Título: European elections: the Lead candidate process Autor: European Parliament Duración: 01:20 Resumen: En 2014, por primera vez en la historia de la UE, los votantes europeos tuvieron voz y voto en quién sería nombrado presidente de la Comisión, gracias al proceso de candidatos líderes. Al acercarse las elecciones parlamentarias, veamos cómo funciona este sistema que designa […]
European elections: abuse of data to be penalised
Parliament wants to protect democratic debate in the European elections by introducing financial penalties for EU parties and foundations abusing data in political campaigns. More than two thirds (67%) of internet users in the EU are concerned that online personal data is used to target the political messages they see, undermining the free and fair competition between […]
Women must have an equal share in politics, say MEPs and national MPs
Less than three months before the European Elections, the Gender Equality Committee held an inter-parliamentary meeting on women’s power in politics on Thursday. One day ahead of International Women’s Day, Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Committee members debated with more than 20 national MPs from 15 EU member states and Norway during an inter-parliamentary meeting […]
The European Agenda on Migration: EU needs to sustain progress made over the past 4 years
Ahead of the March European Council, the Commission is today taking stock of progress made over the past 4 years and setting out the measures still required to address immediate and future migration challenges. Faced with the most severe refugee crisis the world has seen since the Second World War, the EU managed to bring about a […]
Campaign “We are all Europe”
The European Documentation Centre of Almería, in preparation for the forthcoming European elections, is organizing an informative campaign from March 25 to April 2 on relevant EU policies. This campaign will have the collaboration of other European Documentation Centres, Vice Chancellors of the University of Almeria, OTRI, Directors of Research Groups, students and local companies. […]
External action: more funds for human rights, development and climate change
EU external action funding should support development, climate and environmental goals, and promote democracy, rule of law and human rights, say MEPs. On Monday, the Foreign Affairs and Development committees adopted their joint position on the proposed Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI). Funds suspended if democracy or rule of law is breached MEPs consider […]
Could switching between summer and winter time end in 2021?
Proposals to end biannual clock changes from 2021 were backed by the Transport and Tourism Committee on Monday. The Transport Committee proposes that the clock change on the last Sunday in March 2021 should be the last one for EU countries that decide to permanently keep their summer time. Member states that prefer to keep […]
EU and Overseas Countries and Territories boost cooperation at annual Forum with €44 million
At the 17th OCT-EU Forum in Papeete (Tahiti) today, the EU discussed its future partnership with Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) and signed five cooperation programmes benefiting EU OCTs, totalling €44 million. Speaking at the Forum, Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development Neven Mimica said: “As EU outposts in some of the remotest parts of the world, the […]
What is the Horizon2020 Policy Support Facility?
Título: What is the Horizon2020 Policy Support Facility? Autor: Ciencia e innovación de la UE Duración: 01:50 Resumen: El Servicio de apoyo a las políticas proporciona las mejores prácticas, la experiencia independiente de alto nivel y la orientación en el campo de la I + D a petición de los Estados miembros y los países […]