During a joint debate on rule of law issues last Thursday, MEPs discussed with Commission Vice-President Jourová recent events and allegations of democratic backsliding in Greece, Spain, and Malta. They also voted on a resolution comprising Parliament’s assessment of the Commission’s 2022 rule of law report and the overall state of EU values. Commission’s rule of […]
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Demographic challenges of Member States and political responses to address them
The European Commission has published an interactive mapping, developed jointly with national authorities, showing the current national demographic challenges in the Member States and the policy responses adopted to address them. In particular, the mapping shows, based on data from a 2022 survey conducted by the Commission and the Social Protection Committee (SPC), that most […]
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Parliament approves new transparency rules on the gender pay gap
New legislation will oblige EU companies to share information to make it easier for workers to compare salaries and highlight possible gender differences. Pay structures used to compare salaries must be based on gender-neutral criteria, according to new rules adopted by the European Parliament on Thursday by 427 votes in favour, 79 against and 76 […]
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European Council agrees on digitisation of Schengen visa
The EU member states’ ambassadors today agreed the Council’s negotiating mandate for a proposal to digitalise the visa procedure. The proposal introduces the possibility to apply for a visa online and replaces the current visa sticker with a digital visa. It aims to make the visa application procedure more efficient and to improve the security […]
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Artificial intelligences that take care of household chores?
It is not only paid work that is important. Experts in the UK and Japan are divided on the impact of automation on unpaid domestic work. Technological advances are changing the nature of work as we know it. In the coming decades, jobs such as cashier and taxi driver will disappear to make way for […]
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European Commission adopts a proposal for a Directive aimed at greater transparency for companies
The European Commission has adopted a proposal for a Directive making it easier for companies to expand the use of digital tools and processes in EU company law. The proposal aims to facilitate cross-border companies’ operations and to increase business transparency and trust by making more information about companies publicly available at EU level. It […]
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Josep Borrell inaugurates the Latin American and Caribbean Cyber-Competence Centre
During his visit to the Dominican Republic to attend the XXVIII Ibero-American Summit this week, HR/VP Borrell inaugurated the Cyber-competence Centre of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC4). The Latin American and Caribbean Cyber-Competence Centre is implemented by the EU CyberNet project, in close collaboration with the Estonian Information System Authority, and financed by the […]
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The European Parliament will vote today on the European Commission’s proposed pay transparency rules
The European Parliament will vote on the Commission’s proposal on pay transparency today. The new Directive intends to ensure that equal pay for men and women is enforced effectively, to increase transparency in pay setting, and to promote access to justice for those who have experienced pay discrimination. The Commission issued the following statements before […]
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New EU anti-money laundering and terrorist financing regulations
MEPs approved stricter rules to close existing gaps in the EU’s fight against money laundering, terrorist financing, and sanction evasion. MEPs from the Economic and Monetary Affairs and Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs committees adopted their position on three pieces of draught legislation on the financing provisions of EU Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing […]
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