20th edition of European Health Forum Gastein 2017 opens its doors tomorrow
Health & ConsumersEurope’s leading 500 health policy experts drawn from policy, academia, civil society and business will attend this year’s event with the theme “Health in all...
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InfoSocietyScience & PolicymakingClimate & Environment EPCA and PlasticsEurope bring youngsters together to debate on People, Planet and Profit in the Digital AgeBrussels,...
View ArticleMoldovan government is working to strengthen its integration with Europe, say...
Global EuropeStrasbourg, 3 October 2017During the debate on the situation in Moldova in the European Parliament this afternoon, S&D vice-president Victor Boştinaru MEP said: "Many in this House are...
View ArticleFinancial lobbyists’ hijacking of ECB advisory board undermines integrity
Euro & FinanceMember of the European Parliament Fabio De Masi (GUE/NGL)Brussels 03/10/2017The issue over the conflicts of interest at the heart of the European Central Bank (ECB) has come under...
View ArticleS&Ds push for ban on endocrine-disrupting pesticides
Agriculture & FoodStrasbourg, 4 October 2017Today the S&D Group won an important battle for European citizens’ health, despite opposition from conservative MEPs in the European Parliament and...
View ArticleIt is high time to have a permanent fraud-free VAT system in Europe, say S&Ds
Euro & FinanceStrasbourg, 4 October 2017S&D Euro MPs today welcome the European Commission’s plan to reform the VAT taxation system in order to eradicate the €50 billion lost every year in...
View ArticleEU findet guten Kompromiss zum Schutz vor Dumping aus China
Global EuropeFrankfurt, 4. Oktober 2017 - Den Kompromiss aus den Triologverhandlungen der EU zum Schutz vor Dumping aus China kommentiert Thilo Brodtmann, Hauptgeschäftsführer des VDMA:„Europa muss...
View ArticleAmazon: Juncker's tax deal infringes EU law
Euro & FinanceMember of the European Parliament Fabio De Masi (GUE/NGL)Brussels/Berlin, 04/10/2017MEP Fabio De Masi (DIE LINKE.), Vice-Chair of the Panama Papers Inquiry Committee into Money...
View ArticleACCA welcomes the publication of the VAT modernisation package
Euro & FinanceInfoSocietyACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) shares the European Commission’s views that in our modern, digital, interconnected economies, it is imperative...
View ArticleEveryone should live up to the Paris climate agreement, say leading S&Ds
Climate & EnvironmentStrasbourg, 4 October 2017Today the European Parliament adopted a resolution calling for the full implementation of the agreement reached in Paris, ahead of the next UN climate...
View ArticleEU anti-dumping regulation agreement could become a game changer for EU trade...
Trade & SocietyBrussels, 4 October 2017– European Aluminium, the voice of the entire aluminium value chain, supports the agreement on a new EU trade defence regime that was reached yesterday during...
View ArticlePKEE publishes a complex analysis of the rationale behind the implementation...
Energy12/09/2017According to Compass Lexecon experts, the security of electricity supply in Poland in the long run can only be guaranteed by implementation of the capacity mechanism (CM). This solution...
View ArticleAuditors’ report: After 23 years we see a significant improvement in how EU...
Euro & FinanceStrasbourg, 4 October 2017S&D MEPs today welcomed the European Court of Auditors (ECA) annual report for 2016, which showed a significant improvement in how EU money is spent....
View ArticleChild poverty infographic receives EU award
Social Europe & JobsEurochild received an award for its ‘Child Poverty Cycle’ infographic from the EU Joint Research Centre, the European Commission’s science and knowledge service. 3 videos and 1...
View ArticleFundamental Rights Charter must be part of EU Withdrawal Bill, say children’s...
UK in EuropeChildren’s rights organisations, under the membership of Eurochild, raise concerns over the UK Government’s rejection of calls to fully incorporate the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights into...
View ArticleHealth in All Politics
Health & ConsumersWednesday 4 October 2017Today’s EHFG press point addressed “Health in All Politics” – this year’s theme. The press point highlighted that this year marks the special 20th...
View ArticleEU Public Prosecutor a 'big step forward' in fight against fraud but all...
Euro & FinanceStrasbourg, 5 October 2017The European Parliament today backed the creation of a European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO). The new office will have the power to investigate,...
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