Europe
ESMA appoints new Management Board member
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has appointed a new member to its Management Board to fill a vacancy following the departure of a…
Europe
EIOPA consults on open insurance – Eiopa European Commission
The European Insurance and Occupational Pension Authority (EIOPA) launched today a public consultation on open insurance, focused on access to and sharing of insurance-related data. In its Discussion Paper, EIOPA…
Europe
Empowering Africa: MEPs vote on strategy for a new EU-Africa partnership | News | European Parliament
Europe and Africa must move away from a donor-recipient relationship, said the Development Committee, outlining its vision for a relationship between the two continents.Committee on Development Source : © European…
Europe
MEPs: Hold companies accountable for harm caused to people and planet | News | European Parliament
Legal Affairs Committee MEPs pave the way for a new EU law that requires companies to comply with human rights and environmental standards within their value chains.Committee on Legal Affairs…
Europe
Radicalisation in the EU: what is it? How can it be prevented? | News | European Parliament
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Environment
MEPs call for binding 2030 targets for materials use and consumption footprint
The EU needs clear policy objectives to achieve a carbon-neutral, environmentally sustainable, toxic-free and fully circular economy by 2050 at the latest, say MEPs.Committee on the Environment, Public Health and…
Christianity
Don’t repeat what World Holocaust Remembrance Day remembers, world urged
Global church leaders such as Pope Francis and the head of the World Council of Churches have joined international leaders on World Holocaust Remembrance Day calling for strong action against…
Europe
Migrants and asylum seekers on the Greek islands: committee debate
MEPs will discuss on Wednesday the situation on the Greek islands and the plans to establish a new reception and identification centre on Lesvos.Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home…
Europe
Parliament wants to ensure the right to disconnect from work
Parliament wants to protect employees’ fundamental right to disconnect from work and not to be reachable outside working hours. Digital tools have increased efficiency and flexibility for employers and employees,…
Health
Amidst surging COVID numbers, WHO chief urges: ‘take heart and take action’
The sheer scale of the numbers involved in the COVID-19 pandemic can “make us numb to what they represent”, the UN health agency chief said on Monday, reminding journalists in his…