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
Gastein health forum: Health for all
28 Sep
Gastein health forum: Health for all
The European Health Forum Gastein will be a chance for Austria to present some of its priorities for its upcoming EU Council presidency, explains Pamela Rendi-Wagner.
Gastein health forum: Making the case for health in all policies
28 Sep
Gastein health forum: Making the case for health in all policies
Health affects all policy areas, which is why Vytenis Andriukaitis looks forward to discussing how to successfully make the case for mainstreaming health into all policies.
Screening of foreign investment in strategic sectors
27 Sep
Screening of foreign investment in strategic sectors
On September 25, the European Parliament Committee on International Trade (INTA) held a first exchange of views on the European Commission’s proposal for an EU screening mechanism of foreign investment in strategic sectors. 
EU entrepreneurship scheme has helped create 75,000 new jobs over past three years
27 Sep
EU entrepreneurship scheme has helped create 75,000 new jobs over past three years
Survival rate of companies using the EU’s network of business and innovation centres labelled ‘astonishing’.
Cardiovascular diseases cause over 1.8 million deaths a year across the EU. Pavel Poc wants to help change that
26 Sep
Cardiovascular diseases cause over 1.8 million deaths a year across the EU. Pavel Poc wants to help change that
MEPs Pavel Poc and Karin Kadenbach are set to host a discussion on what can be done to reduce Europe’s CVD burden.
Tusk and May meet in London
26 Sep
Tusk and May meet in London
UK Prime Minister Theresa May was meeting European Council President Donald Tusk at Downing Street on Tuesday in their first meeting since she set out plans for a two-year transition period post-Brexit.
Tax evasion in football an epidemic, MEPs told
26 Sep
Tax evasion in football an epidemic, MEPs told
A special parliamentary committee set up to probe tax evasion by big companies has been told that tax dodging in football has become an epidemic.
Energy security: Solidarity principle is more important than ever
26 Sep
Energy security: Solidarity principle is more important than ever
Today more than ever, we need to continue our belief in strong cooperation and solidarity to make us collectively more energy secure, says Theresa Griffin.
Energy security: EU must move away from harmful national egoisms
26 Sep
Energy security: EU must move away from harmful national egoisms
The security of gas supply regulation is not without its faults, but it represents a major shift in thinking, writes Jacek Saryusz-Wolski.
Nord Stream 2 will contribute to Europe's energy supply Partner Content
26 Sep
Nord Stream 2 will contribute to Europe's energy supply
Nord Stream 2 will contribute to Europe’s energy supply, writes Sebastian Sass.
Energy security: EU needs to be prepared for a crisis
26 Sep
Energy security: EU needs to be prepared for a crisis
After years of diffiicult talks, the EU is finally moving towards securing its energy supplies, explains Pavel Telička.
World contraception day: Delivering a healthier future for women and girls
26 Sep
World contraception day: Delivering a healthier future for women and girls
The EU has the means - and the moral duty - to take a more muscular role in securing and advancing access to sexual and reproductive health rights, writes Seb Dance.
Issue 461 | 25 September 2017
26 Sep
Issue 461 | 25 September 2017
European Health Forum Gastein special issue featuring Health & Food Safety Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis, Austrian Health & Women's Affairs Minister Pamela Rendi-Wagner, European Health Forum Gastein President Clemens Martin Auer and more.  Plus: Brexit Latest, European Week of Sport, Cardiovascular Disease, FinTech, Energy Security and 5 questions with Margrete Auken.
Budgets and Brexit to dominate week ahead for MEPs
25 Sep
Budgets and Brexit to dominate week ahead for MEPs
MEPs returned to Brussels on Monday for a busy week of parliamentary activity.
Movers and Shakers | 25 September 2017
25 Sep
Movers and Shakers | 25 September 2017
Keep track of developments in the European institutions and public affairs with our movers and shakers column. on 25 September 2017
Theresa May's Florence speech: MEPs react
25 Sep
Theresa May's Florence speech: MEPs react
MEPs have given their reaction to the speech by UK Prime Minister Theresa May in Italy in which she proposed delaying Brexit by up to two years.
Barnier gives cautious welcome to May's Florence speech
25 Sep
Barnier gives cautious welcome to May's Florence speech
Michel Barnier, the EU's chief Brexit negotiator,  has given a guarded welcome to UK Prime Minister Theresa May's speech in Florence on how the stalled talks might proceed.
EU institutions can be ‘pioneers’ for lobbying transparency, says campaigning MEP
22 Sep
EU institutions can be ‘pioneers’ for lobbying transparency, says campaigning MEP
German Greens/EFA group MEP, Sven Giegold says new transparency rules will spell an end to ‘too much closeness”’ between politics and big business.
MEPs urge all sides to find solution to Catalonia crisis
22 Sep
MEPs urge all sides to find solution to Catalonia crisis
MEPs have called on all political parties to find a solution to the current crisis in Catalonia.
Sports promotion: Investing in the greater good
22 Sep
Sports promotion: Investing in the greater good
Sports promotion benefits all layers of society, writes Santiago Fisas Ayxelà.
Theresa May set to make an ‘open and generous offer’ to the EU
22 Sep
Theresa May set to make an ‘open and generous offer’ to the EU
Florence speech will outline proposed UK financial settlement and length of post-Brexit transition period.
Only jobs and growth can draw people out of poverty
22 Sep
Only jobs and growth can draw people out of poverty
The EU must help member states foster an employment-friendly environment, writes Helga Stevens.
EU economy is on the road to recovery
21 Sep
EU economy is on the road to recovery
Europe’s economy is slowly getting back on track, but the EU must give itself the means to reach its ambitious goals, writes Claude Rolin.
MEPs offer Theresa May some ideas for Florence speech
21 Sep
MEPs offer Theresa May some ideas for Florence speech
Theresa May has been urged to be bold and ambitious in her speech on Brexit in Italy on Friday.