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"Specific rules for big platforms, “gatekeepers” of market access."

Digital: The EU must set the standards for regulating online platforms, say MEPs

By: EBR | Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Parliament calls for future-proof rules on digital services, including online platforms and marketplaces, and for a binding mechanism to tackle illegal content online

Protecting society from organised crime, and in particular tackling trafficking in human beings, is a priority under the new EU Security Union Strategy.

Eradicating human trafficking: Persistent risks call for strategic approach

By: EBR | Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Commission is presenting its Third Report on the progress made in the fight against human trafficking

"If the EU will not provide an ambitious agenda for the Balkans, then other great powers – such as China, Russia, or Turkey could step in and extend their dominance directly at the EU’s door."

EU-Western Balkans: Time is of the essence

By: EBR | Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Earlier this month the European Commission adopted its annual enlargement package, which includes a communication on EU enlargement policy assessing the current state of the Western Balkans integration within the EU and outlining priorities for future action

"Effective intellectual property system and safeguards for developers".

Parliament leads the way on first set of EU rules for Artificial Intelligence

By: EBR | Wednesday, October 21, 2020

On Tuesday, MEPs adopted proposals on how the EU can best regulate Artificial Intelligence (AI) in order to boost innovation, ethical standards and trust in technology.

"The EU’s reactions to the extraordinary, persistent, and peaceful demonstrations in Belarus—in which the security forces become more violent by the day—are shameful."

Europe Must Grow Up and Stop Moaning About Trump

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 20, 2020

No matter who sits in the White House come January 2021, Europe must grow up and take responsibility to rebuild multilateralism, fix the transatlantic relationship, and revive arms control

“This year, more than ever, we need the Erasmus Days to celebrate the unique opportunities offered by the programme, and to convey a message of strength and resilience to the whole Erasmus+ community”.

Erasmus celebrated worldwide as MEPs push for more funding

By: EBR | Friday, October 16, 2020

As Europe celebrates its flagship educational mobility programme, lawmakers in the European Parliament are fighting to increase the budget for what is widely regarded as one of the EU’s greatest achievements

The Commission aims to at least double renovation rates in the next ten years and make sure renovations lead to higher energy and resource efficiency.

European Commission’s Renovation Wave Strategy

By: EBR | Thursday, October 15, 2020

Renovation Wave: doubling the renovation rate to cut emissions, boost recovery and reduce energy poverty

Foreign correspondents often paint a clearer political picture than local media. This is certainly true of the Brexit story. The reporting of Britain’s print and broadcast media – including the BBC – has either been biased against the EU, or has failed to delve into the costs of “taking back control”.

The EU must soften on Brexit to safeguard wider European goals

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 13, 2020

A paradox surrounds the Brexit endgame. When EU leaders assemble for this week’s make-or-break summit to decide if a deal is still possible, they will be more anxious than the Brexiteers to save the UK from itself

“This battle against unpaid internships has been going on for a long time. For too long we have got used to unpaid traineeships but this has got to change”.

European Parliament calls for ban on unpaid internships

By: EBR | Monday, October 12, 2020

With youth unemployment on the rise across the EU, and aggravated further by the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, EU lawmakers called upon the European Commission and member states last week to increase their support for young people in precarious working conditions

"Violence erupted between Armenians and Azerbaijanis in and around the disputed territory of Nagorny Karabakh on September 27, 2020, and is still ongoing. As their neighborhood is on fire, European countries are struggling to respond."

The Caucasus Burns While Europe Struggles

By: EBR | Friday, October 9, 2020

The war between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorny Karabakh is a humanitarian catastrophe. A failure to respond properly undermines the European Union’s claims to be a strategic actor in its neighborhood

“The European rule of law mechanism is set to evolve and continue to improve through inter-institutional discussions and dialogue with Member States, as a collective learning exercise and as a trigger for EU support.”

The EU’s Ambiguous Fight for the Rule of Law

By: EBR | Wednesday, October 7, 2020

The European Commission’s new report on the rule of law fails in three areas. To fight corruption and the abuse of power, the EU must use funds and sanctions strategically

“The EU’s serious concerns on continued negative developments in the rule of law, fundamental rights and the judiciary have not been credibly addressed by Turkey”.

Turkey’s EU membership bid evaporating, Commission says

By: EBR | Wednesday, October 7, 2020

The European Union’s executive said on Tuesday (6 October) that Turkey’s government was undermining its economy, eroding democracy and destroying independent courts, leaving Ankara’s bid to join the EU further away than ever

"Even at their arrival to reception centres, migrants and refugees remain in danger."

Crimes against women and girls - the forgotten victims of the EU’s new migration pact

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 6, 2020

Give a thought to the burden encountered by many girls and women as they cross borders in the most dangerous of circumstances, placing their children and themselves at risk, only to be faced with one of the oldest crimes in the world – human trafficking

"The carbon border tax is one of the highlights of the European Commission’s Green Deal, and should be presented around June 2021 in view of implementation the following year."

EU’s carbon border tax proposal still has many grey areas

By: EBR | Friday, October 2, 2020

While the EU carbon tax should be introduced at the bloc’s borders by 2022, a report details the challenges and options of this mechanism, which still has many grey areas

The report includes input from every Member State and covers both positive and negative developments across the EU.

First Annual Report on the Rule of Law situation across the European Union

By: EBR | Thursday, October 1, 2020

The European Commission has published the first EU-wide report on the rule of law

“Education and training have faced huge disruption due to COVID-19 and a quick shift to distance and online learning. The mass use of technology has revealed gaps and exposed weaknesses.”

Health crisis pushes EU into era of digital education

By: EBR | Thursday, October 1, 2020

The European Commission has laid out plans to boost the education of citizens in digital skills across the bloc, as part of a drive that it hopes will aid Europe’s long-term economic stability while the continent rebounds from the after-effects of the coronavirus crisis

“The contribution of projects in least developed countries and selected developing countries should be counted towards the targets of the Union and the member states”.

NGOs attack plans to include carbon offsets into EU climate goals

By: EBR | Thursday, October 1, 2020

Environmental campaigners have condemned proposals to include carbon credits from projects in developing countries when the European Parliament votes on the EU’s proposed climate law next week

"The retrenchment of the United States from Europe and even from the Middle East had already created a window for the EU to assert itself as the key actor in conflict management and settlement in and around Europe’s neighborhood."

European Foreign Policy Is Drowning in the Mediterranean

By: EBR | Wednesday, September 30, 2020

After so many years of striving to build up its foreign policy credentials, the EU faces—over the Eastern Mediterranean—a real test of its ambitions and capabilities as an effective foreign policy actor

Environmental NGOs, for their part, voiced “deep concerns” about the Commission’s push for critical raw materials, and called for “real action” to “reduce absolute EU resource consumption” instead.

New EU alliance aims for ‘strategic autonomy’ on key raw materials

By: EBR | Wednesday, September 30, 2020

The European Commission launched a new industry alliance on Tuesday (30 September) aimed at strengthening the EU’s “strategic autonomy” on raw materials like rare earths, which are considered key for the bloc’s green and digital transitions

"The EU legal framework for digital services - the e-commerce directive - was adopted 20 years ago; it therefore needs to be updated to reflect the rapid digital transformation. A “one-size-fits-all” approach should, however, be avoided."

MEPs spell out their priorities for the Digital Services Act

By: EBR | Tuesday, September 29, 2020

MEPs’ demands on how digital services, including online platforms and marketplaces, should be regulated were set out in a vote in the Internal Market Committee

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