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Peripheral countries, islands should get more support in fighting climate change, EP says
The European Parliament stressed the need to better support the territories most affected by the transition towards climate neutrality, notably outermost regions…
European Parliament fast-tracks procedure to adopt Digital Green Certificate by June
To facilitate its adoption by the summer, MEPs decided to accelerate the approval of the Digital Green Certificate, allowing for safe and…
EPP backs digital vaccination certificate, Socialists wary of backdoor restrictions to free movement
The two major political groupings in the European Parliament have expressed their support in principle to the proposed a single European Vaccination…
‘EU is late on Covid-19 vaccine distribution – European Commission
The European Parliament discussed the Covid-19 vaccine in the presence of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen last month. During the…
US election ‘wake up call’ for disinformation
The US election call was a wake up call for the European Parliament on disinformation and its harmful effects. A panel discussing…
Orban threatens to pull Fidesz from EPP
Budapest (dpa) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has threatened to withdraw the ruling party Fidesz from the conservative European People's Party…
MEPs push pharma companies to deliver on their vaccine commitments
MEPs strongly demanded clarity on vaccine deliveries and insisted that pharmaceutical companies honour their contracts. In a grilling session at the European…
European strategy for data: what MEPs want
Data is at the heart of the EU's digital transformation that is influencing all aspects of society and the economy. It is…
COVID-19: MEPs to quiz CEOs of vaccine companies
MEPs will debate how to increase capacity and improve delivery of COVID-19 vaccines with pharmaceutical companies and Commissioners Breton and Kyriakides. On…
MEPs call for tighter EU consumption and recycling rules
The European Parliament adopted comprehensive policy recommendations to achieve a carbon-neutral, sustainable, toxic-free and fully circular economy by 2050 at the latest.…
MEP Alfred Sant questions transparency of EU strategy for Covid-19 vaccinations
Labour MEP Alfred Sant has questioned the implementation of the EU global strategy on COVID-19 vaccinations and said that many questions remain…
Right to disconnect an important test for Europe’s commitment towards fundamental rights of workers
A report calling on the European Commission to introduce legislative action on the right to disconnect has been described as an important…