Tag: MEPs
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Four Polish MEPs stripped of immunity over migrant-hate clip
[ad_1] The European Parliament has lifted the immunity of four rightwing Polish MEPs over allegedly inciting hatred against Muslim immigrants during a municipal electoral campaign in 2018. The vote, on Thursday (9 November), stripped the parliamentary immunity of Patryk Jaki, Tomasz Piotr Poręba, Beata Mazurek, and Beata Kempa. Poręba and Mazurek hail from the rulling…
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Big Agri’s meetings with EPP’s anti-green MEPs
[ad_1] Agriculture lobby groups have been in constant contact with a small group of influential European politicians, holding an average of more than two meetings a week while the bloc negotiated flagship reforms to protect nature and climate. Between January 2020 and July 2023, over 400 meetings took place between industry and key members of…
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MEPs look to Spain for EU breakthrough on seasonal workers
[ad_1] As summer ends, so does the harvest season. In Romania, farmers have been bustling, presenting ripe strawberries, cherries, and crisp lettuce in markets spread across towns and cities. In Germany, the beloved asparagus season “Spargelzeit” has ended. Harvesting asparagus and berries by hand requires both skill and endurance. The harvesters are paid per quantity…
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MEPs reject deep-sea mining in raw materials vote
[ad_1] EU plans to secure its own supply of raw materials got approval in a plenary vote in the European Parliament on Thursday (14 September). The legislation is meant to reduce reliance on China, which dominates the metals market, such as cobalt, lithium, and boron used to produce batteries and wind turbines. “We’re in geopolitically…
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Parliament committee backs asset disclosure for MEPs – POLITICO
[ad_1] Nine months after an alleged cash-for-influence scandal rocked the European Parliament, MEPs remain split over how much they reveal about potential conflicts of interest. The latest partisan divide on ethics overhaul — this time on a set of concrete rule changes designed to close gaps revealed by Qatargate — comes as new analysis documents…
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MEPs adopt rules on ethics and transparency after ‘Qatargate’
[ad_1] With 15 votes in favour, 10 against and one abstention, the European Parliament’s constitutional affairs committee on Thursday (7 September) gave the greenlight to new rules on an anti-corruption code of conduct for its MEPs, in the wake of last year’s ‘Qatargate’ corruption scandal. The reform builds on the 14-point plan put forward by…
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La Rentrée and MEPs anti-corruption reform This WEEK
[ad_1] With politicians, lobbyists, diplomats and bureaucrats streaming back into the city, the so-called ‘La Rentrée’ has officially started — with a touch of much-needed sun to brighten the week. On Tuesday (5 September), EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen will be in Nairobi, Kenya, to participate in the first Africa Climate Summit. Discussions…
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Luxury pension for MEPs remains mired in secrecy
[ad_1] The European Parliament won’t disclose recent investments made in a luxury pension scheme for MEPs — despite transparency demands made by the EU’s administrative watchdog, the European Ombudsman. When asked if similar unethical investments are still being made today, the European Parliament says it doesn’t know. “I’m afraid that given that parliament does not…
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EPP chief Weber denies ‘blackmailing’ MEPs ahead of knife-edge Green Deal vote – POLITICO
[ad_1] STRASBOURG — European Individuals’s Occasion chief Manfred Weber denied allegations from political rivals that he’s utilizing underhand ways to safe a slender margin of victory in a vote that would kill off a serious plank of the EU’s Inexperienced Deal on Thursday. Atmosphere Committee chair Pascal Canfin, with the centrist Renew Europe group, accused Weber…
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MEPs pile on pressure for EU to delay Hungary’s presidency
[ad_1] MEPs have adopted a non-binding decision that “questions” if Hungary is match to carry the EU’s presidency within the second half of 2024, given persistent considerations over the nation’s democratic backsliding. The decision, handed on Thursday (1 June), had help from events from the centre-right to the far left, and sailed via with 442…