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EP agrees new rules of supervision of cryptocurrencies
MEPs agreed on draft rules on supervision, consumer protection and environmental sustainability of crypto-assets, including cryptocurrencies such as bitcoins. Tthe Economic and…
EU democracy is under threat from foreign agents, MEPs say
European democracy is under threat from foreign agents, particularly through wide-ranging disinformation and fake news campaign. This was the key conclusion of…
EU lays out $6.8 billion satellite communication plan in space race
The European Commission on Tuesday set out a 6 billion-euro ($6.8 billion) satellite communications plan, part of a push to cut the…
MEPs call for a ban on ‘golden passports’ and EU rules for ‘golden visas’
The draft legislative initiative report sets out an array of measures to address problems linked to ‘citizenship and residence by investment schemes’.…
Large majority of Maltese want stronger role for European Parliament
A large majority of Maltese would like to see the European Parliament taking a stronger role in the future. Data by the…
Fossil fuel subsidies to face tighter EU scrutiny
The European Commission wants to increase scrutiny of whether countries are phasing out fossil fuel subsidies fast enough to meet climate goals,…
EP Socialists want to question Metsola, say some of her view points are unacceptable
The Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament will organise a hearing in the second week of January to question Roberta Metsola…
EP committee agrees on new tech rules in landmark decision
A key European Parliament committee agreed on Tuesday to a ban on "dark patterns" that trick web users and advertising targeting minors…
EU recovery fund idea could be used again, if it is a success now -Gentiloni
The European Union's idea of jointly borrowing for joint goals, such as for the post-pandemic recovery, could be used again by the…
GDP up by 2.2% and employment up by 0.9% in the euro area
In the third quarter of 2021, seasonally adjusted GDP increased by 2.2% in the euro area and by 2.1% in the EU…
Common charger, migration and cyber-violence top busy EP agenda this week
Common charger, Covid-19, migration, cyber-violence are topping the European Parliament's busy agenda this week. MEPs from the internal market committee will start…
Malta lags behind in R&D as only Romania fares worse in EU scoreboard
In 2020, the Member States of the EU spent around €311 billion on research & development (R&D). This is a decrease of…