Europe
MEPs demand safe and clean travel | News | European Parliament
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Europe
Enlargement reports: MEPs fully support Western Balkans’ European future | News | European Parliament
Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Serbia need to continue focusing on fundamental reforms, say MEPs in resolutions adopted on Thursday.Committee on Foreign Affairs Source : © European Union, 2021 -…
Europe
MEPs clear another hurdle for the COVID-19 recovery plan
News | European Parliament. March 23, 2021 Parliament will vote on three laws on implementing the EU’s Own Resources system, paving the way for its reform and the introduction of…
Europe
Empowering Africa: Parliament defines strategy for a new EU-Africa partnership | News | European Parliament
, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20210322IPR00522/
Europe
MEPs ready to take Commission to court for failing to protect EU budget | News | European Parliament
Parliament is prepared to take legal action should the Commission delay the application of the budget’s Rule of Law conditionality mechanism any further.Committee on Budgetary ControlCommittee on Civil Liberties, Justice…
Health
Drug use among older persons a ‘hidden epidemic’, narcotics experts warn
Drug use among older people globally has risen in recent years and countries must act to address this “hidden epidemic”, the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) said in its annual…
News
Pandemic threatens lost decade for development, UN report reveals
The COVID-19 pandemic has reversed development gains for millions in poor countries, creating an even more sharply unequal world, according to a new UN report released on Thursday.
Europe
Parliament fast-tracks procedure to adopt Digital Green Certificate by June | News | European Parliament
, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20210323IPR00654/
Europe
Sassoli: “To earn trust, unity and transparency are needed” | News | European Parliament
, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/eu-affairs/20210319STO00426/
News
Biodiversity at risk, threatens human survival, UN forum hears
As the living tissue of the earth, biodiversity is “intimately linked to human health” the head of the UN’s scientific agency told a global forum on Wednesday, noting that “we…