexit transition period beyond 2020.
23 Feb 18
EU leaders to debate re-use of Spitzenkandidaten process for 2019 European elections
MEPs warn EU heads of state and government that they will not accept a 'back room' deal candidate for post of European Commission president..
23 Feb 18
Myanmar: The world is watching as human rights collapse
The international community has let itself become a spectator in the tragic and complete collapse of human rights in Myanmar, writes Amjad Bashir.
23 Feb 18
The future of Europe depends on research
Bolstering Europe’s research excellency is about more than increasing the EU’s competitiveness, explains Soledad Cabezón Ruiz.
23 Feb 18
EU research needs more funding
With Horizon 2020 becoming a victim of its own success, EU research needs more funding, writes Lieve Wierinck.
22 Feb 18
Saudi foreign minister in EU Parliament to defend country's role in Yemen war
The Saudi foreign minister has told MEPs his country has a zero-tolerance approach to Islamic terrorism.
22 Feb 18
EU-Morocco fisheries agreement is mutually beneficial
The EU-Morocco fisheries agreement should be considered within the bigger picture of relations between both parties, which are of crucial importance for both sides' economies, as well as other issues including migration and the fight against terrorism, explains Gilles Pargneaux.
22 Feb 18
EU Industry Day: Policymakers must support a robust EU manufacturing sector
Last July, Parliament underlined EU industry needs public funding and a long-term vision, says Paloma López Bermejo.
22 Feb 18
EU Industry Day: Industry has always been at the heart of Commission's priorities
Looking to the future of European industry, there’s more cause for optimism than at any time in the last decade, says Lowri Evans.
21 Feb 18
Martin Selmayr named as new EU Commission Secretary-General
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has announced a major shakeup of his inner circle.
21 Feb 18
5 questions with... Julie Ward
Julie Ward (S&D, UK) is a member of Parliament’s culture and education committee.
21 Feb 18
Charles Tannock: UK commitment to EU defence post-Brexit 'should not be remotely questioned'
UK ECR group MEP Charles Tannock says that Britain’s commitment to European defence post-Brexit “should not be remotely questioned.”