News in the category "European Community"
MEPs back 2027 budget priorities: social cohesion, competitiveness and security
The 2027 budget should play a key role in promoting cohesion, quality jobs and democracyAdditional investment requested in defence, critical infrastructure, housing, health careEU budget a vital investment tool even as borrowing costs place it under pressureOn Thursday, MEPs in the Budgets...
International Women’s Day: women’s rights and democracy in the digital age
To mark International Women’s Day, national and European parliamentarians will meet on Thursday to discuss stereotypes, disinformation and online gender-based violence. When: Thursday 5 March 2026, 9:00 - 12:30 CET Where: European Parliament in Brussels, ANTALL building, room 6Q2 and via...
Budgetary Control committee asks to postpone the granting of 2024 discharge to the Council
On Monday, the Budgetary Control Committee—following a scrutiny process—recommended discharge for most of the institutions assessed, with the exception of the Council. MEPs from the Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT) recommended postponing the granting of discharge to the Council for the...
“My Voice My Choice”: statement by the chair of the Women’s Rights Committee
Today the European Commission presented a communication on the European citizens' initiative on ‘My Voice My Choice: For Safe and Accessible Abortion'. Reacting to the Commission announcement on the European citizens' initiative, Lina Gálvez, chair of the Committee on Women’s Rights and...
Time for EU legislation to define rape based on absence of consent, say MEPs
The EU must ensure effective access to justice for rape victimsRenewed call to make gender-based violence an EU crimeDemands include access to safe and legal abortion, specialised training for frontline staff, 24-hour crisis centres, online counter-propaganda campaignsThe Commission should,...
Provisional deal on support for workers affected by imminent job displacement
Those facing unemployment to also receive EGF supportNew rules to also cover workers employed by enterprises’ suppliers and downstream producersDeadline of 14 weeks after a company has informed public authorities of upcoming redundanciesParliament and Council negotiators have reached a...
Parliament endorses the seat selection procedure for the EU Customs Authority
Parliament’s negotiating team working on the Union Customs Code reform has endorsed the draft procedure that details how the seat of the future EU Customs Authority will be chosen. According to the provisional common understanding that still needs a final endorsement from the Council tomorrow,...
Application of EU law: MEPs call for enhanced enforcement
Persistent breaches, non-implementation and non-compliance with CJEU rulings should be addressed with infringement proceedingsConsistent application of rule of law conditionality and focus on fundamental values are essentialImproved digital tools needed to help simplify procedures and reduce...
Ukraine: Russian perpetrators “will be held to account”
On 24 February, the chairs of the respective committees in the European Parliament and in Verkhovna Rada responsible for human rights issued a joint statement. Statement by the Chair of the European Parliament Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI), Mounir Satouri, and the Chair of the Verkhovna...
Parliament stands firm with Ukraine four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion
MEPs hold Russia and its allies entirely responsible for the war and the ensuing crimesAny future Ukraine-Russia peace agreement must be underpinned by robust security guarantees for KyivMEPs want more EU sanctions against Russia and further energy decoupling On Tuesday, Ukraine President...
