Archive for EP News
Migration and Asylum: Roadmap on way forward agreed between European Parliament and rotating Presidencies
Parliament and five rotating Council Presidencies commit to work together to adopt the reform of the EU migration and asylum rules before the 2024 EU elections. European Parliament President Roberta…
Coming up: energy, minimum wages, common charger
MEPs are set to adopt new laws to improve the lives of Europeans in the autumn, including on energy security, gender equality and artificial intelligence. State of the Union In…
EP leaders condemn Prime Minister Orbán’s recent racist declarations
EP political group leaders adopted a statement condemning the openly racist declarations by PM Viktor Orbán and underlined that these declarations are in breach of EU values. Statement of the…
MEPs back boost for renewables use and energy savings
The Industry, Research and Energy Committee wants to accelerate substantially the deployment of renewable energy, and the reduction of energy consumption, by 2030. MEPs recently voted to raise the share…
MEPs conclude a fact-finding visit to Poland
Photo: EP A delegation of the Budgetary Control Committee, led by chair Monika Hohlmeier, concluded their visit to Warsaw to look into the disbursement of EU funds. “We want to…
Television the primary source for news
A dedicated Eurobarometer survey takes an in-depth look at media habits, trust in different media sources as well as attitudes towards the threat of disinformation. Awareness and media recall While…
Digital Services: landmark rules adopted for a safer, open online environment
Parliament held the final vote on the new Digital Services Act (DSA) and Digital Markets Act (DMA), following a deal reached between Parliament and Council on 23 April and 24 March respectively. The…
Crypto assets: deal on new rules to stop illicit flows in the EU
Parliament and Council negotiators reached a provisional deal on a new bill aiming to ensure that crypto transfers can always be traced and suspicious transactions blocked. Traceability from the first…
Russia’s war against Ukraine has strengthened public support for the EU
Almost two thirds (65%) of Europeans see EU membership as a good thing. This is the highest result since 2007, when it was at 58%. EU membership is seen as…
Parliament activates process to change EU Treaties
Parliament adopted a resolution calling on the European Council to agree to start the process to revise the EU Treaties. In light of the array of ongoing and recent crises,…