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MEPs highlight impact of pandemic on children’s health and education

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis - March 11, 2021

EU member states must invest more in education, healthcare, housing, family support and childcare, making sure that these services reach all children. “A child is...

We want all progressive voices heard in the Conference on the Future of Europe, says Iratxe García

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis - March 10, 2021

Today, the president of the European Parliament, David Sassoli, the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio...

EU economic strategy for 2021 should pay more attention to social issues, says the EESC

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis - March 3, 2021

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has adopted its position on the EU's economic priorities for 2021. It welcomes the steps taken in...

We are still in the ‘whatever-it-takes’ phase of the recovery, say S&Ds to Commission as they call for an extension of the escape clause

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis - March 2, 2021

Speaking ahead of the European Commission’s fiscal policy recommendations expected tomorrow, the Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament warn against a hasty and...