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EU budget: Parliament pushes for financial transaction tax and consolidated corporate tax base
As Europe recovers from the coronavirus outbreak, MEPs are insisting on the introduction of new revenue sources to cover the refinancing costs…
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…
EU must step up efforts to tackle medicine shortages – EP
In a report on the shortage of medicines, adopted by 79 votes to 1, the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee…
EU funding for priority projects should reflect 2050 climate objectives
The revision of the TEN-E guidelines, to be proposed by the European Commission later this year, should be consistent with EU energy…
European Parliament to allow COVID-19 vaccines to be developed more quickly
As part of the EU's efforts to hasten the availability of a vaccine against the novel corinavirus, the European Parliament has adoped…
MEPs set out new measures to stop money laundering
In a resolution adopted with 534 votes to 25 and 122 abstentions, MEPs welcomed the Commission’s Action Plan on how to fight…
MEP Miriam Dalli appointed on EP Special Committee on Beating Cancer
Maltese MEP Miriam Dalli (S&D) has been appointed as a full member on the newly-created European Parliament Special Committee on Beating Cancer.…
No EU money for countries breaching rule of law – EPP
"Every Member State that wants to receive EU money must stick to the basic principles of democracy and the rule of law.…
European Parliament green lights major reform of road transport sector
The new trucking and road haulage rules proposed by the European Commission were given their thumbs up by the European Parliament despite…
No-deal Brexit still on the cards – German Chancellor
Germany will continue to push to seal a new partnership agreement with Britain by the end of the year, but the European…
Merkel presents German Presidency priorities to MEPs, calls for swift agreement on economic response
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday called for a swift agreement on the European Union's mass economic stimulus to advance unity that…
Maltese MEPs to propose amendments to EU trucking reforms in bid to protect local industry
Maltese Members of the European Parliament are expected to unanimously support a number of amendments to the so-called Mobility Package during today's…