Improved rules for the European Digital Identity – a personal digital wallet for EU citizens – will make it easier for people to access public services and make online transactions. What is the European Digital Identity? The European Digital Identity (eID) enables the mutual recognition of national electronic identification schemes across borders. It allows EU […]
Political agreement on the European Year of Capabilities
The Commission welcomes the political agreement reached on 7th March by the European Parliament and Member States on the European Year of Skills. Following the announcement by President Ursula von der Leyen in her 2022 State of the Union address, the Commission submitted its proposal on the European Year of Skills to the co-legislators last October. During the European Year […]
New EU mechanism to protect local craft and industrial products
The Legal Affairs Committee adopted its position on a new scheme to ensure the geographical indication of traditional crafts is protected in the EU and globally. With 19 votes in favour, MEPs from the Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) adopted unanimously on Tuesday a draft negotiating mandate on legislation introducing a geographical indication (GI) protecting the […]
The visit to Spain by the European Parliament’s Committee on Budgetary Control to evaluate the recovery funds comes to an end
The delegation met with members of the Spanish Government, including Nadia Calvinho, First Vice-President and Minister of Economy and Digital Transformation; María Jesús Montero, Minister of Finance and Public Administrations; and José Luis Escrivá, Minister of Inclusion, Social Security and Immigration. They also met with parliamentarians from Castilla-La Mancha, Madrid, Extremadura, Andalusia and Aragon, as […]
European Parliament Fisheries Committee will evaluate how Ecuador fights against illegal fishing
A delegation from the EP Fisheries Committee will visit ports and factories in Ecuador and meet with industry representatives and national authorities from February 22-24. Seven MEPs led by committee chair Pierre Karleskind (Renew, France) will travel to Ecuador to examine its fisheries sector and international commitments to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, which […]
European Parliament calls for strong and immediate reforms in the face of corruption suspicions
MEPs call for further reforms based on those announced by the Conference of Presidents and the swift establishment of an independent ethics body. On Thursday, Parliament adopted two resolutions on transparency and integrity in EU decision-making. Firm and immediate reforms are needed Following up on the measures called for by the Parliament in December 2022, […]
European Parliament blames Equatoguinean dictatorial regime for death of Julio Obama Mefuman
In a resolution adopted Thursday with 518 votes in favor, 6 against and 19 abstentions, MEPs denounced the long-standing human rights violations in Equatorial Guinea and described the persecution of hundreds of political opponents, government critics and human rights defenders as “barbaric acts”. They consider proven that four members of the Movement for the Liberation […]
European Parliament approves end of combustion cars by 2035
On Tuesday, Parliament set new targets for reducing CO2 emissions for new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, which is part of the “Target 55” package of measures. The European Parliament voted by 340 in favour, 279 against with 21 abstentions to approve a deal with the Council that will revise CO2 standards for new […]
Special committee on foreign interference to deal with corruption allegations
Following revelations of alleged foreign interference and the ongoing investigations into corruption in the Parliament, the special committee will get new tasks. Parliament endorsed on Tuesday an update to the title and the responsibilities of the existing Special committee on foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation (ING2). To protect […]