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07.11.2017.
Lessons from history: preventing the rise of undemocratic and extremist forces in our societies
The House of European History hosted a debate on 7 November 2017 to mark 100 years since the Russian Revolution.
At the time it looked like a hopeless putsch by a small group of ideological extremists but the result was a totalitarian communist regime that annihilated millions of people.
MEPs, historians and researchers reflected on the lessons from history and how Europe can prevent the rise of undemocratic, authoritarian and totalitarian forces in our societies.
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18.10.2018.
EPP Group highlights the EU’s long-term need for young farmers
The EPP Group held its fifth European Congress of Young Farmers in the European Parliament in Brussels.
The number of young people taking up farming is relatively low and there is growing concern that not enough are going into farming.
The European Commission has suggested that the EU gives...
17.10.2018.
Improving EU citizens’ access to cross-border healthcare
Quality of care and patient safety under the EU’s Cross-Border Healthcare Directive were at the heart of this EPP Group hearing with health professionals in the European Parliament.
This piece of EU legislation has been an important step towards improving healthcare through a greater...
11.10.2018.
Tighter EU rules on single-use plastics
The European Parliament’s Environment Committee has approved legislation aimed at reducing waste from single-use plastic products polluting oceans and clogging landfills. The legislation, co-written by the EPP Group’s Karl-Heinz Florenz, targets 10 products including bottles, bags, cups...
10.10.2018.
MEPs seek to boost railway passengers’ rights
The European Parliament’s Transport Committee has approved a Parliament Report on European Commission proposals to boost the rights of railway passengers across the European Union.
The new EU rules include the introduction of a single ticket that will allow passengers to be better...
09.10.2018.
New 5th freedom in EU Single Market: data flow
New legislation approved by the European Parliament allows the free movement of data, with safeguards, within the EU. It aims to stir greater competition in cloud computing and services, giving Europeans greater choice.
26.09.2018.
Boosting economic and social cohesion in the EU
The European Union aims to reduce economic and social disparities between different regions across the EU through its cohesion policy.
From 2014 to 2020, nearly one third of the EU’s budget was allocated to spending on this policy. Negotiations about the future size and make-up of the...
04.09.2018.
Soviet crushing of 1968 Prague Spring echoes today's events
Marking the 50th anniversary of the Prague Spring, EPP Group MEPs held a conference discussing Russian interference in Europe then and now. Jaromír Štětina was fired as a journalist and now battles against Russian-backed fake news which is stirring populism in Europe. Slovak MEP Ivan...
12.07.2018.
Ensuring that consumers have the same quality of product across the EU
Last year, it emerged that there were differences in the quality of food and non-food products being sold in different EU countries between, for example, Bulgaria and Germany.
The European Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee has approved a Report looking at...
10.07.2018.
Driving up cybersecurity standards in an increasingly digital world
An increasingly digital world with new technology applications in vehicles and homes requires higher levels of cybersecurity.
Based on European Commission proposals, the European Parliament is looking to drive up standards of cybersecurity across the European Union, for example in products...
10.07.2018.
Inauguration of the Jože Pučnik Room in the European Parliament
At the end of June, a room in the European Parliament (ASP 5E3) was named after a father of Slovenian democracy, Jože Pučnik. The inauguration was organised on the initiative of Milan Zver, Head of the Slovenian Delegation of the EPP Group, amongst others and took place in the presence of Antonio...
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