13

Jul

EU lawmakers seek more energy savings to tackle gas crunch

BRUSSELS, July 13 (Reuters) - Lawmakers on the European Parliament's energy committee supported more ambitious EU targets to save energy and expand renewable power on Wednesday, viewed as key to ending Europe's…

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13

Jul

UPDATED: Adapted, two-strain vaccines to lift COVID protection – EU official

FRANKFURT/LONDON, July 13 (Reuters) - Adapted versions of established mRNA COVID-19 vaccines that address two variants in one shot will soon offer people better protection than vaccines that are now available, a…

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12

Jul

EU agenda

Here are this week's events at the European Parliament, European Council and European Commission: 12 July: The European Council is expected to adopt the final three legal acts which will…

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07

Jul

Big Tech platforms could face new major EU limits on targeted political ads

Facebook and Google could be significantly restricted from targeting people with political ads ahead of the 2024 European Parliament elections, according to a draft Parliament report released Wednesday. Lead MEP,…

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07

Jul

EU lawmakers back mandatory use of green jet fuel from 2025

BRUSSELS, July 7 (Reuters) - The European Parliament on Thursday backed landmark rules on aviation fuel that set binding targets for the replacement of kerosene with less polluting energy sources, but extended…

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06

Jul

EU parliament backs labelling gas and nuclear investments as green

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Parliament on Wednesday backed EU rules labelling investments in gas and nuclear power plants as climate-friendly, throwing out an attempt to block the law that has…

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06

Jul

UPDATED: Austria to challenge EU’s “greenwashing” nuclear, gas decision

BERLIN, July 6 (Reuters) - Austria will bring a legal complaint against the European Union's decision to classify gas and nuclear energy as green and sustainable transitional energy sources, its climate protection…

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05

Jul

EU agenda

Here are the latest events at the European Parliament, the European Council and the European Commission: 5 June:Digital Services Package: Parliament will hold the final vote on the new Digital Services…

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28

Jun

The EU needs a fallback position on Green Deal – MEP Alfred Sant

The EU needs a fallback position on the Green Deal in terms of finance and energy supplies, MEP Alfred Sant says. “My argument is that the EU needs a fallback…

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28

Jun

EU agenda

Here are the latest events at the European Parliament, the European Council and the European Commission: 28 June: Environment ministers will aim at reaching a general approach on proposals that…

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23

Jun

“We are at crunch time with Poland,” MEP says

It's crunch time on Poland, Renew MEP Sophie In't Veld said, adding that she was disappointed in the latest European Commission decision to endorse a €36 billion fund to the…

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22

Jun

Big tech should be regulated- MEPs

Labour MEP Alex Agius Saliba and German Greens MEP Alexandra Geese have asserted that big corporations like Apple, Google and Facebook may be regulated in the public interest despite the…

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21

Jun

EU agenda

Here are the latest events in the European Parliament, European Council and European Commission: 21 June: Ministers will prepare the agenda of the upcoming European Council of 23 and 24…

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14

Jun

EU agenda

Here are the latest events at the European Parliament, European Council and European Commission 15 June: The Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) met on 12 June in Geneva, in the margins…

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09

Jun

EU lawmakers back ban on new fossil-fuel cars from 2035

European Parliament lawmakers on Wednesday voted to support an effective EU ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035, rejecting attempts to weaken the proposal to…

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07

Jun

Apple will need to change iPhone charger after EU Parliament and Member States reach agreement on common port

Apple will have to change the connector on its iPhones sold in Europe by 2024 as EU countries and EU lawmakers on Tuesday agreed to a single mobile charging port for mobile phones, tablets and…

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04

Jun

Macron’s party proposes new European centrist alliance

French President Emmanuel Macron’s party has proposed creating a new pan-European centrist alliance, party officials told POLITICO. The initiative would combine Macron’s Renaissance alliance and other parties with the longstanding…

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31

May

Lukashenko and Putin are two sides of the same coin – Metsola

“Lukashenko and Putin are two sides of the same coin”, EP President Roberta Metsola said during an EU Summit in Brussels. “Sanctions on Russia must go hand in hand with…

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31

May

EU agenda

Here are the biggest events in the European Parliament, European Council and European Commission this week: 31 May: The European Council will discuss Ukraine, defence, energy and food security. 01…

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17

May

EU agenda

Here are the latest events in the European Parliament, European Council and the European Commission: 17 May: the Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety will adopt six reports,…

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12

May

EU lawmakers back effective ban on new fossil-fuel cars from 2035

Lawmakers on the European Parliament's environment committee backed an EU plan to effectively ban new petrol and diesel car sales from 2035, while voting against proposals for tougher targets to…

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10

May

EU agenda

Here are the latest events at the European Parliament, the European Council and the European Commission 10 May: In the context of the ongoing Russian war against Ukraine, the Foreign…

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03

May

EU Agenda: EP to discuss State of the EU with Draghi

These are the key appointments in Brussels and Strasbourg this week. Monday through Thursday: Plenary Meeting of the European ParliamentThe European Parliament plenary session in Strasbourg on 2-5 May 2022…

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29

Apr

NATO  warns of possibility war may drag on ‘for months and years’

NATO is prepared for a possibility that the war in Ukraine will drag on and last for months and years. However, the alliance said it was ready to maintain its…

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26

Apr

EU agenda

Here are the latest events in the European Parliament, European Council and European Commission: 26 April: the Women's Rights Committee will adopt a resolution and an oral question on the…

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19

Apr

EU agenda

Here are this week's events in the European Parliament, European Commission and European Council: 19 April: The European Parliament's Committee on Development discusses a study on the implementation of the…

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12

Apr

EU agenda

Here are the latest events in the European Parliament, the European Commission and the European Council: 12 April: European Commissioner for Equality Helena Dalli delivers a keynote speech via videoconference…

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07

Apr

EP President Metsola in DW interview says she saw courage and resilience in Zelenskiy

The president of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, in an interview to DW soon after her return from Kyiv. She said this week could be decisive for Ukraine and the…

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06

Apr

How war in Ukraine ends matters, says EU foreign policy chief

BRUSSELS, April 6 (Reuters) - The European Union wants the war in Ukraine to end as soon as possible, but how that happens is important too, its chief diplomat said on Wednesday,…

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05

Apr

EU agenda: Democratic backsliding in Hungary to top EP agenda after Orban victory

Here are this week's events for the European Parliament, European Council and European Commission: Tuesday 5 April: The Education, Youth Culture and Sport council meet to discuss education in various…

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02

Apr

UPDATE – “If you win, the world wins” – Courage and hope to the people of Ukraine core message EP President Roberta Metsola to Ukraine’s Zelenskiy

On Friday, the European Parliament President Roberta Metsola was in Kyiv to deliver a message of courage and hope to all Ukrainians defending their country.  European Parliament President Roberta Metsola thanked Ukrainian President…

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31

Mar

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola to visit Kyiv

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola will be visiting Kyiv in the coming hours. Metsola announced this on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/roberta.metsola/posts/564995308328473 In her post, Metsola said that she will be conveying a…

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31

Mar

EU lawmakers set to tighten up on crypto transfers

LONDON, March 31 (Reuters) - European Union lawmakers were set on Thursday to back tougher safeguards for transfers of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, in the latest sign that regulators are tightening up…

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31

Mar

Photo Story: EP President Roberta Metsola unveils the portrait of predecessor David Sassoli

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola led a ceremony in Brussels for the unveiling of the portrait of the late EP President David Sassoli in the Portraits Gallery. Present for the…

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29

Mar

EU elections: MEPs want transnational lists and all countries to vote on

The Constitutional Affairs Committee of the European Parliament has proposed a reform of the European Electoral Act defining common minimum electoral standards and a Union-wide constituency. With 19 votes to…

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28

Mar

EU seeks end to golden passport schemes, halt to sales of visas to Russians

BRUSSELS, March 28 (Reuters) - The European Commission called on EU governments on Monday to end national programmes to sell citizenship to investors, also known as golden passports schemes, and urged them…

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16

Mar

Photo Story: Portugal’s Prime Minister Antonio Costa visits EU Parliament

Portugal's Prime Minister Antonio Costa (R) is welcomed by European Parliament President Roberta Metsola ahead of a meeting at EU parliament in Brussels, Belgium, 16 March 2022. Via EPA-EFE/OLIVIER HOSLET…

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15

Mar

Non-EU countries have to open up their procurement markets – EPP

The European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council have reached a political agreement to give the EU greater leverage to get access to public procurement markets outside the EU,…

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11

Mar

“If you don’t act now, you’ll suffer a worse fate later” – Ukrainian refugee

CDE News - Strasbourg Failure of the West to stop Vladimir Putin’s “shameful aggression” of Ukraine will force a “worse fate on Europe” sooner or later, Bozhena Boriak warned in…

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09

Mar

Golden passports: Believing due diligence is robust is ‘fiction’ – Dutch MEP

The Maltese Government's decision to freeze the processing of new applications by Russian citizens for the controversial IIP scheme, particularly following the escalation of war in the Ukraine, is not…

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01

Mar

EU agenda

Here are the latest events in the European Parliament, European Council and European Commission, as Europe grapples with the Russian- Ukraine conflict: the greatest threat to its security since World…

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22

Feb

EU agenda

Here are the latest events in the European Parliament, European Council and European Commission Tuesday 22 February: The ministers of transport will come together to discuss their views on current…

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15

Feb

Rule of law, Russia-Ukraine crisis to dominate Euro Parliament Plenary

The Russia-Ukraine crisis takes centre stage at this week's European Parliament Plenary session, with High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell set to…

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08

Feb

EU agenda

Here are the latest events in the European Parliament, the European Council and European Commission: Tuesday 8 February: The Civil Liberties Committee will discuss the situation of migrants in Poland…

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01

Feb

EU agenda

Here are the latest events in the EU Parliament, Council and Commission Tuesday 01 February:  Special Committee on Foreign Interference in all Democratic Processes in the European Union, including Disinformation Wednesday…

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20

Jan

You could soon send messages from Whatsapp to another messaging app, thanks to new EU legislation

Users could soon send messages from one app to another, thanks to an EU proposal which recommends inter-app compatibility. Mandatory inter-operability would mean that a new messaging service could decide…

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18

Jan

EU agenda

Here are the latest events in the European Parliament, European Commission and European Council Tuesday 18 January:  MEPs will choose Parliament's next President on Tuesday through remote voting. An absolute…

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18

Jan

Roberta Metsola is new European Parliament President

Nationalist MEP Roberta Metsola has been elected as the new President of the European Parliament with an outright majority of votes in the first round of voting. Metsola, who hails…

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14

Jan

European Parliament opts to pick new president remotely

The European Parliament will elect its president remotely next Tuesday, overruling precedent amid Europe’s runaway coronavirus caseload. The legislative body’s political leaders approved the decision on Thursday, concluding it was…

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11

Jan

EU agenda

Here are the latest events in the European Parliament, European Commission and European Council 11 January: The Permanent Representatives Committee or ‘Coreper’ meets to discuss the work of the Council…

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11

Jan

UPDATE – European Parliament President David Sassoli has died

UPDATED 1400 Media reports indicate that First Vice President Roberta Metsola is set to take Sassoli's place as Acting President for the remainder of the term. The EP is set…

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16

Dec

EP Socialists set to support Metsola appointment as President if…

Maltese MEP Roberta Metsola is closer to being appointed president of the European Parliament for the second half of the current term as incumbent David Sassoli is not seeking a…

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15

Dec

UPDATED: European Parliament Sakharov Prize honours Alexei Navalny

At a European Parliament ceremony in Strasbourg, the daughter of the jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny accepted the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought on his behalf. Alexei Navalny…

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14

Dec

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 as part of new rules aimed at U.S.…

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14

Dec

EU agenda

Here are the latest events in the European Parliament, European Commission and European Council this week 14 December: Ministers will aim to approve the conclusions on the enlargement / stabilisation…

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07

Dec

EU agenda

Here are the latest events in the European Parliament, European Council and European Commission: Tuesday 7 December: Economic and financial affairs ministers will be invited to adopt a general approach…

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30

Nov

EU agenda

Here are the latest events going on in the European Parliament, the European Council and the European Commission Tuesday 30 November: the Executive Director of the European Medicines Agency (EMA)…

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