The European Union has notified the Mercosur countries of the instrument for the provisional application of the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement. By sending its ‘note verbale’ to Paraguay, the legal depositary of Mercosur treaties, the European Commission has taken the final procedural step required for the provisional application of the agreement, in accordance with the […]
Parliament activates process to change EU Treaties
On Thursday, Parliament adopted a resolution calling on the European Council to agree to start the process to revise the EU Treaties. In light of the array of ongoing and recent crises, MEPs used their prerogative to call for the Treaties to be changed by: reforming voting procedures in the Council to enhance the European Union’s capacity […]
The Broadband Platform discusses ways to improve digital cohesion in Europe
The European Committee of the Regions and European Commission held the 4th meeting of the Broadband Platform on 6 May, focusing on ways to improve the digital infrastructure in the European Union by adding the concept of digital cohesion to the ones of social, economic and territorial cohesion recognised by the Treaties. The Covid-19 pandemic and the […]