News Archive
EU urged to combat animal-to-human diseases
The EU has been urged to increase investment in tackling animal-to-human diseases
Tuesday 11th October 2011
Israeli speaker defends his country's Middle East policy
The speaker of the Israeli parliament has made a robust defence of his country's policy towards Palestine
Tuesday 11th October 2011
Shoppers 'still face barriers' when buying online
European health commissioner John Dalli admits that shoppers 'still face barriers' in buying goods online from another country
Monday 10th October 2011
EU commission says teachers' salaries 'not attractive'
A new European commission report says that in all but a handful of member states, teachers' salaries are not attractive
Monday 10th October 2011
Controversial new EU parliament visitor centre set to open
Parliament's brand new visitors' centre in Brussels is set to open to the public for the first time
Monday 10th October 2011
EU parliament president voices concerns about 'death row' case
Parliament's president Jerzy Buzek has raised further concerns about the use of the death penalty in various parts of the world
Monday 10th October 2011
Slovakia accused of 'going against the grain' of EU energy policy
Slovakia has been accused of disrupting transportation of supplies of Azerbaijani crude oil to the EU
Monday 10th October 2011
Europe has one of world's largest 'land footprints'
A new report says that Europe's 'land footprint' is one of the largest in the world and the continent is more dependent on land from outside its borders than any other
Monday 10th October 2011
Europe urged to adapt to new Asian 'economic order'
The EU has been urged to consider "new economic models" as it engages with rapidly developing countries in Asia
Friday 7th October 2011
MEPs urged to back rights of domestic workers
Parliament has been urged to draft a resolution on the "need for better protection" for domestic workers
Thursday 6th October 2011
EU urged to 'relieve' political pressure on Bahrain
Three Bahrain medics have criticised colleagues who they claim have damaged the country's reputation
Thursday 6th October 2011
EU commission castigated for 'lamentable' lack of support for Taiwan
British MEP Charles Tannock has urged the EU to "continue to push for meaningful participation for Taiwan in international organisations"
Thursday 6th October 2011
Commissioner says EU energy policy faces 'major challenge'
EU energy commissioner Günther Oettinger has called for a wide ranging debate on coal and energy issues in Europe
Thursday 6th October 2011
Parliament committee backs EU 'heritage label' scheme
Parliament's culture committee has backed a report calling for the introduction of a "European heritage label" from 2013
Thursday 6th October 2011
MEPs divided over success of EU diplomatic corps
MEPs are split on the performance of the external action service (EAS) in the first year of its operation
Thursday 6th October 2011
Parliament committee votes in favour of EU budget rise
A parliamentary committee has controversially voted for an increase in next year's EU budget
Thursday 6th October 2011
Merkel says economic situation calls for 'more Europe'
German chancellor Angela Merkel says the economic crisis demands "more, not less Europe"
Wednesday 5th October 2011
Former US president calls for 'more awareness' of election observers
Former US president Jimmy Carter has praised the work of election monitors, saying they help to ensure "honest, free and safe" elections
Wednesday 5th October 2011
EU and Brazil sign deal to step up cooperation
Commission president José Manuel Barroso says Brazil's fast-emerging economy should be seen in Europe as a "powerful force"
Wednesday 5th October 2011
Match-fixing in sport generates 'millions' for criminals
A hearing in parliament was told that match-fixing in sport is generating "millions" of euros for criminals
Wednesday 5th October 2011
EU warned over 'out of date' asylum legislation
The EU has been urged to improve its "out of date" asylum and migration legislation
Wednesday 5th October 2011
EU institutions have 'a long way to go' in supporting business
European institutions still have a "long way to go" when it comes to "thinking small first" in supporting the business world, according to a new survey
Wednesday 5th October 2011
Call for EU to make 2013 the 'year of citizens'
The EU has been urged to designate 2013 as the year of citizens
Tuesday 4th October 2011
ECB chief calls for 'significant' new powers for EU
Outgoing European Central Bank chief Jean-Claude Trichet has called for "significantly" improved powers for the EU
Tuesday 4th October 2011
EU parliament told of 'ticking bomb' cost of brain disorders
The annual cost of brain disorders in Europe has soared to €798bn in what a new study describes as a social, political and financial "ticking bomb"
Tuesday 4th October 2011
European police college given clean bill of health
Parliament has granted discharge for the 2009 accounts of the European Police College (CEPOL)
Tuesday 4th October 2011
Upcoming election 'just the start' for Tunisia, says EU parliament chief
Jerzy Buzek writes exclusively for the Parliament Magazine on the importance of the upcoming elections in Tunisia, the role of the EU's election observation mission and why the spirit of freedom is running high across North Africa
Tuesday 4th October 2011
UK MEP calls for more support for working mums
British Conservative MEP Marina Yannakoudakis has called for more support to allow working mothers and other women to start up or grow their small businesses
Tuesday 4th October 2011
MEP welcomes ECJ ruling on 'pay-per-view' TV
British MEP Paul Nuttall has welcomed a landmark court decision which allows customers to buy cheaper "pay-per-view" TV sport
Tuesday 4th October 2011
Barroso calls for 'deeper' EU relations with Brazil
European commission president José Manuel Barroso has called on the EU and Brazil to "deepen" their relationship
Monday 3rd October 2011
EU urged to resist calls to cut budget
A top regional leader has warned that cutting the EU budget would have "severe consequences" for Europe's regions
Monday 3rd October 2011
Ex-MEP appointed Danish PM
Former MEP Helle Thorning-Schmidt has been appointed the new prime minister of Denmark
Monday 3rd October 2011
EU commission in new attempt to break deadlock over food to needy
The commission has launched new efforts to safeguard food supplies for some of the most deprived people in Europe
Monday 3rd October 2011
Town twinning 'key to Europe's future'
Town twinning has been a "very important" reconciliation tool in Europe since world war two, a conference of regional and local politicians has heard
Monday 3rd October 2011
MEPs condemn Serbia for banning gay pride march
MEPs have hit out at the authorities in Serbia after the country's police enforced a ban on a gay pride event in Belgrade
Monday 3rd October 2011
MEP demands halt to parliament's new building projects
Parliament vice-president Edward McMillan-Scott has called for a spending stop for all building projects concerning parliament until a "comprehensive" analysis of the costs of all its three working places has been conducted
Wednesday 28th September 2011
MEP hits out at plans for EU 'schools propaganda'
A UK Conservative MEP has hit out against commission plans which she fears will lead to schoolchildren being "force-fed pro-Brussels propaganda"
Wednesday 28th September 2011
EU accused of delivering 'devastating blow' to fishing industry
Scottish MEP Struan Stevenson says that UK fishermen have been "hit with another devastating blow"
Wednesday 28th September 2011
Mixed reaction to EU plans for 'financial tax'
A senior MEP says the commission's proposed draft law for a financial transaction tax represents the crucial first step in the journey towards a "Robin Hood tax"
Wednesday 28th September 2011
EU leaders warn of 'serious' threat to future of the EU
The EU's political heavyweights have made a robust defence of the EU, but have warned that the eurozone crisis is a "serious" threat to the European project
Wednesday 28th September 2011
NGO report says the CAP 'puts poor farmers out of business'
Massive subsidies in the EU's common agricultural policy are putting local farmers in poor countries out of business, claims a new report by the leading NGO, ActionAid
Tuesday 27th September 2011
Plans for EU-wide speed limits condemned as 'meddling'
UK Conservative MEPs have condemned moves by the EU to create a blanket speed limit below 20mph across all residential areas
Tuesday 27th September 2011
Buzek hits out over Schengen delay for Romania and Bulgaria
Parliament's president Jerzy Buzek has criticised the delayed accession of Romania and Bulgaria into the Schengen travel-free zone
Tuesday 27th September 2011
EU commission urged to adopt new rules on recruitment to EU agencies
Campaigners have accused the European Food Safety Authority of using "legal threats to try and intimidate" its critics
Tuesday 27th September 2011
EU urged to support European bioplastics industry
Bioplastics are a "clear and tangible" example of the bio-based economy, EU policymakers and stakeholders have been told
Monday 26th September 2011
EU told to 'do more' to cut cost of mobile roaming
Polish MEP Roza Thun has urged the EU to do more to help bring down the costs of mobile phone roaming charges
Monday 26th September 2011
EU commission launches probe into internet payments
The European commission has opened an anti-trust investigation into the standardisation process for payments over the internet
Monday 26th September 2011
MEP accuses phone company of 'appalling' treatment of staff
Irish MEP Phil Prendergast has said she will "not be gagged" after receiving an implicit threat of legal action from the phone company, Talk Talk
Monday 26th September 2011
Top Tory MEP in verbal attack on UK government over 'travelling circus'
The leader of the UK Tory delegation in parliament has launched a withering attack on his own government for refusing to 'intervene' in the row over the assembly's 'travelling circus'
Monday 26th September 2011
EU member states pressed to do more to tackle chronic pain
A group of European pain specialists have called for immediate action to combat the "widespread inadequate" management of chronic pain throughout Europe
Monday 26th September 2011EU urged to revamp clinical trials directive
Top medical research organisations have called on the EU to carry out urgent reforms to the way clinical trials are regulated across the continent
Monday 26th September 2011
NGO calls for 'clarification' on role of EU industry group
A pressure group has published an in-depth report on the defence and security lobby in Brussels and the industry's allegedly close alliance with EU decision makers
Thursday 22nd September 2011
MEPs demand 'more awareness' of worldwide plight of girls
MEPs have launched a written declaration calling for more awareness of the plight of girls and young women in Europe and around the world
Thursday 22nd September 2011
CPMR hits back at member state criticism of draft EU budget
The body that represents Europe's outermost regions has made a robust defence of an "ambitious" EU budget after 2013
Thursday 22nd September 2011
MEPs criticises WHO over sovereignty issue
MEPs have condemned as "unacceptable" the World Health Organisation's decision to refer to Taiwan as a part of mainland China
Thursday 22nd September 2011
German academic defends bailout court challenge
A leading German academic has defended his decision to launch a legal challenge to the EU's economic bailouts
Thursday 22nd September 2011
EU urged to make dementia a 'bigger priority'
A debate was told that cases of dementia are expected to double over the next 20 years
Thursday 22nd September 2011
EU parliament president in appeal for stay of execution for convicted killer
Parliament's president Jerzy Buzek is spearheading calls for a last-minute appeal to the state of Georgia to refrain from executing convicted police killer Troy Davis
Wednesday 21st September 2011
EU commissioner calls for 'green' buildings
EU environment commissioner Janez Potocnik has stressed the importance of sustainability in the "built environment"
Wednesday 21st September 2011
MEPs press for parliamentary assembly in the UN
Two senior MEPs have launched a campaign to create a parliamentary assembly in the United Nations
Wednesday 21st September 2011
EU food agency hits back at 'conflict of interest' claims
Claims that officials advising an EU agency about the safety of food additives were guilty of a 'conflict of interest' have been dismissed
Tuesday 20th September 2011
EU parliament on 'countdown for change' on Strasbourg issue
The MEP leading a campaign to axe parliament's split site arrangement says the "countdown to change" has begun
Tuesday 20th September 2011
Top US official defuses EU tension over passenger name records
The US attorney general Eric Holder has dismissed fears that the furore over the transfer of airline passenger information has damaged EU-US relations
Tuesday 20th September 2011
EU parliament evacuated after power station fire
Thousands of staff were evacuated from parliament on Monday after a fire at a power station nearby
Monday 19th September 2011
EU under fire for 'watering down' CAP reform plans
Leaked documents of the commission's plans to reform the common agricultural policy (CAP) claim that measures to protect the environment and public health have been "severely watered down"
Monday 19th September 2011