MEPs have attacked the failure of EU member states to take action against Hungary over its alleged curbs on freedom pf speech. LGBTQ+ rights have been under attack in Hungary and, at the European Council meeting on the Article 7 procedure, Member States are said to have failed to take any decisions. This has been…
Photo by Toa Heftiba on Unsplash The fifth edition of the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism has been launched. It is run the European Parliament and seeks to reward top quality journalism. The idea is to recognise journalists who promote or defend the core principles and values of the European Union. These are said…
Photo by MDSUMAR28 on Unsplash MEPs in Brussels have backed increased tariffs on fertilisers and certain Russian and Belarusian agricultural goods. The move, taken in a vote on Thursday, seeks to reduce EU dependency on those imports. The parliamentary plenary has endorsed the EU Commission proposal to increase by 50% EU tariffs on agricultural products…
Photo by Roger Starnes on Unsplash The EU parliament’s International Trade Committee has approved a 50% increase in tariffs on certain Russian and Belarusian agricultural goods to further reduce EU dependency. MEPs on Thursday backed a Commission proposal to increase EU tariffs by 50% on those agricultural products from Russia and Belarus that are still…
Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash A new study calls for regulation in the short term housing rental sector across the EU but in a balanced manner. The legislative proposal aims to fill the regulatory gap in an industry that is having real-world impacts, including housing shortages, rising rents, resident displacement, online discrimination, and a…
Photo by Larry Alger on Unsplash The economic indicator on the RSF World Press Freedom Index now stands at an unprecedented, critical low as its decline continued in 2025. As a result, the global state of press freedom is now classified as a difficult situation for the first time in the history of the Index….
Photo by Judith Prins on Unsplash A senior MEP has unveiled a major new position paper outlining his vision for the future of European farming and the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post-2027. The paper, developed by Barry Cowen in his role as Renew Europe’s shadow rapporteur for the Parliament’s report on “The Future of…
Photo by Diana khwaelid on Unsplash A delegation of doctors, surgeons, paramedics and activists have told of the horrors they experienced working in Gaza. They were speaking in the European Parliament earlier this week. MEPs welcomed a group of medical professionals who have been on hunger strike since 31 March in protest against a medical…
Photo by Divaris Shirichena on Unsplash MEPs say the next long-term EU budget must be better aligned with the Union’s new priorities of competitiveness and defence. These are the main expectations people have of Europe, and the EU should always align budget priorities with them. That is the message from the EPP group in the…
Photo by Austrian National Library on Unsplash All toys sold in the EU will in future have to bear a clearly visible digital product passport (DPP) showing compliance with the relevant safety rules. The DPP aims to enhance the traceability of toys and make market surveillance and customs checks simpler and more efficient. It also…
