The revision of Directive 2014/94/EU on the Deployment of Alternative Fuels Infrastructure (AFID) comes at a critical time in Europe’s shift to a green and sustainable economy. To enable the development and deployment of clean, electric mobility, a wide revision of this legislation is needed. This is necessary to ensure that charging infrastructure can handle the scale of electric vehicles expected to come onto market in the coming years and help the EU achieve its goal of climate neutrality by 2050.
Today marks the launch of the first and only EU Parliamentary Intergroup dealing exclusively with cancer: the Challenge Cancer Intergroup. This informal group of cross-party Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) is chaired by MEP Cristian Bușoi (EPP) and co-chaired by MEPs Alessandra Moretti (S&D), Aldo Patriciello (EPP), Frédérique Ries (Renew), with the European Cancer Patient Coalition (ECPC) providing the Secretariat.
London, UK - Yesterday, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson admitted that more was needed to be done to crack down on obesity, and claimed doing so would help the UK fight diseases like coronavirus.
30 June 2020, Brussels. As Europe prepares to reopen on 1 July, the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) today urged governments in the EU and the EFTA Member States, and the United Kingdom, to lift travel restrictions in a carefully coordinated manner.
Brussels, 30 June 2020 – IndustriAll European Trade Union and the European Steel Association (EUROFER) have reiterated their deep disappointment at the EU’s decision to not adjust the tariff-free import quota for steel in the light of the collapse in EU steel demand. The steel sector had called for significant, short-term changes to the EU steel safeguards to preserve the industry during this pandemic-induced economic downturn.
In vielen EU-Staaten - darunter auch Deutschland - sind die Mindestlöhne nicht existenzsichernd und liegen auf einem Niveau unterhalb der Armutsschwelle. Dies ist das Ergebnis einer im Auftrag der Delegation DIE LINKE im Europaparlament und der EP-Linksfraktion GUE/NGL erstellten Studie, die heute vorgestellt wurde: 'Zwischen Armutslöhnen und Living Wages: Mindestlohnregime in der Europäischen Union'.
