The European Parliament decided on Tuesday to terminate the term of office of Vice-President Eva Kaili. The decision that Eva Kaili (NA, EL) will no longer serve as one of Parliament’s Vice-Presidents was approved by 625 votes in favour, 1 against and 2 abstentions, representing a double majority of two-thirds of the votes cast and a majority […]
Batteries: deal on new EU rules for design, production and waste treatment
On Friday, Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement to overhaul EU rules on batteries and take into account technological developments and future challenges. The agreed rules will cover the entire battery life cycle, from design to end-of-life and apply to all types of batteries sold in the EU: portable batteries, SLI batteries (supplying power […]
December 10 – Human Rights Day
Human Rights Day is celebrated every December 10, the day on which, in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a historic document that proclaims the inalienable rights to which every person is entitled as a human being, regardless of race, […]
Future of Europe Conference: citizens expect more from the EU
On Friday, December 2, the EU institutions and more than 500 citizens assessed the response to the proposals of the Conference on the Future of Europe. The European Parliament hosted an event in Brussels to discuss how the institutions are following up on the final Conference proposals, attended by representatives of the Parliament, the Council […]
EU action to reduce energy consumption
Saving energy is key to fighting climate change and reducing the EU’s energy dependency. Find out what MEPs are doing to reduce consumption. Energy efficiency means using less energy to produce the same result. It enables saving energy and reducing emissions from power plants. Laws on energy efficiency from 2018 are being revised to help […]
Conference on the Future of Europe: feedback event to take place in Brussels
The European Parliament, Council and Commission organise today a feedback event as a follow-up to the Conference on the Future of Europe. The event will be an opportunity for the three institutions to explain how they are following up on the proposals stemming from the Conference and to exchange with those citizens who participated in the European […]
What is the EU doing to promote the development of renewable energy?
The European Union is working to promote renewable energies and decarbonize the energy sector, the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions. Three quarters of the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions are due to energy, which includes electricity production, heat and transport. Accelerating the deployment of renewable energies is essential to drastically reduce emissions from the electricity […]
EuroLat: bilateral cooperation essential to defend the international order
The defence of multilateralism and basic rights must be the priority of EU-Latin American cooperation, according to the co-chairs of the EuroLat Parliamentary Assembly. During the inauguration in Brussels of the meeting of the standing committees of the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly, Javi López MEP (S&D, Spain), president of the European component, highlighted the “good […]
Being #youngintheEU Competition
The European Parliament is inviting young people resident in one of the EU countries to join the “Being #youngintheEU” competition and have the chance to win a trip to Strasbourg and take part in EYE2023. Who can take part Young people between 18 and 30 years old at the time of EYE2023 (9-10 June 2023) […]