On Tuesday, Commissioner McGrath briefed MEPs on work done in the field of consumer protection and on related future initiatives. Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection visited the Parliament’s Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection in the...

Private or public bodies can flag obstacles in the way of cross-border services or infrastructureCompetent authorities can then decide to take actionMEPs have endorsed the negotiation result on an instrument for overcoming administrative cross-border obstacles that hold back border...

Progress on electoral reforms, economic resilience, and the protection of fundamental rightsMEPs urge EU to lift its measures against Kosovo immediatelyKosovo and Serbia must avoid unilateral actions that undermine the dialogue processOn Tuesday, Foreign Affairs Committee MEPs adopted a...

Foreign Affairs Committee MEPs urge Serbia to “seriously demonstrate” its strategic orientation towards the EU, in a report adopted on Wednesday. No progress on the rule of law and media freedomSerbia’s continued close relations with Russia raise concernsPositive results in...

Continued deterioration of democratic standards in TürkiyeRemoval from office of Ekrem İmamoğlu was politically motivatedGeopolitical and strategic imperatives cannot justify accession process shortcuts that would downgrade democratic principles, say Foreign Affairs Committee MEPs. In the...

Introduce sectoral water efficiency and water abstraction targetsInclude a dedicated water resilience fund in upcoming MFFPromote digitalisation and innovation as key pillarsEnvironment Committee MEPs adopted their recommendations on how the EU should manage its water resources more...

Meeting on Tuesday, leading members of the European Parliament and of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada signalled their strong support for Ukraine’s EU accession process. At their second meeting, held remotely on Tuesday, European Parliament and Verkhovna Rada parliamentary committee chairs, MEPs...

Specific requirements to prevent, contain and clean up plastic pellets spills and lossesMeasures to cover EU and non-EU carriers, as well as maritime transport operatorsSpecific pictogram and a warning statement to accompany the pelletsOn Tuesday night, co-legislators reached a provisional...

Identifying and addressing security risks relating to foreign investmentMandatory screening for more sectorsEuropean Commission to be able to act on its own initiativeOn Tuesday, the International Trade Committee adopted revised rules for screening foreign investments in the EU. Under the...

The environment, the internal market, fundamental rights, personal matters and justice topped the list of concerns raised by petitioners.MEPs call for improved cooperation between EU institutions, national and local authorities to address and resolve citizens’ concerns.Parliament urges the...