Featured Press releases
12.07.2018 - 10:37
EPP Group wants independent Monetary Fund under Union law
The EPP Group wants the planned European Monetary Fund (EMF) to be independent and integrated into Union law.
"The European Stability Mechanism should be turned into a fully-fledged European Monetary Fund, provide for crisis prevention and...
12.07.2018 - 09:50
Dual quality of products
Products sold under the same brand name must have the same composition throughout the EU - this is the key message from the EPP Group’s Ivan Štefanec MEP, who is the Group’s spokesperson on dual-quality products.
The Internal...
Press releases
30.05.2018 - 13:21
New anti-dumping laws tackle unfair trade more effectively
"To safeguard the free and rules-based trading system we stand for, we have amended the current anti-dumping and anti-subsidies regulations to become more suitable to today's global trading environment. Together with the new anti-dumping...
29.05.2018 - 12:44
Protecting posted workers and companies
“After 27 months, we have finally done it! This revised Directive will help to improve the conditions of workers while ensuring fairer competition between European companies that will have to compete on their skills and not on the lowest bid...
29.05.2018 - 09:12
Better work-life balance for working parents
“We have taken the first step towards a better balance between work and private life for all working parents and their families. Gender equality is a priority for the EPP Group, that is why we welcome this important step for women across...
28.05.2018 - 20:03
Foreign investment: EPP Group protects EU companies
The EU is about to put in place a mechanism to screen foreign investments. “Almost all EU partner countries already have a filtering mechanism. If the EU wants to maintain a favourable environment for investment, which is a source of growth,...
24.05.2018 - 09:50
Road charges: fair charging for better roads
The European Parliament’s Transport and Tourism Committee voted today to phase out Eurovignettes for heavy goods vehicles and vans and for interoperability of road tolling systems throughout the EU. The vote is the first in a series of big...
23.05.2018 - 17:25
Privacy Shield needs to be improved, not abolished
The EU-US Privacy Shield offers legal certainty in free trade and the protection of data; jeopardising it now would be a step back for European businesses and citizens. However, as the European Commission has also underlined in the past, there is...
23.05.2018 - 10:53
€500 million towards stronger EU defence
“We have taken a first and very important step to increase cooperation in the defence industry and strengthen the competitiveness of the EU defence industry by agreeing with the Council to allocate €500 million in 2019 and 2020 to the...
22.05.2018 - 09:24
Lech Wałęsa to receive merit award from EIN in Riga
The annual gathering of the European Ideas Network (EIN) will take place in Riga, Latvia, from 23 to 25 May with European politicians, academics, policy-makers and opinion-shapers debating the most pressing issues currently faced by the European...
18.05.2018 - 21:19
Passing of Nicole Fontaine: a militant of the European ideal
“It is with deep sadness that I learned of the passing of Nicole Fontaine, former President of the European Parliament. After Simone Veil, the first woman elected as President of the European Parliament, we have lost another politician...
17.05.2018 - 13:22
EPP Group in favour of capping CO2 emissions for trucks
EPP Group backs Commission’s proposal to cut CO2 emissions for trucks, but urges that we remain realistic
The EPP Group in the European Parliament welcomes today's legislative proposal to cut CO2 emissions for trucks by 2030.
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17.05.2018 - 09:53
Slovak police must immediately stop harassing journalists
EPP Group Chairman Manfred Weber strongly condemns the behaviour of the Slovak police towards Czech investigative journalist Pavla Holcová.
"I find it unacceptable that Slovak police require, under threat of a financial penalty,...
17.05.2018 - 09:39
No EU country should be left alone to face natural disasters
EPP Group backs new and improved European Civil Protection Mechanism to help Member States deal with natural disasters
The European Parliament’s Environment Committee has voted in favour of the improved EU Civil Protection Mechanism,...
16.05.2018 - 11:51
Europe needs a strong farming policy
"New EU agricultural policy needs adequate funding and new methods to be efficient and sustainable. But let’s not fix it if it’s not broken!", said EPP Group Member Herbert Dorfmann MEP. "The basis of the new CAP must be...
16.05.2018 - 11:34
Brexit: no arbitrary decisions on British clearing houses
The EPP Group in the European Parliament does not want to require British-based clearing houses to relocate after Brexit, but wants more regulatory power over non-EU clearing houses if they clear transactions in Euros
"If you want to do...
03.05.2018 - 13:17
#DiscoverEU starts this year and this is just the beginning
“We did it! I am incredibly proud and happy that, this year, 20 to 30,000 18 year-old Europeans will receive a free Interrail pass to travel throughout Europe. It starts this year and this is just the beginning,” said Manfred Weber, EPP...
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01.08.2018 - 15:12
Zimbabwe elections: unlevel playing field and lack of trust
Improved political climate, inclusive participation rights and a peaceful vote, but unlevel playing field, intimidation of voters and lack of trust...
16.07.2018 - 18:15
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12.07.2018 - 12:00
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...
12.07.2018 - 10:37
EPP Group wants independent Monetary Fund under Union law
The EPP Group wants the planned European Monetary Fund (EMF) to be independent and integrated into Union law.
"The European Stability...
Highlights of the week
09.07.2018
- 13.07.2018
More muscle to combat threats to our networks
As threats to our vital networks and information structures are rising, we need to strengthen our ability to prevent, detect and respond to problems...
Better work-life balance for parents and carers
On Wednesday afternoon, the Employment and Social Affairs Committee will vote on the legislative draft Report establishing a better work-life balance...
New audiovisual media rules
Members of the Culture and Education Committee will endorse the political agreement reached on the reform of the EU legislation on Audiovisual Media...
