Título: European Citizens Initiative: shaped by your views Autor: Comisión Europea Duración: 01:20 Resumen: Las nuevas reglas para la Iniciativa Ciudadana Europea han sido moldeadas por la contribución de miles de ciudadanos y organizaciones en toda la UE. Facilitarán el lanzamiento y el apoyo a las iniciativas ciudadanas que exigen cambios concretos en las leyes de la UE. […]
Common Agricultural Policy: shaped by your views
Título: Common Agricultural Policy: shaped by your views Autor: Comisión Europea Duración: 01:37 Resumen: La propuesta de la Comisión Europea para una Política Agrícola Común más simple, más justa y más verde se basa en un amplio proceso de consulta que involucra a cientos de miles de ciudadanos y organizaciones en toda la UE. Fecha de Publicación: […]
Do you care for the environment?
Título: Do you care for the environment? Autor: Comisión Europea Duración: 01:35 Resumen: La Comisión Europea ayuda a los Estados miembros de la UE a aplicar mejor las normas medioambientales acordadas, en beneficio de los ciudadanos y de la economía. Fecha de Publicación: 05-04-2019
European Social Fund: fighting poverty and unemployment
The European Parliament is backing updated rules to tackle unemployment and high rates of poverty in the EU. The report, adopted in plenary on 4 April, proposes to increase funding for the European Social Fund in the EU’s budget for 2021-2027 with a primary focus on youth employment and children. Many people are concerned about […]
Natural gas: Parliament extends EU rules to pipelines from non-EU countries
To provide legal clarity for operators and competitive gas supply for all Europeans, MEPs approved new gas market rules to bring incoming pipelines under EU law. MEPs adopted an overhaul of EU gas market rules on Thursday with 465 votes to 95, and 68 abstentions to extend EU rules (including EU competition rules) to all […]
European Citizens’ Initiative: Commission registers ‘Respect for the rule of law’ initiative
The European Commission has decided to register a European Citizens’ Initiative entitled ‘Respect for the rule of law within the European Union’. The aim of the initiative is to create ‘an objective and impartial evaluation mechanism to verify the application of the European Union’s values by all the Member States’. More specifically, the organisers call […]
Brexit: visa-free access to the EU for UK nationals and to the UK for Europeans
UK nationals would be able to enter the EU visa-free for short periods after the country’s exit, provided EU nationals enjoy the same conditions when travelling to the UK. With 38 votes to 8 and 3 abstentions, Civil Liberties Committee MEPs backed on Wednesday a compromise with the Council on the proposal for a visa […]
Commission adopts €4 billion investment package for infrastructure projects across 10 Member States
Nowadays, the EU Cohesion Policy invests €4 billion of EU funds in 25 large infrastructure projects in 10 Member States. The investment package involves Bulgaria, Czechia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Poland, Portugal and Romania. The projects cover a wide range of areas: health, transport, research, environment and energy. With national co-financing, the total investment […]
Malta and Slovakia: MEPs warn of lack of judicial independence and corruption
MEPs deplore serious shortcomings in the rule of law in Malta and Slovakia, also warning of rising threats for journalists throughout the EU. Parliament passed on Thursday 28th of March, with 398 votes to 85 and 69 abstentions, a resolution summarising the conclusions of the working group set up within the Civil Liberties Committee to […]