The European Parliament Youth Outreach Unit is organising the second youth network event on 16-17 March 2020 at the European Parliament in Brussels (Belgium). During this second edition, the European Parliament would like to work together to further develop some of these ideas and turn them into fully-fledged project proposals. All the project proposals will […]
Climate diplomacy: Council renews the EU’s commitment for climate action
Foreign ministers today discussed climate diplomacy and restated the political centrality of climate action for the European Union. Following the discussion, the Council adopted conclusions on climate diplomacy. This is a clear sign that in 2020 climate will be one of the priorities in the EU’s external policy. Conclusions The Council recalls that climate change is an existential threat to humanity and […]
PE plenary highlights: European Green Deal, future of Europe, Brexit
During the first plenary session of 2020, Parliament called for more ambitious measures to tackle climate change and to put citizens at the centre of an initiative to reform the EU. Parliament supported the European Commission’s plan for the EU to become climate neutral by 2050 on Wednesday and called for a higher 2030 emissions reduction target […]
The European Union will step up efforts towards a peaceful and political solution in Libya
The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, together with High Representative Josep Borrell, have met recently with Fayez al-Sarraj, Chairman of the Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord of the State of Libya, upon his arrival in Brussels. Libia Crisis President Michel expressed concerns about the worrying military escalations in Libya. He […]
European Entrepreneurial Region (EER) Award 2021
The European Entrepreneurial Region (EER) is a project that identifies and rewards EU regions which show an outstanding and innovative entrepreneurial policy strategy, irrespective of their size, wealth and competences. The regions with the most credible, forward-thinking and promising vision plan are granted the label “European Entrepreneurial Region” (EER) for a specific year. The EER label has been set […]
Croatian Council presidency: what MEPs expect
Croatia took over the rotating Council Presidency from Finland on 1 January 2020. Croatia’s slogan for its six-month presidency is: “A strong Europe in a world of challenges”. The country wants to focus on: sustainable development, a networked economy, safety and positioning Europe as a global leader. Busy period ahead Croatia will presided over […]
Parliament re-elects Emily O’Reilly as European Ombudsman
Emily O’Reilly has been re-elected as European Ombudsman, allowing her to continue investigating complaints against EU bodies for the next five years. She was re-elected by MEPs in a secret ballot in Strasburg on 18 December 2019. She received 320 votes out of 600. O’Reilly has served as European Ombudsman since 1 October 2013. Previously, she […]
Malta: investigation risks being compromised while Prime Minister is in office
MEPs are concerned about the credibility of investigations into the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and the lack of progress on related accusations. In a resolution adopted with 581 votes to 26 and 83 abstentions, Parliament stresses that “any risk of compromising the investigations (…) must be excluded by all means” and warns that […]
Traineeship for young graduates at the EU Delegation to Bangladesh
The EU Delegation to Bangladesh is looking for a trainee within the Political, Economic, Trade, Press and Information (PETPI) Section of the EU Delegation to Bangladesh, starting in March 2020. Where The PETPI Section is a small section consisting of the Head of Section, a Political officer and three local agents (trade officer, press officer, senior secretary). The […]