From 18 to 19 September, MEPs on the Foreign Affairs Committee will travel to the United Kingdom, including Belfast and London, for talks on how to strengthen EU-UK bilateral cooperation. This will be the first time that a delegation of the Foreign Affairs Committee, led by David
Bereits Ende März hatten sich die EU-Mitgliedstaaten und das Europäische Parlament auf eine Neuauflage der Erneuerbare-Energien-Richtlinie geeinigt. In dieser Woche hat das Parlament die Richtlinie final bestätigt. Dazu erklärt der Europaabgeordnete David McAllister (CDU): „Mit der Erneuerbaren-Energien-Richtlinie zeigt sich, dass die Europäische Union auch pragmatisch und
Belarusians want to hear that their country will not be given to Putin as a consolation prize, the exiled Belarusian opposition leader told MEPs on Wednesday. Addressing the plenary, the leader of Belarus’ democratic forces Svietlana Tsikhanouskaya called on MEPs to support Belarus’ European perspective and
In their annual report, MEPs urge the EU and Türkiye to break the current deadlock and find “a parallel and realistic framework” for EU-Türkiye relations. Unless the Turkish government drastically changes course, Türkiye’s EU accession process cannot resume under the current circumstances, say MEPs in their
On 14 July 2021, the European Commission presented the Fit for 55 package which includes a proposal to increase the use of sustainable fuels, known as the ReFuelEU Aviation Initiative. On 25 April 2023, the negotiators of the European Parliament, EU Member States and the
In July 2021, the European Commission proposed the Fit for 55 package, a central part of the European Green Deal, adapting existing climate and energy legislation to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. A crucial element was the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) in