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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…
Grants for Citizens’ Engagement actions: European Parliament call for proposals
The European Parliament has issued a call for proposals for the co-financing of citizens’ engagement actions. Actions proposed under this call should aim to contribute to raise citizens’ awareness of…
EU long-term budget deal must be improved for Parliament to accept it
In a resolution on the conclusions of the extraordinary European Council meeting of 17-21 July 2020, adopted by 465 votes against 150, with 67 abstentions, MEPs paid tribute to the victims of…
Citizens call for a bigger EU budget to tackle crisis, new survey shows
In a new survey commissioned by the European Parliament and conducted in the second half of June 2020, nearly seven out of ten respondents (68%) want a stronger role for…
MEPs call on EU Commission to step up action against dangerous chemicals
The Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee within the European Parliament adopted a resolution by 65 votes to 1 and 14 abstentions, calling on the Commission to come up with a new chemicals…
The Central Mediterranean migration route in times of COVID-19
The Civil Liberties Committee has been closely following developments in the area, after both Malta and Italy, as well as Libya, declared their ports unsafe due to COVID-19. This led to…