Electoral “interference” undermines EU unity, say MEPs
By Martin Banks MEPs in Strasbourg have warned of elected politicians and parties in Europe who, they say, are “knowingly serving Moscow’s interests.”
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February 7, 2024 EU Parliament endorses new limits for lead and diisocyanates exposure
The European Parliament gave the final approval on Wednesday (7 February) to the new rules that will limit workers’ exposure to lead and diisocyanates and step up health protection.
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February 7, 2024 New EU wide law on combating violence against women is widely welcomed
By Martin Banks The EU Commission has welcomed the political agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council on combating violence against women and girls.
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February 7, 2024 New law on better digital networks given guarded welcome
By Martin Banks Negotiators from the European Parliament and EU Member States have agreed on the EU-Gigabit Infrastructure Act.
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February 6, 2024 EU Commission chief to withdraw the contested pesticide regulation
In a major blow to the EU’s Green Deal and Farm to Fork framework, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Tuesday (6 February) that she will withdraw the Sustainable Use Regulation (SUR), which sought to halve pesticide use by 2030.
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February 5, 2024 EU countries vote unanimously to approve AI Act
By Martin Banks The 27 EU Member State governments have voted unanimously in favour of ‘The EU Artificial Intelligence Act’.
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February 5, 2024 EU lawmakers to Amazon lobbyists: ‘We want you out of Parliament’
Lobbyists from US tech giant Amazon should have their access badges to the European Parliament revoked “until the company’s management is willing to engage in genuine dialogue with the Parliament,” members of the Parliament’s employment committee have written in a letter to the institution’s president, Roberta Metsola.
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February 3, 2024 Quantum technology tops 2024 work programme for EU standards
The European Commission published on Friday (2 February) its annual work programme for European standardisation, with four out of eight policy priorities addressing standard setting in technology, and quantum computation infrastructure topping the list.
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February 2, 2024 Activists share evidence of alleged “deception” behind Hungarian President Orbán’s ‘National Consultations’
By Martin Banks Hungarian activists converged on Brussels this week with thousands of blank consultation forms which were collected by over 10,000 citizens across the country. The activists claim the forms “expose the deception that lies behind Hungarian President Orbán’s ‘National Consultations’, revealing it to be a tool of veiled propaganda.” President Orbán has, according […]
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February 1, 2024 Germany’s Lindner wants to topple EU corporate due diligence law
German liberals have confirmed the Berlin government would abstain in voting on the EU’s proposal for a corporate due diligence law that would see companies becoming liable for human rights breaches in their supply chains, with the majority now likely hinging on Italy.
