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EU is right place to tackle pandemic, but reform is needed, latest survey finds
The Covid-19 pandemic has strengthened citizens’ beliefs that the European Union is the right place to develop effective solutions to tackle its effects. At the end of 2020, more respondents…
COVID-19 lessons learnt: boosting EU civil protection
A reform of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM) was provisionally agreed, aimed at improving prevention, preparedness and response to disasters. Parliament and Council agreed to strengthen the existing legal…
Agreement reached on the European Social Fund+ for 2021-2027
Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on the EU Social Fund+ that contributes to social inclusion, job opportunities and fighting poverty. The new ESF+, part of the Multiannual Financial…
EU tax haven blacklist is not catching the worst offenders
A resolution pushing for the “confusing and ineffective” system in use for drawing up the EU list of tax havens to be changed has been adopted by the European Parliament.…
COVID-19 vaccines: EU must respond with unity and solidarity
MEPs expressed broad support for the common EU approach to fighting the pandemic and called for complete transparency regarding contracts and deployment of COVID-19 vaccines. In the plenary debate on…
COVID-19 vaccines: MEPs call for more clarity and transparency
Members of the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety quizzed Sandra Gallina, the EU’s lead negotiator on COVID-19 vaccine contracts, on the latest developments regarding contracts, transparency, authorisations,…
MEPs present plan for post-COVID-19 SME recovery
The European Parliament has called for measures to help small and medium enterprises deal with the crisis and the twin challenges of digitalisation and decarbonisation. The appeal was made in…
EU Budget 2021 approved: supporting the recovery
For next year’s budget, MEPs obtained better support for key EU programmes that create jobs, tackle the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and boost climate action. Commitment appropriations for 2021…
Parliament approves seven-year EU budget 2021-2027
The European Parliament gave its go-ahead to the EU budget, known as Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for the period between 2021 to 2027. The approval means that EU citizens may start benefitting from this financial package as from the start of the forthcoming year. €15 billion…
New tool to combat terrorism online agreed
A new law that will help to fight the dissemination of terrorist content online has been agreed by Parliament and Council. It targets texts, images, sound recordings or videos that…