Parliament’s confirmation hearings of the Commissioners-designate
Oct 15, 2024 · The next step in the appointment process will see the candidates face confirmation hearings before the European Parliament’s committees, in advance of Parliament’s vote on the College of Commissioners as a whole.
Examples of Parliament’s impact: 2019 to 2024 - Epthinktank
Mar 15, 2024 · This publication provides an overview of the powers of the European Parliament, giving examples of how and where it has made a difference during the ninth legislative term (July 2019 to June 2024).
How the internet can harm us, and what can we do about it?
Feb 18, 2019 · Written by Gianluca Quaglio, The internet has received much negative news coverage in recent years. Articles focus on major privacy scandals and security breaches, the proliferation of fake news, rampant harmful behaviours like cyber-bullying, cyber-theft, revenge porn, the exchange of child porn and internet predation, internet addiction, and the negative effects of the internet on social ...
Fit for 55 package | Epthinktank | European Parliament
Aug 1, 2024 · The 'fit for 55' package, presented in July and December 2021, is designed to realise the European Climate Law objectives: climate neutrality by 2050 and a 55 % reduction of net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030, compared with 1990 levels.
European Parliament Plenary Session – November III 2024
Nov 22, 2024 · Written by Clare Ferguson with Gemma Patterson. For the third plenary session of this month (an extraordinary meeting took place on 19 November to mark 1 000 days of Russia’s war on Ukraine), Members’ agenda includes important debates on the election of the European Commission and next year’s EU budget. Members are set to take the penultimate step in the investiture process for the ...
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European defence industrial strategy - Epthinktank
Sep 19, 2024 · Written by Sebastian Clapp. The European defence industrial strategy (EDIS), unveiled on 5 March 2024, aims to enhance the EU’s defence readiness, particularly its defence industrial capacity, by 2035.
European Parliament Plenary Session – October I 2024
Oct 4, 2024 · Written by Clare Ferguson with Gemma Patterson.. Members gather in Strasbourg for the first plenary session of October with a varied agenda ahead of them. Topics range from moves that could shape the world more widely in the future, to issues that have an immediate effect on citizens’ lives, such as housing or border controls.
Georgia at a crossroads: October 2024 parliamentary elections
Oct 23, 2024 · Written by Anna Caprile. Georgia will hold parliamentary elections on 26 October 2024, for the first time under a fully proportional election system.
White paper on the future of European defence - Epthinktank
Nov 6, 2024 · In the mission letters to the Commissioner-designate for Defence and Space, Andrius Kubilius, and to the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President (HR/VP) of the European Commission, Kaja Kallas, Commission President-elect Ursula von der Leyen tasked them with drafting a white paper on the future of European defence, a commitment undertaken in her political ...