Belgium Presidency debriefs EP committees on priorities | News

Belgium holds the Presidency of the Council until June 2024 included. Economic and Monetary Affairs Protecting taxpayers and their purchasing power while restoring citizens’ trust in financial institutions would be the overarching priority, Finance Minister Vincent Van Peteghem told MEPs on 22 January. He said the economic governance review, deepening the capital markets union, reaching … Read more

Spanish Presidency debriefs EP committees on priorities | News

Spain holds the Presidency of the Council until December 2023 included. Committee on Culture and Education On 7 September, acting Minister for Education and Vocational Training Pilar AlegrĂ­a said the presidency will focus on educational responses to support Ukraine, ambitious implementation of the European Education area, promoting STEM professions among women and the contribution of … Read more

MEPs adopt new trade tool to defend EU from economic blackmail | News

With 578 votes to 24 and 19 abstentions. Parliament approved on Tuesday a new trade instrument to enable the EU to respond, in line with international law and as a last resort, should the EU or member states face economic blackmail from a foreign country seeking to influence a specific policy or stance. The Anti-Coercion … Read more

Parliament to hold its fourth European Gender Equality Week | News

Several parliamentary committees and delegations are holding sessions addressing gender equality issues in their policy areas to mark the fourth European Gender Equality Week, as explained in this video by Evelyn Regner (S&D, Austria), Vice-President responsible for Gender Equality Week. To highlight a few of the many events taking place, the Fisheries Committee will discuss … Read more