EU resource allocation boosts science, green, digital developments
After the European Parliament’s approval of the 2021-2027 EU budget, MEPs have made their cases for EU resource allocation in research and development. Further investment...
Abolition of roaming charges causes surge in mobile use
A report by the European Commission has found that the EU-wide abolition of roaming charges has led to a rise in mobile calls and...
Significant digital presence and digital services to be taxed
The European Parliament has adopted proposals for a digital services tax and corporate taxation of a significant digital presence. Corporate taxation of a significant digital...
Governments enabling corruption to face loss of EU funding
The EU’s Committees on Budgets and Budgetary Control have endorsed proposed laws to strip EU funding from governments enabling corruption and fraud. According to the...
Smart cities and e-mobility on the rise in Europe
Government Europa explores the link between smart cities and e-mobility, explaining how the European Commission and European cities are encouraging greater uptake of electric...
Agrofert conflict of interest condemned by Europarl
MEPs have called on the European Commission to suspend funding to Agrofert, owned by the Czech prime minister, after repeated allegations of an Agrofert...
EU online broadcast rules to become less restrictive
Negotiators from the European Parliament and Council have reached an agreement on new EU online broadcast rules covering radio and current affairs programmes. Under the...
InvestEU programme to boost jobs, growth, investment
The European budgets and economic committees have approved the InvestEU programme, promoting EU investment, for the 2021-27 budget period. The InvestEU programme, designed to replace...
EU counterterrorism proposals to tackle radicalisation, data exchange
The European Parliament has set out a series of EU counterterrorism proposals to address the rising issue of terrorist attacks in the EU. MEPs raised...
Smart Border 2.0: solving Brexit’s Irish border challenge
Customs expert Lars Karlsson clarifies his Smart Border 2.0 proposal, explaining how smart borders can help to resolve the Irish border challenge posed by...
