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Safeguarding democracy
The fundamental pillars of democracy, particularly regular and clean elections, freedom of the media, the rule of law and minority rights are under attack the world over. A report…
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…
Enhanced Cybersecurity Resilience
Digital infrastructure and services are vulnerable to a growing risk of cybercrime and cyber-attacks that threaten Europe's prosperity and quality of life. The scale of the problem necessitates a…
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%,…
EU funds to support the building of institutional administrative capacity
The European Social Fund (ESF) is Europe’s main instrument for supporting employment, helping people get better jobs and ensuring fairer job opportunities for all EU citizens. The European Commission…
The benefits of diversity at the workplace
What comes to mind when you think of diversity? The first factors that pop into people’s minds are age, gender, race and cultural background. There are more ways to…
Why is it important for Government to be transparent?
Transparency within government is one of the fundamental principles of democracy. In fact, a number of political commentators, journalists and citizens of good faith are calling for more transparency…
More transparent working conditions
The European Commission has recently adopted a Proposal for a Directive aimed at modernising existing obligations to inform each worker of his or her working conditions. This comes after…
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…
Workplace friendships: good or bad?
Few would argue that true friendship has the power to enrich our lives. But what role should friendship play in the workplace? Is it smarter to keep your personal…