EU presents the final part of the Mobility Package
The European Commission unveiled its third set of measures for the mobility package Europe on the Move; in line with disposition from May and November 2017, this initiative represents the final step to achieve a cleaner and safer transport system in Europe. The Commission’s objective is to ensure the competitiveness of EU industry while protecting […]
A new troubled EU budget
The European Commission unveiled its proposal for the future of the EU Budget: the Multi-annual Financial Framework for 2021-2027 with a €1,135bn budget. Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the Commission, presented the communication as “an opportunity to shape our future as a new, ambitious Union of 27 bound together by solidarity”, a pragmatic and long-term strategy. However, […]
Future of CAP: Evolutionary or revolutionary approach?
Last November, the European Commission presented a proposal on how to address the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) going forward. Czeslaw Siekierski, Chair of the Parliament’s Agriculture Committee and EPP Member, stated that the sector needs to be strengthened in order to be adapt itself faster, as technological developments, for example, occur more rapidly than changes in the agricultural sector. Moreover, the […]