General : "Cooperation between our two parliaments has emerged stronger from this Tunisian week", said European Parliament Vice-President David-Maria Sassoli as the event closed on Thursday. "We must now give concrete form to the shared ...

" EU needs own process, separate from FATF, to identify possible high-risk countries " Current list excludes countries suspected of tax crimes Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home ...

EU citizens could pay less for e-books after plans to allow member states to reduce VAT on e-publications were backed in committee on Wednesday. Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs Source : European Union, 2017 - EP

The EU should reap " collaborative" economy benefits while ensuring fair competition, workers' rights and tax compliance. Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Source : European Union, 2017 - EP

Private security companies must respect minimum requirements on accountability, the screening of staff and reporting on misconduct, while staying away from tasks usually reserved for the military said committee MEPs on Tuesday. Committee ...

EU-NATO cooperation on common challenges such as security, defence, cyber-warfare or migration will be debated by Foreign Affairs and Defence MEPs with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday at 15.00. Committee on Foreign ...

General : " Support for EU membership up " A great majority prefers a joint European response to global challenges over national actions " Three quarters want EU to do more on terrorism, unemployment, environment, tax fraud In the eyes of ...

Plenary sessions : Venezuela's government must ensure the full restoration of the democratic order and immediately release all political prisoners, urged Parliament on Thursday. Source : European Union, 2017 - EP

Plenary sessions : Young fishermen and fish farmers in the EU's outermost regions (ORs) need financial help and incentives, including money for new boats, said Parliament on Thursday. Source : European Union, 2017 - EP

Plenary sessions : The Commission managed the 2015 EU budget funds according to the rules, so MEPs granted it a " discharge" approval for that year, in a resolution voted on Thursday. Source : European Union, 2017 - EP

Sessioni plenarie : Nel primo dibattito con i deputati dopo le sue dichiarazioni controverse sull'Europa meridionale, il Presidente dell'Eurogruppo Jeroen Dijsselbloem aggiornerà i deputati sul piano di salvataggio greco, giovedì alle ...

Plenary sessions : Common EU-wide social rights, as proposed by the European Commission, the " European Pillar of Social Rights" , should be pegged at the highest level and not lead to a " race to the bottom" , MEPs stressed in a debate on ...

Plenary sessions : Europe is not closing the door to Turkey, but recent developments prompt it to look for alternatives to Turkey's accession to the EU, said MEPs in a debate with Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn on Wednesday. Source ...

Sessioni plenarie : I deputati discuteranno mercoledì a partire dalle 15.00 la situazione dei diritti fondamentali in Ungheria con il primo Vicepresidente della Commissione Frans Timmermans e il Primo ministro Viktor Orbà n. Fonte : Unione ...

Sessioni plenarie : Il risultato del referendum della Turchia, che amplia le competenze presidenziali, sarà discusso con il commissario europeo per l'allargamento Johannes Hahn mercoledì alle 17.30. Fonte : Unione europea, 2017 - PE

Plenary sessions : On Wednesday from 15.00, MEPs will discuss the fundamental rights situation in Hungary with Commission First Vice-President Frans Timmermans and Prime Minister Viktor Orbà n. Source : European Union, 2017 - EP

Plenary sessions : The outcome of Turkey's referendum, expanding presidential powers, will be debated with EU enlargement commissioner Johannes Hahn on Wednesday at around 17.30. Source : European Union, 2017 - EP

MEPs beefed up rules to ensure that buyers of goods or services from another EU country are treated like local customers in a committee vote on Tuesday. Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Source : European Union, 2017 ...

Key products and services, like phones, e-book readers, operating systems and payment terminals, will have to be made more accessible to people with disabilities, under draft EU rules amended in committee on Tuesday. Committee on the ...

Children should have the same protection whether they are watching TV, a web-shared video or a web-streamed film, said committee MEPs on Tuesday. Committee on Culture and Education Source : European Union, 2017 - EP

Environment MEPs put forward a number of possible measures to cut the EU 88 million tonnes per year food waste by half by 2030 on Tuesday. MEPs called on the European Commission to lift existing restrictions on food donations and stressed ...

Recent proposals to expedite the return of migrants who are not entitled to refugee status will be debated in the Civil Liberties Committee on Tuesday morning. Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Source : European Union, ...

Plenary sessions : New rules allowing the US National Security Agency (NSA) to share private data with other US agencies without court oversight, recent revelations about surveillance activities by a US electronic communications service ...

Plenary sessions : Ukrainian citizens will be exempted from EU short-stay visa requirements, after Parliament endorsed an informal deal with the Council on Thursday. Source : European Union, 2017 - EP

Sessioni plenarie : Secondo una risoluzione approvata giovedì , la nuova iniziativa del Corpo Europeo di Solidarietà (CES), che mira a creare 100 mila opportunità di volontariato e di lavoro per i giovani, necessita di fondi e legislazione ...

Sessioni plenarie : Con la votazione di giovedì i deputati hanno rimosso l'ultimo ostacolo sulla via della totale abolizione dei costi del " roaming" per la telefonia mobile. Fonte : Unione europea, 2017 - PE

Plenary sessions : The European Parliament urges the Russian authorities to release opposition politician Alexei Navalny and other detained demonstrators, condemns the crackdown on peaceful protestors and arrests of human rights defenders ...

Plenary sessions : MEPs worry about the proliferation of hate speech and fake news, particularly in social media, they said in a debate on Wednesday. But they disagreed on how best to respond. Ideas aired included removing false and ...

Sessioni plenarie : Il Parlamento ha approvato mercoledì nuove regole per rendere più facile lo spostamento di fondi all'interno del bilancio UE pluriennale, in modo da poter meglio affrontare le sfide più incombenti come quella relativa ...

Sessioni plenarie : In una risoluzione approvata mercoledì , i deputati hanno richiesto con urgenza misure multilaterali per controllare il numero, senza precedenti, di migranti in movimento in tutto il mondo e per far cessare le morti nel ...