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Month: February 2021
Plenary round-up – February 2021
The main debates held during the February 2021 plenary session concerned the state of play of the EU’s Covid‑19 vaccination strategy and the de facto abortion ban in Poland.… Read More Plenary round-up – February 2021
Recovery and Resilience Facility [EU Legislation in Progress]
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, on 28 May 2020 the Commission adopted a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Recovery and Resilience Facility (the Facility). … Read More Recovery and Resilience Facility [EU Legislation in Progress]
Work in the era of AI: Time for a Digital Social Contract
Technological change, far from being deterministic in its nature and effects, is open to reform. There is no guarantee that digital technologies will destroy jobs, nor any certainty that these technologies will lead to more and better jobs.… Read More Work in the era of AI: Time for a Digital Social Contract
2020 ESPAS Conference – Thinking about the Future: Europe’s Road to 2030
The first fully online ESPAS Annual Conference was held on 18 and 19 November 2020. Under the title ‘Thinking about the Future: Europe’s Road to 2030’, the conference focused on the impact of the pandemic on global trends, and on the practical application of foresight in policy-making.… Read More 2020 ESPAS Conference – Thinking about the Future: Europe’s Road to 2030
European Commission: Facts and Figures
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. Under the Treaties, its tasks are to ‘promote the general interest of the Union’, without prejudice to individual Member States, to ‘ensure the application of the Treaties’ and adopted measures, and to ‘execute the budget’.… Read More European Commission: Facts and Figures
Transnational electoral lists: Ways to Europeanise elections to the European Parliament
Transnational electoral lists: Ways to Europeanise elections to the European Parliament… Read More Transnational electoral lists: Ways to Europeanise elections to the European Parliament
Zero Tolerance For Female Genital Mutilation
The European Union (EU) is committed to working collectively to eradicate female genital mutilation (FGM) as part of broader efforts to combat all forms of violence against women and girls, and to support EU countries’ efforts in this field.… Read More Zero Tolerance For Female Genital Mutilation
Ask EP 2020 – You asked, we answered!
People from across the EU and elsewhere in the world turn to the European Parliament and its President, David Maria Sassoli, to request information, call for action to be taken, express their opinions or suggest ideas on a wide range of topics.… Read More Ask EP 2020 – You asked, we answered!
Navalny vs Kremlin: Latest developments
Alexey Navalny is one of Vladimir Putin’s most outspoken critics. After surviving an assassination attempt and recovering in Germany, he returned to Russia in January 2021 to face arrest and imprisonment. Mass protests over his detention and revelations of high-level corruption show that an increasingly repressive Kremlin has not succeeded in crushing opposition to Putin’s rule.… Read More Navalny vs Kremlin: Latest developments