European Parliament Plenary Session – November I 2024
Nov 12, 2024 · Written by Clare Ferguson. Moving swiftly from a packed schedule of confirmation hearings for the members of the new European Commission, Members address some of the thorniest issues facing the European Union in plenary this week.
How the internet can harm us, and what can we do about it?
Feb 18, 2019 · Written by Gianluca Quaglio, The internet has received much negative news coverage in recent years. Articles focus on major privacy scandals and security breaches, the proliferation of fake news, rampant harmful behaviours like cyber-bullying, cyber-theft, revenge porn, the exchange of child porn and internet predation, internet addiction, and the negative effects of the internet on social ...
European defence industrial strategy - Epthinktank
Sep 19, 2024 · On 5 March 2024, the European Commission – together with the High Representative and the European Defence Agency (EDA) – presented the first-ever European defence industrial strategy (EDIS).
Parliament’s confirmation hearings of the Commissioners-designate
Oct 15, 2024 · The next step in the appointment process will see the candidates face confirmation hearings before the European Parliament’s committees, in advance of Parliament’s vote on the College of Commissioners as a whole.
Examples of Parliament’s impact: 2019 to 2024 - Epthinktank
Mar 15, 2024 · This publication provides an overview of the powers of the European Parliament, giving examples of how and where it has made a difference during the ninth legislative term (July 2019 to June 2024).
Fit for 55 package | Epthinktank | European Parliament
Aug 1, 2024 · The 'fit for 55' package, presented in July and December 2021, is designed to realise the European Climate Law objectives: climate neutrality by 2050 and a 55 % reduction of net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030, compared with 1990 levels.
Epthinktank | European Parliament
6 days ago · Latest publications, blog posts and multimedia from the European Parliamentary Research Service, an in-house research department and think tank of the European Parliament.
White paper on the future of European defence - Epthinktank
Nov 6, 2024 · In the mission letters to the Commissioner-designate for Defence and Space, Andrius Kubilius, and to the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President (HR/VP) of the European Commission, Kaja Kallas, Commission President-elect Ursula von der Leyen tasked them with drafting a white paper on the future of European defence, a commitment undertaken in her political ...
agreed 2025 budget | Epthinktank | European Parliament
Nov 20, 2024 · In the final steps towards setting the 2025 European Union budget, the Conciliation Committee (composed of a delegation of 27 Members of Parliament and 27 Member State representatives), reached a provisional agreement on 16 November 2024.
Reinforcing Europe’s defence industry - Epthinktank
Nov 12, 2024 · Written by Sebastian Clapp. Russia’s war on Ukraine has laid bare the challenges facing the European defence industry as it tries to meet increased demand and ramp up production in the wake of a fundamentally changed security environment in Europe.