News in the category "European Community"

MEPs: Georgia’s self-proclaimed authorities have no legitimacy

European Parliament
14.02.2025 / 09:34

Parliament recognises Salome Zourabichvili as Georgia’s legitimate presidentCall for EU sanctions against leading Georgian politiciansNew elections are only way out of the current political crisis in GeorgiaMEPs call on the international community to join the boycott of Georgia’s...

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Leading MEPs support flexible budget, stress strong parliamentary oversight

European Parliament
12.02.2025 / 14:06

Welcoming the Commission’s communication on the next long-term EU budget, the Budgets Committee Chair and the co-rapporteurs emphasise the importance of accountability in a joint statement. The Chair of the Budgets Committee, Johan Van Overtveldt (ECR, Belgium), and co-rapporteurs on the...

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Parliament green lights update of VAT rules to make them fit for digital times

European Parliament
12.02.2025 / 14:05

The update will notably require that VAT be paid for services provided through online platforms, putting an end to an unfair distortion of competition. It will also fight VAT fraud. On Wednesday, Parliament’s plenary approved the changes to the rules that member states indicated in November...

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Ruslan Stefanchuk: “Peace in Ukraine can only be achieved if we stay strong”

European Parliament
12.02.2025 / 09:19

On Tuesday, the Chair of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada, Ruslan Stefanchuk, addressed a formal sitting of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Welcoming Mr Stefanchuk to the hemicycle, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said: “I am proud that this Parliament has stood with Ukraine...

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MEPs ask the ECB to assess the impact of global conflicts on price stability

European Parliament
12.02.2025 / 09:17

MEPs remain worried about persistently high inflation and its effect on lower-income groupsECB should draw up a “Geopolitics plan” to assess impact of conflicts on price stabilityECB should not decide on its own when and how to introduce a digital euroPlenary adopted recommendations to...

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EP Conference of Presidents' statement on EU support for Ukraine

European Parliament
11.02.2025 / 13:04

Statement of the Conference of Presidents on continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s full-scale war of aggression. Three years have passed since the Russian Federation launched its unprovoked, unjustified and illegal full-scale war of aggression against...

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President Metsola: “Örebro shooting was a senseless act of violence”

European Parliament
11.02.2025 / 09:17

“Europe mourns those who have been lost” in ÖrebroChairman Ruslan Stefanchuk of the Verkhovna Rada to address MEPs to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of UkraineInternational Holocaust Remembrance Day: interruptions to solemn sitting were “disgraceful” President...

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Statement on e-commerce strategy by Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee Chair

European Parliament
05.02.2025 / 14:59

The EU Commission presented its strategy today to make e-commerce safer and more sustainable for Europeans. Reacting to the Commission’s approach to addressing the challenges posed by e-commerce imports, Internal Market Committee Chair Anna Cavazzini (Greens/EFA, DE) said: “I welcome this...

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“Europe must be responsible for its own security”, Metsola tells EU leaders

European Parliament
03.02.2025 / 15:50

At the informal European Council meeting on defence, the European Parliament President Metsola outlined her vision on how Europe can and must strengthen its own security and defence. “More action, more financing and more cooperation”, must be the EU’s goals, she argued. “First, we...

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MEPs call on Europe to strengthen its defence capacity

European Parliament
30.01.2025 / 13:07

In a report adopted by the Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday, MEPs want the EU to strengthen its defence capacity against a backdrop of multiple security threats. The report, originally prepared by MEPs on the Committee on Security and Defence, emphasises the absolute need for the EU to...

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