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MEPs call on EU leaders to end MFF deadlock without giving in on rule of law | News | European Parliament
EP group leaders and the Commission advise Hungary and Poland to take the EU to Court on rule of law, instead of penalising EU citizens by blocking the budget. Source : © European Union, 2020 – EP
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EU consumers will soon be able to defend their rights collectively | News | European Parliament
Parliament today endorsed a new law that will allow groups of consumers to join forces and launch collective action in the EU.Committee on Legal Affairs Source : © European Union, 2020 – EP
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COVID-19 and natural disasters: €823 million in EU aid for eight member states | News | European Parliament
On Tuesday, Parliament approved €823 million in EU aid for the Croatia earthquake, floods in Poland, and the response to the coronavirus crisis in seven EU countries.Committee on Budgets Source : © European Union, 2020 – EP
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EU should set goal to end homelessness by 2030 | News | European Parliament
On Tuesday, Parliament approved a series of recommendations to combat homelessness and end housing exclusion in the EU.Committee on Petitions Source : © European Union, 2020 – EP
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Frank Elderson recommended as member of European Central Bank Executive Board | News | European Parliament
On Tuesday, Frank Elderson from the Netherlands received Parliament’s green light to sit on the ECB’s Executive Board, despite misgivings about gender imbalance.Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs Source : © European Union, 2020 – EP
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EU survey confirms citizens’ call for EU to have more powers to tackle pandemic | News | European Parliament
In the grip of the second wave of coronavirus, two thirds of EU citizens call for more EU competence and an EU budget with sufficient means to tackle the crisis. Source : © European Union, 2020 – EP
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EU economies need public investment-led stimulus, ECB President tells MEPs | News | European Parliament
MEPs quizzed ECB President Lagarde about the bank’s policies going forwards, how to factor in climate change, and looming high debt as a result of the pandemicCommittee on Economic and Monetary Affairs Source : © European Union, 2020 – EP
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Migration and asylum: time to find balance between solidarity and responsibility | News | European Parliament
The EU must help member states at the external borders to manage migration flows and ensure that those seeking protection are welcomed in line with its core values.Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Source : © European Union, 2020 – EP
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Statement by EP Conference of Presidents on long-term EU budget and Rule of Law | News | European Parliament
Parliament’s leaders ask the Council to adopt the package and begin the ratification process as soon as possible. Source : © European Union, 2020 – EP
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Independent Ethics Body: strengthening transparency and integrity in the EU
On Thursday, the authors of two studies will present their work and discuss with MEPs in a joint Constitutional Affairs and Legal Affairs committee meeting.Committee on Constitutional AffairsCommittee on Legal Affairs Source : © European Union, 2020 – EP