The EPP has called for action to remove obstacles for cross-border research. It says it also wants the EU to invest in cancer prevention. Other demands include granting cancer patients the right to be forgotten and simplifying the reimbursement rules for cancer treatments across the EU. The group also advocates banning flavours in e-cigarettes, which…
During the European Green Party’s 34th Council, the European Greens gathered to agree on leadership for global climate action, building resilient cities and regions, a path to end energy poverty in Europe, the role of electric vehicles in the mobility transition, and pushing for stronger implementation of European environmental legislation. In the months after the global…
MEPs of the European Conservatives and Reformists Group in the European Parliament have decided to take on Dutch MEP Dorien Rookmaker as a new Member. She is representing the ‘More Direct Democracy’ party (Meer Directe Democratie). “The EU should be an organisation of individual member states that work together to protect peace and prosperity. Mutual understanding and…
MEPs have welcomed new data sharing rules adopted by the EU. They say the new measures will be a “catalyst” for new business models. “These new rules set the foundation for trust in the data economy. Only if trust and fairness are guaranteed, can data sharing flourish to its fullest potential”, declared Angelika Niebler MEP,…
The Socialist group in Parliament says that Europe and all the countries of the Mediterranean basin have common roots. It says, “Our shared future meets in the Mediterranean region. Together, we need to face threats and challenges. Together we have to seize opportunities.” The comments came after two days of meetings and debates in Brussels,…
The EU’s current border regime is a profitable business for the European companies cashing in on the militarisation of EU migration policy, according to a study commissioned by The Left in the European Parliament. The study is by Jacqueline Andres, of the “Information Centre on Militarization” and MEPs Özlem Demirel and Clare Daly. Major defence companies such as…
The Commission is set to adopt a proposal on improving the working conditions in platform work, acting on a European Parliament own-initiative report adopted on September 16, 2021. The Socialists and Democrats Group have been the driving force to enshrine a rebuttable assumption of an employment relationship in EU law. This means platform workers are…
After 18 months of fact-finding, Parliament’s committee of inquiry into the protection of animals during transport adopted its conclusions and recommendations. Parliament‘s inquiry into the protection of animals during transport (the ANIT committee), set up in June 2020 to investigate alleged violations of EU rules, wrapped up its work on Thursday. It concluded that EU…
Cancer is one of the biggest health issues of all time. 1.3 million people die of cancer every year in Europe. Not a single European has not had a family member, friend or relation taken away by this disease. Yet, 40% of cancers could be prevented by a greater sharing of patient data and treatment…
The S&D Group says it is laying the groundwork for a solidarity-based response system in the EU’s common and asylum policy when faced with crisis situations. In the draft report of the crisis regulation, LIBE chair and rapporteur Juan Fernando López Aguilar is proposing a new mandatory relocation framework to share responsibility and wants to…
