In January 2017, the Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (National Institute of Social Security, Spain) (INSS) awarded WA a permanent absolute incapacity pension of 100% of the basic amount. WA brought an appeal against that decision, claiming that, as the father of two daughters, he should, on the basis of Spanish law, be entitled […]
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MEPs have modest expectations for crucial EU budget summit
Parliament’s negotiators are warning not to expect substantial progress for EU long term budget. Negotiations Parliament’s budget negotiators are calling on the Council to finalise its position on how the EU’s budget for 2021-202 should look like. With only a year left until the current long-term budget runs out, EU leaders will need to make […]
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Report on aviation emissions and maritime transport
Greenhouse gas emissions from international aviation have more than doubled over the past two decades, while those from shipping have also increased. Although international aviation and shipping each account for less than 3.5% of the EU’s total greenhouse gas emissions, they have been the fastest growing sources of emissions that contribute to climate change. This is […]
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Main results of the Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting, 2-3 December 2019
Victims’ rights Ministers adopted conclusions on victims’ rights, following the discussions which took place at the JHA Council in October. The conclusions take stock of the comprehensive EU framework developed in this area, covering legislative and non-legislative instruments as well as cooperation at operational level. Their objective is to improve the effectiveness and implementation of […]
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Tourism Satellite Accounts 2019
According to the latest Tourism Satellite Accounts, spending on tourism by residents of a country within their own country (‘domestic tourism’ consumption) is nearly twice as high as spending of foreign visitors in that country (‘inbound tourism’ consumption). However, behind this average for the EU as a whole, the share of domestic tourism in the tourism […]
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The new EU Bulletin No. 4 is now available!
The new EU Bulletin No. 4 is now available! This bulletin summarizes all the activity of the European Union in the field of European institutions, equality, migration, human rights, cooperation, etc. in the last months. The bulletin is structured in News; Calls and Awards; Statistics and Infographics; Documentation; and finally, Magazines and Media Collection. Let´s […]
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The innovative system to automatically translate sign language
Deaf people and the hard-of-hearing often struggle in today’s society, despite being many in number. The SignAll system directly translates sign language, which will not only help deaf people but teach others how to sign. Around 5 % of the global population, or 466 million people, have disabling hearing loss. Around 800 000 people in […]
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ECB adopts opinion on appointment of new Executive Board member
Governing Council has no objection to proposed candidate Isabel Schnabel The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) today adopted an opinion on a recommendation from the Council of the European Union on the appointment of a member of the ECB’s Executive Board. The Governing Council had no objection to the proposed candidate, Isabel […]
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80% of Spanish citizens want the EP to play a more important role in social, economic and environmental matters
The survey published on Tuesday asks European citizens, among other issues, about the different political priorities that Parliament must deal with in this legislature. 52% consider climate change to be the most current pressing environmental issue and 59% are in favour of their country being a member of the EU. The Eurobarometer of autumn published by […]
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