News
21.02.2018 - 18:14
Evaluation and authorisation of pesticides needs to hold up to scrutiny
After the controversy surrounding the renewal of the use of glyphosate in farming, the European Parliament has set up a Special Committee to investigate potential failures in the evaluation and authorisation procedures for pesticides and, if...
News
09.02.2018 - 12:19
In the 2019 European Elections, let's talk about candidates and programmes, not procedures!
The European Parliament will be ready to reject any candidate in the investiture procedure of the President of the Commission who was not appointed as a ‘Spitzenkandidat’ of a European political party in the run-up to the European...
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08.06.2018 - 12:47
We want to set the record straight on some fake news going around about last week’s vote in the European Parliament’s Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) on the working conditions of truck drivers.
Let’s take some quotes...
01.06.2018 - 11:15
Munich, in Bavaria, will host a big gathering of the EPP Group to discuss pressing issues Europe is currently facing. During the 3-day event, EPP Group Members will have the pleasure to welcome, among others, German Chancellor Angela Merkel,...
26.04.2018 - 10:15
We welcome the long-awaited legislative proposals the European Commission put forward today in the field of company law
"For many years there were no notable developments in European company law. We put a great deal of hope in new proposals...
13.04.2018 - 11:55
In September 2015, it became clear that European consumers had been badly cheated. The so-called Dieselgate emissions scandal showed that there are loopholes in the legislation on the implementation of type approval rules for cars in the EU. To cut...
13.04.2018 - 11:35
The amount of waste has constantly grown in line with our prosperity. We have to turn the page now to break the link between consumption and waste and to reduce our waste or turn it into a resource. This offers major opportunities for our society...
13.04.2018 - 10:00
The European Union and the United States are key strategic partners, allies and friends. We share common values of democracy, human rights and rule of law as well as strategic interest in mutual prosperity and security. We enjoy the most integrated...
26.03.2018 - 11:55
“Meetings at Prime Ministerial level are expected to take place to find a lasting solution to the name dispute between Greece and FYROM,” said EPP Group Vice-Chairman Andrey Kovatchev after talks in Skopje with FYROM Prime Minister Zoran...
08.03.2018 - 15:55
MEPs will next week in Strasbourg set out their views on the post-Brexit framework for the future EU-UK relationship.
The draft resolution agreed by the European Parliament Conference of Presidents on Wednesday 8 March makes it clear that the...
08.03.2018 - 09:56
“Budgets are not bookkeeping exercises - they are about priorities and ambition. They translate our future into figures.” - Jean-Claude Juncker
How do we keep our strength after Brexit? How do we foot the €15bn annual bill left...
01.03.2018 - 15:46
"We must not forget that the security of the EU depends also on the security of Lebanon. The country expects the EU to help the region by participating in the reconstruction of Syria and creating "safe areas" for the return of...
01.03.2018 - 15:30
Seven years of ongoing civil war in Syria resulted in the expansion of violent Islamic extremism which deeply compromised the Christian population there, who have been persecuted because of their faith.
The situation is more than complex in the...
21.02.2018 - 18:14
After the controversy surrounding the renewal of the use of glyphosate in farming, the European Parliament has set up a Special Committee to investigate potential failures in the evaluation and authorisation procedures for pesticides and, if...
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Highlights of the week
25.06.2018
- 29.06.2018
EPP Group prioritises fight against cancer
The EPP Group will hold a conference discussing solutions in the fight against cancer. Cancer is one of the main health challenges many Europeans...
Facebook under scrutiny once again
After the hearing with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and the first hearing within the LIBE, AFCO, JURI and ITRE Committees, a second hearing will...
Situation in Hungary
Members of the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee will vote on the Report on the situation in Hungary. The vote will take place on...
