Month: July 2019

Erasmus+: more open for people from disadvantaged backgrounds as well as smaller organisations [European Parliament impact 2014-2019]

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Erasmus+ is the European Union’s programme dedicated to education, training, youth and sport. It is one of the best-known EU initiatives, but many think Erasmus+ is only for university students who go to study for a few months in another European university.… Read More Erasmus+: more open for people from disadvantaged backgrounds as well as smaller organisations [European Parliament impact 2014-2019]

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Sustainable finance and benchmarks: Low-carbon benchmarks and positive-carbon-impact benchmarks [EU Legislation in Progress]

Money growing in soil, business success concept

In May 2018, the European Commission presented a package of measures on the financing of sustainable growth. The package includes three proposals aimed at establishing an EU taxonomy on sustainable economic activities, improving disclosure requirements and creating a new category of benchmarks to help investors measure the carbon footprint of their investments.… Read More Sustainable finance and benchmarks: Low-carbon benchmarks and positive-carbon-impact benchmarks [EU Legislation in Progress]

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Stricter CO2 emission standards for new cars and vans [European Parliament impact 2014-2019]

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Road transport is responsible for around 20 % of the EU’s total greenhouse gas emissions. Transport is the only sector in the EU that did not record any significant decline in greenhouse gas emissions since 1990. In 2016, EU transport emissions were 26 % above 1990 levels.
The European Parliament has played an important role in shaping EU legislation to respond to this challenge and in pushing for ambitious but realistic targets. Mandatory CO2 standards for new passenger cars in the EU were introduced in 2009 and strengthened in 2014.… Read More Stricter CO2 emission standards for new cars and vans [European Parliament impact 2014-2019]

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Parliamentary hearings of the Commissioners-designate: A decisive step in the investiture process [Policy podcast]

Joint ITRE CULT Committees - Hearing of Mariya GABRIEL, Commissioner-designate for the Digital Economy and Society portfolio

The hearings of the Commissioners-designate before the European Parliament’s committees are a necessary ingredient in informing Parliament’s decision to give its consent to, or reject, the proposed College.… Read More Parliamentary hearings of the Commissioners-designate: A decisive step in the investiture process [Policy podcast]

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Plenary round-up – Strasbourg, July II 2019

Election of the President of the Commission - Statement by the Newly Elected President of the Commission

The main highlight of the July II plenary session was the election of Ursula von der Leyen as President of the European Commission. Other highlights included a statement by Viorica Dăncilă, Prime Minister of Romania, on the outcome of that country’s Council presidency, and by Antti Rinne, Prime Minister of Finland on the priorities for the current Finnish Council Presidency.… Read More Plenary round-up – Strasbourg, July II 2019

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