“It’s a very clear statement from the highest court on human rights in Europe that the climate crisis is a human rights crisis,” says Lucy Maxwell of the Climate Litigation Network on the landmark ruling by the ECHR CEDH this week.
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Does anyone win with the EU's new trade deal for Ukraine agri goods? Ukraine's economy could lose up to €1 billion a year, according to Nazar Bobitski of UCAB. But protesting farmers across the bloc aren't too pleased either. Here's why. theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/w…

With European Parliament vote this week on a resolution to include abortion in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, Predrag Fred Matic MEP and Neil Datta of EPF argue it's essential that sexual and reproductive rights be enshrined in EU law.
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'The situation at the French-British border has always been catastrophic. But there has been an increase in brutality,” Feyrouz Lajili of MSF International says of the police crackdown on cross-Channel migration.
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Advocacy group Transparency International EU called on European Commission to rescind the appointment of Markus Pieper as SME envoy. 'The fact that is also problematic is that we don't have real information from the Commission,' Shari Hinds tells The Parliament in an interview. theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/t…

Enlargement has reemerged as a key policy priority for European Commission since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. But the EU will need to go beyond communiques to show it's serious about welcoming new members into the fold. Check out our newest print edition: bit.ly/3TOwZrW

How much progress is Ukraine making in its bid to join the EU? The clock for timely advancements is ticking, reports @gabrosana in a new feature. Here's why.
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EU Enlargement should 'end the strategic ambiguity towards the grey zones that left Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia in no-man’s land...and the countries of the western Balkans in the EU’s waiting room,' argue Amanda Paul 🇺🇦 Svitlana Taran of European Policy Centre in a new op-ed theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/s…

Prostate cancer rates are climbing in Europe, demanding immediate attention from policymakers.

Learn more about the threats posed by prostate cancer from the Let’s Talk Prostate Cancer Expert Group.

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Georgia's national election will be critical in determining whether the country continues down the path towards EU membership. The ruling party presents itself as pro-Western but is accused of putting up a façade. Fredrik Fahlman reports on the ground.
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In less than two months, Eurovision Song Contest will start again! We've taken a closer listen and selected our top-five songs from this year’s contest – each containing more than just a catchy dance chorus or a haunting melody.
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“The EU needs to do its homework in parallel with accession negotiations,” Pedro Silva Pereira, vice-president of the European Parliament, says of enlargement in a new op-ed. Here's how.
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“Moldova’s European future cannot be taken hostage by the conflict,” argues European Commission. The country wants to join the EU by 2030 – but the Russia-aligned region of Transnistria is complicating its path. Could the Cyprus model offer a way forward? theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/c…

'People in the Western Balkans must not be left with the feeling of ‘all or nothing, black or white’,' argues davidmcallister, chair of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs, in a new op-ed on EU enlargement. bit.ly/3PCLNZx

#EUenlargement is again a priority. But who will make the cut? “I don’t see another ‘big bang’ enlargement happening,' says Berta López Domènech of European Policy Centre. Here's an update on where the nine candidate countries’ accession applications currently stand.
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We caught up with our MEP Award winners Brando Benifei S&D Group Partito Democratico 🇮🇹 🇪🇺 and First Vice-President Othmar Karas BürgerInnen Forum Europa @eppgroup to discuss the important role of European Parliament 🇪🇺

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It was a profound honor to welcome Sviatlana Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, President-elect of Belarus, as a distinguished presenter for the European Values Champion of the Mandate Award at our #MEPAwards2024 . Her steadfast commitment to European values is both commendable and inspiring.

Farmers notched a temporary victory, as EU Council scrapped a deal to extend the suspension of import duties on Ukrainian food products. The tentative agreement was “not the good answer to a strong problem,” says Arnold Puech d Alissac, president of WFO
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