EU INSTITUTIONS

Climate change: new rules agreed to determine which investments are green

Parliament negotiators reached an agreement with Council on Monday on new criteria to determine whether an economic activity is environmentally sustainable. The so-called “taxonomy regulation”...

Parliament backs measures to cut e-commerce VAT fraud

MEPs supported measures on Tuesday designed to fight e-commerce VAT evasion that would help cut some of the €137 billion lost each year across...

Rohingya Children Need an Advocate in Brussels

“Azida” is a 12-year-old girl, born in Myanmar, but now growing up in neighboring Bangladesh. Forced out of her home at age 10 by...

Rule of law in Poland and Hungary: MEPs ask for better protection of EU values

On Monday, in a debate with Commissioner Didier Reynders and Minister Tytti Tuppurainen, committee MEPs condemned the lack of progress in ongoing processes and...

Parliament boosts efforts to improve its environmental performance

On Monday the Parliament’s Bureau, the body that lays down the institution is working rules, unveiled ambitious environmental targets for the 2019-2024 parliamentary term. The...

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