Archive for EP News
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…
EU lawmakers strike milestone deal for corporate tax transparency
Legislators sealed a deal obliging multinationals to publicly declare what taxes they pay in each EU country, overcoming five years of foot-dragging by some governments. The deal struck between European…
EU digital Covid Certificate: provisional deal between Parliament and Council
European Parliament and Council negotiators reached a provisional deal for an EU digital Covid certificate to facilitate free movement in Europe during the pandemic. The certificate will be available in either…