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
Belgium’s bid to become a green hydrogen gateway
01 Mar Energy & Environment
Belgium’s bid to become a green hydrogen gateway
With the EU investing heavily in hydrogen, Belgium aims to be a leading import and transit hub for alternative fuel. But despite advantages of location, expertise and infrastructure, the small country has challenges to overcome if it is to realise its goals
Between a hammer and an anvil with Moldovan author Iulian Ciocan
01 Mar Culture & Arts
Between a hammer and an anvil with Moldovan author Iulian Ciocan
His novels are fiction, but Moldovan author Iulian Ciocan’s characters confront national and cultural identity issues that are very real for many Moldovans. Now, his fictional depiction of a Russian invasion of Moldova seems threateningly realistic
Health union for children with rare diseases Partner Content
01 Mar EU Institutions
Health union for children with rare diseases
Responsibility for the healthcare system is anchored in the relationship between those directly in charge, the citizens and patients, families and surrounding society, writes Pernille Weiss MEP
Setting the scene for the future of people living with rare diseases Partner Content
28 Feb
Setting the scene for the future of people living with rare diseases
The time is now to build partnerships across the medicine lifecycle and patient journey to further strengthen the rare disease eco-system, writes Ricardo Marek
What the civilian EU Mission in Armenia can achieve
27 Feb Foreign & Security Policy
What the civilian EU Mission in Armenia can achieve
With its new civilian mission in Armenia, the EU can build confidence on the ground in border areas and contribute to the normalisation of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan
European collaboration in practice Partner Content
27 Feb
European collaboration in practice
Despite the setbacks caused by the war in Ukraine, officials, clinicians and patient groups are working hard to support the rare disease patient community in the country, writes Anastasiia Saliuk
Lessons from the Czech election
24 Feb Foreign & Security Policy
Lessons from the Czech election
Europe’s far-right populist leaders insist they’re “peacemakers” when it comes to Russia’s war on Ukraine. Czechs didn’t buy it in last month’s presidential election, but if Putin starts winning, more politicians will call for appeasement. 
The European Health Data Space and rare diseases Partner Content
23 Feb
The European Health Data Space and rare diseases
The vast majority of rare disease patients are willing to share their data to improve diagnosis of their disease and develop new treatments. Let’s make sure that data sharing becomes a reality, writes Tilly Metz
Safeguarding Ukraine’s culture of resistance
23 Feb Culture & Arts
Safeguarding Ukraine’s culture of resistance
From Kharkiv to Paris: The Facets of Freedom exhibition pays homage to the struggle for liberty with art evacuated out of Ukraine
Kadri Simson on forging a new energy path
22 Feb Energy & Environment
Kadri Simson on forging a new energy path
The EU Commissioner for Energy tells The Parliament about how her portfolio has morphed into a hot-button issue since the war in Ukraine and the bloc’s efforts to free itself from dependence on Russian fossil fuels
Innovation is delivering therapies for people with rare diseases – but R&D needs support Partner Content
22 Feb
Innovation is delivering therapies for people with rare diseases – but R&D needs support
Investment in R&D in Europe is vital if we are to tackle unmet medical needs, says Nathalie Moll
Data sharing fuels the transformation of mobility Partner Content
22 Feb Technology
Data sharing fuels the transformation of mobility
If we miss this opportunity to build a secure data-sharing environment for the mobility sector, we would cut off the power source to the engine of innovation
The EU and the African Union should align in the flight against climate change
21 Feb Technology
The EU and the African Union should align in the flight against climate change
The best way forward when it comes to EU-African Union relations is cooperation on climate change. To align our agendas and find compromises, it is crucial to listen to our partners’ needs and vision
Boosting orphan drugs' development and accessibility in Europe Partner Content
21 Feb EU Institutions
Boosting orphan drugs' development and accessibility in Europe
Just 5% of people living with a rare disease have received a transformative treatment approved for the entire EU. The upcoming revision of the Orphan Medicinal Products Regulation is the EU’s chance to change that, writes Frederique Ries MEP
Signature Dish: Salvatore De Meo’s zavardella
21 Feb Culture & Arts
Signature Dish: Salvatore De Meo’s zavardella
Salvatore De Meo (EPP, IT) shares his recipe for zavardella, a hearty yet humble vegetable soup rich in taste and tradition
Fuel Cell Micro-CHP: A smart energy solution for homes, businesses and power grids Partner Content
21 Feb Technology
Fuel Cell Micro-CHP: A smart energy solution for homes, businesses and power grids
The Parliament Issue 557 | March 2023 | The Energy Edition
20 Feb Energy & Environment
The Parliament Issue 557 | March 2023 | The Energy Edition
The March edition of The Parliament is now available to read online for free
Rare Disease Day 2023 - Finding Solutions in Partnership Partner Content
20 Feb
Rare Disease Day 2023 - Finding Solutions in Partnership
Ahead of Rare Disease Day 2023, Takeda partnered with Efpia, Eurordis and Eucope to highlight the urgent for a new framework for rare diseases that is innovative, patient-centred and needs-led.
The next level in EU rare diseases research and innovation: This is the time to do more Partner Content
17 Feb EU Institutions
The next level in EU rare diseases research and innovation: This is the time to do more
By MEP István Ujhelyi and MEP Stelios Kympouropoulos, Political Co-Chairs of the Partnering4PNH, a multistakeholder policy initiative, which aims to ensure that the challenges faced by people living with the rare disease paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH) are championed for and not overlooked.
Kosovo is firmly on the European path. There’s no need to set up new roadblocks
17 Feb EU Institutions
Kosovo is firmly on the European path. There’s no need to set up new roadblocks
Integrating the Western Balkans into the EU is not the end of the road, it’s the beginning of a new era in Europe
What if the EU regulated trains the way it does genetic engineering? Partner Content
16 Feb
What if the EU regulated trains the way it does genetic engineering?
Meet The Press: Finbarr Bermingham of the South China Morning Post
14 Feb Culture & Arts
Meet The Press: Finbarr Bermingham of the South China Morning Post
Our Meet the Press column introduces you to the Brussels bubble’s foreign correspondents. This month, Hong Kong’s newspaper of record is up
CAP’s social conditionality clause could be a game changer for agricultural workers
14 Feb EU Institutions
CAP’s social conditionality clause could be a game changer for agricultural workers
Enshrining respect for workers’ rights in the Common Agricultural Policy was a crucial victory, but now the social conditionality clause must be implemented in an effective manner
The EU’s quest to save the world’s forests
13 Feb EU Institutions
The EU’s quest to save the world’s forests
Thanks to a huge outcry from Europeans and close collaboration between all political parties in the Parliament, the bloc now leads the way in developing standards for the protection of forests around the globe