t a ceremony at the European Commission, Ms Michèle Coninsx, President of Eurojust, and H.E. Mr Zoran Pažin, Minister of Justice of Montenegro, signed an Agreement on Cooperation in the presence of Ms Věra Jourová, EU Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality, followed by a press conference attended by
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Lobbying: EU Transparency Register
idespread lobbying in the EU institutions has led to criticism regarding the transparency and accountability of the EU’s decision-making process. In response to these concerns, the Parliament set up its transparency register in 1995, followed by the Commission in 2008. The two institutions merged their instruments in a joint European
EP: Completion of Banking Union on track
he European Commission and the European Supervisory Authorities should conduct an in-depth assessment of the effect of increasing capital requirements in current and future legislation on credit supply, especially to small and medium sized companies, Parliament says in a resolution on the state of the Banking Union. MEPs support the
Crowdfunding and crowdsourcing in the cultural and creative sectors
he internet offers digital spaces that can connect creators and service or content providers with consumers, and with new work, business or financing possibilities. In the sphere of arts and culture, this offers new opportunities for fundraising for events and projects, and for developing collaborative projects among artists, sometimes with
Withdrawal of a Member State from the EU
EU-wide cyber-security rules
irms supplying essential services, e.g. for energy, transport, banking and health, or digital ones, such as search engines and cloud computing, will have to take action to improve their ability to withstand cyber-attacks under new rules approved by Internal Market Members of European Parliament (MEPs) on Thursday. These rules, informally
EP: Corporate tax makeover
arliament sets out its ideas on how to make corporate taxes fairer across Europe in a non-legislative resolution. MEPs urge EU member states to agree on mandatory country-by-country reporting by multinationals of profits and taxes, a common consolidated corporate tax base, common definitions for tax terms and more transparency and
2016 EU budget draft – response to migrant crisis
n agreement was reached on the 2016 EU budget under extraordinary circumstances as the world witnessed the attacks in Paris. The EU institutions have taken their responsibility by concluding a deal well ahead of the deadline. Before finalising the agreement, negotiators observed a minute of silence for the victims of
EC: 2015 report on Montenegro
2015 Report on Montenegro 's Progress he report on Montenegro is part of the 2015 Enlargement Package adopted today by the European Commission. The European Commission concluded that the country continued to make progress as regards the political and economic criteria, and has improved its ability to take on the obligations
EP adapt new package travel rules
ackage holidays, consisting of a flight, hotel or car-hire and purchased online for an all-in price or through linked webpages, will get the same protection as packages bought in travel agencies under rules voted by the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). MEPs ensured that travelers will have more options
Ending EU citizens’ bank secrecy in Switzerland
EMU: Fiscal, Financial, Economic & Political Union
urope's Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) is in much better shape today than it was before the financial crisis. However, despite progress, particularly as regards reinforcement of the economic governance and the launch of the Banking Union, the EMU remains incomplete. Divergence in economic performance across the euro area is