European Parliament

Bratislava, Slovak Republic,  18-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Bank Board of Národná banka Slovenska today (15 December) held its 23rd meeting of 2015, which was chaired by Jozef Makúch, the NBS Governor. The Bank Board of NBS took note of NBS’s … Read the full press release →

LONDON, 10-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — New European Commission proposals mean that UK consumers will be able to access digital subscriptions when travelling in other EU countries. For the first time, UK consumers will be able to access digital subscriptions such … Read the full press release →

Executive Director appointed for five-year term LONDON, 20-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Professor Guido Rasi has taken office as Executive Director of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) today. Professor Rasi was nominated as Executive Director for a five-year mandate by the … Read the full press release →

BRUSSELS, 19-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Organic food is gaining in popularity, but what are the health benefits? MEPs discussed the impact of organic food with experts during a meeting organised by the Parliament’s science and technology unit (STOA) on 18 … Read the full press release →

MEPs called on Wednesday for more focus on migration and security and more flexibility in the revised European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), after foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and neighbourhood policy Commissioner Johannes Hahn presented their proposals for a new ENP … Read the full press release →

BRUSSELS, 19-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — On 19 November 2015, the presidency of the Council and the European Parliament held a second negotiating meeting on a review of current legislation for the reduction of emissions from road vehicles. One of the … Read the full press release →

Deadline to submit expressions of interest to represent civil society at PRAC andCAT to European Commission extended until 18 October LONDON, 1-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Health and Food Safety Directorate-General of the European Commission has extended the deadline for … Read the full press release →

BRUSSELS, 1-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The sky and stars have always fascinated us and life outside our planet remains one of the great mysteries facing mankind. Monday, NASA announced that it has serious evidence of water on the surface of … Read the full press release →

BRUSSELS, 1-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The civil liberties committee will debate the current situation at the borders inside the Schengen area in the wake of the temporary reimposition of border controls by some member states with Commission representatives on Thursday … Read the full press release →

What does the Capital Markets Union have to do with infrastructure in Europe? BRUSSELS, 1-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — One of the goals of the Capital Markets Union is to help mobilise capital in Europe and channel it to the infrastructure … Read the full press release →

BRUSSELS, 30-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission is launching the Capital Markets Union Action Plan today to help build a true single market for capital across the 28 EU Member States. © European Union 2015 Director: Lynch Declan As … Read the full press release →

LISBON, 23-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Banco de Portugal publishes today in its website an online form trough which it will be possible to report breaches to the rules applicable to credit institutions and financial companies. Banco de Portugal encourages any … Read the full press release →

BRUSSELS, 18-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Today the European Commission hosted the annual high-level meeting with religious leaders. First Vice-President Frans Timmermans hosted European Parliament Vice-President Antonio Tajani and fifteen religious leaders from Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist and Mormon communities. … Read the full press release →

BRUSSELS, 8-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — EUROCHAMBRES expects an ambitious Interinstitutional Agreement on better regulation, paving the way to the establishment of a wholly independent and jointly mandated regulatory scrutiny board. This was the main message addressed today by EUROCHAMBRES to … Read the full press release →

BRUSSELS, 21-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (20 May 2015), members of the European Parliament adopted new rules to help fight money laundering and terrorist financing in the EU, one of the key actions in the European Security Agenda presented last … Read the full press release →

Robots used to exist only in the realm of science fiction, but these days they are rapidly becoming a part of everyday life in the shape of drones, intelligent cars, industrial robots and robotic vacuum cleaners. The Parliament’s legal affairs … Read the full press release →

BRUSSELS, 23-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The wait for the arrival of the European edition of Politico is finally over! Politico’s European edition, which launched today, provides coverage relating to the European Institutions in Brussels, on European affairs as a whole as … Read the full press release →

Pianist Kimiko Ishizaka to perform for MEPs and the general public in the European Parliament as part of “Meet the new Authors”, an initiative sponsored by MEP Julia Reda in the context of the EU copyright evaluation report. BRUSSELS, 14-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release →

This year, the European Commission will make available EUR 14.1 million under the Hercule III anti-fraud programme to support Member States in fighting fraud, corruption and other illegal activities. This is an increase in the allocated funds compared to previous … Read the full press release →

BRUSSELS, 26-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Following the release of the European Commission’s Green Paper on the Capital Markets Union, Philippe de Backer MEP and Chairman of the European IPO Task Force today announces the publication of the EU IPO Report: … Read the full press release →