National interests derail EU train travel's full potential
31 Oct EU Institutions

National interests derail EU train travel's full potential

Ursula von der Leyen wants to make going by rail more attractive. But her solution may be no match for older and more complicated problems.
by Eloise Hardy
The Commission's annual Enlargement Package: How close are candidate states to EU membership?
30 Oct EU Institutions
The Commission's annual Enlargement Package: How close are candidate states to EU membership?
Op-ed: Ukraine chooses the EU, but many challenges remain
29 Oct Foreign & Security Policy
Op-ed: Ukraine chooses the EU, but many challenges remain
The EU scrambles to secure critical minerals for its green transition
28 Oct Energy & Environment
The EU scrambles to secure critical minerals for its green transition
Package travel directive ‘beefs up’ consumer rights
11 Mar
Package travel directive ‘beefs up’ consumer rights
Parliament’s new directive on package travel entrenches consumer protection and clarifies rules in the internet age, writes Hans-Peter Mayer.
New rules bring package travel into ‘digital age’
11 Mar
New rules bring package travel into ‘digital age’
The EU’s holidaymakers will now be able to enjoy their travels to full under the new clearer and more customer-focused system, writes Françoise Le Bail.
European citizens using ‘198 plastic bags’ each per year
11 Mar
European citizens using ‘198 plastic bags’ each per year

Reduction rather than replacement of plastic bags is far more beneficial to the environment, argues Judith Merkies.
EU must play 'support role' for national alcohol strategies
11 Mar
EU must play 'support role' for national alcohol strategies
The EU must 'support' member states in tailoring individual approaches to tackle alcohol consumption and related harm, writes Marina Yannakoudakis.
Package travel review aims to fill 'legal void'
11 Mar
Package travel review aims to fill 'legal void'
Updating of 1990 package travel directive puts citizens' needs at 'centre' of single market, argues Sergio Gaetano Cofferati
Consumers taking ‘active role’ in tailoring holidays
11 Mar
Consumers taking ‘active role’ in tailoring holidays
New package travel rules must respond to significant changes in holiday market, says Bogusław Liberadzki.
New package travel rules 'complement' existing legislation
11 Mar
New package travel rules 'complement' existing legislation
More legal security for travellers will prevent package travel from spiralling out of control, says Eva Lichtenberger.
Money laundering 'one of the biggest crime threats to the EU'
11 Mar
Money laundering 'one of the biggest crime threats to the EU'
As criminals find new ways of money laundering it's up to the EU to update its rules on combatting it, explains Emine Bozkurt.
New rules improve protection while 'maintaining choice'
11 Mar
New rules improve protection while 'maintaining choice'
Emma McClarkin says new directive raises consumer awareness and creates a more level playing field in the package travel industry.
Call for EU leaders to address gender equality
07 Mar
Call for EU leaders to address gender equality
Anne-Sophie Parent explains why it's so important to highlight the impact of economic reforms and the challenges they present for older women.
Assessing drinking patterns 'simple and fast' way to determine risks of alcohol consumption
07 Mar
Assessing drinking patterns 'simple and fast' way to determine risks of alcohol consumption
Helena Conibear looks at the issues surrounding safe levels of alcohol consumption.
Knowledge and understanding key to online safety of young people
06 Mar
Knowledge and understanding key to online safety of young people
Everyone has a role to play in making the internet a safer place that empowers and inspires young people, says Neelie Kroes
EESC to meet Taiwanese regarding Chinese organ harvesting
06 Mar
EESC to meet Taiwanese regarding Chinese organ harvesting
The EU must take firm action to stop the practice of organ harvesting in China, writes Henri Malosse.
EU elections are an opportunity to 'bring back hope' to ordinary people, argue European parliament and ETUC chiefs
05 Mar
EU elections are an opportunity to 'bring back hope' to ordinary people, argue European parliament and ETUC chiefs
The upcoming European elections in May will be different this time, and Europe's policies must change too in favour of a stronger economy and more focussed investment geared to social progress, argue Martin Schulz and Bernadette Ségol.
Strasbourg round-up: EU-Saudi Arabia relations
04 Mar
Strasbourg round-up: EU-Saudi Arabia relations
Key rapporteurs Ana Gomes, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Barbara Lochbihler, Susy De Martini and Barbara Matera look at the EU's relations with Saudi Arabia.
Dods EUM: Extraordinary meeting with Boris Tarasyuk on the situation in Ukraine
04 Mar
Dods EUM: Extraordinary meeting with Boris Tarasyuk on the situation in Ukraine
On Monday 3 March the European parliament's committee on foreign affairs held an extraordinary meeting with Boris Tarasyuk.
Deepening crisis in Ukraine highlights importance of human rights
04 Mar
Deepening crisis in Ukraine highlights importance of human rights
The escalating situation in Ukraine shows why economic, social and cultural rights are so essential, writes Madi Sharma.
Level 'low-carbon playing field' needed before CCS makes serious contribution to 2030 objectives
04 Mar
Level 'low-carbon playing field' needed before CCS makes serious contribution to 2030 objectives
An ambitious climate package is absolutely crucial to the future viability of CCS, argues Theo Mitchell.
Fund for most deprived a 'great victory' for parliament
04 Mar
Fund for most deprived a 'great victory' for parliament
Marije Cornelissen believes that Europe's improved fund for the most deprived (FEAD) can make a huge difference, but it's up to member states to use it.
EU anti-money laundering rules chance to 'halt tax evasion'
03 Mar
EU anti-money laundering rules chance to 'halt tax evasion'
Beneficial ownership information registers can boost the fight against money laundering and tax evasion, writes Judith Sargentini.
MEPs welcome new EU aid volunteer programme
03 Mar
MEPs welcome new EU aid volunteer programme
Members of the European parliament have voted in favour of the creation of a European voluntary humanitarian aid corps. Rapporteur Michèle Striffler, and shadows Corina Cretu and Bill Newton Dunn explain why.
Nokia | State of the art? | March 2014
03 Mar
Nokia | State of the art? | March 2014
Innovative Europe
Issue 385 | 3 March 2014
03 Mar
Issue 385 | 3 March 2014
International women's day, plastic waste, package travel and more...
EU must capitalise on brewing industry's economic potential Partner Content
03 Mar
EU must capitalise on brewing industry's economic potential
It is high-time that EU decision makers fully recognised the brewing sector's job and growth potential in contributing to the Europe's economic recovery, argues Pierre-Olivier Bergeron.