Archive for EP News
Dual quality of products
In recent years, the concern that some branded products might be inferior in the Member States that have joined the European Union (EU) since 2004 has become ever more…
Thousands apply for EU border guard posts
The EU border agency, Frontex's recruitment drive launched last October to fill 700 new border guard positions has attracted a massive number of applicants from across southern and central EU states. …
Creative Europe programme 2021-2027
Having considered the possibility of merging the Creative Europe programme with other programmes supporting European values, rights and justice, the European Commission has decided to continue the Creative Europe programme as a stand-alone programme, increasing its…
Access to cultural life for people with disabilities
Despite the additional barriers they face, artists with disabilities make a creative contribution to cultural life. People with disabilities should also have equal access to works of art and…
European Capitals of Culture…in search of the perfect cultural event
Between 1985 and 2019, 60 cities have held the title of European Capital of Culture – most recently Matera in Italy and Plovdiv in Bulgaria in 2019. Initiated in…
Tackling VAT fraud related to e-commerce
Changes to the value added tax (VAT) regulatory framework for e-commerce introduced the destination principle for cross-border business-to-consumer (B2C) transactions. Identification of the online businesses supplying goods and services…
European Commission Considers New Laws Over Facial Recognition
As more organisations consider or deploy facial recognition systems in public places, the European Commission is considering laws that would give citizens rights over their facial recognition data. There…
New EU anti-money laundering blacklist in October
The European Union will reveal a new methodology for its anti-money laundering blacklist of third countries by October. A previous blacklist was blocked by EU governments after a diplomatic…
Detecting and protecting victims of trafficking in hotspots
Trafficking in human beings occurs in every country in the world, and has strong gender dimensions. In Europe, sexual exploitation is the most widespread form of trafficking, followed by forced labour. Women…
Towards unified representation for the euro area within the IMF
Looking back on 20 years of the euro, it is widely acknowledged that it has proved successful as the common currency of the euro area, and that it has…