EU solidarity should not replace decisions that must be taken in countries suffering economic difficulties, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble told Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee MEPs in Tuesday’s special debate on the review of the economic governance framework. His Italian colleague Pier Carlo Paduan, vehemently rejected criticism of measures to bring down Italy’s deficit […]
ECR’s Karim Pushes Presidential Bid To Group Leaders
Sajjad Karim MEP, nominated as the European Parliament Presidential candidate by the ECR group, has today written to the leaders of all the main groups in the European Parliament seeking their backing. He said: “With such an increase in the extremists vote it is imperative Europe listens and reacts. Far too many people were easily persuaded by […]
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“Time To End Femicide In Europe And In Latin America,” says Romeva
Meeting in Athens, the European Latin-American Parliamentary Assembly (EuroLat) adopted an emergency resolution entitled “Femicide in the European Union and Latin America” by Gloria Flórez (Andean Parliament) and Raül Romeva i Rueda (European Parliament). The civil society ALOP, CIFCA, Grupo Sur, Oidhaco together with the Heinrich Boell Foundation, welcomed the resolution calling on Member States […]
Banking Union Steps Up To The Mark
In Brussels, the Council, represented by the Greek Presidency, has reached a provisional agreement with the European Parliament on the single resolution mechanism regulation. Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem, who is chairing the intergovernmental conference on certain aspects of the single resolution fund, also participated in the negotiations. “On behalf of the Presidency, I should like to […]
Parliament Votes In Favour Of Ukraine Tariff Reductions. Radical Left Rejects Aid For Ukraine
The international trade committee of the European Parliament today voted by a large majority for the abolition of trade barriers for Ukraine. Under the proposal, the tariff reductions and the elimination of trade barriers are initially limited until 1 November 2014. The spokesman for the EPP Group in the European Parliament’s international trade committee, Daniel […]
Nine Million European Women Suffer Violence in Silence
Nine million European women, equivalent to the whole Austrian population, have suffered some form of sexual violence; and one in five (22%) acknowledged that their partner, or previous partner, perpetrated violence against them. These findings were published this week by the European Union’s Fundamental Rights Agency and the European Council, to highlight International Women’s Day. The […]
MEPs Insist On Troika Jobs And Recovery Plan
Growing unemployment – especially among the young, leading to their emigration – the loss of small firms and rising poverty rates, even among the middle class, are the key impacts of the economic crisis and adjustment measures designed by the ECB/EU Commission/IMF “Troika” for Greece, Cyprus, Portugal, Ireland, say Employment Committee MEPs in a resolution voted […]
Ska Keller & José Bové To Lead Greens’ Election Fight
Ska Keller and José Bové have been selected to lead the Greens in their upcoming European campaign. The two MEPs won the unique Green Primary, the first ever Europe-wide open online process to select leading candidates for the European elections. Bové and Keller will be the figureheads of the third common Green European campaign, and lead the united Green parties of […]
Greek Presidency Gets Rough Start Over Economic Fears
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras presented his country’s priorities for its six months at the helm of the EU to MEPs. The presidency, which started on 1 January, will focus on boosting growth and jobs, the banking union and an immigration policy based on more solidarity. Mr Samaras said there was a clear need for […]