EU Parliament: Background on the Week Ahead 13–19 December 2021
Briefing Alexei Navalny to receive the 2021 Sakharov Prize Putting an end to the unfair...
EU Court of Justice: Judicial calendar until 14 January 2022
The diary of the EU General Court and the EU Court of Justice is made...
EU Council President Michel: Remarks after meeting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz
10 December 2021 Good evening, everyone. First of all I would like to congratulate you,...
Main results of the Justice and Home Affairs Council, 9-10 December 2021
Justice, 10 December COVID-19 lessons learned for the functioning of courts Ministers exchanged views on...
The priorities of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union
Published on December 9, 2021 The majority of European citizens no longer complain that Europe does...
Insight EU Environment Monitoring 9 December 2021
ECHA ECHA: Scientific committees support further restrictions of PFAS CANCER EP BECA Committee: MEPs call...
Insight EU Climate Monitoring 9 December 2021
FIT FOR 55 EU transport ministers address dossiers from the “Fit for 55” legislative package...
EIOPA sets out a forward looking digital transformation strategy
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published today its digital transformation strategy, to...
Insight EU Energy Monitoring 9 December 2021
ENERGY STATE AID EU Commission approves €3 billion scheme under the Spanish Recovery and Resilience...
EIOPA consultation: Application guidance on climate change risk scenarios in ORSA
10 Dec 2021 Today, the European Insurance and Occupational Pension Authority (EIOPA) launched a consultation on...
ESMA publishes 2021 ESEF XBRL taxonomy files and ESEF conformance suite
10 December 2021 The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU securities markets regulator,...
Lifelong learning and employability: EU Commission wants to involve more people
Brussels, 10 December 2021 At the Porto Social Summit in May, EU Leaders welcomed the...
EU faces challenges of protecting fundamental rights in the digital age
Brussels, 10 December 2021 Today, the European Commission released its annual report on the application...
EU Commission President von der Leyen welcoming German Chancellor Olaf Scholz
Brussels, 10 December 2021 (German version below) Good afternoon. It is my great pleasure to...
The Hague Judgments Convention: EU Commission welcomes EU Council agreement
The Commission welcomes the political agreement reached by the Council on the proposal for EU’s...
EU Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski: “EU Animal Welfare: today and tomorrow”
Brussels, 9 December 2021 “Check against delivery” Ladies and gentlemen, I am honoured by your...
Evelyn Regner (S&D/SPÖ): ‘We must eradicate all forms of harassment in the EU institutions’
Brussels, 9 December 2021 Statement by Evelyn Regner, Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Committee Chair,...
Toy safety: MEPs want to step up EU rules to protect children
Brussels, 9 December 2021 Further measures should be added to avoid children’s exposure to chemicals...
EP BECA Committee: MEPs call for stronger EU action against cancer
Brussels, 9 December 2021 Reducing inequalities in all aspects of cancer prevention and care Putting...
Italy: Amazon fined over € 1,128 billion for abusing its dominant position
Rome, December 9, 2021 The Italian Competition Authority (Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato,...
Bilateral talks on regional security: UK State Secretary for Defence visits Sweden
Stockholm, 9 December 2021 Regional security and development of bilateral defence cooperation were among the...
MEPs push for “game-changer” rules for European civil society organisations
Brussels, 9 December 2021 A harmonised pan-European legislative framework is needed so that non-profit organisations...
High Representative Josep Borrell: Remarks after meeting with Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock
Brussels, 09/12/2021 Check against delivery! Dear Foreign Minister, liebe Annalena, first of all: „Herzlich willkommen in Bruessel und herzlichen Glueckwunsch to your appointment!“ It is a great...
EU Commission reinforces fight against corruption inside and outside the EU
Brussels, 9 December 2021 On the occasion of International Anti-Corruption Day, the Commission recalls the...
Brexit Adjustment Reserve: EU Commission approves €116m pre-financing for Italy
The European Commission has adopted the decision to allocate funding from the Brexit Adjustment Reserve to Italy,...
Rule of law conditionality for EU funding: MEPs decry Commission’s delay
Brussels, 9 December 2021 In a joint committee debate on implementation of Rule of Law...
Human rights & democracy: EU launches global €1.5bn plan to promote its values
Brussels, 9 December 2021 On the eve of Human Rights Day and coinciding with the...
Social economy: EU Commission presents action plan to create jobs
Brussels, 9 December 2021 The European Commission has today presented an Action Plan to help...
EU Commission consultation on draft collective agreements guidelines and solo self-employed
Brussels, 9 December 2021 The European Commission is inviting citizens, businesses, social partners, academia, government...
EU Commission wants to define EU-wide rules against hate speech and hate crime
Brussels, 9 December 2021 Today, the European Commission is presenting an initiative to extend the...
EU Advocate General’s Opinion in Case C-377/20: Servizio Elettrico Nazionale et alt.
Luxembourg, 9 December 2021 EU Advocate General Rantos sets out the criteria for classifying an...
Three new directors-general appointed in the EU Council’s General Secretariat
Today the Council appointed three new directors-general: Isabel Riaño as the new Director-General for Competitiveness...
Insight EU Environment Monitoring 8 December 2021
ECHA Majority of inspected products sold online breach EU chemicals laws Highlights from December Biocide...
Insight EU Climate Monitoring 8 December 2021
FIT FOR 55 Background briefing on the EU Transport Council on 9 December 2021 Slovenian...
Insight EU Energy Monitoring 8 December 2021
BIOMETHANE Speech by EU Commissioner Simson at Common Futures Seminar on biomethane COAL IEA releases...
Main results of the first day of the Justice & Home Affairs Council
Home affairs, 9 December Hybrid threats and migratory challenges Ministers discussed the issues of hybrid...
Polskie tematy na sesji plenarnej Parlamentu UE 13 – 16 grudnia 2021, Strasburg
Bruksela, 9 grudnia 2021 Aleksiej Nawalny otrzyma Nagrodę im. Sacharowa 2021 W środę w południe...
MEPs welcome new EU Commission proposal to protect rights of platform workers
Brussels, 9 December 2021 Parliament has called for platform workers to receive the same protection...
ECHA: Scientific committees support further restrictions of PFAS
The Committees for Risk Assessment and Socio-Economic Analysis support Germany’s proposal to restrict the use...
Digital labour platforms: EU Commission proposes Social Economy Action Plan
Brussels, 9 December 2021 Today, the European Commission proposes a set of measures to improve...
Daniel Caspary (EVP/CDU) zu EU-Handelsinstrumenten gegen Drittstaaten-Zwänge
Die EU-Kommission veröffentlicht heute ihren Vorschlag für ein neues handelspolitisches Instrument, um wirtschaftlichen Zwängen von...
EU-Abgeordneter Markus Ferber: Europa muss sich wehren können!
Brüssel, 8. Dezember 2021 Kommission stellt Instrument gegen Zwangsmaßnahmen von Drittstaaten vor Markus Ferber begrüßt...
The Left nominates Sira Rego for EU Parliament’s presidency
December 8, 2021 The Left will put forward Sira Rego MEP as its candidate for...
S&Ds welcome EU’s new instrument to counter political weaponisation of trade
Published: 08/12/2021 Today, the European Commission presented its proposal for a new trade tool that...
EU-Abgeordnete Lena Düpont zum EU-Kodex für polizeiliche Zusammenarbeit
Zu den heute veröffentlichten Vorschlägen der EU-Kommission für einen EU-Kodex für die polizeiliche Zusammenarbeit erklärt Lena Düpont (CDU), innenpolitische...
EU Parliament: Agreement reached to extend free EU mobile roaming rules
Brussels, 9 December 2021 Scheme abolishing mobile roaming surcharges was due to expire on 30...
Joint EU Commission and EEAS statement on China’s measures against Lithuania
Brussels, 08/12/2021 The EU has been informed that Lithuanian shipments are not being cleared through...
S&D MEPs urge EU Commission to present Corporate Due Diligence proposal
Responding to the Commission’s decision to delay legislative proposals on corporate due diligence for a...
SWP: Consensus per video? EU Council decision-making during Covid-19 pandemic
Julina Mintel, Nicolai von Ondarza: Consensus per video? – Decision-making in the Council of the EU during...