European project at risk of “an implosion”.

For months now, we have seen the rise of far-right thinking in several countries in Europe. Several politicians are also trying to make people believe that Europe is a bad thing for their countries. The future of the EU is being jeopardised by people stirring up social tensions for short-term political gain, Spain’s environment minister

We were told Brexit would help Britain protect its environment – it hasn’t

Helena Horton When UK environmental groups warned back in 2016 that Brexit could mean slashing of green rules and degradation of the natural world, they were accused of scaremongering as a part of “Project Fear”. In fact, then-environment secretary Michael Gove hailed “the great progressive prize of a green Brexit”, promising more environmental protections which

What Europe is all about

From the forgotten to publish material: 17/09/2023 🇪🇺 “This is what Europe is all about. It’s not only about making laws, it’s about making decisions that will make people’s lives better.” Ahead of the State of the European Union debate, Roberta Metsola spoke with us about what Parliament thinks of the EU’s work over the

What do you think the EU should focus on next year

🇪🇺 “This is what Europe is all about. It’s not only about making laws, it’s about making decisions that will make people’s lives better.”   Ahead of the State of the European Union debate, Roberta Metsola spoke with us about what Parliament thinks of the EU’s work over the last year and the challenges ahead.

New schoolyear also restart of Covid

The school year just started, but yesterday there were already several schools having to cope with sick pupils. In Belgium, 2700 COVID cases were already recorded yesterday, and those are only the registered cases. Doctors think there may be many more cases, people even not knowing they’ve caught Covid. In August 2023, sporadic detections of

How do you imagine the relationship with Belarus and Russia and its position opposite Ukraine and Poland?

We are coming into an even more dangerous situation whereby Belarus by the instalments of the Wagner Group and training of the Belorussian army by Wagner soldiers becomes a greater threat also to Poland.

European Youth Event 2023: Migration

The European Union shares responsibility for migration policy with the national governments of its member countries, who have agreed on common standards on legal migration and receiving asylum-seekers in a fair and dignified manner. However, the EU is still in the process of reforming its asylum and migration policy.

Financial support needed to cut our energy bills and reduce energy consumption.

Poor insulation costs money and destroys the planet. Renovating poorly insulated homes can save us as much as 1100 euros each year — and the ECB and the European Commission have the funds to publicly finance this essential need for renovations but are dragging their feet. Central banks in Japan and other parts of Asia

New laws to protect media freedom and pluralism in our democracies

With the 2024 European elections on the horizon, in 2023 the EU is set to adopt new laws to protect media freedom and pluralism in our democracies. These include a proposal, known as the anti-SLAPPs directive, to protect journalists, as well as anyone else exercising their right to freedom of expression, from abusive lawsuits. A

European Parliament and EYE Village again a hustle and bustle of young people

Once more from  9-10 June, the European Parliament and the EYE Village will be a hustle and bustle of young people engaged in panel debates, workshops, stands and artistic activities! The EYE (European Youth Event) brings thousands of young people from across the European Union and the world together both at the European Parliament in