News in the category "European Community"
MEPs’ proposals to boost European technological sovereignty and digital infrastructure
calls to step up investments and regulatory reforms to enhance innovationEU depends on third countries for over 80 % of its digital products, services, infrastructure and intellectual propertythe shift in the geopolitical landscape is an opportunity for European products and servicesEuropean...
Clean Industrial Deal : MEPs stress the need to integrate industrial competitiveness with climate action
need for regulatory simplification and accelerated permitting proceduresbuilding the business case for permanent carbon removalsMEPs welcome the creation of lead markets in Europeneed to protect the European market from unfair competitionimportance of sector-specific approaches, tailor-made...
Challenges that AI poses for the culture and the creative sectors in Europe and the US
Culture and Education Committee MEPs visiting Los Angeles discussed possible measures to benefit culture and creative industries in the US and EUChallenges caused by technological developments and the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) among “common concerns” with US interlocutorsThese...
EP leaders visit Copenhagen ahead of the Danish EU Presidency
European Parliament President, Roberta Metsola, and political group leaders will visit Copenhagen on Tuesday to prepare the upcoming Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. EP leaders will meet with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. They will also have an audience with...
EU funds and rule of law: MEPs conclude visit to Slovakia
A Budgetary Control Committee delegation visited Slovakia from 26-28 May to assess the use of EU funds and measures to protect EU financial interests. The delegation was led by Tomáš Zdechovský (EPP, CZ), and included Ondřej Knotek (PfE, CZ), Michal Wiezik (Renew, SK), and Daniel Freund...
Agriculture MEPs visited North Karelia in Finland
The committee familiarised itself with the crucial contribution rural development makes to the economic and social development of the border region, in the wider context of border security. A delegation from the European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development visited North...
Regional Development Committee MEPs finish visit to Sweden
A delegation from the Committee on Regional Development visited the Jämtland Härjedalen region in Central Sweden to learn about development initiatives in the region. During their three-day visit, the delegation met with local and regional stakeholders to learn more about regional innovation...
Women and girl post-conflict trauma in Cyprus: MEPs wrap up delegation visit
MEPs from Parliament’s Committee on Women’s Rights visited Cyprus to learn about the legacy of conflict and trauma for women and girls, including conflict-related sexual violence. On 27 and 28 May, the MEPs met representatives of the Cypriot Government, the House of Representatives, and...
Pan-European media project wins European Charlemagne Youth Prize
A Hungarian platform on European identity, a Czech project encouraging young people’s vote and a German legal support for discriminated people were recognised in 2025. On Tuesday, the European Parliament and the Foundation of the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen awarded the 2025...
Statement of the leader of the Tax matters subcommittee delegation to the UAE
Seven MEPs of the Tax matters subcommitee are currently in the United Arab Emirates to discuss developments in the area of international taxation and fighting tax avoidance and evasion. The Chair of the subcommittee and leader of the delegation, Pasquale Tridico (The Left, IT) has made the...
