News in the category "European Community"
Parliament urges robust EU leadership on gender equality during UN summit
Need to combat all forms of gender-based violence, online and offline, and strengthen accountability and justicePromote female participation and representation in the judiciaryDefend the mandate of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) and ensure funding for UN WomenAhead of the...
Parliament’s proposals to eradicate poverty in the EU by 2035
Poverty is a violation of human dignity, say MEPsFocus must be on fighting child poverty, which affects one in four European childrenEmployment and access to housing and public services key to reducing povertyOn Thursday, Parliament called for more funding and coordination to combat poverty...
Parliament calls for continued EU action to fight cancer
Need for a dedicated EU health programme in the EU’s next long-term budgetImprove access to treatments for cancer patients across EuropeReduce financial discrimination for cancer survivorsIn 2024, 2.7 million people were diagnosed with cancer in the EU and 1.27 million people died of...
New rules to protect farmers against unfair trading practices
Member states to end cross-border unfair trading practices on their own initiativeFarmers to receive better protection from buyers both inside and outside the EUInformation exchange between EU countries to coordinate responsesOn Thursday, Parliament adopted new measures to protect European...
Security and Defence MEPs visit Poland to assess eastern flank defence readiness
The delegation visiting Poland from 16 to 17 February will assess how the country’s defence industry is adapting to Russia's illegal war against Ukraine and new geopolitical realities. The purpose of the visit by the delegation from the European Parliament’s Security and Defence Committee is...
President Metsola: “We have a narrow window to deliver for Europe and we must.”
Speaking at the Leaders’ retreat on competitiveness, President Metsola said that there was “a narrow window of opportunity” to do the necessary to push Europe forward. “What the pandemic did for our response to health, and Ukraine did for our response to defence - now is the time to do...
“Expanded and enhanced” – opening a new chapter for EU Defence Partnerships
Security and defence partnerships support the EU’s strategic autonomy while remaining fully complementary to NATOThe EU is facing its most serious security situation since the Second World War, with Russia being the main threatNeed to reassess economic relations with China and strengthen...
UN General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock: The United Nations need Europe
On Tuesday, UN General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock urged the EU to stand firm behind the United Nations and the international rule-based order amid global crises. Welcoming Annalena Baerbock, EP President Roberta Metsola said: “80 years on from the founding of the United Nations, this...
Asylum: new rules for safe third countries and EU safe countries of origin list
Bangladesh, Colombia, Egypt, Kosovo, India, Morocco and Tunisia to be considered safe for their own nationalsEU candidate countries will also be presumed safeNew conditions for EU member states to decide whether a country is safe for applicants who are not nationals of that given countryEU...
EU climate law: a 2040 emissions reduction target of 90% for the EU
From 2036, five percentage points of emissions reductions can come via international carbon creditsCredits may only be used in sectors not regulated in the EU emissions trading systemIntroduction of EU emissions trading system ETS2 postponed until 2028Progress report every two years with...
