Archive for EP News
Afghanistan: MEPs demand safe departure of EU nationals and Afghan partners and urgent tackling of humanitarian crisis
After the dramatic developments of the last days and hours, leading MEPs issued the following statement. “We deeply deplore the recent political, military and moral calamity in Afghanistan and express…
Independent Ethics Body: improving transparency and integrity in EU institutions
A new EU Ethics Body will be able to initiate investigations on possible conflicts of interest or “revolving door” cases for Commissioners, MEPs and staff. In a report endorsed by…
New rules to boost data sharing across the EU
MEPs adopted rules to facilitate making more data available to help create new products and innovation, in particular in Artificial Intelligence. The Industry, Research and Energy Committee adopted its position…
Conference on the Future of Europe: greater say for regions and social partners
The Executive Board agreed to allocate more seats in the Conference Plenary to regional and local elected representatives, as well as to social partners. The sixth meeting of the Conference’s…
Building the Europe we want
A series of e-packs, available to the public, in both English and Maltese, have recently been launched by the European Parliament Liaison Office in Valletta. The packs are intended to…
Parliament adopts temporary rules to detect child sexual abuse online
MEPs endorsed a temporary regulation that allows web-based service providers to continue fighting child sexual abuse material online on a voluntary basis. In the context of a worrying increase in…
Plastic waste and recycling in the EU: facts and figures
The production of plastic has grown exponentially in just a few decades - from million tonnes in 1950 to 359 million tonnes in 2018 worldwide – and with it the…
The Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism – call for submission of entries
The European Parliament launched the website and the call for submissions for entries to the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism. The Prize will reward on a yearly basis outstanding…
Single European Sky: MEPs ready to start negotiations
European airspace management should be fine-tuned to optimise flight routes, reduce flight delays and cut CO2 emissions, said the Transport and Tourism Committee. The negotiating mandate on the reform of…
Parliament gives its final green light to the EU Digital COVID Certificate
MEPs completed the legislative work on the EU digital COVID Certificate package to facilitate travel within the EU and contribute to the economic recovery. Plenary passed the new EU digital…