The European Parliament will this week vote on a resolution on the minimum tax rate on the profits of multinationals, following the Hungarian government’s veto on 17 June. The Parliament is demanding, among other things, to pass this deal through enhanced cooperation and move towards qualified majority voting in the tax field in order to…
In his address to MEPs, Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema thanked Parliament for its support, advocated closer relations with the EU and condemned the war against Ukraine. Introducing President Hichilema EP President Roberta Metsola said Zambia stands as an example of a mature democracy for the whole of the African continent. Now more than ever, in…
The EPP says it wants Croatia to become the 20th country to join the euro. “Croatia fulfils all the legal and technical criteria for joining the single currency and the EPP Group fully backs its adhesion”, said Siegfried Mureşan MEP, negotiator of the Report taking stock of the progress made by Croatia on the road…
The Co-Chairmen of the ECR Group in the European Parliament, Prof Ryszard Legutko (Poland) and Raffaele Fitto (Italy) say they strongly support the accession of Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Georgia to the EU. “The granting of candidate status is an elementary stop signal to Russia that the times of post-Soviet imperialism are finally…
A delegation from the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, led by Chair Norbert Lins, will travel to the Polish-Ukrainian border on 20-21 June. During the visit, MEPs will visit the Medyka (rail) and Korczowa (road) border crossings to assess the import of Ukrainian agricultural commodities and the potential for alternative routes. The capacity for…
Leading EPP Group MEPs have strongly criticised the British Government’s intention to launch unilateral action against the Northern Ireland Protocol of the Brexit Treaty as reckless and disappointing. The move was attacked by MEPs Seán Kelly and Christophe Hansen. They issued a statement which said “The anticipated announcement is reckless and disappointing, but sadly what…
MEPs from the Greens/EFA Group along with a progressive majority have successfully voted down a “considerably weakened position” on the EU Emissions Trading System, following efforts of the EPP Group and industry lobbies. The ETS file will now go back to the Environment Committee. As a consequence, the votes on the Social Climate Fund and…
MEPs have welcomed the “unity and additional sanctions” delivered by the European Council but called for “more arms to Ukraine and more attention to those struggling within the EU.” Last Wednesday, MEPs discussed the conclusions of last week’s European Council summit with Presidents Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen. MEPs very broadly welcomed the…
On the occasion of Ban Live Exports Awareness Day 2022, 15 Members of the European Parliament joined together in calling on the European Union to ban the export of live farmed animals to third countries. The MEPs, representing various EU member states and political parties, says they “recognise the suffering and terrible conditions that the animals…
The leader of the Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament has announced that she will be leading a mission of S&D MEPs to Israel and Palestine from June 12-16. Together with Iratxe García MEP, the members taking part in the mission are: Pedro Marques MEP, S&D Group vice-president for foreign affairs Evin Incir MEP, standing rapporteur…
