The EU is investing over €1.8 billion in 17 large-scale innovative clean-tech projects with a third round of awards under the Innovation Fund. Grants will be disbursed from the Innovation Fund to help bring breakthrough technologies to the market in energy-intensive industries, hydrogen, renewable energy, carbon capture and storage infrastructure, and manufacturing of key components […]
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Council adopts Conclusions on EU Budget Sustainability – 12 July 2022
Following the Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting on July 12, the Council adopted Conclusions on the Commission’s 2021 fiscal sustainability report. The Council (Ecofin): Welcomes the Commission’s “Fiscal Sustainability Report 2021”, which updates the assessment of fiscal sustainability risks across the European Union, based on an enriched multidimensional approach and drawing from the 2021 […]
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Second Annual Conference on the Global State of Human Rights -15 and 16 July
On 15 and 16 July, Parliament will co-host the second Global State of Human Rights Conference, with a particular focus on children’s rights all over the world. The two-day high-level event will take place at the Monastery of San Nicolò in Venice-Lido (Italy) and gather, among several participants, key MEPs and European Commissioner, Nobel Peace […]
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Climate change: new rules for companies to stop EU-driven deforestation globally
EU consumption represents around 10% of global deforestation MEPs want the rules to also cover pigmeat, sheep and goats, poultry, maize, rubber, charcoal and printed paper products Human rights and the rights of indigenous people also to be respected An area larger than the EU was lost to deforestation between 1990 and 2020 To fight […]
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MEPs want better protection for consumers applying for loans online
The new EU rules aim at protecting consumers online from credit card debt, overdrafts and loans that are unsuitable for their financial situation. In a text adopted by the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee, with 42 votes in favour, 1 against and 1 abstentions, MEPs say that legislation should cover credit agreements of up […]
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List of top-3 health threats to prepare against
The Commission’s Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) presents a priority list of top-3 health threats that require coordination of measures at EU level in the context of medical countermeasures. The HERA Board agreed on a list which includes three threat categories of life-threatening or otherwise seriously harmful hazards to health which have the potential of […]
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EU citizens trust traditional media most, new Eurobarometer survey finds
72% of respondents say that they have recently read, seen or heard something about the European Union and 57% about the European Parliament Television dominates as the primary news source (75%) – this is particularly true for older generations Overall, public TV and radio stations are the most trusted news source in the EU (49%), […]
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COVID-19: debates with ECDC, HERA and chief epidemiologists
Parliament’s special committee on COVID-19 (COVI) will exchange views with the ECDC and HERA directors and chief epidemiologists from five EU countries. When: Wednesday 13 July, 9.00-12.30 and 14.30-17.00 CEST Where: European Parliament in Brussels, Spinelli building, room 1G-3 EMA and ECDC recommend fourth dose vaccination for those over 60 years of age Dr Andrea […]
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Closer stakeholder cooperation essential for ransomware investigations to succeed
The scale and impact of ransomware attacks have increased significantly over the past years, in part due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, the success of criminal investigations and prosecutions depends more than ever on close cross-border cooperation between public authorities, private companies and victims. Public-private cooperation is particularly valuable in such cases, as companies […]
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