News in the category "European Community"
MEPs endorse updated Advance Passenger Information laws
News laws to make data collection of air passengers mandatory and harmonisedMEPs want to see proportional data collection in line with EU court rulingsUniform rules on Advance Passenger Information collection aim to boost the EU’s security and its ability to fight and prevent serious...
Personal health data: better portability and safe sharing
A European Health Data Space to give citizens the right to access prescriptions, imagery and lab tests across borderAggregated health data to be shared for research purposes e.g. into cancer and rare diseasesStrong privacy safeguards governing how and why sensitive data is sharedThe...
Common Foreign and Security Policy: EU should develop robust strategic alliances
Balancing the promotion of values and the defence of interestsAccelerating enlargement while reforming decision-making proceduresReinforce multilateral forums as the EU’s format of cooperation of choiceThe EU has absolved itself of the need to proactively define and defend its interests in...
Deal reached on gas market reform to address energy security and climate change
New directive will help decarbonise the gas sector to tackle climate changeEnsure energy security following the Russian war against of UkraineMEPs secured measures to protect vulnerable consumers, ensure transparencyOn Tuesday, MEPs and the Spanish Presidency of the Council agreed on plans to...
MEPs assess the volatile security situation in Europe and beyond
Against the backdrop of a rapidly deteriorating global security environment, MEPs emphasise the need for European and transatlantic unity in addressing multiple crises. In a report assessing the state of the European Union's common security and defence policy (CSDP), Foreign Affairs Committee...
MEPs propose changes to the European Hydrogen Bank
Hydrogen is central to reaching climate neutrality by 2050. Under RePowerEU, EU should produce 10 million tons of renewable hydrogen and import the same amount by 2030.To support domestic production and facilitate imports, the European Commission set up the European Hydrogen Bank with an initial...
Virtual worlds: the next digital transition must align with EU values
Virtual worlds could significantly change the way people, live, work, create and share contentMEPs want to reduce technological dependencies on third countries and support EU businessesRisks related to mental health, data protection, consumer protection, cyberviolence need to be addressedMEPs...
Statement of the Conference of Presidents on support for Ukraine
EP leaders had an exchange of views with the speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, Ruslan Stefanchuk. They renewed their commitment to support Ukraine and strengthen existing cooperation. On the occasion of the signing of a renewed Memorandum of Understanding between the European Parliament and the...
Mobile machinery circulating on public roads needs to meet road safety standards, MEPs agree
Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection has approved the Parliament’s draft negotiating position on a new regulation improving the road safety of mobile working equipment. Cars, lorries and buses are not the only machines that circulate on public roads. Occasionally, working...
MEPs quiz ECB President, focussing on inflation and climate change
On Monday, MEPs quizzed European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, focusing mainly on inflation and climate change. Delivering her opening statement at her quarterly appearance in front of the European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs committee, Ms Lagarde explained that the...
