Month: January 2017

2016 Enlargement package: Prospects for the Western Balkans

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Written by Velina Lilyanova, In November 2016, the European Commission presented its annual enlargement package, consisting of a communication that takes stock of the implementation of the 2015 multiannual strategy and a set of reports on the Western Balkan countries and on Turkey in their capacity of candidates or potential candidates for EU membership. Since 2015,… Read More 2016 Enlargement package: Prospects for the Western Balkans

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European space policy; Historical perspective, specific aspects and key challenges

Space Station

Written by Vincent Reillon, In the 1950s, development of the space sector in Europe was limited to investments made by individual Member States (France, Italy, the United Kingdom). The failure of the first European partnerships in space activities in the 1960s led to the establishment of the European Space Agency (ESA), an intergovernmental institution, in… Read More European space policy; Historical perspective, specific aspects and key challenges

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Adoption, Erasmus, FGM and … fish. European Parliament Plenary Session February I

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Written by Clare Ferguson with Jack Meredith, Adopting a child is a major step for anyone, involving many checks and official procedures. Under the present system, however, there is no guaranteed EU-wide recognition of domestic adoptions in other Member States (the Hague Convention only recognises adoptions where the child lived in a different state). This… Read More Adoption, Erasmus, FGM and … fish. European Parliament Plenary Session February I

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Economic and budgetary outlook for the European Union 2017

Budgetary and economic outlook 2017

Written by Alessandro D’Alfonso, Angelos Delivorias, Magdalena Sapała and Andrej Stuchlik , This study presents the 2017 economic and budgetary outlook for the European Union, explores the most recent developments in EU budgetary negotiations, and focuses on the investment gap in the EU, as a major economic challenge for the Union. In 2016, the EU… Read More Economic and budgetary outlook for the European Union 2017

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Renewal of the authorisation of the use of the herbicide substance glyphosate

Abstract word cloud for Pesticide with related tags and terms

Many citizens want to know what is the European Parliament’s position on the renewal of the authorisation of the use of glyphosate. On November 2015, the European Food and Safety Authority (EFSA) declared that glyphosate is unlikely to pose a carcinogenic hazard to humans and the evidence does not support classification with regard to its… Read More Renewal of the authorisation of the use of the herbicide substance glyphosate

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US President Donald Trump [What Think Tanks are thinking]

Comments on future US Foreign and Trade Policies

Written by Marcin Grajewski, Donald Trump has begun his four-year term as the US President by moving to deliver on some of his campaign promises, such on Obamacare, the Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement and the North American Free Trade Agreement. Analysts and politicians agree that the Trump presidency will have wide-ranging implications for trade, international… Read More US President Donald Trump [What Think Tanks are thinking]

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Occupational pensions: Revision of the Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision Directive (IORP II) [EU Legislation in Progress]

Retirement Fund

Written by David Eatock (4th edition), In 2014, the European Commission proposed a revision (‘IORP II’) of the existing Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision (IORP) Directive of 2003, which covers certain occupational pension savings. These are overwhelmingly in the United Kingdom (55.9% of IORP assets) and the Netherlands (30.7%). The proposed revision aims to improve… Read More Occupational pensions: Revision of the Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision Directive (IORP II) [EU Legislation in Progress]

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Reducing air pollution: National emission ceilings for air pollutants [EU Legislation in Progress]

Reducing air pollution: National emission ceilings for air pollutants

Written by Didier Bourguignon (6th edition) Despite significant progress in recent decades, air pollution levels in the European Union still have adverse impacts on the environment and on health. The European Commission estimates that health-related costs of air pollution in the EU range from 390 to 940 billion euros per year. The proposed directive, which… Read More Reducing air pollution: National emission ceilings for air pollutants [EU Legislation in Progress]

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