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In a parliamentary debate on the European Commission’s proposal for new fiscal rules, EU lawmakers offered views diverging widely along both ideological and national lines, putting the Parliament’s ability to make its voice heard in the upcoming negotiations in doubt.

EU lawmakers expressed concerns over the EU budget’s capacity to repay funds borrowed for the coronavirus recovery plan without new sources of income, calling on the European Commission to consider new streams of revenue.

Several EU countries are blocking agreement on a new law to promote sustainable product design in an unfolding dispute over whether to include a ban on destroying unsold textiles.

Qualified majority voting could become a bulwark against Russia and Poland should lead the movement towards it, writes Pierre Haroche.

Many things have been called the “new oil” - data, water and hydrogen among them. But as the world wants to reduce harmful CO2 emissions, the one that probably comes closest is electric power.

Last week, EU health ministers gathered in Sweden to discuss accessibility to drugs at a time when shortages of medicines across the bloc are still perceived as a tangible threat that could materialise at any moment.

As temperatures begin to climb across Europe ahead of the peak of the summer holiday season it is worth considering the scale of the challenge we face in cooling our homes, our businesses and, indeed, the foods and beverages we consume.

New EU legislation marks a watershed in aviation climate regulation, acknowledging both the need to tackle the non-CO2 effects of flying and the safety challenges posed to air transport by climate change, writes Denis Bilyarski.

Ahead of a Commission proposal, expected later this year, on further EU sources of income, MEPs assess the revenue side of the EU budget and advocate several new “own resources”.
Committee on Budgets

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Ahead of a Commission proposal, expected later this year, on further EU sources of income, MEPs assess the revenue side of the EU budget and advocate several new “own resources”.
Committee on Budgets

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Parliament stresses normalising relations between Belgrade and Pristina is a priority and a precondition for the EU accession of both countries.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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Parliament stresses normalising relations between Belgrade and Pristina is a priority and a precondition for the EU accession of both countries.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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Parliament stresses normalising relations between Belgrade and Pristina is a priority and a precondition for the EU accession of both countries.
Committee on Foreign Affairs

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MEPs have voted to approve the European Union’s accession to the Convention on preventing and combating violence against women, concluding Parliament’s role in the process.
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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MEPs have voted to approve the European Union’s accession to the Convention on preventing and combating violence against women, concluding Parliament’s role in the process.
Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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A series of measures were presented by the French government on Tuesday (9 May) to fight tax fraud committed by both individuals and multinationals, though it lacks ambition and fails to tackle the problem at its roots, experts warn.

On Wednesday, the European Parliament approved the implementation of the EU’s 2021 budget for most of the EU institutions, except the European Council.
Committee on Budgetary Control

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On Wednesday, the European Parliament approved the implementation of the EU’s 2021 budget for most of the EU institutions, except the European Council.
Committee on Budgetary Control

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MEPs have adopted a resolution warning about the impact of rising recovery borrowing costs on next year’s EU budget, putting flagship EU programmes at risk.
Committee on Budgets

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MEPs have adopted a resolution warning about the impact of rising recovery borrowing costs on next year’s EU budget, putting flagship EU programmes at risk.
Committee on Budgets

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