The EU has been told to increase food production in order to stave off possible food shortages. “The European Commission must take a clear line to support European farmers to grow as much food as possible now”, said Herbert Dorfmann MEP, the EPP Group Spokesman in the European Parliament’s Agriculture Committee. “The Russian attack on…
The pan-European personal pension product (“PEPP”) Regulation, adopted in 2019, starts to apply from 22 March. This will pave the way for a new voluntary EU-wide scheme for people to save for their retirement, and a broad range of financial institutions across the EU will be able to offer it. PEPP – a key part…
Creative Commons CEO Catherine Stihler, a former Scottish MEP, has been elected to the Fellowship of Scotland’s national academy, the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE). The Fellowship is made up the greatest thinkers, researchers and practitioners working in or with Scotland today. Catherine has been an international champion for openness as a legislator and practitioner…
The president of the European Parliament’s committee on civil liberties, justice and home affairs, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, this week met with the Bulgarian Minister of Justice, Nadezhda Yordanova. They discussed together the rule of law crisis in Bulgaria over the last years. According to them, there are too many questions that need answers, especially…
The “right to repair” must encompass designing products that last longer and can be fixed, as well as labelling to better inform consumers and extending guarantee rights. In a resolution approved on Wednesday with 41 votes in favour, none against and 4 abstentions, the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee stresses that an effective right…
We Belgians all like to think that Belgium is the centre of the universe when it comes to appreciation of good food. While Belgium is rightly renowned for its cuisine there are other places too, of course, where standards are equally high. That, and this may come as a surprise to some, includes the UK….
