Japanese cuisine has become very fashionable and, in Brussels, there are lots of good exponents of the art. But right there at the top, surely, is one that can be found very close to the popular Foret des Soignes. Anyone in search of good quality and freshly-made food from the Land of the Rising Sun won’t…
On 3 May, the World Press Freedom Day, the European Parliament officially launched the call for submissions for entries to the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism. The Prize rewards on a yearly basis outstanding journalism that promotes or defends the core principles and values of the European Union such as human dignity, freedom, democracy,…
Organic farming will grow if the market grows, say centre right MEPs. They say the EU must support farmers to increase organic production and also consumers to find their way to these products. That is the message from Austrian EPP Group Member Simone Schmiedtbauer, the Parliament’s author of the EU action on organic farming. “Organic…
The Conference Plenary has concluded its work, with MEPs expressing their approval of the outcome and announcing that Parliament intends to kick-start EU reforms. Parliament’s delegation decided to support the Plenary’s draft proposals. MEPs highlighted the important role that Parliament played in the run-up to this moment, for example by guaranteeing that citizens’ input would…
