Mario Draghi’s report on European competitiveness was sharply criticised by far left and far right MEPs in a European Parliamentary debate in Strasbourg on Tuesday (17 September) but received strong backing from Commission President Ursula von der Leye…
Damian Boeselager (Greens/EFA), co-founder of the pan-European Volt party, warned that EU officials’ focus on encouraging European firms to “scale up” risks pushing the bloc’s competition policy “in a completely wrong direction”.
Many familiar faces are returning to the European Parliament’s committees that deal with tech policies, but several key figures have also left the Parliament or the committees.
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen committed to making agriculture a part of the Green Deal while ensuring that farmers can make a living during negotiations with the Greens/EFA last week, the Greens’ coordinator for agriculture, Thomas…
Ursula von der Leyen started talks with the Greens on Monday (1 July), following negotiations with Socialists and Liberals, as she enters the third stage of her campaigning to get the Commission presidency for a second term: winning over Parliament.
The new legislature’s work has unofficially kicked off in Brussels, as per post-election choreography. Freshly elected MEPs are now confronted with the choice to join existing political groups or form new ones
Anna Strolenberg, co-lead candidate of Volt Netherlands told Euractiv on Sunday evening that they are exploring the possibility of joining the ranks of Renew’s liberals at the European Parliament, and leaving the Greens/EFA group, with whom they curren…
Right-wing arguments that Europe would need to sacrifice its climate ambitions in order to boost its competitiveness are groundless and increasingly rejected by business leaders, the head of the German members of the Greens/EFA group at the European Pa…
The revealing of June’s EU elections lists in the last weeks has showcased a sad truth: politics can be very unfair and Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are constantly walking on thin ice. Here’s a step-by-step guide to avoid being dumped from…
The revealing of June’s EU elections lists in the last weeks has showcased a sad truth: politics can be very unfair and Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are constantly walking on thin ice. Here’s a step-by-step guide to avoid being dumped from…
After an unprecedented wave of protests and demonstrations across the EU, and with June’s European Parliament elections approaching, EU politicians of all colours are seizing upon the agricultural sector’s discontent for electoral gains.
The Greens are aiming to team up with other pro-European forces after the elections in June to join the ruling majority in the European Parliament to prevent the Green Deal from being watered down, as it faces strong criticism.
The Labour (PvdA/S&D) and Green (GL/Greens-EFA) parties voiced their sympathy for a parliamentary motion calling to revoke Dutch support for the EU’s Association Agreement with Israel on Wednesday, demanding a ceasefire in exchange for maintaining …
Non-profit and civil society groups will have a ‘one stop shop’ to allow them to operate in EU countries where they are not registered, under a new proposal tabled by the European Commission on Tuesday (5 September).
