Photo by Belinda Fewings on Unsplash A conference has been told that greater use of digitalisation in the construction and housing industry can bring opportunities to tackle the issue of housing affordability in Europe. Since housing is not just a need but a human right a pan-European response to the various challenges is needed, the…
The European Parliament yesterday held an extraordinary plenary session with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, marking 1000 days of Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. Opening the sitting, its President Roberta Metsola said that Parliament would continue standing with Ukraine until it has “freedom and real peace, for as long as it takes.” Speaking in Brussels, she…
Photo by Robert Anasch on Unsplash Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will this week address MEPs from Ukraine in a special plenary session of the EU parliament. The event marks 1000 days of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. This comes after it was revealed at the weekend that the U.S. will allow Ukraine to strike Russia with…
Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash In her bid to become Executive Vice-President for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, Commissioner-Designate Teresa Ribera’s fielded difficult questions from MEPs in the European Parliament. Her appearance has now led to a furious row between the two biggest groups in the parliament. The Socialists claim that the EPP’s…
Photo by Melany Rochester on Unsplash When historians look back on pivotal moments that reshaped Europe, they may well choose 2015-16. Not Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, nor the way Covid laid bare our economic weaknesses, but when immigration started to tear Europe apart, writes Giles Merritt. Far-right populists have succeeded in inflaming voters across the…
Photo by Drew Hays on Unsplash MEPs have quizzed the Bulgarian candidate for the Startups, Research and Innovation portfolio in Ursula von der Leyen’s EU Commission. Ekaterina Zaharieva faced deputies on the the Industry, Research and Energy Committee on Tuesday. In her introductory remarks, Commissioner-designate Zaharieva expressed her desire to place Research and Innovation (R&I)…
Photo by Chris Gallagher on Unsplash MEPs have voiced concerns about the impact a second Trump presidency may have on current efforts to tackle the issue of climate change, evidence of which was seen with the worst floods in Spain in generations. The result of climate change or not the dreadful events in Spain the…
Photo by Clay Banks on Unsplash The biggest political group in the EU parliament has moved to respond to a reported investigation. This concerns a reported probe by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) into a possible alleged misuse of EU funds. The EPPO is the independent public prosecution office of the European Union. It is…
Photo by Tom Ritson on Unsplash MEPs have adopted a resolution that condemns China’s continued military provocations against Taiwan and firmly rejects any unilateral change to the status-quo in the Taiwan Strait. These attempts, it says, particularly by means of force or coercion, will not be accepted and will incur a decisive and…
The leader of Venezuela’s democratic forces and the opposition candidate in the July presidential elections has been awarded the 2024 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. The EU Parliament’s President Roberta Metsola announced the winners of the 2024 prize in the chamber in Strasbourg on Thursday. This follows a meeting of the Conference of Presidents…
