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Consumer protection: EU-wide rules for those sold a defective product
MEPs approved a single set of rules to ensure consumers buying online or face-to-face in a local shop obtain the remedies they are entitled to if they purchase…
MEPs pass law to cut CO2 emissions and fund low-carbon innovation
A law to strengthen EU curbs on CO2 emissions from industry, so as to begin delivering on Paris climate accord pledges, was passed by Parliament on Tuesday. The new…
Parliament calls for thorough assessment of bi-annual time change
Citizens’ initiatives have shown that the public is concerned about the bi-annual clock change marking the beginning and end of summertime, which currently takes place the last weekend in…
Parliament votes to end barriers to cross-border online shopping
Online buyers will have wider and easier cross-border access to products, hotel bookings, car rentals, music festivals or leisure park tickets in the EU. The new rules will ban…
EP to keep fighting to fully protect rights of EU-UK citizens
The EU and the UK made significant progress to guarantee that citizens affected by Brexit will maintain their rights, but key issues still need to be solved. In a…
MEPs pave way for pan-European constituency post Brexit
The European Parliament should shrink from 751 to 705 MEPs when the UK leaves the EU, to make room for EU-wide electoral lists, say Constitutional Affairs MEPs. Besides reducing…
MEPs set ambitious targets for cleaner, more efficient energy use
MEPs are ready to negotiate binding targets with EU ministers to boost energy efficiency by 35% and the share of renewables in the total energy mix by 35%,…
Brexit: MEPs concerned over UK government priorities
MEPs acknowledge that progress has been made in Brexit negotiations, but stress that the hardest part of the talks is yet to come. In a debate with European Council…
2018 European Capitals of Culture: Leeuwarden and Valletta
From 1 January, Leeuwarden (The Netherlands) and Valletta (Malta) started to embrace the title of European Capital of Culture for one year. The opening celebrations for Valletta <; started…
Helping people with disabilities
The EU and its member states should step up their efforts to put the European disability strategy commitments fully into practice, urge MEPs in a resolution voted at the…