The Parliament Magazine

Catherine Stihler celebrates the winners of the MEP awards and laments the fact that much of their work goes unrecognised

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There are three items on the agenda for this week’s EU summit, Rory Watson finds out: financial crisis, financial crisis, financial crisis

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Morocco is about to acquire special EU status and Martin Jay reckons it’s all part of a big plan to get cosy with the neighbours

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An event this month will look at how Europe as a whole – including the EFTA countries – can take the lead on a post-2012 global climate agreement, says Svein Roald Hansen

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China’s ambassador to the EU, Song Zhe, argues that the country is making historic and tireless efforts to clean up its act on human rights

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Kathleen Spencer urges MEPs to back new rules that will help protect children across the EU

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Antonio Tajani highlights the challenge facing Europe’s transport sector in making vehicles cleaner

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Parliament’s vote on car emissions will be a test of the EU’s willingness to lead the world in tackling climate change, argues Jos Dings

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Guido Sacconi argues that setting binding targets for CO2 emissions from cars will benefit both industry and consumers

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Smarter public procurement decisions could drive the market for cleaner cars in general, explains Dan Jørgensen

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The French presidency hopes that with so many key issues affecting Europe’s maritime regions, Biomarine will eventually become the Davos of the sea

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Pierre Erwes forecasts a maritime initiative of unprecedented scope in Biomarine 2008

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A year after its adoption, the EU’s integrated maritime policy is moving forward at full steam, writes commissioner Joe Borg

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The commission needs to promote bottom-up rather than intergovernmental cooperation to improve maritime governance, argues Gunn Marit Helgesen

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Willem de Ruiter describes how EMSA is protecting the EU’s coasts

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Sharing surveillance information among member states will more effectively combat the problem of people smuggling, writes Ilkka Laitinen

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The creative use of emerging environmental goods and services can help the EU to achieve its target of halting the loss of biodiversity by 2010, argues Jacqueline McGlade

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Jean-Yves Le Drian says that Brittany’s new charter for the protection of the coast could serve as a model for elsewhere in Europe

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The EU needs to make the most of its extensive maritime territory, says Peter B. Heffernan

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The commission’s renewed social agenda package will form the backbone of discussions at this week’s ageing intergroup debate, write Claude Moraes and Lambert van Nistelrooij

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Effective healthy ageing policies are crucial for both the well-being of citizens and for Europe’s future economy, says Isabel de la Mata

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The EU’s renewed social agenda contains good initiatives on healthy ageing but nothing on the prevention of elder abuse, explains Anne-Sophie Parent

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A strong voice from Europe on the cross-border healthcare directive is necessary to harmonise patient rights, argues Monika Kosinska

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