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By Reuters Staff 2 Min Read WARSAW, April 14 (Reuters) - Poland’s ratification of legislation essential to the European Union’s COVID-19 recovery fund was in doubt on Wednesday, as the largest opposition party said it would not support it without safeguards over how the money would be spent. With the ruling coalition split over the recovery fund, opposition votes will be crucial if Poland is to ratify a decision to increase the European Union’s “own resources”. All member states must ratify the decision to allow the bloc to borrow 750 billion euros ($897 billion) to help it bounce b...

A high-profile panel on Monday (22 February) warned of the economic difficulties stemming from the pandemic, whilst noting that this crisis could offer the chance to rebuild EU economies. Kicking off the annual European Parliamentary Week, which sees MEPs and national parliamentarians meet to discuss EU economic governance, the panel brought together the presidents of […]

Portuguese PM: Time to deliver a fair, green, digital recovery DISCLAIMER: All opinions in this column reflect the views of the author(s), not of EURACTIV Media network. 31-12-2020 Portugal’s Prime Minister Antonio Costa speaks to media outside European Commission building after a meeting with the European Commission President ahead of a two-days face-to-face European Council summit, in Brussels, Belgium, 15 October 2020. [EPA-EFE/OLIVIER HOSLET]

© Adobe Stock Citizens often send messages to the President of the European Parliament (or to the institution’s public portal) expressing their views on current issues and/or requesting action from the Parliament. The Citizens’ Enquiries Unit (AskEP) within the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) looks into these issues and replies to the messages, which may sometimes be identical as part of wider public campaigns. The President of the European Parliament has recently received a large number of messages urging the Parliament to take a strong stand in favour of the mechanism ma...

After months of negotiations, and a veto by Hungary and Poland on the rule of law mechanism, the European Union finally has a long-term budget for the period 2021-2027 (MFF) as well as a Recovery Fund to support member states beleaguered by the Covid-19 pandemic. While the MFF and Recovery Fund broke new ground, particularly in terms of inclusion of Own Resources and conditioning disbursement of EU funds on respect for the rule of law, it still falls short of the Parliament’s demands and the amount needed to support citizens and protect our planet from an unprecedented crisis. The Left’s ...