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Major regional discrepancies in COVID-19 response
EU regions were unevenly hit by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report published on Monday 12th October by the European Committee of the Regions (CoR). The most economically…
MEPs spell out their priorities for the Digital Services Act
MEPs’ demands on how digital services, including online platforms and marketplaces, should be regulated were set out in a vote in the Internal Market Committee recently. With the upcoming Digital…
Member states need to harmonise health assessments and measures
Worried by the recent increase in positive COVID-19 cases across Europe, MEPs deplore that member states have not learned the lessons from the beginning of the crisis and have yet again…
Greater EU Civil Protection capacity needed in light of lessons from COVID-19
The EU Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM) has successfully supported member states to save lives, including during the COVID-19 crisis, by coordinating and assisting in civil protection efforts. Medical equipment…
EU climate law: MEPs want to increase emission reductions target to 60% by 2030
On Friday 11th September 2020, the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety adopted their report on the EU climate law with 46 votes for, 18 against and 17 abstentions. MEPs support…
A new Head for the European Parliament Office in Malta
Dr Mario Sammut is the new Head of the European Parliament Office in Malta as from September 1st 2020. Dr Sammut is an EU official with 16 years of…
How COVID-19 is changing the European Union
The Covid-19 pandemic took the European Union on a rollercoaster ride. When a first mini wave of infections hit the EU on 24 January, the Union entered a period of self-delusion. During…
EU must step up measures to tackle medicine shortages
In a report on the shortage of medicines, adopted by 79 votes to 1 and 0 abstentions, the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee recently addressed the root causes of medicines…
The future of Belarus can only be determined by its citizens
“The future of Belarus can only be determined by its own citizens through a normal democratic process which safeguards their freedoms. Outside intervention in the crisis the country is…
EU’s new Security Union Strategy is a good first step
Brussels is a place where security strategies of different kinds proliferate. Long-time followers of the EU will remember the 2003 European Security Strategy and its 2008 implementation report. Then, in 2016, came the EU…